[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":52},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-02/15":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":24},"/stoicism/02/15","stoicism/02/15","Only Bad Dreams","Meditation for February 15, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":20,"changeFreq":22,"backgroundImage":23},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Clear your mind and get a hold on yourself and, as when awakened from sleep and realizing it was only a bad dream upsetting you, wake up and see that what's there is just like those dreams.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 6.31","2021-02-15T07:00:00",[17,18,19],"stoicism","passions","emotions",[21,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_4028.jpg",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":46},"minimark",[27,31,38,43],[28,29,30],"p",{},"How much energy has been wasted on one's life, fearing that which never comes? Our strength is sapped in rage as well.",[28,32,33,34],{},"Fear, anxiety, and anger frequently are a product of our imagination. Reality escapes us further as the emotions swell.\nWhen this happens, we should ask ",[35,36,37],"em",{},"Are these rational thoughts?",[39,40,42],"h3",{"id":41},"conclusion","Conclusion",[28,44,45],{},"We do not question irrational thoughts while dreaming. Getting upset or anxious is similar to continuing a dream while\nbeing awake. What aggravated us was pseudo, but our reactions were undeniable.",{"title":47,"searchDepth":48,"depth":48,"links":49},"",2,[50],{"id":41,"depth":51,"text":42},3,1793716905442]