Hello there, This week’s exercise is about Hopes and Dreams, Fear and Anxieties, and I will start with some words from the Moral Letters of Seneca V 7-8: “Hecato says, ‘cease to hope and you will cease to fear’… The primary cause of both these ills is that instead of adapting ourselves to present circumstances, we send our thoughts too […]
Just like you build muscles one fibre at a time…or a Lego Millenium Falcon one Lego piece at a time, so do you build your virtue one moment at a time. Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. Listen on your preferred platform […]
It is important to have goals. Whether it is a daily goal, weekly, annual, lifetime, bucket list, squad goals, etc. goals offer a general roadmap of how best to plan our time and resources. However, we must never forget that our puny efforts are of no consequence when compared to the overwhelming quantity of variables in the domain of the […]
Hello there, Following last week’s exercise, there was a great discussion on hierarchy and how we can reconcile the equality of all with the hierarchy we see as almost necessary around us (and throughout our history). Let’s get things started with Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations II 1: “My city and country, as Antoninus, is Rome; as a man, the world.” Let […]
Some life lessons from our ancient older cousins (The Cynics). Simplify your life, make more time and find the happiness and tranquillity you seek. The episode also discusses whether Cynicism can actually be considered a philosophy. Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. […]
We live once and therefore live one lifetime. You can try and extend your life through healthy lifestyle choices. But when we say “healthy lifestyle choices” we tend to only think in the physical realm (exercise, eat well, drink plenty of water, etc). We forget about the spiritual (mental) part of it. Not only can we get live multiple lifetimes […]
Hello there, I don’t know where you live, but where I am the rules have been getting progressively looser and laxer. And as we emerge back into society after a year of isolation, we need to remind ourselves that we are living as PART of the world. The world is not an accessory that caters to our whims. Instead, the […]
We live once and therefore live one lifetime. You can try and extend your life through healthy lifestyle choices. But when we say “healthy lifestyle choices” we tend to only think in the physical realm (exercise, eat well, drink plenty of water, etc). We forget about the spiritual (mental) part of it. Not only can we get live multiple lifetimes […]
Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so […]
Hello there, Our school is a pragmatic one that concerns itself with the “Here & Now”. As such, when it comes to the philosophical divide between Determinism and Free-Will, our school does not take a side. Instead, we use the logical reasoning of BOTH sides, and apply it to the present moment in our continued drive to live a purposeful […]