This is Why Practice Stoicism

It's in your best interest to control your thoughts.

If one were to tell you the value of Stoic philosophy, it would be this.

Stoicism promises one thing: power over oneself. If this philosophy can be mastered, the dismissal of useless and often negative emotions and opinions becomes easy, and enjoyment of the good life is more profound as there’s no anxiety about what’s to come and the emptiness of lusting after what one lacks. The doctrine helps a man see that the trials he experiences are not as dreadful as he believes for they do not wound his inherent nature, his essence: the soul or in modern terms — character. Neither can mayhem touch his mind and hinder his capacity to formulate steadfast thoughts against a capricious, indifferent, unforgiving life. He is invincible. Excellence is also within this man’s grasp because, in the knowledge of what his purpose entails, he knows what brambles and temptations to avoid and thus by commanding himself amid these monsters that scare and seduce many out of the way, he’s well on the path to …