Category Archives: Stoic Saturday

In the final installment of breaking down Marcus Aurelius’s thoughts on the proper way to act, we come to my personal favorite line from Meditations – and in any of the Stoic writings I’ve seen so far. Also See: To stand up straight – not straightened. I love this. To me this is much ofContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How to Act (Part 6)”

An in interesting reminder here that while you’re dealing with whatever life throws at you, and you’re acting the way a Stoic should act – don’t forget to be happy about it. Cheerfulness. Without requiring other people’s help. Or serenity supplied by others. When you think of of a Stoic, a cheerful person probably isn’tContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How to Act (Part 5)”

The next bit of advice from Marcus Aurelius on how to act addresses how to carry yourself and what kind of attitude to approach life with. Let the spirit in you represent a man, an adult, a citizen, a Roman, a ruler. Not a specific take how to frame your thoughts, actions you should take,Continue reading “Saturday Stoic: How to Act (Part 4)”

Taking a look at the third bit of advice from Meditations on how to act, a look at less being more. No surplus words or unnecessary actions. I would say to a certain extent this one comes a little naturally to me. If I’ve got something to say, I’ll say it. If I don’t, IContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How to Act (Part 3)”

In my most recent pass through Meditations, this section caught my eye in a way it didn’t before. When I first read it, I didn’t so much as underline it. This time I circled it in bright orange highlighter. A clear, concise guide on how to to act. A more practical application of philosophy youContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How to Act (Part 1)”

Continuting to breakdown Marcus Aurelius’s thoughts on how one should act, the next part is a quick bit of advice – and also uses a great word. Don’t gussy up your thoughts. First off, let’s all agree that “gussy up” is a tragically underused phrase. Now that we’ve established that, my first thought is howContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How to Act (Part 2)”

There is, without a doubt, a gap between how we see our children and how they really are. We may see the smartest kid in class, a teacher may see a kid who won’t listen. We may see an athlete, a coach may see a kid who sure does try. We may see kids playingContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: How Do You See Your Kids?”

When you have kids it becomes easy to fall into the trap of planning ahead. It is easy to think of the next milestone or how much easier life will be once they are out of diapers. While planning can be wise and often necessary, the future should not be your focus – this momentContinue reading “Stoic Saturday: Don’t Wait for Another Instant”

Parenting essentially comes down to two things: keeping your kids alive, and making sure they grow up to be good people. There is plenty of help available for the keeping them alive part – car seats, baby gates, child-proof everything. Little kids are even designed to so bendy and squishy they are hard to break.Continue reading “Stoic Saturday: Be The Good You Want to See In Your Kids”