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Tag: Stoicism

My Stoic Thoughts: Day 5 of Stoic Week 2019

Stoic Week 2019 Friday, October 11th, 2019 Theme:  Emotions:  Values and the Passions Our judgments of things harm us (and our relationships with others) more than the things themselves.  We are more to blame than what is outside ourselves, however it is best to accept things as they are, attributing no blame to self or…
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My Stoic Thoughts: Day 4 of Stoic Week 2019

Stoic Week 2019 Thursday, October 10th, 2019 Theme:  Community:  Relationships with Other People and Society Morning Reflection: Affection for others is part of our nature; beginning in the family we are born into and expressed to others as we age.  This affections can be directed toward ourselves and flows outward to others so that we…
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My Stoic Thoughts: Day 3 of Stoic Week 2019

Stoic Week 2019 Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 Theme:  Virtue: Clarifying Your Values When we say virtue, we do not mean virginal or chaste or however its mostly interpreted today.  Instead, virtue can be understood as the qualities a person possesses (and will express) that enable us to lead a happy life (you know, one according…
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My Stoic Thoughts: Day 2 of Stoic Week 2019

Stoic Week 2019 Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 Theme:  Happiness:  The Goal of Life Alright, so I really wanted to stay with the format I had on day one of Stoic Week, but with a topic like “happiness” the morning, midday, and evening meditations and exercise all kind of blend together (in my head and in…
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My Stoic Thoughts: Day 1 of Stoic Week 2019

Stoic Week 2019 Monday, October 7th, 2019 Theme:  Progress Reflecting on this morning’s meditation: Every day provides us with the opportunity to make progress in virtue and movement toward happiness, freedom from passions, and serenity.  So long as we make progress toward virtue, no matter how small, the day was worth it, and was not…
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BOOK REVIEW: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine

Pages:  283 Ideal Reader: Everyone.  Especially those bothered by negative emotions, searching for peace of mind, are bullied or insulted frequently, or who are looking for a guided way to live their life. Ideal Issues:   Being insulted Depression Grief or Bereavement Anxiety Negative thinking Dealing with change and transitions in life Facing personal hardship Feeling…
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How to live without expectations - Stoicism

How to Live Without Expectations

If you find yourself sitting across from me in the therapy room, there’s a very good chance you will hear me say, “You can curse all you want in here.  The only ‘swear word’ here is ‘should.’” By now some of my clients might think I have a personal vendetta against the word. In truth,…
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Overcoming Perfectionism like a Stoic Philosopher

Overcoming Perfectionism like a Stoic Philosopher

Perfectionism is the pursuit of “perfect” where anything less is failure.  It requires constant judgement of oneself or others, and demands nothing less than 100%.  It is living by a set of impossible standards. These standards might be self-imposed based on a belief that that’s what others want, imposed by others onto us, or imposed…
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