June 19th, 2021
Don't let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don't fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it's so unbearable and can't be survived.
Getting swept up with the Big Picture can become overwhelming when we are trying to plan and problem solve. Marcus Aurelius reminds us to focus on the present when we start becoming overwhelmed.
There is an interesting balance here. We can become too focused on the present such that we lose sight of the forest through the trees. Finding the balance between both allows us to keep moving forward.