I have now combined my weekly exercises with the podcast episodes. I will be releasing weekly episodes in video and audio format (links to podcast platforms below). I hope you enjoy and appreciate the changes, as I am working hard to give you a more intimate look into a STOIC’s life… to try and extract simple exercises we can all […]
I’m working on the Podcast and Episode 62 will be out THIS SUNDAY! In the meantime, I’m listening to the feedback you’ve been sending me and I made am making some “How does a STOIC live videos”… Thank you all for your support. 12 days into my new Social Media presence and I have met my goal of having a […]
Hello there, First off, Happy Holidays and I hope you got to relax and spend some time with loved ones to cultivate those relationships that are important to you. With the end of the year approaching, many of you have reached out with your New Year’s resolution. So this week, and the next, I wanted to offer some additional motivation […]
Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us rationally question our previous rational decisions with some guidance from Epictetus Discourses’ IV 4 13: “It is a general rule that externals of any kind, if we attach importance to them, make us subject to somebody. It makes no difference whether we wish to be a senator, or […]
Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us work towards spending our time more wisely and in a value-added way in the pursuit of a tranquil and meaningful life. The Moral Letters of Seneca to Lucillius – LXII 2: “But I spend my time in the company of all the best; no matter in what lands […]
Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us gain some perspective as we enter the season for holiday parties and gathering, from Epictetus’ Discourses IV 4 27-28: “What could better please a person who loves his fellow man than the sight of them in numbers? “But they deafen me with their shouting.’ So your hearing is […]
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 […]