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John Kuna

Article will be available on Monday, July 3rd, 2023

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Monday, July 3rd, 2023

When we are stuck in traffic

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

When something happens in the world and it raises an impression in you, take a beat. Before committing to your immediate response, ask yourself: Can this affect my capacity for being a good person? Is this even true?

Article will be available on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

Stoic strength: Gaining character, not charisma

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

One can take the false lessons of the false Stoics and handle adversity well while never developing their character.

Article will be available on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

What we owe others, what we owe ourselves

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Stoicism is not and never has been about self-actualization alone. It has always been about finding our place in the cosmos and among our peers.

Article will be available on Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

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Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Stoic essence: Be a good person

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Stoicism doesn’t need to be complicated. Tempted as we might be to quibble about the details of Stoic theory – and trust me, I do this plenty often myself – we can easily lose sight of the only thing that really matters about Stoicism: trying to be a good person.

Article will be available on Saturday, December 30th, 2023

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Saturday, December 30th, 2023

Stoic harmony and love

Stoic Everyday || JOHN KUNA

Article will be available on Sunday, February 4th, 2024

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Sunday, February 4th, 2024

When to let go

Practicing Stoicism || John Kuna

Stoics care. But sometimes, we need to know our limits.

Article will be available on Sunday, March 10th, 2024

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Sunday, March 10th, 2024

Death, change, and the Stoics

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Article will be available on Sunday, April 14th, 2024

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Sunday, April 14th, 2024

At this very moment

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

You can be placid and calm, merely observing and reflecting back what you think the world wants to see in you. Or you can be vibrant and participatory, giving space for both yourself and others to flourish through your actions.

Article will be available on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

Don’t feel bad about feeling good

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Pleasure is but one byproduct that comes from living well. And we shouldn’t feel guilty that we feel pleasure from time to time, especially if that pleasure comes from doing those right things.

Article will be available on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

Stoic in the small moments

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Who cares if you do one incredibly brave thing in some pivotal moment if in all the quiet moments of your life, you chose to be unkind, inconsiderate, intemperate, and foolish?

Article will be available on Sunday, July 21st, 2024

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Sunday, July 21st, 2024

Stone sharpens steel

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

Stoicism calls for us to live our lives unafraid of facing adversity. Because though we may struggle, it is in the struggling that we learn.

Article will be available on Sunday, August 18th, 2024

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Sunday, August 18th, 2024

Feeling guilt can make you a better person

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

When we feel guilty for something, we need to take it as a signal to analyze our judgments.

Article will be available on Sunday, September 15th, 2024

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Sunday, September 15th, 2024

Anger – a tool, not a weapon

Practicing Stoicism || JOHN KUNA

When we feel guilty for something, we need to take it as a signal to analyze our judgments.

Article will be available on Sunday, October 6th, 2024

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Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Focus on the why

Practicing Stoicism || John Kuna

Every time we wonder “what if,” every time we choose inaction because it is hard instead of because it is wrong, our strength of character atrophies; our chance of flourishing withers.