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Apr 2022
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Stoic Acceptance Contemplation to Reduce...

JON BROOKS
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In this episode, we explore Chapter 8 of the Enchiridion and learn about an approach to accepting events exactly as they are instead of resisting against the will of nature and fortune. 

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