Most of us spend our life assuming that whatever is happening in our mind is not something we can control. We seem to live as though the thoughts in our minds are objective reality itself. The truth is that while we cannot control outside events we can control how we think about what is happening. We can slowly learn to choose our thoughts. In this episode we are going to discuss the insights of the great Roman emperor and stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius and how he can help us to control our thinking.