[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":75},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-11/19":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":31},"/stoicism/11/19","stoicism/11/19","Maxims From Three Wise Men","Meditation for November 19, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":23,"tags":24,"categories":27,"changeFreq":29,"backgroundImage":30},[10,14,18],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13},"Lead on God and Destiny, To that Goal fixed for me long ago. I will follow and not stumble; even if my will is weak I will soldier on.","Cleanthes",{"quote":15},{"content":16,"author":17},"Whoever embraces necessity count as wise, skilled in divine matters.","Euripides",{"quote":19},{"content":20,"author":21,"source":22},"If it pleases the gods, so be it. They may well kill me, but they can't hurt me.","Plato's","Crito and Apology","2021-11-19T07:43:00",[25,26],"stoicism","acceptance",[28,25],"meditation","never","/IMG_5571.jpg",{"type":32,"value":33,"toc":69},"minimark",[34,43,50,61,66],[35,36,37,38,42],"p",{},"Epictetus referred to these three quotes within ",[39,40,41],"em",{},"Enchiridion, 53",". The three snippets subject matter revolves around\ntolerance, flexibility which eventually leads to acceptance.",[35,44,45,46,49],{},"What is an interesting take away from today's lesson is how ",[47,48],"daily-stoic",{}," offers to apply this lesson to our daily\nlife.",[35,51,52,53,56,57,60],{},"As a Christian, we have a belief in a higher power which helps us process this idea of acceptance. Applying this concept\nto everyday life can be made difficult as we are often ",[39,54,55],{},"too close"," to the problem. We are reminded to ",[39,58,59],{},"zoom out"," (even\nif just slightly), to be provided a different perspective.",[62,63,65],"h3",{"id":64},"conclusion","Conclusion",[35,67,68],{},"Take a moment to assume that every event that happens in our life, welcome or unwelcome, was intended to happen\nspecifically for you. Without being able to know the outcome, but knowing there was intent, would you still want to\nfight against?",{"title":70,"searchDepth":71,"depth":71,"links":72},"",2,[73],{"id":64,"depth":74,"text":65},3,1793716908252]