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Jeremiah's avatar

" I’m more able than most people to stop and think before I speak because there was a time in my life when that was all I could do ". This is so so interesting. And I guess it explains a couple of things about you as well.

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Arinze O.'s avatar

Haha it does? I'd want to know what those "couple of things" are 😂

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Ryan, The Protean's avatar

I believe being stoic is the only way to truly navigate life's madness.

Thank you for sharing these stories. Marcus Aurelis once said, “A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it."

Burn!❤

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Arinze O.'s avatar

Tbvh! That's why I'm reading more about Stoicism. Seems like it's the branch of philosophy that was created with the 21st century in mind. Marcus Aurelius is one of the best 😍

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Ryan, The Protean's avatar

Haha. I can tell he's probably your favourite-- Meditations is a personal favourite, too.

You should totally check out books by Ryan Holiday. He has a way of making Stoicism relatable by distilling the teachings and putting them in a 21st century container. His books are great, alright. However, nothing beats the original source.

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Arinze O.'s avatar

Been a fan of Ryan Holiday's work since 2016 haha. His books introduced me to stoicism. I also forgot to mention that my Amor Fati necklace is from dailystoic.com (a website he runs)

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