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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

A Morning Ritual

A Morning Ritual

The Daily Stoic for today, 21st of January, suggests us to have a morning ritual where we would ask ourselves a series of questions: “What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion? And what for tranquility? What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.

Reignite Your Thoughts

Reignite Your Thoughts

Daily Stoic for January the 20th: reignite your thoughts. “Your principles can’t be extinguished unless you snuff out the thoughts that feed them, for it’s continually in your power to reignite new ones. . . . It’s possible to start living again! See things anew as you once did—that

Wherever You Go, There Your Choice Is

Wherever You Go, There Your Choice Is

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 19th. Wherever you go, there your choice is. “A podium and a prison is each a place, one high and the other low, but in either place your freedom of choice can be maintained if you so wish.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.6.25

See The World Like A Poet And An Artist

See The World Like A Poet And An Artist

The Daily Stoic for today: “See the world like a poet and an artist”. “Pass through this brief patch of time in harmony with nature, and come to your final resting place gracefully, just as a ripened olive might drop, praising the earth that nourished it and grateful to the

Reboot the real work

Reboot the real work

Daily Stoic for January the 17th. Reboot the real work. “I am your teacher and you are learning in my school. My aim is to bring you to completion, unhindered, free from compulsive behavior, unrestrained, without shame, free, flourishing, and happy, looking to God in things great and small—your

Never Do Anything Out Of Habit

Never Do Anything Out Of Habit

The Daily Stoic for January the 16th. Never do anything out of habit. “So in the majority of other things, we address circumstances not in accordance with the right assumptions, but mostly by following wretched habit. Since all that I’ve said is the case, the person in training must

Peace Is In Staying The Course

Peace Is In Staying The Course

Daily Stoic, Jan 15th. Peace is in staying the course. “Tranquility can’t be grasped except by those who have reached an unwavering and firm power of judgment—the rest constantly fall and rise in their decisions, wavering in a state of alternately rejecting and accepting things. What is the