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KAREN DUFFY WITH FRANCIS GASPARINI
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
Thoughts on writing letters
Seneca’s great work “Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium,” known in English as “Letters From A Stoic,” consists of 124 missives to Lucilius Junior, a younger friend and colleague.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Go unstuck yourself
In life you can sometimes feel stuck. What came before is done. It seems like there’s nothing ahead of you. Or perhaps you have a goal or dream but you don’t see how to get there from where you are; your progress is halted.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
Paradise is a library
“Don’t just say that you’ve read books, show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person.”
Saturday, September 16th, 2023
Freedom from the fear of death
I’m just unencumbered with the fear of death. This is one of the great gifts of Stoic freedom.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
Living in the present
Our lives are made of precious, exclusive, limited edition Right Nows. By focusing on the present, we remain aware and engaged with our actions, judgments, and decisions.
Saturday, January 27th, 2024
Three cheers for anxiety!
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
Who cares? Stoics do
There’s a persistent myth that we Stoics suppress our emotions and are impaired in our ability to feel and express love – that our approach to life is, who cares? We know that’s not true.
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Being mindful amid the mad rush
It is up to me to make the most of my days. When anxiety, trivia, and reality TV shows threaten to make my mind full, I become mindful instead. Instead of rushing through things, I slow down. I go deep on one thing instead of scattering my attention across a dozen things.
Taking pleasure in everyday things
Using Stoic philosophy in everyday life will build resilience and prepare you for more extreme challenges.
Emotions are messengers. They are a source of inner wisdom that provides us with information about our experiences and the actions we need to take.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Being courageous
Seneca tells us that when a fiend dies, “We may weep, but we must not wail.” (Moral Letters, 63). I think for anyone, Stoic or not, grief is inevitable, but I did not let it overwhelm me.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Loyal to a fault
Every time I let myself indulge in revenge theater, I make a donation to the food bank.
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
Trust yourself
I prefer to be an upstander, someone who sticks up for others in the face of injustice, someone who takes action to lessen another’s suffering. The key to being an upstander is self-reliance.