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HAPPINESS SHOULD NEVER BE OUTSOURCED.
There are hundreds/thousands/millions of ways to keep yourself happy. But being happy on your own and within your own, now that’s the power that we must withhold. It is the power brought to you by the stoics.
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STAND YOUR GROUND.
Be as firm as you can. The Stoics don’t tippy-toe around certain areas of life, they stand their ground especially when it comes to morals.
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TOSS AWAY EGO and VANITY.
There will be times in this life when we want to present ourselves in a certain way; when we want to share and boast about our achievements and awards in life. But if and when we toss them away, we will achieve ultimate freedom. Freedom in life, freedom from anyone’s opinions, and freedom from ex...
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We forego our principles in the name of tolerance or for profit.
- We do this because it is easier. It is easier when our beliefs can be bent for the sake of our benefit.
- We do this because it is convenient for us and for us to have changeable beliefs and principles.
- We do this so that it can directly benefit us. We do this so nothing in our...
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"No man was ever wise by chance." -Seneca
- We are only able to be wise when we set and put up the intentions of being wise.
- The first step to wisdom is wonder, insight, and the full acceptance that we are ignorant.
- Intellectuals say that “The fools think that they know it all, but the wise know and admit he knows noth...
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STOICISM - being stoic
What does it take to be a stoic?
Should you be taking every rule in the book and devotedly applying it?
Here in this stash, we will discuss a bit of why we should want to be Stoic.
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Happiness is a state of mind
Happiness is not out there for us to find; it's within us. It's in what we do, how we act, how we think.
We have the potential to be happy when we choose to focus on what matters.
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