Marcus Aurelius wrote “if you have seen the present then you have seen everything.” The past cannot be rewritten and the future has yet to happen. The present is the only thing we are guaranteed and the beautiful thing about the present is you can change it. Opportunities present themselves in the present. When you…

During my morning mindset meditation I found myself pondering the difference between discernment and judgment. Here is what I uncovered. Discernment Judgment Discernment gives different weights to things Judgment uses two: good & bad Discernment is continual, evolving Judgment has a sense of finality to it Discernment is pliable, open to new information Judgment is…

Marcus Aurelius asked this question in his Meditations.  He went on to evaluate if he should prize breathing, thinking, impulses, moving with the herd, or eating. Saying no to each one as either a natural event or an unattractive trait. He questioned public praise, eventually comparing it to “a clacking of tongues” leading him to…