Stoic tranquillity and resilient joy.
True steadiness comes from managing your own thoughts and actions—not trying to control everything around you.
Read:
Epictetus: Enchiridion (selected aphorisms on control, judgments, and desire).
https://archive.org/details/epictetus-the-enchiridion
Seneca: On the Shortness of Life (selections).
https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/SenecaOnTheShortnessOfLife/Seneca%20on%20the%20Shortness%20of%20Life.pdf
Control ledger: Identify three recurring stresses and label “within” or “beyond” control. Design one internal practice for each.
Cognitive drill: Reframe one setback using Stoic distinctions
Journaling Prompt
- Reframe on paper: Take one recent stress; write neutral facts, your initial story, and a Stoic‑aligned rewrite. Note the felt shift (0–10).
- Steadiest day note: What did you actually do differently on your most stable day this week?
Ink And Inquiry 