The Difference
I've embraced stoicism since I came into the mindset 4 years ago, and the most troubling thing that I've found in it is telling the difference between what you can and can't control.
I question whether I can control anything at all, and that what we think we can control is nothing more than a consciously necessary perspective for us.
You could get fired from your job tomorrow, and you 'think' you can control how you react and interpret the circumstances, but how do you know that you aren't simply putting on a mask and burying a volcano of frustration deep down?
There are many things that we think we can control, and I'd say there are very few that we actually can. One, I believe, is our breathing and some bodily processes. Certain domains of body regulation we can control to various degrees.
It seems the things outside of our bodies are often what we might misconstrue as parts of us, so we think we can control them as well.
Question for you,
What you can and can't control, can you tell the difference? What's your understanding of control?