Giving Thanks
I’ve recently been struck by the fact that the noble Emperor Marcus Aurelius began his meditations by giving thanks. The first book ‘The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Debts and Lessons,’ Continue Reading
Seneca on Suffering, Wisdom and Adversity…
The meaning of life. As we’ve previously mentioned in other articles for there to be a meaning of life (as opposed to the meaning you may choose to give your Continue Reading
Seneca on the Happy Life.
“For what prevents us from saying that the happy life is to have a mind that is free, lofty, fearless and steadfast – a mind that is placed beyond the Continue Reading
Use your privilege, a modern stoic concept…
“Nobody is born on purpose,” at least that’s what Morty said to Summer in my favourite contemporary cartoon series, and so it goes that nobody has any control over the Continue Reading
Life will get the bastards anyway – A modern Stoic concept
THE DEFINITION OF ‘LIFE WILL GET THE BASTARDS ANYWAY’ Let’s introduce the concept of ‘life will get the bastards anyway’ defined here by this simple statement: “Life will cause your Continue Reading
Philosophy Vs Religion
I sometimes get asked what the difference is between philosophy and religion. I can understand why people would ask this, after all many religions are quite philosophical in nature in Continue Reading
Life Philosophy – What is it and why should we care?
Some of you may have noticed the category ‘life philosophy’ on this site. I feel that it deserves clarification and explaining as to what it about. Life philosophy is personal Continue Reading
On dealing with Anxiety
The world is an incredibly complex place and can often be bewildering and frightening. Indeed it can be so complex and so chaotically wonderful that many of us can struggle Continue Reading
We’re bringing sexy back, or why Seneca knew there’d be days like this…
During a recent chat with my good friend Epicurus of Albion, we both agreed that it should be the mission of this website and our goal as human beings to Continue Reading
The Commonality of Struggle
Part One: Everybody’s got it rough! One thing that we’ve all got in common with each other, whether we live in a high tech, modern city or the lowest Continue Reading