Stoic Journal 1

It has been a while.

At this point if anyone read this in the past they probably do not now, but if you do welcome to the new and improved blog of myself Achija Branvin Sionnach. I am going to start journaling here daily to reflect and to learn as all the great stoic philosophers advised. So, here we go.

These past two years have been difficult for us as a nation and for myself personally. My Saturn return was not kind, but the dust is beginning to settle and much of my ability to make it through this time has been thanks to my embrace of stoic philosophy. It has been a constant light in the darkness and, though I am still impulsive, restless, and grumpy, it has helped me to gain some perspective on my situation. Good Stoics journal, and while I am easily distracted and have trouble committing to writing assignments with neither grades nor money involved I am making a commitment to here overcome that failing. As Yoda said "Do, or do not; there is no try". I could try to journal in private but that would not be as useful to me I think. So I will be baring my own inner workings here. If you enjoy that sort of thing you are weird but welcome.

I have a temper to shame the gods. I have learned many techniques over the years to control that temper and present the world with a more even keel but the fact remains that when someone gets my dander up I suck all the energy out of a room. I have had to quit things I otherwise enjoy such as League of Legends because I get far to angry while playing. The Stoics say when you are getting angry to put things into perspective, to memento mori, to amor fati and I do, but still I struggle.

I want to master my temper, not to bottle it for that is unhealthy but instead to be master of it rather than let it master me.

I'll see you tomorrow.