Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, I will seek inspiration from the emperor philosopher himself from his Meditations IV 23: “Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to you, O Universe. For me nothing is too early or too late if it is in due time for you. Everything is fruit to me that your season […]
Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us find inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses I 29.4: “God laid down this law, saying: if you want some good, get it from yourself.” First off, let us recall that the ancient Stoics used the word “God” and “Zeus” to denote nature and the universe. So what Epictetus is saying […]
Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us find inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses I 29.4: “God laid down this law, saying: if you want some good, get it from yourself.” First off, let us recall that the ancient Stoics used the word “God” and “Zeus” to denote nature and the universe. So what Epictetus is saying […]
Hello there, Let us begin with some words from Epictetus’ Discourses I 29 57: “What we need now are people to apply their learning and be witness to their learning in their actions. Please, be the one to take on this character, I am tired in my teaching of invoking examples from the past, I want to be able to […]