I have found that trust in God, with a little help from stoicism, has eliminated the fear from my life. If I declare my life complete as of this moment (finished my education, had a career and family, achieved a few goals), then whatever happens in the future is just a bonus. And having completed my life, I am free to give what's left of it to God.
"Once a Stoic begins to live 'a life that is already complete,' at that moment, he truly belongs to himself, having achieved a state of inner freedom. Rather than waiting for death to 'complete' life, a Stoic should complete life now."
"Consider how fine it is to complete your life now, before you die, and then to live out your remaining days in peace and self-sufficiency, in full possession of the happy life."
Quotes from Breakfast with Seneca (published 2022).
I have found that trust in God, with a little help from stoicism, has eliminated the fear from my life. If I declare my life complete as of this moment (finished my education, had a career and family, achieved a few goals), then whatever happens in the future is just a bonus. And having completed my life, I am free to give what's left of it to God.
"Once a Stoic begins to live 'a life that is already complete,' at that moment, he truly belongs to himself, having achieved a state of inner freedom. Rather than waiting for death to 'complete' life, a Stoic should complete life now."
"Consider how fine it is to complete your life now, before you die, and then to live out your remaining days in peace and self-sufficiency, in full possession of the happy life."
Quotes from Breakfast with Seneca (published 2022).