The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom

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August 27th: Laugh, or cry

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Heraclitus would shed tears whenever he went out in public — Democritus laughed. One saw the whole as a parade of miseries, the other follies. And so, we should take a lighter view of things and bear them with an easy spirit, for it is more human to laugh at life than to lament it. — Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 15.2

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May 25th: Where to find joy

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions, and contemplating the natural order and all that happens in keeping with it. ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.26

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May 13th: Fueling the heart bonfire

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking by walking and running by running... therefore, if you want to do something make a habit of it, if you don't want to do that, don't, but make a habit of something else instead. The same principle is at work in our state of mind. When you get angry, you've not only experienced that evil, but you've also reinforced a bad habit, adding fuel to the fire. ~Epictetus, Discourses, 2.18.1-5

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May 12th: Kindness is always the right response

Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Kindness is invincible, but only when it's sincere, with no hypocrisy or faking. For what can even the most malicious person do if you keep showing kindness and, if given the chance, you gently point out where they went wrong- right as they are trying to harm you? ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 11.18.5.9a

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