Salutations — June 23rd: a Daily Stoic reading that highlights Marcus Aurelius' teaching that the truest retreat is found inside your own soul, not in distant places.

Instead of waiting for a vacation or a change of scenery, cultivate inner calm through simple practices: close your eyes, follow your breath, listen to music, turn off technology, and quiet restless thoughts. Ease comes from being well ordered within.

Do the inner work so that wherever you are, it can feel like paradise.