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J.W. Bertolotti

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Perennial Meditations, Perennial Wisdom, Illumination, Medium, Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life, Substack, What Is Stoicism?, Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)
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Stoicism and the Founding Fathers

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By J.W. Bertolotti
| Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)
Dear Fellow Travelers, Today, Americans are celebrating their 250th birthday. In cities across America, you’ll find fireworks, parades, and the full spectacle. (Happy Independence Day to all those who are celebrating!) Today, on the Fourth of July, I want to explore the Stoic ideas and practices that shaped the Founding Fathers. I hope you enjoy it! J.W. Rainy Day, Fifth Avenue by Childe Hassam (1916) Never stop learning how to live! Dying Every Day is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project.
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Seneca on Learning to Die

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By J.W. Bertolotti
| Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)
Dying Every Day is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) learn how to live. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen... Welcome to Dying Every Day. This is Dying Daily. Much of fear is fear of losing. Losing the familiar structure of the life you have arranged and quietly begun to mistake for permanent. Seneca’s point is severe because it reaches the root.
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Courage in Practice—Cato the Younger on Being Incorruptible

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By J.W. Bertolotti
| Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)
The death of Cato by Johann Carl Loth (Public domain) Never stop learning how to live! Dying Every Day is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) learn how to live. Listen onApple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, orwherever you listen... Welcome to Dying Every Day. This is Day 152.
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