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Peace of Mind and How to Get It (No Matter What You’re Going Through Right Now)
Timeless, practical wisdom from a horribly persecuted Roman philosopher on how to survive ANYTHING
“No one that will give me no compensation worth such a loss shall ever rob me of a day.”
-Seneca
Question for you:
If your house burned down and you lost everything, would you be able to just calmly walk away from the wreckage of your old life and say something like:
“Nothing I lost belonged to me.”
Well way back in the 4th century BCE, that same thing happened to the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes, at which point he had only this to say:
“I have lost nothing; I carry all my possessions with me.”
Peace of mind is what he had, and it had nothing whatsoever to do with what he owned or what kind of challenges he was facing.
The Stoic philosopher, Seneca, wrote an entire book called Peace of Mind, and it’s the featured breakdown this week at my site, The Stairway to Wisdom.
The breakdown itself is about 9,100 words, covering all the Key Ideas, Book Notes, Action Steps, and more.
It’s also free, by the way.
