You are standing in the middle of a river, trying to hold back the water with your bare hands. You’re exhausted because you’re fighting the current of things you cannot change. The Stoic secret isn't to swim harder; it’s to turn and float with the flow. When you stop resisting the way the world actually is, you find that the water carries you exactly where you need to go. Stop pushing. Just float.

Now take a second and breathe.