This week I cover how to start the day as a Stoic. I discuss morning meditations derived from Marcus Aurelius and Seneca as well as explain the Stoic exercise called the View from Above.

Here it is, the premier episode of Good Fortune! I cover the goals of the project, explain the title choice and the raven image, and discuss the "Festival Mindset" found in Epictetus's Dialogues.

Matt Van Natta answers the following: What is death, to the Stoic? Why should we continuously confront death? How can we come to accept death?

This episode's questions: Exactly how close to nature's heart is change? So the ancient Stoics were really hung up on change, what's it matter? What are the benefits of perceiving and accepting that the universe is ever-changing?

This episode answers the questions: What's the Stoic view of fear and do Stoics experience it? The Stoics say that fear is all in my head but, if so, my head is really good at generating fear. What should I do about that? Outside of reigning in my imagination, how can I stoicially confront fear?

Matt Van Natta discusses the physicality of Stoicism. He covers the ancient Stoics' use of physical exercises to enhance their philosophical practice.

In this episode, Matt Van Natta recommends books and online resources that can help with Stoic practice.

In episode 8, Matt Van Natta uncovers Stoicism's answers to the following questions: How am I supposed to react when I screw up? How can I stop blaming myself (should I stop blaming myself?) when the fact is I really did do something wrong? And finally, what exercise can get me back into my Stoic practice?

In this extrasode, Matt Van Natta reads an ImmoderateStoic.com post concerning Stoic compassion for jerks. The article bridges the ideas in episode 7 and the upcoming episode 8.

In Episode 7, Matt Van Natta talks about dealing with challenging people. He covers a variety of thoughts from Stoic and Emperor Marcus Aurelius as well as explains the Stoic Reserve Clause.