260424 What I learned in my studies this morning 6

Today's Meditation(s):

It was Epictetus who said that the whole point of philosophy was to be able to meet whatever life threw at you with, “This is what I trained for.”

No one just magically steps up in the big moments. No, we revert to our level of training. Our true character comes out under pressure. So we must train that character, we must develop our bodies, we have to put in the work.  ~ The Daily Stoic 260424

My chances of success increase if I follow Nature, use my reason, worry about things up to me, focus on virtue, and care for my community.

But it's not about success. It's about the pursuit.