Well it has been quite a challenging day.
I started this morning with some reflection on the day ahead, and this morphed into writing a long to-do list of virtuous activities. Mainly things I've been procrastinating on, some new, some very old. I worked through a few of them today, and I do feel better for it, although the road wasn't always smooth.
It's interesting how it can take a deliberate behavioural change (like being a Stoic for a week) to shine a fresh light on your standard behaviours. The number of times today I automatically reached out to open a news website, or Facebook, or Reddit - literally all day long. It took a lot of self control to resist.
There were two clear moments of considerable frustration today - one of my own making and one of someone else's. I really struggled to let those moments go and not get worked up inside. I guess one of the things about Stoicism is constant reflection and awareness - being a perfect Stoic doesn't happen overnight. I'm doing ok for day one.
Simon
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