187 - Yes, And...

Published: May 17, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'You only live in the present, this fleeting moment. The rest of your life is already gone or not yet revealed.\\n\\n\\u2014 Marcus Aurelius\\n\\nHow often do you think about the future? How much time do you spend thinking about the expectations you have for yourself, your life, those around you? How much time do you spend in your mind in the future, so much so that you don\\u2019t really live in the present?\\n\\nLast week I talked about how it\\u2019s easy to get stuck in the past, and how doing so is a waste of energy because it not something that we have control over. Today I want to talk about holding expectations of the future can set us up for frustration and disappointment, and the tools the Stoics give us to enjoy life in the present.'