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 discuss New Year's Resolutions from a Stoic perspective. This video focuses on Book Two, Chapter Eighteen of Epictetus' Discourses titled 'How Must We Struggle Against Impressions.' I talk about habit-forming, desires, setting goals, replacing bad habits, mindset, relapse, awareness, prudence, procrastination, and excuse-making. Happy New Year! Sorry for the black lines in the video. There seems to be a problem with the rendering in my recording software I can hopefully fix for the future. Find Justin Vacula online: Blog: http://www.justinvacula.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/justinvacula Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/justinvacula Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Support: Donate: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Like, share, subscribe! Epictetus' Discourses: https://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Epictetus-Handbook-Fragments-Everymans/dp/0460873121/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478049820&sr=8-2&keywords=epictetus+discourses Stoic Philosophy – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/stoicism/ Massimo Pigliucci's Stoicism blog: https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/ Stoic Philosophy Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stoicism/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uu9SNbgG_E

Members of Wilkes-Barre City Council offer prayer during the July 16, 2013 city council meeting. Council members also offered prayer before the same day's work session and special meeting for a total of three prayers in one evening. The prayer is as follows: "Almighty and everlasting God who presides over all things in Heaven, come and preside over these deliberations so that those who make the decisions may be guided by your wisdom." Find more information about prayer at Wilkes-Barre City Council meetings and my efforts opposing it: http://justinvacula.com/category/council-prayer/ Please consider donating: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s36lxB3M0oQ

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. This video is a clip from a Stoic Philosophy discussion group on the topic of handling adversity I hosted in Willow Grove, PA on 2/12/17 with Humanist Association of Greater Philadelphia. View their website here: https://www.meetup.com/humanism-152/ Find Justin Vacula online: Blog: http://www.justinvacula.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/justinvacula Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/justinvacula Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Support: Donate: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Like, share, subscribe! Epictetus' Discourses: https://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Epictetus-Handbook-Fragments-Everymans/dp/0460873121/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478049820&sr=8-2&keywords=epictetus+discourses Stoic Philosophy – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/stoicism/ Massimo Pigliucci's Stoicism blog: https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/ Stoic Philosophy Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stoicism/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqTBIim0xs

You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com. This is episode 96 – Piotr Stankiewicz – Stoicism in a Pandemic. We talk about mental health; the importance of a strong mindset and how to cultivate it; flexibility; personal responsibility; moderation; and how to live a fulfilling life. Piotr is a philosopher, author, and teacher specializing in Stoicism based in Warsaw, Poland. He writes in English and in Polish captivated by the idea that Stoicism is not only a school of philosophy from a Classics textbook, but a viable philosophy of life for modern times. He is a member of the Modern Stoicism team, an international network of scholars and authors promoting Stoic philosophy. In 2019, with Vernon Press, he published 'Does Happiness Write Blank Pages? On Stoicism and Artistic Creativity.' His book 'A Manual of Reformed Stoicism' was published in 2020. See show notes for links to his websites, Facebook page, and contact information. Support my work through Patreon, SubscribeStar, the Cash App, and Paypal and use referral links: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Find Justin Vacula online and listen to past content: Main website: http://www.stoicsolutionspodcast.com/ SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/justinvacula iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-philosophy/id1264404483 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/justinvacula Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/justin-vacula/stoic-philosophy Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser&u=0#/ps/I4gq7yzmfr63glwfvin2kmciifq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoicSolutionsPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoicSolutions Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Engage at home or on-the-go with podcast listeners and people interested in Stoicism & Philosophy in my new interactive easy-to-use Discord chat channel: http://justinvacula.com/2018/04/02/stoic-solutions-podcast-discord-chat/ John Bartmann offered free consultation and audio edits for episodes 51-63. https://www.johnbartmann.com/ Music: Birds by Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/Birds-Scandinavianz Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/4iknKLfV2X8 Show notes: http://myslnikstankiewicza.pl/reformed-stoicism/ https://www.facebook.com/SztukaZyciaWedlugStoikow/ mikolaj.piotr@gmail.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51MyaxPMcJw