Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, everything around you goes to shit. You try to remind yourself how temporary all of this is - how in the grand scheme letting the little things get to you is just a total waste of time - but still, rising above the fray is not a skill easily acquired.
Religious folk and alcoholics resort to the Serenity Prayer:
"God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."
Cute. But if you're a badass you go to the awesomeness that is Marcus Aurelius:
"...when jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don't lose the rhythm more than you can help. You'll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep going back to it..."
Seriously, read The Meditations and you'll be able to handle any shit that comes your way. But, there is truly no better pick-me-up than what's below. (Safe for work, unless of course your boss is gay or a chick - their panties will melt and they can't be held responsible for their actions in the subsequent fits of passion.)
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