The Fight of Your Life
People often talk about the dance of life. Problem is, life isn’t like a dance โ it’s more like a knock-down drag-out fight, and you better be prepared.
People often talk about the dance of life. Problem is, life isn’t like a dance โ it’s more like a knock-down drag-out fight, and you better be prepared.
Resilience doesn’t mean stubbornly sticking to a plan in the face of new information. Adapting your will proves your inner strength.
Remember that pain isn’t forever and it can’t take more than you can give. Be brave knowing that you still have your rational mind to guide you.
Some people are going to dislike you. Nothing you can do about that. Don’t return hate for hate โ be bigger than that and do the right thing instead.
Good luck doesn’t come to the deserving, it just picks at random. That’s why perseverance is that much more impressive.
Your Stoic practice will take time to grow and develop, so thereโs no need to talk loudly about it. Your personal growth will be evident in your actions rather than your words.
We all pray in some manner, whether we’re religious or not. But we generally ask for specific outcomes, rather than the wisdom and character to handle anything that comes our way.
When the troubles of the world assail you, take refuge in your inner fortress, safe in the knowledge that it can only be destroyed from within.
Nobody likes an arrogant person. So don’t be one. Don’t give others a reason to knock you back to Earth โ just stay there in the first place.
Someday you might find yourself forced to get by with less. Prepare for that possibility now, by finding happiness in frugality and simplicity.