grounding in common sense

The stoics had such a simply wonderful way of reminding themselves and others of the reality of time, death, and making the best use of what they can with what they have. Of thinking on those things which they can control and not on anything else. And in doing so, they were able to get rid of a host of unnecessary thought, fear, worry, anxiety, wrong action, and self-sabotage and, instead, to be in the present moment, to manage their circumstances, and have a greater impact on their circumstances whatever they be.

This was a daily raeding for my mother and I, among 5 other books, that surely took us well over a year to finish given we skipped a lot of days. Well worth having this in my life and considering now what work of the Stoics will be next.