Introduction

We’re going back to Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations.  In this episode we talk about and contemplate our own place in this world.  How to take a larger perspective and stop taking ourselves so seriously.  How can we stop overinflating our problems and enjoy the very short amount of time we have been given on this planet.  And how that impacts out children.

"Of things some are in our power, and others are not. " -EpictitusIn this episode we discuss the importance of recognizing the things in our lives that we control and do not control.  Adding this perspective can change your life and helping your child reach this perspective and outlook can be instrumental in setting them up for a life filled with happiness and contentment.

Part 2 of The Lost Hours.  We discuss ways to share the concept of time passing with young people and strategies to have more control over our lives. 

How would the ancient stoics suggest we monitor and keep at bay the distraction in our pockets?  We discuss the importance of recognizing how we spend our time.  We set the intention to limit the mindless time we spend on our phone.

We discuss how the ancient stoics might approach the problem of a child's misbehavior.  How to keep your cool in those difficult moments.  The passage is from Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations" and the intention for the week involves spending some time every morning anticipating those difficult moments.

Why is it so important to model the behavior you want to see from your children?  The Stoics had insight into our nature that outpaced the understood Science of their day.  In this episode I discuss the importance of actions rather than words, and we set up our first intention of the podcast.

I introduce the podcast and set expectations for the episodes to come. The STOIC FATHERHOOD podcast is a compilation of the most meaningful and useful ideas from the philosophy of stoicism that can impact you as a man and a father.