The Daily Stoic: Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living (Awareness)

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Awareness

Philosophy starts when you analyse your own mind. Exercise your guiding reason, question emotions and beliefs
Have true self estimate for what we commonly think we can do more. Look inward to discern what you are capable of and what it will take to unlock that potential
Focus on the inside, self awareness and diligently work on your reasoning in this complicated conflict world
Do what you need to do, not have to out of vanity or ignorance or self imposed or to impress people
Accumulating things is costly even if it is free
Listen and connect with people. Don’t talk about your affairs
Self awareness: question your instincts, patterns, opinions and assumptions.
Our senses are often wrong, our emotions overly alarmed, projections overly optimistic, so we need to be aware of everything and not rush into conclusion
Don’t hand over your mind to anyone/ anything that comes along
Find good people to learn good
You may have a great and noble person to allow into your mind and use to guide your actions
The unrestricted person who has in hand what they will is free. Don’t be a prisoner of your own making
Nobody does wrong willingly so you can be compassionate and gracious
One day it will all make sense. There is a bigger plan you don’t know about
It is impossible for a person to learn what he thinks he already knows
The present, not past or future, is all we have
Hold sacred your gift, your capacity for understanding, that you can use logic and reason to navigate situation and circumstances
You are your capacity for choosing well, your choices. Consider not how things appear, but what effort, activity and choices they are a result of.
It is impossible for circumstances to make you feel frustrated, irritated, stressed, jealous, or overwhelmed without your consent. The emotions come from the inside, not outside
If something difficult knock on your door, be prepared to bear it with honour and bravery
You can retreat now, in yourself by looking inward, focus on your breath and shut down the rest
True education begins with awareness and reflection every second
Vices such as greed and ambition need to be regulated by the rational mind
Study and live out philosophy
Freedom and wealth can be attained when you want everything you have
Examine the forces shape your ruling reason
Pay and sell for what is worth
Have a plan
You don’t have to impress anyone
Act deliberately and consciously, not by forces of impulse, whim and unthinking habits. Find reason in all things
Life should be ruled by reason
A mind that isn’t in control of itself will be jerked around by external events and impulses. Overcome ignorance and ill discipline