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It's day 197 of documenting 2025.
OMG! 😲
I just realized that it's 3 days to day 200!
Amazing!
I've really come a long way...from the day I started writing this blog.
Day 50...Day 100...and Day 150.
These are the milestones of this documenting journey.
And I've been documenting offline as well.
Month by month, I write down certain happenings or "highlights" of the month...as well as how I can do better.
Well, until then...
Let's keep moving, yeah?
So we start with Highlights and later on, we borrow some wisdom from Marcus Aurelius.
Sounds like a plan 🙂
365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Eliminating a Negative Attitude
"I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success."
Quote by Napoleon Hill
All but a few enlightened individuals engage at least periodically in behaviors and emotions like hatred, sarcasm, envy, jealousy, selfishness, miserliness, cynicism, or indifference.
Fighting against those emotions is a battle that never ends, because no matter how self-disciplined you are, those behaviors are often impulses appearing out of the blue.
What you can do is to be vigilant for them and whenever they appear, instead of letting them linger in your head, replace them with the opposite thought or regard them as mere useless distractions.
It’s important to note that you need to see the pleasure you get out of engaging in negative emotions and behaviors as the worst type of instant gratification.
Yes, in some twisted way it’s pleasant to hate somebody, use sarcasm to hurt them, or be indifferent.
However, if you engage in those behaviors without any restraint, you’re training yourself to not control your impulses.
Is this something that will help you exhibit self-discipline in other areas of your life or will it hurt your efforts to do so?
For me, it's just less mental work to engage in or respond to emotions like hatred, sarcasm or indifference.
I'm not that kind of person.
I just prefer to smile or keep silent.
Some things are better left unsaid 🤐
PS.
I shared the whole note today as well.
I feel like all parts of the note are important and if I leave out one part, you might not fully understand
the rest.
Moving on...
Meditations
📌 Book 4
22. Not to be driven this way and that, but always to behave with justice and see things as they are.
23. To the world: Your harmony is mine. Whatever time you choose is
the right time. Not late, not early.
To nature: What the turn of your seasons brings me falls like ripe fruit.
All things are born from you, exist in you, return to you.
The poet says “dear city of Cecrops . . .” Can’t you bring yourself to say "of Zeus”?
24. “If you seek tranquillity, do less.” Or (more accurately) do what’s essential—what the logos of a social being requires, and in the requisite way.
Which brings a double satisfaction: to do less, better.
Because most of what we say and do is not essential.
If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, “Is this necessary?”
But we need to eliminate unnecessary assumptions as well. To eliminate the unnecessary actions that follow.
25. And then you might see what the life of the good man is like—someone content with what nature assigns him, and satisfied with being just and kind himself.
26. You’ve seen that. Now look at this.
Don’t be disturbed.
Uncomplicate yourself.
Someone has done wrong . . . to himself.
Something happens to you. Good. It was meant for you by nature,
woven into the pattern from the beginning.
Life is short. That’s all there is to say. Get what you can from the present—thoughtfully, justly.
Unrestrained moderation.
Interpretation
22. Don’t be emotionally tossed around or reactive; stay grounded in justice and view reality clearly, not through bias or distortion.
23. Accept life’s timing as perfect. Trust that the universe works in harmony; even the timing of events is part of a greater natural order. Just as people feel proud of their city, feel that same reverence for nature and the divine.
24. If you want peace, simplify your life. Do only what truly matters; what aligns with your role as a human being.
Doing fewer things, but doing them well and with purpose, brings deeper fulfillment.
Constantly ask: “Is this really necessary?”
Cut out what’s excessive; not just actions, but the assumptions behind them.
25. When you live like this, you begin to understand the life of a good person: someone who accepts life’s flow, treats others with kindness, and remains internally just; no matter what happens externally.
26. Life may surprise or hurt you, but don’t complicate your reaction. If someone wrongs you, they harm themselves more than you.
And if something happens to you, accept it; it’s part of your unique thread in the larger pattern of life. Life is short, so make the most of the present moment with calm, thoughtfulness, and self-control.
Core Lessons
- Seek inner clarity and simplicity.
- Trust in nature’s flow and timing.
- Let justice, kindness, and awareness guide your actions.
- Focus only on what’s essential; and let the rest go.
And that's a wrap for this section, where we borrowed wisdom from Marcus Aurelius.
Today was okay...all thanks to God Almighty 😌
I'm done with marking the exam papers...all that's left is recording the marks in a hand-drawn record sheet.
I ruled quite a lot of lines till I got it right.
Got home and soon after, fell asleep before dinner time.
Right now, I feel pretty good and I hope you do too.
Thanks for reading, my friend ☺️
I don't do word count on any post
(I feel like it's unnecessary since this is my personal blog), and I don't intend to.
All that matters is, the streak lives 🔥
I'm Duon Ada.
I'm documenting 2025,
And I'll see you tomorrow.
Ciao 💕
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