A Stoic Meditation by Phil Van Treuren
Your mind: a spring-fed pool, constantly renewed with fresh, cool water. Unwanted thoughts are leaves falling into the pool; acknowledge them, let the stream carry them away, think of them no more.
Your body: a sturdy cart, able to carry heavy burdens. Maintain it well, but remember it won’t bear weight forever. Don’t confuse the driver with the cart; when it fails, you can still choose to be happy while sitting in the road.
Your achievements: good, heavy, cut stones, carefully and cleanly stacked, one atop the other. Find joy in the lifting, in the stacking, in the smoothness of the stone. The walls will someday crumble, but your bounty’s in the toil.
