Hello there, This week I wanted to expand on this idea of how all of humanity (including you and me) are in a state of ignobility and decrepitness against our own will. This is a famous point made by Socrates, Plato and many Cynics and Stoics to follow, and it is something I visit often. Just last week we look […]
Hello there, I hope last week’s exercise left you with a clear mind and a clean slate to begin the year. With that, I would like to reach outside of our school for some inspiration to help us focus our efforts and energies on things that are truly important. This is from Herman Hess’ Steppenwolf: share Seneca’s words of warning […]
To end 2020, we discuss what we can do, what we can control and how we can use ancient Stoic wisdom to help us navigate a better more successful 2021. Have a relaxed listen to help align some of your new year goals as we begin the new year. https://everything-voluntary.com/andersons-journey-philosophy-stoicism-for-a-better-life-1h6m-episode-445
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, which is the final one of the year, I am going to do something different…something I haven’t yet done. Instead of using a quote and breaking it down, I will leave you with a picture and a short message. The message is something that we should always keep close to our hearts. The picture, […]
Hello there, Another year has come and gone. I would like to use the next few exercises to help guide you in rounding up the year and beginning the new one in a new light. To that end, next week I will end the year with a picture as opposed to a quote, so this week I would like to […]
With the holiday seasons around the corner, I will keep the topic pertinent to the season. And since I recently re-read some of Seneca’s work as a refresher and reminder, I’ll stick with his words of wisdom to inspire us this week. Here’s a gem from his letters to Lucilius, XVIII: “…a man gives himself the surest proof of his […]
Hello there, With the holiday season upon us, we are all adjusting to a new reality and new way of living. For many of us, it will be a holiday season without having the opportunity to see our loved ones. Then again, thanks to the advent of technology, we can still get some visual time with family and friends, and […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let look to Marcus Aurelius’ wise words from his Meditations IV 7: “Efface the opinion, I am harmed, and at once the feeling of being harmed disappears; efface the feeling, and the harm disappears at once.” An oldie but a goodie. We’re going right back into the core of Stoicism with this one: All […]
Hello there, Diogenes Laertius was a biographer and wrote extensively about the lives and philosophies of the ancient Greek philosophers. The book of his we have today is the translation Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, which contains a lot of the information we have about the predominant philosophers of ancient Greece (which was in Ionia; a region on the central […]
Inspired by fire host Jay was curious on how to journal more effectively. As a Stoic, I recognize my journal as being my most powerful tool in harnessing the power of my rational mind. So I shared the six (6) way in which I use my journal to better myself. Have a listen, you’ll get a lot out of it […]