The Stoics taught us to live in rhythm with nature. Look around you now, the leaves are falling, the air is colder, the world is slowing down.
Winter is a season of death and rebirth. The trees shed what no longer serves them. The earth grows quiet under a blanket of snow. It is not weakness, it is preparation.
We should do the same. This is the time to:
- Reflect on what needs to die in our lives.
- Recenter ourselves in silence.
- Build our plan for the new year.
I use this time to expose myself to the cold as much as possible. Be uncomfortable, you can always go back inside after and warm up. Embrace the cold, enjoy it's temporary nature as it makes you feel alive!.
The world will test us again when the spring comes. But winter is the Forge, where discipline is renewed, where clarity is sharpened, where men prepare in silence to strike harder when the time comes.
What do you need to shed this winter so you can step into the new year stronger?
Stay stoic, brothers.
— Cody