Derek Castleman: The Sober Stoic
Recovery and Philosophy
In recovery we are often times told to write gratitude lists to remind ourselves of what we are grateful for in life. The Stoics had their own way of building gratitude in a deeply and profound way through the use of an exercise known as negative visualization. In this article I will discuss what isContinueContinue reading “Gratitude a Stoic Way”
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Thousands of years before the Serenity Prayer was written, Stoics were already discussing the implications of it through all aspects of our lives and how to use it to regulate emotions. In this article I will discuss Cicero’s example of the archer and how it relates to the Serenity Prayer for any goal you haveContinueContinue reading “Cicero and The Serenity Prayer”
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The role of a higher power in our lives is one that many recovery programs discuss as an essential part of the 12 Step Process. Stoics also looked at the presence of a higher power around us within the philosophy. In this article I will discuss how stoicism can not only help you find yourContinueContinue reading “The Higher Power and Stoics”
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In this article I will look at how Stoics could possibly view the bottoms that we hit when we are in our addiction as something that is a benefit to us rather than a curse. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.William Shakespeare – Hamlet One thing that can beContinueContinue reading “The Blessing of the Bottom”
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In the third and final part in this series looking at the Serenity Prayer, I will discuss the role of wisdom in stoicism and how it becomes the key to living out this prayer to the fullest and achieving serenity. I will conclude with discussing how the four virtues of stoicism can all be foundContinueContinue reading “Serenity Prayer: Part Three”
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Often times we are told that life is too short. But is it really? Is life really too short or are we just living it wrong? In this article I will look at Seneca’s book On the Shortness of Life, discussing how he views we shorten our own lives and how we can truly liveContinueContinue reading “Life is Not Short…If Lived Right”
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Derek Castleman: The Sober Stoic