My Journey

Category: Stoicism

  • On Anger

    I struggle with getting angry over things that I have no control over. Things like traffic, others being late and most recently random power outages. I’ve been getting better at just letting those things go and not letting them ruin my day. This morning the power went out, yet again, and I was almost instantly…

  • Right Thing, Right Now

    I just received my copy of Ryan Holiday’s latest book called “Right Thing, Right Now”, I’m only a couple of chapters in but I’m throughly enjoying it. There’s a quote that stood out as I just read it and made me go get my computer to write this. There are lots of talented people out…

  • Quote: Seneca – On Anxiety

    “There are more things, Lucilius, likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” ― Seneca, Letters from a Stoic

  • On Death and Preparing For Death

    Can you really ever prepare yourself for your own death? Honestly, I don’t know. I think you can prepare things so that when you do die it’s easier for your loved ones. I shared a story about my Dad paying for his casket, funeral and showing me where all his important documents were. But does…

  • On Waking Up Early

    I’ve recently changed up my morning routine which used to include setting my alarm for 0515 and then hitting snooze for at least an hour. This was much improved over my previous routine which was waking up at the very last minute and then rushing to get the dog walked, exercise done, showered, breakfast all…

  • What Is Considered Social Media?

    I’ve been challenged by what is and what isn’t social media. A few definitions from Merriam-Webster. Definition of social media : forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos) ((https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media)) Definition of social…

  • Stoicism and Me

    I discovered Stoicism about 4 years ago. It wasn’t much more to me than a few quotes that I thought would show that I was a “deep thinker”. I wasn’t. That changed in 2020/2021 with the phrase “Memento Mori” or “Remember you must die”. Throughout my life, I’ve been healthy so death never registered. I…