On Duty And Circumstance

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We must do our duty. Even when it’s the tough choice. I’ve got a tough choice right now. I was told somethign at work that has really demotivated me. It’s made me rethink my work and the company I’m at. I went for a walk to try and clear the head for lunch. It helped a little. The emotion and thoughts are still there though. That’s partially why I’m doing my daily stoic now. To try and level set and get some of my thoughts out on paper.

Daily Stoic(s)

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

Yesterday - The Obstacle Is The Way

This is one of those ideas that really opened me up to a world of possibilities. Often people see obstacles as stopping points. On the other hand I see them as opportunities for finding creative solutions. It’s where advancements in technologies and solutions come from. The pandemic introduced a lot of obstacles for people and there have been some really good advancement in society as a result.

Today - Do Your Job

Be good is the ultimate message. What that means can vary. I feel like I’m still trying to find my purpose. I often feel like I can go down certain paths but only as an un-confident dunk. I kind of drift from thing to thing and maybe that is my purpose. I feel like I am getting closer. When I was at Disney with the fam we went on a safari ride in Animal Kingdom. I marveled at the people who had purpose for helping the animals. The driver of our vehicle who was walking us through all the interesting aspects of the scenery. It made me think about what I enjoy doing. Now I’m just trying to figure out what that looks like.

No Excuses

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I become who I want to become. Up bringing plays a huge factor in it. It determines if we struggle with habits or breeze right to them. I’ve struggled with my won. It’s easy to blame my parents. It’s also easy to say that I won’t become my parents. The hard part is rewiring some of those habits ingrained in me. I’m making progress.

I often wonder what habits and or psychological things with my kids. I’m hoping to give them a better head start but I often feel like I’m not helping enough. In the end I do what I can and try to help them along the way for the rest of their life.

No Self-Flagellation Needed

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Beating myself up mentally is something I’m struggling with. I’ve had some frustrating days the last few days and I believe a lot of that has to do with me being negative to myself. Calling myself trash or unworthy. It’s okay to hold a high-standard but I don’t need to put myself down. I need to forgive myself and try to do better next time.

Daily Stoic(s)

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

Wednesday - The Truly Educated Aren’t Quarrelsome

I’m a bit of an arguer. I try to see things from all perspectives so when a view is brought that I disagree with or isn’t accurate I’ll try to argue it. I’ve learned to not get upset at the other person. It’s simply an idea or a topic. It doesn’t have as much to say about the person. Well maybe that’s not true. To me there’s not always a clear right and wrong and there are nuances to an argument.

I try to take the approach of asking questions because I know that’s the more effective way to better understand and discuss the topic. Often I am talking more than listening and that’s something to work on.

Thursday - The Wise Don’t Have “Problems”

I’m a bit of a rut at the moment. Things in general are frustrating and that’s leading to bad decisions. This in turn just makes matters worse and throws me off my game. I feel like there’s a lot of noise and that I need to cut through. The problem is to cut through it I feel like I’m just adding more noise instead of trying to just listen.

Yesterday - Try The Opposite

To brake a bad habit do the opposite. One of my bad habits is staying up to late. I’ve tried going to bed early on several occasions. I seem to fall back into a rut though. There’s progress it’s just not as simple as doing the other thing because I have a strong emotions and urges to stay up way past where I need to.

Today - Adversity Reveals

I’m revealing a lot of myself lately. Particularly with small little frustrations and annoyances that build up. I get out of my routines and that throws things off a bit for me. Sometimes it’s like digging a hole. Which will take some time for me to dig myself out of.