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A flourishing world is a better world. A flourishing person helps create this better world. 

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If you’d like to contribute please email the editor, Kathryn Koromilas, at pathstoflourishing@gmail.com.

28 Days of Joyful Death Writing

Real joy is a serious matter, wrote Seneca to Lucilius. Thinking about death might not be a cheerful activity, but it does bring joy. It’s the joy that comes from…

Join us for a discussion on beauty on International Women’s Day, March 8

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Wednesday 8th March, we’ll talk about Stoicism and beauty. Join us to hear from a panel of leading women Stoics: Sharon Lebell, Jennifer Baker, Brittany…

Sofia Koutlaki chats with Simon Drew about a courageous choice.

Courage alone is not a virtue. Courage must coexist with wisdom, moderation, and justice. This is the concept known as the “unity of the virtues.”

Scott Bennett chats with Professor Chris Gill about the virtues

Courage alone is not a virtue. Courage must coexist with wisdom, moderation, and justice. This is the concept known as the “unity of the virtues.”

Watch the replay of Courageous Paths to Flourishing: Stoicon Women Virtual Gathering 2022

We are so excited to be sharing the video replay of our Courageous Paths to Flourishing: Stoicon Women Virtual Gathering 2022. This was our second online gathering. We held our…

Defining courage with Professor Chris Gill and Sukhraj Gill

“Courage is knowledge of which things are to be chosen and avoided and neither.” Diogenes Laertius, 7.92 With two weeks to go to our Courageous Paths to Flourishing online gathering,…

Online Symposium – Stoicism and Courage

Greg Sadler and Harald Kavli, editors of the Stoicism Today blog, recently called for contributions for an online symposium on Stoicism and Courage to align with and start a conversation…

Share this with a friend who needs courage

When we think of #courage, we often think of instances of heroism and daring bravery. Stalwart soldiers repelling invaders from their homeland. Quick-thinking bystanders saving a child from drowning. Intrepid undercover…

Let’s be courageous together

Do you regret not being more courageous in life?Are you frustrated because you don’t feel your life gives you opportunities to show courage?Do you feel that you are not naturally…

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7 Days of Mindfulness with Marcus Aurelius this Mental Health Awareness Week (May 9-15)

Loneliness and connection It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK (May 9-15) and this year’s theme is loneliness which affects millions of people across the UK and the world. Across the country…

News January 2022

Hello, dear Friends of Paths to Flourishing. How are you? How is your Stoic practice? Leave a reply below and let us know! We’d love to hear from you. Two…

Aga Animucka

On a personal level, I’ve found the philosophy has helped me to develop a better mental health routine for myself, given me a tool to manage my social anxiety and…

Simon Drew

Heraclitus has taught me that there are some mysteries which are better discovered than learned, that poetry, mysticism, philosophy, music and art need not be separate pursuits, that all things…

Jamie Ryder

On a personal level, I’ve found the philosophy has helped me to develop a better mental health routine for myself, given me a tool to manage my social anxiety and…

Sofia A Koutlaki

Stoic philosophy is the guiding light on my life journey. It guides my inner search for my best person. It guides me toward the end of my journey with a…

Nona Maiorano

Stoic philosophy is the guiding light on my life journey. It guides my inner search for my best person. It guides me toward the end of my journey with a…

Eve Riches

I had to work hard to overcome my fear. I would think to myself that Marcus Aurelius would say I should really be afraid of not beginning to live! 

Lydia Scratch

I have been a practicing Stoic since I was an adolescent. And without knowing it, Stoicism had already put me on the path to living a good and meaningful life.…

Kai Whiting

I am grateful for Stoicism. In some respects, it helped me conquer death. It helped when I should have been at my lowest low. I didn’t fall because Stoicism taught…

Mary Braun Bates

By the time I hit young adulthood, I had created much of Stoicism for myself. I decided that virtue was the highest good. I could not enumerate the virtues, but…

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Subscribe to Flourish for occasional news and personal stories.

If you’d like to contribute please email the editor, Kathryn Koromilas, at pathstoflourishing@gmail.com.