It is the morning after. I meant to journal late last night, but I was exhausted. I am also planning to work most of this weekend. I did not finish any reading yesterday. I did start a new audiobook that was recommended to me the day before, and it seems…

Yesterday, I told myself to remind myself today that I was to be helpful, help others, and take care of myself and others. What went right? Well, it was the first day of school. I walked my daughter to her school. I met her teacher and met some of her classmates. I tried…

Salzeber wrote: The goal is to be useful, to help others, and to take care of ourselves and everybody else. Imagine a world in which everyone aims to achieve this. Be useful: How many times have I not been useful? What if my wife asked me to do something or…

Adding to yesterday, we choose what we do next. As complicated as life can sometimes be, we have this power. My daughter has been having me read her a children’s book for a couple of years now. It is called What Should Danny Do? There is a whole series. My…

Salzgeber writes: every external event you don’t control offers an area you can control, namely how you choose to respond to this event. This is important to remember. How we respond to challenges and events is ultimately what defines us. Stoicism includes a lot of advice on controlling what you…

I want to expand on what I wrote yesterday regarding accepting my reality. That is a scary thought. It just seems so much easier to hold on to the past. But to accept the past means moving on from the past. Holding on to the past seems to catch up…

Salzgeber writes: At all times, we need to focus on the things we control, and take the rest as it happens. What already is has to be accepted because it’s beyond our power to undo it. Too often, I think I am guilty of not accepting my reality. Opportunities, relationships…

Issue # 1 A newsletter by A Practicing Stoic Beginner’s Journal Sharing insight on becoming a practicing Stoic This is a long journey for a beginner. At the time of this first newsletter, I am about 15 days in. My goal is to publish my journal entries every day, fate…

I picked up a second book, The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness, by Jonas Salzgeber. This was published in 2019, and I really needed something a little more modern to help me gain clarity in what I am reading. I am still reading…