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May 15th

COUNT   YOUR    BLESSINGS

“Don’t  set your    mind    on  things  you don’t   possess as  if  they    were    yours,  but count   the blessings

you actually    possess and think   how much    you would   desire  them    if  they    weren’t already yours.

But watch   yourself,   that    you don’t   value   these   things  to  the point   of  being   troubled    if  you should

lose    them.”

—MARCUS AURELIUS,   MEDITATIONS,    7.27

e regularly covet what other people have. We desperately try to keep up with the Joneses, all the
while the Joneses are miserable trying to keep up with us.
It would be funny if it weren’t so sad. So today, stop trying to get what other people have. Fight your
urge to gather and hoard. That’s not the right way to live and act. Appreciate and take advantage of what
you already do have, and let that attitude guide your actions.