It’s Just Happening | Ask Daily Stoic

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<p>It feels terrible to hear that someone is breaking up with <em>you</em>. Or that <em>your</em> retirement portfolio has dropped significantly in recent months. To find out that the company you’ve invested your entire career in is laying <em>you</em> off. That <em>your</em> father doesn’t accept the person you love or how you live your life.</p><p>We want it to be otherwise, so we’re disappointed. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/stoic-response-mean-selfish-people/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It hurts, so we take it personally</a>. In Meg Mason’s novel <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/sorrow-and-bliss?_pos=1&amp;_sid=262ab86b5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sorrow and Bliss</a> (listen to our <a href="https://dailystoic.com/meg-mason/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">great podcast episode with Meg</a>), Martha Friel's mother, who had always been unhappy and resentful, goes into recovery and stops drinking. With time, she comes to realize that she had been living life as if it was happening <em>to</em> her. The adversity. The losses. The frustrations. The disappointments. In actuality, none of this happened to her. <em>It was just happening.</em> It just <em>was.</em></p><p>In today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan answers questions after a presentation about applying Stoic principles to modern life. His answers cover which books about or by Marcus Aurelius you should read, and the events in Ryan's life that brought him closer to Stoicism.</p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>