How do you react to things?
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. ~Epictetus, Greek slave and philosopher, 55-135 AD Originally posted 2018-12-26 20:28:29.
A Guide to the Good Life
Embrace the life you find yourself living while simultaneously trying to improve that life.” ~ William B. Irvine A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy Originally posted 2017-08-25 23:31:05.
Bruce Lee says…
“You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.” ~Bruce Lee Originally posted 2018-12-26 19:42:50.
Stoic Philosophy and REBT
The gods have released you from accountability for your parents, your siblings, your body, your possessions – for death and for life itself. They made you responsible only for what is in your power – the proper use of impressions. So why take on the burden of matters which you cannot answer for? You […]
Happiness of your life depends upon the the quality of your thoughts
Originally posted 2016-04-11 07:31:06.
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Originally posted 2017-08-08 05:09:50.
Are you making progress?
Originally posted 2017-11-03 06:54:35.
Cognitive Distancing in Stoicism
Albert Ellis Donald Robertson Epictetus Stoic philosophy is among the many influences Drs. Ellis and Beck drew upon in developing REBT . . . Originally posted 2017-07-22 02:05:48.
Happiness, is it real or is it Memorex?
We have been talking about ‘happiness.’ Is it real or a cruel, false hope propagated by self-help authors trying to peddle their books and seminars? Possibly a bit of both, me thinks. A reader quotes Will Ross’s website to help make his case for happiness Originally posted 2012-11-14 22:17:42.