I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.
Wednesday - Reboot The Real Work
I’ve read this stoic twice and I don’t think I’ve quite grasped the idea. I thought it was about failure, but it seems like it’s about completing the work. Just begin and keep at it and the rest will follow. Or maybe it’s talking about just start the work and make adjustments along the way. Just because it might fail or be the wrong path doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work towards that goal or future.
Thursday - See The World Like A Poet And An Artist
Stop and smell the roses come to mind. We should look and appreciate the overlooked things in life. For me I like to take time to meditate in the shower. With a family it often is the only quiet place I have. Plus there’s something soothing about feeling and hearing running water. I don’t sit straight up when I meditate in the shower. Instead I often look down at the running water and watch the changing patters as water falls to the floor and run down the drain. I’ll often get lost in thought (which I think meditation) and allow my brain to process thoughts and events from the day.
Today - Wherever You Go, There Your Choice Is
This is another stoic about choice. I find the line, “in just a few days we might be doing so well that success is actually a burden.” This has happened to me with me being promoted. My hard work and enjoyment of that work has led me to into a position that is filled with much more frustration. We have a choice in how we respond. It won’t all be good.
Earlier in the week I was feeling down. Not really engaged. Later in the week I started feeling more engaged. I wasn’t really able to explain the down, other than work was frustrating. I think I was making a choice though. The choice was to allow all past frustrations to build up. Later in the week those things didn’t matter as much. Stepping back I appreciate those down times because it allows me an opportunity to exert a choice on my thoughts and how I should feel about things.