7. JanuaryMost of what we say and do is not necessary. Whoever leaves it out has more calm and less trouble. So ask yourself of every thing: Does this belong to what is necessary? — and leave out not only unnecessary actions but also unnecessary thoughts: then no superfluous deeds will follow them either. 18. JanuaryEverything that happens is either bearable or unbearable. If it is bearable, bear it and stop grumbling. If it is unbearable, do not grumble either — it will end of its own accord. Only consider: much becomes bearable as soon as opinion calls it bearable. 8. AprilWhat is not in my power is not my concern. Mine is only to do what is right — and to leave the outcome to the great order that carries me. 21. AprilSimplify, simplify. A person is rich in proportion to the things they can do without, untroubled. 29. MayMuch that is superfluous, and lies wholly in your own imagination, you can cut away — and at once make ample room for yourself: by embracing the whole universe in thought, contemplating eternal time, the swift change of every single thing. 23. JuneThousands of things are pressing on my senses at this moment, and yet they never become part of my experience. Why? Because they do not concern me. My experience is what I consent to attend to. Only what is attended to shapes the mind. 31. JulyEndure the presence of pain, and you will see: it has a measure. What makes it unbearable is only the thought that it is beyond measure. 27. August“Let go of what lies behind you. Let go of what lies before you. Let go of what is in between. Whoever crosses over with a free heart is no longer seized by becoming and passing away.”