Good stuff from Psychology Today…
On dealing with criticism…
You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
You don’t have to turn this into something. It doesn’t have to upset you. Things can’t shape our decisions by themselves.
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.
Get the rest of the article here: Masters of Habit: Lessons, Quotes from Marcus Aurelius | Psychology Today.
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