cThe passions are, in their general definition: “perversions of our natural inclination to strive for the good, and avoid the bad.” Living in accordance with nature (the first inclination of self-preservation) is what the ‘natural inclination to strive for the Good, […]’ is.
Replace desire with wish, fear with caution, pleasure with joy. Instead of apatheia (‘lack of desire’), you want eupatheia (‘good desires’)
Orexis are desires for food, drink, or anything. But the orexis turn good instead of evil with eupatheia.
Epictetus, who was punished on the rack: “Beware, you will break my leg” - then it breaks and he says “See, I told you so.”
ouk eph’hemin, avoid getting attached to what is beyond your power.