September 11th: What Would Less Look Like?

“Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being a slave to fewer slaves, to getting clothes only for their real purpose, and to living in more modest quarters.”
—Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 9.3b

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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan […]

My #stoic studies today have brought me to the concept of death.
I've long asked whether or not anything in life actually matters. However, let us contemplate how life will accumulate upon our deathbed.
Did we enjoy this gift? Did we waste it?
will we die in tranquility or pain?
#Stoicism

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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

"The best revenge is to be unlike the one who performed the injury." - Marcus Aurelius
#stoic #stoicism

There are many different kinds of betrayal
not limited to betrayal of the heart
particularly in the business world:
projects, sales, finances confidentiality & ip,
trust is a cornerstone of success:
betrayal must be handled coldly and surgically.
#stoic #stoicism

betrayal
…
feelings follow trust
don't accuse or be dramatic
breathe and take some time ~
in those moments of silent breath
trust what your soul lets you see
…
#TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#poem #poetry #tanka #breath
…
your first emotional response
is a mistaken impulse
#stoic #stoicism

On learning what others, much younger, had learned before: that the person one loves at first is not the person one loves at last, and that love is not an end but a process through which one person attempts to know another. -John Williams, Stoner #booksky #stoic

In my #stoic studies today, I've come across a quote that so many of us need to acknowledge. Especially a CERTAIN orange man who spends his nights going on childish rants for the world to see. 🤷‍♀️🤔
#stoicism
#philosophy

September 9th: Nothing To Fear but Fear Itself

“But there is no reason to live and no limit to our miseries if we let our fears predominate.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 13.12b

Excerpt From
The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman