Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it...

Illustrationboard nr 263 and 264

Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca among others

“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Inspirationboard nr 92: Epictetus and more

Epictetus lived 55 -135 AD and fortunately his students wrote down some of his saying. Otherwise we would not be able to enjoy his teaching. I have compounded some of them in this picture:

Its about perception and how we perceive and forms opinions about it.

Quotes Mostly from Epictetus, but also Viktor Frankl, Eleanor Roosevelt, William Shakespeare.