Stoicism for Inner Peace

“Never say of anything, ‘I have lost it.’ but, ‘I have returned it.’”

Their worries about the future make them so uptight and sometimes so paralyzed, while the heavy burden of the past is resting on their shoulders.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die: it’s a waste of time.

The Stoic you, however, has a different approach. It fully embraces fate no matter what

They are stuck in the dreadful absurdity of trying to figure out what cannot be figured out, and with repetitive attempts they keep trying nonetheless.

He tells us that a calm mind is not achieved by trying to alter and control our surroundings: it’s achieved by the way we think.

Ownership is just an idea. It’s an illusion. In reality, we can never truly own something that is beyond our control. If we could, then nothing in the world would be able to separate us from what’s ours.

When things can’t go wrong, there’s nothing to worry about. When there’s nothing to worry about, the fear of the future won’t sap our energy and make us feel miserable. By unconditionally embracing our destiny, we have nothing to fear.

When we embrace whatever happens, what could go wrong? Nothing.