10. You Already Have the Right Tool

Whatever hits you, Epictetus says, you already have the right tool inside you. Turn and find it before you react.

When anything happens, remember to turn toward yourself and ask what power you have for making right use of it.

If you see a good-looking person, you will find that self-control is the power against this. If pain comes at you, you will find endurance. If you hear an insult, you will find patience.

When you practice this, the impressions of things will not hurry you away with them.

What this means. For every hard moment there is a strength inside you that fits it. Look in before you look out.