As you might have guessed from the picture, in this post I’m going to address an aspect of ancient Greek/Roman philosophy; namely, Stoicism. Among other things, the considerations and teaching of Stoics, concerned emotions, and an elimination or reduction, of negative feelings. Right up my street, and well worthy of further exploration! First, please bear in mind that: In modern usage, a “stoical” approach, is seen as one that is bereft of emotion. It is often, considered to be a bad thing. The reason behind this, is that many emotions are positive, and someone who doesn’t feel such things, tends to be looked upon negatively. Ancient Stoics though, were not, however, advocating an emotionless existence, and were fully supportive of positive feelings. There are, of course though, negative emotions, such as anger and hate etc. It is these kinds of things, that they were seeking to minimise. But how can it be done? I can provide a topical (albeit simplistic) e