I might be forgetting but not that I recall directly. My only issue is I also approach all this with a bit of buddhism as well. The general gist of both Stoici

I might be forgetting but not that I recall directly. My only issue is I also approach all this with a bit of buddhism as well. The general gist of both Stoicism and Buddhism are generally the same in principle. The only things that can control us are what we allow to control us. That doesn't really mean that we have free will or the ability to control our world. More we have the ability to change how we interpret the world we live in. And if you approach adversity as a bad thing, you're already losing from a thought perspective. You have to look at adversity as a friend, gently nudging you along to an easier path. Or a friend that needs to be bulldozed over or through to get to the goal. Or perhaps avoided entirely. Looking at adversity that way what you realize is the only control you have is how you respond to it. I recommend reading Epictetus, the eponymous Marcus Aurelius, any other early stoic philosopher. Note, take some of what they say with a mountain of salt. Their views on things like the overall universe are... a product of their time. For more things I'd say also read The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. And read up on Buddhism possibly with more modern views in the theravada traditions. Feel free to ignore any of the things that make no sense, even the buddha himself said to abandon any practices that turned out wrong. I approach all of this philosophy in the style of Bruce Lee, take what works from wherever you find it. Leave what doesn't aside. Good luck in your journey!