Let’s ask for forgiveness. Let’s ask forgiveness for all those times we have let fear have its way. When we didn’t have the courage to step forward fully and take hold of the great things life was offering. When we didn’t have the courage to make a stand in defense of ourselves or someone else.…
As a practitioner of Stoicism, I’m always looking for ways to cement the Stoic principles into my daily life. I read, absorb, take notes and repeat in order to learn. Then I attempt to practice what I’ve learned by applying the lessons to specific situations and decisions every day. I try to follow the virtuous…
Jon Brooks is the co-owner of the popular HighExistence site, and a thought leader on the modernisation and practical implementation of Stoic philosophy. Through his work with his Stoic Handbook website and podcast, he aims to take ancient, esoteric wisdom and translate it for modern people who seek self-fulfilment. I have been very impressed with…
What is it about our lack of knowledge on a subject that hits us so hard? Why do we get so defensive when we’re exposed as not knowing? “What, you mean you didn’t know that?” “I did! I did know that, I just forgot!” “Yeah, sure you did…” It wasn’t embarrassing before another human brought…
We humans have fallen mindlessly into the habit of overcomplicating things. And by things I mean pretty much everything. We invent value where there would otherwise be none, we apply imaginary judgements that make us anxious, we rarely see what’s in front of us simply for what it is. Anthony de Mello has a nice…
The Everyday Stoic is a popular account sharing Stoicism content across several social media platforms. In a short time it has built up a following of over 100,000 on Instagram and 380,000 on YouTube. It was great to be able to interview the man behind the account, William Mulligan, recently to find out a bit…
For a while I have been considering what’s next for What Is Stoicism? I started the blog and most of the associated social media channels just over four years ago and have loved creating Stoic content and interacting with fellow Stoics. Although I discovered Stoicism a while before I created the blog, What Is Stoicism?…
The Stoics loved learning from their role models. Often they never met the people they admired. In many cases, they weren’t even alive at the same time. It was the founder of Stoicism, Zeno, who was given the advice that those after him would follow so closely: “To live the best life,” he was told,…
What is it that gets you started in the morning? What propels you from the warm familiarity of the bed into the cold uncertainty of the world every single day? I’m not talking about needing that first cup of coffee before you can fire up your faculties. I’m not talking about the motivation to get…
The following is a guest post kindly submitted by Enda Harte. You can find Enda online here: @theirishstoic on Instagram@theirishstoic on TwitterThe Irish Stoic on MediumEnda’s website Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.Epictetus We’re taking a journey back to Ancient Rome to borrow a…