{"id":1230,"date":"2017-08-20T23:50:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T23:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2017-08-20T23:50:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T23:50:20","slug":"you-always-have-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/you-always-have-a-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"You Always Have A Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter what happens, you have a choice. Someone insults you, you choose whether you’re going to be offended, whether you’re going to respond, whether you’re going to let it go. You roll your ankle in a game, you decide whether you’re going to tough it out or rest. You knock over a cherished family heirloom and it shatters on the floor, you choose whether to be devastated and for how long. You are clapped in handcuffs and thrown in jail unjustly, you choose what you will do with that time, what it will mean for you. Even if events put you at a complete loss and leave you just sitting there, that’s a choice. As\u00a0the Rush lyrics go<\/a>,<\/p>\n

If you choose not to decide<\/em><\/p>\n

You still have made a choice<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s\u00a0the essence of Stoicism<\/a>\u00a0right there. We always have a choice. In any and every situation, even if only in our attitude and our orientation, we still have a choice. It’s an incredible power. Relinquishing that power? Being upset that it can’t magically solve everything or turn back time? That’s a choice too. Because you always have one.<\/p>\n

P.S. Sign up today for\u00a0the Daily Stoic\u2019s email<\/a>\u00a0and get our popular free 7-day course on Stoicism.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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