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192 – Self-Sovereign
Read more…: 192 – Self-Sovereign“Be content to seem what you really are.” — Marcus Aurelius One of the hardest things in our lives is to be completely honest with our selves and with those around us. Why is that? Why do we hide parts of ourselves or lie about…
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191 – Get Busy With Life’s Purpose
Read more…: 191 – Get Busy With Life’s Purpose“Get busy with life’s purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue — if you care for yourself at all — and do it while you can.” — Marcus Aurelius. Does being a Stoic mean you can be apathetic? Does not reacting…
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190 – The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Read more…: 190 – The Stories We Tell OurselvesSupport this podcast by becoming a patron! Support this podcast! “It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them.” — Marcus Aurelius How often do you find yourself upset over something someone said? Maybe you’re stressed out over something that is…
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189 – What You Are Capable Of
Read more…: 189 – What You Are Capable Of“I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent — no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.” – Seneca Have you ever thought about how much energy and effort…
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188 – Do What You Can
Read more…: 188 – Do What You Can“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt When you find yourself in a challenging situation, how much time do you spend wishing things were different than they are? Do you get stuck in thinking how it’s not fair?…
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187 – Yes, And…
Read more…: 187 – Yes, And…“You only live in the present, this fleeting moment. The rest of your life is already gone or not yet revealed.” — Marcus Aurelius How often do you think about the future? How much time do you spend thinking about the expectations you have for…
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186 – Stuck In The Past
Read more…: 186 – Stuck In The Past“Reason shows us there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” — Seneca One of the core tenants of Stoicism is to be aware of, and to focus on what we can control and let go of those we can’t. One…
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185 – Needy
Read more…: 185 – Needy“People exist for one another. You can instruct or endure them.” — Marcus Aurelius Everyone has needs. If you are a living, breathing human being, you have needs. Why do we find it so hard to ask for the things that we need? So why…
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184 – The Truth Never Harmed Anyone
Read more…: 184 – The Truth Never Harmed Anyone”It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.” – Marcus Aurelius Deep down, we all harbor insecurities. We feel that we just aren’t as good as we pretend to be, or want to…
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183 – Mind And Body
Read more…: 183 – Mind And Body“Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike by what is past and what is to come.” — Seneca One of the hardest things that we have to deal with…
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