Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Drawing upon themes in Seneca’s ‘Letters to a Stoic,’ I discuss negative consequences of desires, vices, and how we can change our mindsets to live more modest content lives. Desires can distract us from our worthwhile goals, compromise our character, harm us, cause great stress, and lead us to be slavish. Real joy can be […]
My Stoic Philosophy video series explores the philosophical tradition of Stoicism with goals to inform, empower, and help others benefit from the practical wisdom of Ancient Greek, Roman, and modern thinkers. I tackle many topics including handling adversity, finding meaning in life, working toward contentment, dealing with change, anger, and gratitude. This video is a […]
I explore Seneca’s letter ‘On the Shortness of Life’ offering commentary on themes such as gratitude, humility, purpose, desire, setting goals, friendship, moderation and change. ? On the Shortness of Life by Justin Vacula on Scribd As always, free free to comment below and/or on the YouTube video itself. Like, share, subscribe, and consider donating […]
My Stoic Philosophy video series explores the philosophical tradition of Stoicism with goals to inform, empower, and help others benefit from the practical wisdom of Ancient Greek, Roman, and modern thinkers. I tackle many topics including handling adversity, finding meaning in life, working toward contentment, dealing with change, anger, and gratitude. In this video, I […]
I’ll be leading a Stoic Philosophy discussion group focusing on the topic of friendship at 2 P.M. on May 21, 2017 in Willow Grove, PA. The event will take place in the second floor community room at Giant supermarket. This event is open to the public, free of charge, and hosted by the Humanist Association of […]
