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My own advice: validate yourself. Every day set yourself the goal of living morally, rationally and with good intentions. Pursue wisdom relentlessly, get out of your comfort zone, practice control over your impulse and desire. Remember that your value in life comes from your character, not the applause of others. @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CP3XAcKjHhl/?utm_medium=tumblr

One of the most incredible things about Marcus Aurelius’s writings is the fact that they were never intended to be publicized… - It was never supposed to be read by anyone elses eyes but his… - It was merely a personal journal he would write in... - And in this personal journal we get words like this written for himself to reflect back on. - What an amazing human being. - What are your thoughts about today’s quote? - Be Virtuous - Be Disciplined - Be Stoic • • • • #stoicempire #stoicphilosophy #stoic #stoicism #stoics #philosophy #lifephilosophy #marcusaurelius #epictetus #seneca #livebetter #improveyourself #wisewords #quotestoliveby #stoicquote #stoicquotes #quotes #motivation #betterlife #selfimprovement #mentalhealth #mindset #mindfulness #betterme #meditation #personaldevelopment #dailydose #knowledgeispower #wordstoliveby #quoteoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/CO7JTTEjvHm/?igshid=eznoxgmo16v5

wisdom doesn’t come by chance. The events which can lead to wisdom often come by chance, but to extract wisdom from the event requires effort. Wisdom has a place in all parts of life. And what we consider wisdom will change as our experiences change. That happens with age and new complications. After all, the wisdom of a bachelor is often quite different from a married man, and both differ from a father. @stoicempire x @seneca.stoic https://www.instagram.com/p/COBOZltDmDO/?igshid=10vhy141fquap

The truth is that thriving in today’s world requires flexibility to change. In order to succeed, you must be able to embrace the unknown, find joy in the messiness of creativity, and be adaptable in the face of setbacks — all qualities which necessitate giving up a strong grip on control. Learning to curb your inner control freak doesn’t happen overnight. Letting go is a process. Follow @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxD8Y4DiPa/?igshid=17to1anrgbq1i

Acknowledge that your opinion of yourself and the things you like matter—maybe not to the world at large, but at least to you. Stay aware and try to notice when others’ opinions seem to be overpowering your own. And be swayed not by those opinions, but only the facts when they are presented to you well. Be good and kind, but also take pride in your own unique perspective on the world. It’s okay if it’s different; there’s no right and wrong in the realm of opinion. Your voice should be just as valuable as any other in your own mind. @kill.the.ego https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHLk-ljj9z/?igshid=1vntem152xeug

Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens through you, and you are defined by the extremities of your experiences. You don’t grow in everyday life, you only grow in moments of hardship. That’s where you develop, that’s where you push life’s boundaries and define who you are. If you don’t do hard things if you chase comfort and avoid hardship, how do you define yourself? Who the fuck are you anyway? How do you know? @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3mF2GDk9J/?igshid=1c60qs7tnm5qq

It’s on me to put my own life together, to craft myself into the person I aim to be, to create opportunities worthy of my time here. Don’t wait on others or on the right conditions or on a feeling you hope will propel you forward. Just take action, whether you feel like it or not. And then keep acting. Of course, it won’t go as planned. But act like the obstacles and setbacks you encounter are actually a part of your plan. Don’t resist what is. Use everything, even unwanted obstacles, as building blocks in the creation of the life you are assembling for yourself. “You have to assemble your life yourself—action by action. And be satisfied if each one achieves its goal, as far as it can. No one can keep that from happening. Not to behaving with justice, self-control, and good sense.” @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CK-vkLXDeoZ/?igshid=1uyi31x8n47vz

I think we sometimes forget people have walked a completely different path than we have and so, it becomes easy to justify the thoughts and stories we make up in my head about them. But that’s just what they are; thoughts and stories made up in our heads. Unless we have walked their path, and gone through their trials and tribulations, we will never know their experience. I remember a friend saying to me one time that, it is often the people we find hardest to love (or be kind to) who need it the most. With this in mind, we have a choice; to either believe the stories we’ve made up OR to create new stories based on an actual interaction with them. @stoicempire x @seneca.stoic https://www.instagram.com/p/CKdbxwAjLAo/?igshid=1xzmare4x56e9

"Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be." Epictetus @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CKDgMKnj_jD/?igshid=2lzp0hwfsj4x

We often think we’ll make the change once we get that break, or that we will do that thing we keep putting off when the time is right. The problem is that days turn into months and months turn into years; the time is never right. Unless propelled by a strong inner desire to do so, people hardly change and even life-threatening experiences will often only result in a slight bend in the overall shape of our mindsets. Newton’s first law tells us that objects at rest stay at rest, and objects in motion stay in motion. We sometimes assume that the things we seek can come through little effort and lots of time, but forget that this is wishful thinking: it takes massive, consistent effort to achieve results that we desire. Strat to live now. There is no tomorrow not yesterday. @stoicempire #marcusaurelius https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsPX-gDXRB/?igshid=2l8gtab33lkx

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There’s no doubt about it, our imaginations are an incredible gift to us all. But when we don’t learn to control our imagination, in some cases, it can run wild and wander off course resulting in fabricated outcomes. For example, how often did you become stressed and fearful from something you imagined was going to occur, only to realize later that it never actually ended up happening? This negative use of the gift of our imagination can control our thoughts and actions in life, and cause us unnecessary barriers and stumbling blocks that hold us back in life. Seneca meant that the negative outcomes that we conjure up in our imagination (worry about) many times do not happen, or are not as negative as the scenarios our imagination runs wild with. Thus, this habit of negative, "worst-case scenario" thinking will cause us to suffer much more pain than the reality of what the outcome actually turns out to be. We can train ourselves to become more aware of these negative thoughts occurring, allowing us to create healthier mindsets. - Be Virtuous - Be Disciplined - Be Stoic • • @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCCui7DzqR/?igshid=u2b4s05zbmnl

Humility leads to the curiosity. If your mind is already full of what you know, there is no room for anything else. And sometimes, what you think you know isn’t right. By admitting that you might not know everything, you open the door for more information, or corrections, to enter your mind. But as soon as you know something, the door closes and your mind is no longer accessible. If someone already knows something, their curiosity is gone. Their desire to learn is weak or non-existent. They are not really paying attention to what is going on around them or looking for things which are out of place. They know it all, and nothing can surprise them. Until it does. They are being arrogant about their knowledge, about what they know. They already know it all, so what is there left to learn? But if one can be humble, and admit that there are things left for us to learn, then that leads to a different attitude, and very different results. Chose wisely. @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CIupGY1DpiR/?igshid=1a155sqk8i8vz

Nature did not blend things so inextricably that you can't draw your own boundaries—place your own well-being in your own hands. It's quite possible to be a good man without anyone realizing it. @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CIcnfmHD6c2/?igshid=980fll2fsy7z

it's critical you delineate between planning and worrying. Planning is being aware of what is likely to happen, and what actions you take (both now and in the future) if and when it does. That's not what most of us do, though. Most of us simply worry about things that might happen but most likely never will; most of us spend the majority of our time lost in thought...worrying. It makes a lot of sense to plan. It makes little to no sense (and creates a lot of suffering) to continuously worry. @stoicempire @seneca.stoic https://www.instagram.com/p/CIH5kc0jrz8/?igshid=1czh8z3bxmez4

“The faculty of desire purports to aim at securing what you want…If you fail in your desire, you are unfortunate, if you experience what you would rather avoid you are unhappy…For desire, suspend it completely for now. Because if you desire something outside your control, you are bound to be disappointed; and even things we do control, which under other circumstances would be deserving of our desire, are not yet within our power to attain. Restrict yourself to choice and refusal; and exercise them carefully, within discipline and detachment.” Self-Reliance, that’s the key. Each one of us has to take responsibility for ourselves, not putting it on the Gods or the whims of Fortune to determine whether we get what we want. Be the luck you want to strike, the change you want to happen, the gift you want to have. @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CHj024BjP6q/?igshid=cvwvz7sf5yso

Some folks use their hardships as an excuse to fail in everything, even in life. Others use their struggles as the fuel behind their successes. Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote these words over 1,800 years ago understanding that the crappiest parts of our lives are also the most important. What you think is the impediment to your success is actually what will lead to your success. That wall you have to climb will teach you how to climb walls and make you stronger for when another wall appears. And yes, a lot more walls will appear on your path. @stoicempire https://www.instagram.com/p/CHL4kExDuR3/?igshid=18pz67xdco9qo

Seneca makes a very good point. One fact of life is that we will always have to endure hardship. However, what’s the point in making hardship worse by constantly complaining about it, rather than doing something to improve your situation? @stoicempire x @seneca.stoic https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5jRf0DyHb/?igshid=p6jdm9h5e9zs

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