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August 6, 2023 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Joy || Mindfulness || Stoicism

Stoic Joy: 2. How to find joy?

In Part 1 of this blog, we discussed what prevents us experiencing joy. Here we will discuss some specific ways to achieve joy. Although the Stoics emphasized being rational and virtuous as the cause of joy, they did provide some specific suggestions about finding joy in our daily lives.

July 30, 2023 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Joy || Mindfulness || Stoicism

Stoic Joy: 1. Why are we not joyful?

Few of us experience joy on an ongoing basis. Sure, we have periods of happiness, usually when we achieve something or get something. But soon we get used it and we go back to our natural level of happiness.