This meditation encourages a morning ritual of journaling, but really it can be done any time. The idea is to carve out the time to be quiet and alone for yourself. The list of questions was offered by Epictetus's writings:
- What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion?
- What for tranquility?
- What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.
- What, then? A rational being.
- What then is demanded of me? Meditate on your actions.
- How did I steer away from serenity?
- What did I do that was unfriendly, unsocial, or uncaring?
- What did I fail to do in all these things?
The authors encourage us to journal these questions each day, but we are not limited to this list. Again, the idea is quiet, alone time for ourselves.
The journal question:
What am I getting out of my journaling ritual?
So far, my journaling ritual has been about 3 weeks (when I started The Daily Stoic). I am starting to see these principles everywhere. I even start thinking about these things during the day as the work day progresses. I find it's bringing me some peace. I typically do these reflections at night before bed followed by a guided meditation (or ASMR) from YouTube. I am sleeping better.
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