In spite of the stoic techniques, I had to admit a part of me wanted to keep the negative emotions. I wanted them as a reminder and as a penance.
The trichotomy of control technique still proved incredibly useful in dealing with work, business, and court. It deals with what I CAN control, CAN SOMEWHAT control, and CAN’T control. Timely, since my court date fell on the Ides of March.
From the deal the two attorneys hashed out, I knew what the next year would bring. The central part of the case was concluded for now. The paranoia from a few months back didn’t return to the same level as the date approached. It did make itself known as a bit of anxiety. The Stoic principles proved to be the most successful way I’d found at the time in dealing with it all.
I still worried, and feeling the pull to control remained. It’s hard to swallow that it’s not all under my control. It did help me to refocus on what I could manage.
The benefits of that is a deepening appreciation of life as my stress …
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