Overthinking- part1


 

Friends, let me introduce you to Stoicism, an ancient Greek philosophy teaching resilience, virtue, and wisdom. It emphasizes controlling what we can and accepting what we cannot. In today’s world, we often have good and bad co-existing within us. Negative thoughts can affect us and others. 

Our brain processes multiple hypothetical outcomes, but overdoing it leads to borrowing worry from the future. Having a plan B is good, but it shouldn’t prevent us from living in the present. Experiences help us identify when to stop over-thinking. Thinking negative is good, but just to avoid failures. 

Much of our suffering is self-inflicted and avoidable with mindfulness, examining our fears, introspection, and reality checks. This conscious change is possible when we understand more about these philosophies: Stoicism (virtue), Taoism (harmony), Karma (actions), and Pragmatism (practicality).

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