In this meeting, we continued our discussion of How we create or even curate our reality by what we bring forward to the situation. We consider some additional quotes by Marcus Aurelius from his work Meditations.

In the second part, we branched off into discussing the impacts of trauma on our perceptions and experience. Discussing both small t and big T traumas and the all-important resources to meet challenges that life inevitably brings.

Quotes mentioned in this show:

" I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see." - Jimi Hendrix

Quotes by Marcus Aurelius from his work Meditations:

"Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside."

"It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. Just try and escape your own."

 "Ask: What is so unbearable about this situation? Why can't you endure it? You will be embarrassed to answer."

Reading Recommendations:

The Four Agreements - don Miguel Ruiz

The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk, MD