"A MORNING RITUAL "Ask yourself the following first thing in the morning: * What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion? * What for tranquility? * What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things. * What, then? A rational being. * What then is demanded of me? Meditate on your actions. * How did I steer away from serenity? * What did I do that was unfriendly, unsocial, or uncaring? * What did I fail to do in all these things?" --EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.6.34-35"