The very insightful practical philosopher Kayla Trautwein just shared with her followers on Facebook a short post I did there this morning in my own stream, a few words on courage and wisdom, that I also posted here a bit later. I wanted to relay her wise words, rooted in an amazing life adventure. Kayla writes:
<<If you're looking for some courage in these trying times, please read these important insights from one of my favorite authors, Tom Morris. Tom wrote a fantastic book called The Stoic Art of Living which was the first practical philosophy book I read many years ago. It kick started my 6-year saga of overcoming my anxiety, anger, pessimism, constant negative thoughts, and more. I'm currently reading his book, Plato's Lemonade Stand, which is all about transforming change and adversity into something positive. The timing couldn't be more perfect.
Times like these are why we can't live life on auto-pilot or in a reactive mode anymore. We must adopt a set of wisdom we can turn to in order to maintain our courage and peace of mind even in the most challenging of circumstances. Otherwise, we'll just feel tossed around on the ocean of uncertainty with our emotions controlled by what's happening outside of us.
Life felt like pure chaos until I had fundamental wisdom I could cling to in order to make sense of the world and my experience. Not random tactics, tricks, or techniques that the self-help world is based upon. Real wisdom. Things like learning to stop worrying about things outside of my control, suspending negative judgments about my circumstances, transforming adversity into opportunity, developing positive character qualities, and more.
Thank you, Tom!>>
And I thank Kayla for sharing her hard-earned wisdom!
