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Welcome to the Daily Stoic, where each day we read a short passage designed to help

you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living good life.

Each one of these passages is based on the 2000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's

greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com.

Bring on your wrecking ball. What does the Stoic say to adversity, to recessions, to pandemics,

to setbacks and struggles and months stuck inside, to uncertainty and cramped quarters in

a collapse of confidence? What do they say to the looming question that has so many

people scared? What if things get worse? They say what the Spartans say. They say, if they

say what Bruce Springsteen said, bring on your wrecking ball. Come on and take your best

shot. Let me see what you've got. Bring on your wrecking ball. Marcus Arelius didn't believe

that it was unfortunate that bad things happened to him. He said, no, this is fortunate that it happened

to me because not everyone would be able to handle it, but you can because you trained for this,

because you know how to find the opportunity inside difficulty because you've harnessed the power

of a Morphati. Other people might be thrown back by what has happened. Others still might be

able to muddle through, but not you. You are going to be improved by this. You're going to triumph

over this. That's why you say bring it on. That's why you say hit me with your best shot because you

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