I have a constant battle in my being between cynicism, stoicism and romanticism. I feel like a mixture of all three no matter how immiscible the underlying phil

I have a constant battle in my being between cynicism, stoicism and romanticism. I feel like a mixture of all three no matter how immiscible the underlying philosophies are. It's like a constant battle between diogenes, marcus aurelius, and keats. I think it's important to be realistic - but also to be earnest and let yourself be taken away by emotion on occasion.