Ancient Wisdom Archives

(Jeffrey Howard)

Garry Gergich the Stoic

Parks and Rec expounds a great deal upon the teachings of Stoicism, but it is Garry Gergich—not Ron Swanson—who embodies the Stoic ideals.

(Kelly Kiernan)

William Irwin seeks to quell bad faith arguments and encourage greater acceptance of the uncertainty so endemic to life’s big questions.

(Ibrahim Rifath)

Critiques of wanderlust by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Stoics have far-reaching consequences for our ability to lead meaningful lives.

(Boris Smokrovic)

Honeybees don’t only inform us of further ecological collapse but invite us into being more mindful: present and compassionate.

(Walt Disney Studios)

P.L. Travers, who hung out with British mystics and studied alongside a Zen Buddhist master, would have approved of the Mary Poppins sequel.

(Brooke Cagle)

If you succeed in shifting your goals internally, you’ll be happier, because what other people do is largely beyond your control.