It seems to me that to be peaceful and content, you don’t have to know precisely what you want. It may even be better if you don’t. But I think you do need to be very clear what you DON’T want, and steadfast in the not-doing of those things.

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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus

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"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."

- A. A. Milne

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"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."

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"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."

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"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."

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