warpednormal's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - so i started learning about stoic philosophy. essentially a philosophy starting in something bc by some greek dude who realized .. hey� why give so much of a shit about things we can't control? why do we indulge in so much irrational and unhealthy thinking patterns about things that are essentially out of our power to control. like the way people think of us. like, oh i don't know the past. and the future. its beautiful and its making me contemplate every thought and every action. to eat well not because i want to lose weight or live longer (because that tends to also be in the hands of fate) but because i want to enhance my character. become a better person. more kind, patient, prudent, self disciplined. that's within my control. to control my reactions rather than attempt to control the events that i'm reacting to. to find purpose within the events of my life, whatever they may be. the one week stoic philosophy hand book has been forcing me to contemplate my every action every single day for this week. its hard, but i'm noticing all the less than great things i do, and what i can do about them in the future. its not about being passive, but about adopting a more indifferent outlook on things that have already happened and have yet to happen, because hey, there is only so much we can do. we can only work on ourselves. power of the brain yo.
3:57 p.m. - 2014-04-09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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