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the #simplicity prompt spoke loudly today.
I had to share again haha
#julyjazz

My family (spouse, kids, me) have been meeting up every evening for nearly 15 years to each share 1 thing we're grateful for, 1 thing we're sorry about, and 1 thing we intend for the next day. Recently we've added 1 thing we learned that day and an excerpt from the tagged. It's been helping all of us to reflect, like the Stoics, on what is in our control vs what isn't and to try to put our energy into the former.
#mentalhealthmonday @Kerrbearlib

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”the reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less” -Diogenes Laertius
#quoteoftheday #sundayfunday #nonfiction #bibliophile #uncommon #philosophy

#dailyread ft. Pretty Izzy 😸

“One does not magically get one‘s act together- it is a matter of many individual choices. And make no mistake: while the individual action is small, its cumulative impact is not.”

#quoteoftheday #catsoflitsy #uncommon
#bibliophile #philosophy #selfhelp

What I do everyday shapes who I am,
not just in the moment,
but in the person I am becoming.
Guiding my days with confidence & love 💛
#nonfiction #selfhelp #philosophy #bibilophile #sundayfunday

It‘s okay to fall into an unproductive flow sometimes, but our habits do shape us.
The cool thing is, we get to choose which habits we reinforce.
Pause•Reflect•Reset

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Daily Stoic meditation: the antidote to my reading slump.

The book was okay. If anything I found it inspirational and motivating. It describes great leaders and it is a good book to gain insight on how to become a good one. It pushes you and gives you some tips on how to become disciplined but it dragged in a many areas and there weren‘t explicit strategies.

November‘s pick was Discipline is Destiny. I wasn‘t sure about it at first, but ultimately a lot of what he wrote resonated with me, so much that as soon as I finished I re-listened to it. But, November was a good month—strong honorable mentions to Stay True by Hua Hsu and Reagan by Bob Spitz.

New Year, New Habits

This will be my new morning routine. The passage from the Daily Stoic for today, the page from the linked journal then a quick check of the family To Do list using the very funny and profane planner my friend gave me for Christmas.