This week I reached way back in time to a lesson I learned when my children were young, and I was a young teacher. As always, I learned from one of my students. This time, the lesson was the importance of telling your family you love them.
Even this morning, I continued my work to undo a generation of stoicism by telling my mom I loved her, multiple times. She reciprocated every time! We can learn, we can grow.
To hear the whole story about how I learned the importance of telling your family you love them, head on over to this week’s post: Tell Your Loved Ones You Love Them All The Time.
Also, it took a lot of planning and driving and moving but we had a huge milestone this week. Ben and Kendall moved to a house in Cleveland! College + independent living + 4 hours from home will be a big test for everyone involved, but the pieces are in place for success. And let’s face it, a move like this is itself a sign of success.
Speaking of stoicism, and I was, I highly recommend the book and website The Daily Stoic ( dailystoic.com ). It is a great resource to learn about stoicism and the philosophers who practiced it, and how the principles can be applied to your daily life. (Keeping in mind, of course, the importance of telling people you love them.)
Also, creator Ryan Holiday is a great example of how a simple concept + determination + a publishing schedule = thousands of subscribers. Ryan has also published three books, and now he even has a podcast!
Among bloggers, he is a bit of a legend.
This week’s Best Word:
stoic
noun
sto·ic | \ ˈstō-ik \
Definition of stoic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 capitalized : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
2: one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
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