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54/365: Marcus Aurelius on future battles

Bad things have happened to us all. And when they’ve come, we’ve leaned into them and handled them in the present. 

We can’t battle an event that hasn’t occurred because it doesn’t exist. But if it were to arise, we can fight with the tools we have. 

How would you cope if markets crashed, your portfolio was cut in half, your home value plummeted, you lost your job, your car broke down?

You’d find a way, you always have.