The best way to avoid uncomfortable situations and people thinking less of you is just to avoid life. But then you say, well, whose life is it anyway? Who's leading this dance? Is it you or other people? Then you've just given all your power away. And so the third bit is you talk about accepting the process and dawning the kip. Marcus Aurelius, having no prior military experience, had to dawn the cape and the boots go out there and lead 13 legions into battle like he knew what he was doing.

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