I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Sunday - Guilt Is Worse Than Jail

There’s a lot to this. I work to live a honest life. In golf I count strokes that people tell me I don’t have to because I want to be honest with myself and my improvement. Improvement in general is driven by guilt. Guilt from too many drinks or that I haven’t been a good enough father or husband.

Monday - Kindness Is Always The Right Response

This is something I can be good at but also really bad at. Gaming has helped with this. It’s feeling sorry for the person who is insulting because there’s probably something motivating that hatred. I don’t always respond in the best way though. It’s not hateful more sarcastic or passive aggressive.

Tuesday - Fueling The Habit Bonfire

I’ve recognized my self talk has an impact on mood and how I react to things. This is evident in golf. When I’m thinking too much about what I don’t want to do I end up doing that. It can be difficult at times that’s why I take those opportunities to improve myself. See them as a challenge on practice the better habit of self talk.

Wednesday - Our Well-Being Lies In Our Actions

This is a good stoic for me because recently I took a beating at work. There were highs and lows throughout the day, mostly lows. I was questioning my abilities and my value to what I do. I recognize that I have made an impact but it doesn’t always work out or it comes off poorly. I believe recognizing that what I’m doing has given me success in the past even thought it may not be providing a lot of that now. I need to keep doing what I do. Improve and be patient.

Thursday - Count Your Blessings

Appreciate what I have. What I have in the moment. These are all things I do on the regular. I can get thrown off on that appreciation. I just need to re calibrate and be thankful for what I have and what’s to come in the future.

Friday - The Chain Method

Chaining a habit is not something I’ve found much success with. I’m sure there’s some psychological reason for that. What does happen is guilt sets in and I make small little adjustments to my life that will hopefully get me to a place where the chain method works. One I am really focusing on lately is expressing gratitude. This is something I have to specifically remember the next day to count as a day of gratitude.

Yesterday - The Stoic Is A Work In Progress

This is my third go around with the daily stoic. I’ve always been curious to see my progress from year-to-year. I feel like I’m a better mental state and more stoic since starting this journey. This is a journey without an end. There is always something to improve. Always something to work on. I have to remind myself of that from time-to-time because it’s easier said than done. It gets frustrating at time.

Today - How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

Be in the moment. This is something I’ve recognized I’ve gotten out of the habit of doing. In today’s world there are a lot more distracting things that can pull my attention. I’ve minimize social media to only the small value it provides me. I’m currently working on being better about things around the house because it’s easy to get sucked into video games or other activities.