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How Can We Handle Stress?

It’s called the “Ham-Rig” Index in our household.  The premise is pretty simple. On the one end of the scale is a family member responsible for running a million dollar a day offshore oil rig… while battling coups, ebola outbreaks, international regulatory bodies and diminishing funds. On the other side, another family member must buy

Written on May 3, 2022 at 6:36 pm, by

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When Illness Becomes the Way: Stoicism as a Way through Chronic Illness and Disability

by Lia Pas
by Lia Pas What happens to each of us is ordered. It furthers our destiny. Marcus Aurelius[1] We never know when our lives might be changed suddenly and irrevocably. 2015 was one of the most successful years of my career as a multidisciplinary artist and vocal coach. I was teaching privately and at our local

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How Can We Make Peace With Death?

By Anya Leonard Death does not concern us,” says the fourth century BC philosopher Epicurus, “because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.” Well, that’s a little easier said than done.  The reality is that on top of inevitably pushing up the daisies (life

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A Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum

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by Andrew Rattray What makes you nervous? What worries you? We all have something that ties our guts up in knots when we think about having to do it, don’t we? Life is full of these situations, where we find ourselves concerned about what the future holds. Especially now, with the ever-negative deluge of the

Written on February 18, 2022 at 3:51 pm, by

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What Stoicism Isn’t

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by William B. Irvine, Professor of Philosophy, Wright State University Stoicism has gotten a bad rap.  People think of the Stoics as emotionless beings—as grim, wooden individuals whose goal in life was to stand mutely and take whatever life could throw at them. This perception, however, is quite mistaken.  When we read about the Stoics

Written on November 9, 2021 at 8:08 pm, by

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The Man Who Made Stoicism Cool

Sure, Stoicism is a household term these days.  Pundits toss the word about, vloggers casually mention the concepts and tweeters of the world find inspiration from neatly encapsulated Stoic memes. You can discuss Stoicism with your hairdresser, taxi driver and most certainly your gym instructor.  But it wasn’t always that way… Back when Dr. Anthony

Written on August 4, 2021 at 3:57 pm, by

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