7 cool @lizandmollie graphics accompanied by relevant philosophy quotes:

1.
"Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing."

 — Zeno of Citium 2.
"“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.”

That was indeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone.

You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind."

—Seneca, Letters 6.7

13 mental tools to keep "at hand" today and every day.

(Stoic perspectives to beat anxious feelings)

👇 1. Accept what the present is offering.

With the attitude that everything is a gift, an opportunity to learn,

problems can be seen as challenges, obstacles as tests.

"When I can no longer bear your tortures I will cut off my tongue with my teeth so as not to speak."

These principled words came from someone facing imminent death.

Not a tenacious ancient philosopher as you might think.

But a 19-year-old Italian woman.

Here's her story 👇 While most women who joined the Italian Resistance during World War II were nurses or messengers, Clorinda Menguzzato fought alongside the men.

Part of the Gherlenda partisans’ battalion, she was given the nom de guerre of “Veglia.”

On 8 October 1944, Menguzzato was captured.

9 reassuring Stoic lessons on death 💀

Epictetus:
1. Neither death nor pain is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death

2. The poor body must be separated from the spirit as it was before, either now or later. Why then are you troubled if it be now? For if not now, later Seneca:
3. We must make ready for death before making ready for life

4. Death would be a thing to dread if it could stay. But it either doesn’t come, or comes & is gone

5. What matters is not how long you live, but how well; & often living well means that you cannot live long

9 Stoic Journal Prompts

(A simple approach to daily journaling)

👇 The following are short Stoic journal prompts you can use at different milestones in your day — morning, afternoon, and evening.

Covering the whole day means you’re able to prepare for what you may face, deal with events as they happen, and review how you did.

Stoic thoughts for dealing with feelings of insecurity.

👇👇👇 You can’t ease feelings of insecurity by trying to change external factors.

Your perspective of a situation is key to formulating your response.

Stoicism tells us that virtue is the only true good

and vice (going against the virtues) is the only true bad.

Everything(!) else is classed as indifferent.

It’s easy to assume we shouldn’t care about indifferents at all, but is that faithful to Stoicism?

Let’s take a look 👇 First, what did the Stoics say?

Marcus Aurelius was typically succint:

“To live a good life: We have the potential for it.

If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference."

- Meditations 11.16

6 starting points for Stoic self-care:

1. Redefine revenge (for peace of mind)

"The best revenge is to be unlike the one who performed the injustice."

- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.6 2. Manage moderation (for defense against excess)

"Do that which is easiest of all—

namely, demonstrate that what men call pleasures are punishments as soon as they have exceeded due bounds."

- Seneca, On Drunkenness

𝟭𝟱 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 from Seneca's On the Happy Life:

"He who sets up these as the rules of his life will soar aloft and strive to make his way to the gods."

👇👇👇 1. I will look upon death or upon a comedy with the same expression of countenance.

2. I will submit to labours, however great they may be, supporting the strength of my body by that of my mind.

Are you struggling with self-discipline/bad habits right now?

No: Lucky you, enjoy your freedom 🙂
𝗬𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (1) 👇

(1) Are you familiar with the Stoic virtue of moderation?

𝗡𝗼: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (2)
𝗬𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (3) (2) Using the term sôphrosunê,

the Stoics referred to moderation of the soul concerning the desires and pleasures that normally occur in it

and rational agreement within the soul about what is admirable and contemptible.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (3)

Are you worried about something right now?

No: Lucky you, enjoy your tranquility 🙂
𝗬𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (1) 👇

(1) Are you familiar with The Dichotomy of Control?

𝗡𝗼: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (2)
𝗬𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (3) (2) The DoC is the Stoic formula for separating what we don't control from what we do.

In our control: opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion and whatever are our own actions.

Not in our control: body, property, reputation, command and whatever are not our actions.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 (3)

How to use Stoicism to remove false impressions

and deal with the real cause of your worry:

A practical thread...

👇 Step-by-step, we'll progress from theory to practice

to improve our mindset using a real-world example...

My grandmother passed away last week.

Difficult as her loss is, I am so grateful to have spent a lot of time with such a kind & caring woman.

I'd like to share some principles that have enabled me to feel this gratitude

& may help you if you have elderly relatives or friends. Visit or call:

If you have elderly relatives or friends, meet or speak with them regularly.

They matter as much as anyone else (or maybe even more because a lot of people will neglect them).

Marcus Aurelius wrote a book.

Arrian wrote down the ideas of Epictetus.

Seneca wrote 12 essays, 124 letters, 9 tragedies, & probably a lot more.

Writing communicates to others but first it clarifies your own thinking.

Here are 7 ways you can do it 👇 1. Journal

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations was never meant to be a published book.

It was simply a Roman Emperor writing to himself.

Journaling helps get thoughts out of your head that would otherwise bounce around in there unchallenged.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

Is it really as simple as loving what happens?

Thread 👇 German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's formula for human greatness was "Amor Fati"—a love of fate.

It sounds simple enough but how does it actually work?

👇

“It's a new dawn

It's a new day

It's a new life

For me

And I'm feeling good.”

7 Subtle Signs You're a Stoic

(Things you know about yourself that others might not notice)

Short thread👇 You are committed to becoming your best self

not just by learning new things

but by practicing them.

Stoicism is like a mental toolkit.

Here are 11 Stoic lessons/tools I've found to be among the most useful in everyday life.

Thread 👇 1. Bad things will happen, obstacles will present themselves.

It's how we react to them that matters.

30 short Stoic lessons

from Seneca's first 30 letters.

👇👇👇 Lay hold of today's task, and you will not need to depend so much upon tomorrow's.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

(Letter I)

Want a happy life?

CHANGE YOUR WAY OF THINKING:

A 20-tweet Stoic handbook 👇

[Graphics: @itspooran] Gratitude

❌ I have nothing to be grateful for

✅ I am grateful I woke up today

- Gratitude for just being alive

- Gratitude for breathing in and out

- Some days that's enough, maybe it's enough every day

As part of the upcoming Stoicon-X Women event,

the organisers are inviting you to share your #PathsToFlourishing story.

The conference speakers have already shared their own stories, some of which are in the thread below

👇👇
whatisstoicism.com/stoicism-resou… There’s a cemetary next door to me.

Yes, my neighbours are quiet. I know that I’ll be just as quiet one day too.

That’s not a morbid thought at all.

Muriel Spark said that “there is no other practice which so intensifies life.”

- @WriterStoic
#PathsToFlourishing