Jemma Spike

Take this extra moment.

Hone in on your logic.

Explore another explanation.

Say as well, they did mean that mean, terrible thing that they said to you.

Logically, Stoicism would say, what would investing in that judgment actually help you with?

Will caring about this make your life better or worse?

One of my favorite quotes, again, from Stoicism to live by is like, someone despises me.

That is their problem.

So what?

You think being the victim of a mean thought is bad?

Imagine being the one to think those mean thoughts every single day.

Imagine being in that person's mind, like that would be such a sad environment to live in.

And it's honestly such a waste.

You have only so many minutes alive and you're spending them on somebody else.

That's the life that that person is living.

They're spending all those minutes that they could have for themselves on you.

And honestly, I think that makes you the winner in this situation, to be honest, based on logic.

Your only concern should be not doing anything terrible back, not doing anything that is deserving of those cruel words and then moving on with your life.

Seeing things more clearly, having a better life,

take over your reactions and what is actually happening in the world is a really core part of the Stoic philosophy.