A free mind is its own master,
It has conquered its dark side,
a loving heart is warm like sunshine,
Cool as a fresh wind,
Feeling the moment,
Grateful for everything,
Feels and accepts all emotions,
Balanced like a mountain,
This is a matter of choice,
Anyone can choose to walk this path,
The path to freedom and peace of mind
By working to be a bit better everyday
As Marcus Aurelius said,
Think of yourself as dead.
Now take what’s left,
and live it properly.
Anger
You will feel anger, it’s natural
Yet do not let anger become your master,
Words cannot harm the free mind
Stupidity, insults, and threats ricochet,
Because what hurts you is not the things,
It is your opinion about them,
Anger will come in waves,
The first wave is your chance,
The mind either masters it,
or validates and inflames it,
You can choose not to be carried away,
If you stop it early,
it’s much harder later
So many things to be angry at,
Do they worth your peace of mind,
Let them go,
When you have to defend yourself,
The calm one fights better
Greed, anxiety, and fear
Avoid pain yet doesn’t fear it,
Appreciate pleasure yet doesn’t chase it,
Wealth and power,
fame and fortune,
They come and go,
They are not yours,
They are just around you,
Doesn’t chase, doesn’t crave
When you stop craving,
You will be free from suffering,
If you gain something,
You will not be anxious to keep it,
You will not be devastated when you lose it,
You will be free from fear and anxiety,
Regret
Let go of the past and the future
Appreciate the moment,
Cast aside regret and fear,
Do the deed at hand,
To the best of your ability
Pride
I am just another animal,
with a brief life,
full of shortcomings,
Living on a piece of dust,
In an infinitely big universe,
Thinking about my place in the universe,
Frees me from pride
Happiness
A free mind is cheerful,
Who can be happier?
Even in sickness, prison, and death
It is free from negativity, gloom, and despair
Integrity
A free mind doesn’t try to prove anything,
It is far from lies and shows,
Its integrity worths the world
Follow nature and reason
Think critically,
Follow science,
Question assumptions,
Look freshly,
Rise above the situation
Examine life,
As Socrates said,
Unexamined life is not worth living.
Think for yourself,
Think freely,
Get rid of dogmas, bigotry, fanaticism
Don’t leap to conclusions,
Let go of comparison and judging
Stop exaggeration
Do not magnify pain,
It is neither unbearable,
Nor unending
Conquer your biases,
one by one
Praise and criticism
They are just opinions
Let them go
Grateful
Appreciate all you have and you had,
your body and mind,
the people you love,
Appreciate the moment
Balanced
Moderation is key for health,
and long-term happiness.
golden mean,
humble and confident,
thinking and feeling,
calm and active
Mindful
View yourself from outside.
Pay attention,
Being mindful naturally leads to kindness and empathy.
Words are irreversible,
Think twice before you speak
Be careful with promises
Healthy
Watch out what you put in your body,
Keep your health,
Your body and mind
Time
Life is not short,
but we waste most of it.
Gain good habits
Think long term,
Compound
Forgive
Forgive yourself,
Forgive others
Learn and move on
Be kind to yourself,
If you won’t,
Who will?
Express yourself.
Do not suppress your emotions,
do not carry emotional baggage.
Speak, write, create.
Know your limits
Accept what is in your control,
And don’t worry for the rest
Listen
Do not judge,
just listen,
feel,
understand
Emotions are contagious
Put sunshine,
get sunshine,
Pick your battles
The poorest way is arguing,
kindly assert yourself,
defuse fighters by refusing to fight
slow to anger,
quick to calm
Life is grey,
Judge less,
accept more,
Let go of saying “I know”
Say “It seems”,
it appears,
probably
Live simply
Remove all nonessentials,
talk less,
do less,
think less,
recharge
One bit better
Do what is right,
Neither easy nor popular,
you don’t have to be perfect,
good enough is good
Get one bit better,
Keep walking