What is Stoicism?
Stoicism is a philosophy of life that aims to have the follower live their life in accordance with nature. The Stoics believe this to mean one should try to be a rational and social being. The Stoics believed in the Fates and that the gods created them with these rational and social characteristics. We should therefore embrace the nature of things and be the best rational, social beings possible. It is also believed, that through living this way, we can reach tranquility and experience a profound joy (thank to the commenter below for pointing out my mix-up in priorities).
The typical definition of stoic is cold and devoid of emotion, but the opposite is the case. By using logic and reason to gain control of your negative emotions it is believed that reaching tranquility will allow you to experience a joy unlike anything else you’ve felt. So far I have found it to be true that I am experiencing more joy out of daily life and I am finding that Stoicism is quite natural and works for me.
The best first step would be to learn about negative visualization and start practicing it today.