“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
n 1999, parts of the movie Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, were filmed right here in Morocco, particularly in and around the city of Ouarzazate where I am standing Channelling my inner Gladiator how about you !
Yes “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”let that sink in again !!!!
– Marcus Aurelius
Marcus led an empire and practiced what we’d now call meditation.
These reflections became his book Meditations.
Marcus knew:
A disciplined mind is the root of strength.
Today, we track:
→ Sleep
→ Macros
→ Steps
→ Stress
Yet despite tracking more than ever, we’re more disconnected from our feelings than ever before and sicker tbh.
We need devices to tell us if we slept well, ate enough, or feel stressed instead of noticing it ourselves.
We obsess over doing more yet rarely pause to see what’s happening inside.
Steve Jobs said:
“Focusing is about saying no.”
But many never say no to the next tool or hack and end up distracted from what matters most:knowing ourselves.
Science proves what Marcus practiced:
→ A Harvard study found mindfulness reduces cortisol by 25%, lowering stress and inflammation.
→ MRI scans show that 8 weeks of meditation thickens the prefrontal cortex, improving focus and emotional control.
→ Research in Frontiers in Psychology shows people with strong interoception have 35% lower stress levels and better immune responses.
That kind of training, reflection, presence, discipline, no tracker or supplement can do for you.
Your body isn’t separate from your mind.
It’s a reflection of it.
💬 Reply back to this blog and let’s chat and get you booked in when I get back next week !
In the meantime laugh with health
