[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-11/30":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/11/30","stoicism/11/30","Follow The Logos","Meditation for November 30, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"The person who follows reason in all things will have both leisure and a readiness to act—they are at once both cheerful and self-composed.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 10.12b","2021-11-30T05:40:00",[17,18],"stoicism","acceptance",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_4158.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":49},"minimark",[26,35,38,41,46],[27,28,29,30,34],"p",{},"Life gives us what we want at times. We also get a fair share of what we don't want in life. The Stoics termed this\n",[31,32,33],"em",{},"logos",".",[27,36,37],{},"As a Christian, we believe that God blesses us in various ways, including with trials. It can be difficult to understand\nhow a trial or tribulation can be a blessing.",[27,39,40],{},"The two views are similar. It is our acceptance (or refusal of acceptance) that shapes the outcome.",[42,43,45],"h3",{"id":44},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,47,48],{},"We can cheerfully accept our blessings or ignorantly refute them, but in the end there is little difference between the\ntwo.",{"title":50,"searchDepth":51,"depth":51,"links":52},"",2,[53],{"id":44,"depth":54,"text":45},3,1793716908530]