Tuesday
Just like what is written in the morning text, I had trouble waking up this morning. However, I got up as I owe duty to my teammates and as a human being, I should be able to disregard pleasure and choose to wake up. This brought me to think about the times in which i chose temporary pleasure over perhaps my purpose in life. Again, I aspire to improve this as part of my self development process, I will also reflect upon my progress in my self coaching.
Today’s theme of control is discussed in two parts. Stoics believe that all of us can and should work at improving ourselves through ethical development, this is a process that is within our control as human beings and it is our purpose to fulfill that role as a member on a jouney of development that is life. However, we should also recognise that things that are not within our control as it is key to a good human life that is free from negative emotions. I experienced the negative emotion of frustration in the process of finishing my reading of the day, as the mere length of the reading frustrated me. However, “the wisdom to know the difference” as written in the serenity prayer allowed me to recognise that the length of the reading was not something that was in control of and that i should use the process as a pathway to act virtuously; something that is within my control.
Below is me practicing the reserve clause:
- I wish that I can travel in China, if my parents allow me
- I wish that Icould grow taller, if genetics allows me to
- I wish that I can dunk a basketball this year, if not I will keep trying.

