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“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind,” the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote. “Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.” Does that mean Marcus Aurelius and the ancient Stoics believed in the Law of Attraction, as popularized by Rhonda Byrne? It’s a good question. And we will spend the […] The post Stoicism and The Law of Attraction: The Ancient Truth About Manifestation and Magical Thinking appeared first on Daily Stoic.
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