17 Apr 24 Dear Friend, (yes, this is how I start my daily journals) I reviewed a journal entry from December, and it was important. The entry discussed learning to find happiness in the internal (the stuff you control). But that hasn’t been happening, right? You’re worrying about the stuff you don’t control. You’re falling […]
The Stoic Texts Part 3
This is a continuation of my stoic text thread where I discuss stoicism. You can see the first texts here and the second here. 10/16/23 In September of 2000, I moved to Columbus AFB, Mississippi. A couple of weeks later, my husband followed. He moved all of our stuff in… We unpacked every box…. And then […]
The Stoic Texts Part 2
This is a continuation of my stoic text thread where I discuss stoicism. You can see the first texts here. 9/29/23 I’m a planner… I’m the kind of person who has backup plans for my backup plans. It comes in handy when flying airplanes. What if the weather is worse than expected? What if there […]
The Stoic Texts Part 1
I’ve been away from this blog for a LONG time. But I’ve been doing something new I wanted to share. About a year ago, I started learning Stoicism. And I was doing a good job at it. But I felt like teaching the concepts would help me become a better stoic. So, some of my […]
How to Stop Negative Thoughts in Their Tracks
Negative thoughts are some of the most damaging things we can do to our body, mind, and spirit. I asked my friend Ann, to give me some action items to share that can be used right now to help with these thought patterns.