The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity
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The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity
Training yourself to strive for personal moral excellence
“Look down from above on the countless herds of men and their countless solemnities, and the infinitely varied voyagings in storms and calms, and the differences among those who are born, who live together, and die. And consider, too, the life lived by others in olden time, and the life of those who will live after thee, and the life now lived amon
... See more“If you do not know to which port you are sailing, then no wind is favorable.”
“Then remind yourself that past and future have no power over you. Only the present—and even that can be minimized. Just mark off its limits.”
Is there anything in your life that you used to really want or fear, that you no longer do?
“As long as you do what’s proper to your nature, and accept what the world’s nature has in store—as long as you work for others’ good, by any and all means—what is there that can harm you?”
you won’t focus on getting things, but on using the things you already have.
If you have a healthy mental life, then you can find positivity and resilience in any situation.