I'm indifferent emotionally, and give the barest intellectual response to my Beast. Meh, its a learned skill, being indifferent, lol.
I'm right there with you, Rob. The Beast is just doing what Beasties do. Lately I'm trying to bring that objectivity to basically everything beyond my own thoughts and actions. Whenever something happens, I'd like to perceive it without judgment. Like you said, learned skill...
Epictetus, being a badass Stoic super-dude, said, "Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.”