Be Mindful of Your Judgments

• Emotions are an important aspect of human experience but it can be a source of great distress and can lead us astray from the path of virtue.

• Emotions are a result of our judgments about events and situations, rather than the events themselves.

• By cultivating a rational mindset ...

• The Stoics seek steadiness, stability, and tranquility - traits most of us aspire to but seem to experience only fleetingly.
• These can be achieved by filtering the outside world through the straightener of our judgment. That's what our reason can do - it can take the crooked, confusi...

Negative thoughts pop into all of our minds. It is a natural thing for the brain to do as it is designed to protect us from risk. 

Always evaluate whether you actually believe those thoughts and start thinking about the positive outcomes.