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Article will be available on Friday, April 29th, 2022

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Friday, April 29th, 2022

How to deal with our fears

Feature || SENECA

Let another say, “Perhaps the worst will not happen.” You yourself must say, “Well, what if it does happen? Let us see who wins. Perhaps it happens for my best interests; it may be that such a death will shed credit upon my life.”

Article will be available on Friday, November 25th, 2022

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Friday, November 25th, 2022

Learning to feel the joy

Feature || Seneca

Some only begin to live when it is time for them to quit living. And if this seems surprising to you, let me tell you something that will surprise you even more: Some people quit living long before they begin.

Article will be available on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

How to live with your fears?

Practicing Stoicism || SENECA

More things are likely to frighten us, than to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

Article will be available on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Thoughts on gratitude

Stoic Virtues || Seneca

Article will be available on Sunday, May 14th, 2023

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Sunday, May 14th, 2023

How to live with yourself

Stoic Learning || SENECA

Article will be available on Sunday, June 11th, 2023

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Sunday, June 11th, 2023

Living a fearless life

Practicing Stoicism || SENECA

You work hard. You put everything else aside and devote each day to becoming a better person. I admire it and take delight in it. I don’t just urge you – but plead with you – to continue with it.

Article will be available on Sunday, October 20th, 2024

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Sunday, October 20th, 2024

Imaginary fears and courage

Practicing Stoicism || SENECA

In this letter addressed to his friend Lucilius, Seneca describes how our imaginary fears hold us back. Many of our fears are imaginary and we lack the courage to face them. We exaggerate, or imagine, or anticipate sorrow. We do not investigate the things that frighten us. We don’t examine them. We tremble and retreat. However, we can face them, examine them, and get rid of them.