Someone, perhaps a therapist I sat with along the way, pointed out how often I used the word “should.” I think back to this moment as my first step on the path towards Stoicism. I was brought up in a world of “shoulds.” My Mom, the biggest influence on my life, existed in a world where things were not as they “should” be. She was terrible in a crisis. Instead of managing whatever was happening at the time, she focused […]
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