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<p>Journalist and author, Brigid Delaney looked into the ancient philosophy during an assignment from her editor. What she discovered led her to years of study and a brand-new outlook on life that focuses less on happiness and more on meaning and contentment.</p><p>Brigid is devoted to the Stoics, a philosophy that encourages its followers to focus on what they can control, accepting what happens outside of that sphere of control, and mastering inner peace to have a good life.</p><p>These ideas have helped Brigid prepare for grief and take the edge off her anxiety by putting it in context.</p><p>One of the most powerful Stoic ideas is that all the wonderful things and people in our life are “on loan” and can be taken away at any moment.</p><p>Instead of taking them for granted, the Stoics wanted us to run toward them at full speed, and wring as much fun and juice out of them as we can.</p><p>Further information</p><p>Brigid's new book The Seeker And The Sage, and Reasons Not To Worry:...