Henry, For this, my first letter to you, I am compelled to talk to you about fear. Why fear? Why would I choose to open this series of letters on a topic that is so negative and for many, debilitating? Because in writing this, I am recognizing just how much
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Does this make me happier?
By knowing what we can and can’t control, by loving fate, by knowing that our perceptions are not fact, and by filling our lives with mindfulness and gratitude, we can live effective lives. Effective and, crucially, happy lives.
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Stoicism teaches acceptance, not of all things (there is a time to fight, and I time to flee) but of most things. Because if we reflect on our day, our week, our year and if we are truly honest with ourselves, most of the times we got angry, or hurt, or defensive, in the grand scheme of things, it was over nothing.
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