Daily Stoic(s)

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

Yesterday - Turn “Have To” Into “Get To”

This is a huge reframe of life that has helped me. Silver lining is a phrase often used for finding the good in every situation. Especially when there’s a long list of things to do that I don’t wanna. I’ve used it on traveling and sitting in traffic. I really need to work on doing that at work.

Today - Protect The Flame

I’m not quite sure what the flame means. I have to protect it. But how? I guess it’s the goodness inside of me. Making sure I do good and be good.

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.