Stoicism diffusion

I, personally, enjoy reading about the philosophy and have watched many You Tube videos. It seems to be a no-frills, pragmatic approach to life.

Focus on what you can control: Let the bullshit hit the fan. Stop worrying about what other people say and do if it does not affect your life.

Love your life: Regardless of where you are or what you are doing. You are here now. Stop and smell the roses. Love yourself and love this life.

Practice self-control - this equates to moment-to-moment awareness or mindfulness to me.

Prepare for the worst - Being ready for a battle will prevent a battle. Being ready for the future makes the future easier to deal with.

You are not entitled to anything: There are no shoulds, ought toos, musts, need toos. There is “I want.” And you can not always have what you want.

Seek virtue. Well… we all have our vices. I could be a lot better at this one. I like my life.

These are also the basics of Rational Emotive Therapies though different language is used to describe what is going on. I think, that when there is truth in a philosophy, it finds expression in many “new” ideas that manifest as humanity evolves. Our jog is to simply take what is useful and leave the rest to the past.

So the things that work in Stoicism have been adopted by Humanism, Modern Christian thinking, New Age Woo Woo, and more. Everyone tries to make what is profound, their own.

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