“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

– Marcus Aurelius

This quote resonated with me today.  Yesterday, I took out my load of laundry to see that my favorite sweatshirt had been bleached….my cozy heather gray zip-up!  Come to find out it was an accident as some bleach had been put into the wrong compartment from a prior load and had trickled into mine.  (I don’t like using bleach for this very reason!)  I’ll admit, I was upset for a couple of hours and let it get to me.  I realized though that it’s not worth exerting the extra energy and being upset on the inside because of “outside events” out of my control.  Whether its a situation as silly as mine with something that can be replaced or perhaps it’s something more significant, remember that you control your mind and how you respond to your circumstances.  We find strength in learning how to master our “state.”