Tame: Mind Over Matter

Welcome to Episode 30 of Tame, the podcast where we discuss quotes from Marcus Aurelius' 'Meditations' and how we can apply the lessons and logic from the book to our own lives to be stronger, kinder and better people. Today we're discussing the following three quotes:   "When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it." Book 6, Chapter 11 "Everywhere, at each moment, you have the option:• to accept this event with humility• to treat this person as he should be treated• to approach this thought with care, so that nothing irrational creeps in." Book 7, Chapter 54 "Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone— those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river: the “what” is in constant flux, the “why” has a thousand variations. Nothing is stable, not even what’s right here. The infinity of past and future gapes before us—a chasm whose