That is a great quick read. All of those points land nicely, with one exception from my perspective:
> We must learn to welcome whatever comes to us and trust that it happens is for the best.
I think maybe that was reworked and an extra word for left in, or another got left behind in error...
But aside from that, the idea that even bad things were meant to happen for a reason, that somehow later we will come to understand -- that seems to imply a faith in some God or "universe" watching out for us, which seems counter to the general tenets of Stoicism.
We can choose to rationalize bad things happening in a way that tries to find opportunities for growth and learning. But that is different than trusting that it is all "for the best."
> which seems counter to the general tenets of Stoicism.
Not at all. It is neither against nor required by Stoicism.
Stoicism is broadly compatible with theism, and Neo-Stoicism was a movement specifically about finding common ground between Christianity with Classical Stoicism, rooted in the fact that both developed around the same time and that Seneca's brother had a meaningful interaction with Paul the Apostle described in the Book of Acts.
The Stoics mention Zeus. In The Enchiridion [1], Epictetus says Zeus has fixed his destiny. In this sense Zeus is much like Fate, and the Stoics generally acknowledged fate. There is no implication that what happens to us is "good". Stoicism is about accepting whatever happens and not worrying about it.
> We must learn to welcome whatever comes to us and trust that it happens is for the best.
I think maybe that was reworked and an extra word for left in, or another got left behind in error...
But aside from that, the idea that even bad things were meant to happen for a reason, that somehow later we will come to understand -- that seems to imply a faith in some God or "universe" watching out for us, which seems counter to the general tenets of Stoicism.
We can choose to rationalize bad things happening in a way that tries to find opportunities for growth and learning. But that is different than trusting that it is all "for the best."