Who Possesses You? | 12 Must-Read Stoic Books To Get You Started

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<p>We must retain possession of ourselves. We must get a hold of ourselves. No matter what they do to us. No matter how unfair or frustrating life (and bullies) can be.</p><br><p>Books Mentioned: </p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=1&amp;_sid=6bad64441&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Letters from a Stoic - Seneca</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/meditations-marcus-aurelius-gregory-hays-translation-premium-leather-edition?_pos=4&amp;_sid=920d1ddb2&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations - Marcus Aurelius</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/war10?_pos=1&amp;_sid=0c9661164&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Courage Under Fire - James Stockdale</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy14?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d2492bdca&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mans Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/hardship-and-happiness-the-complete-works-of-lucius-annaeus-seneca?_pos=1&amp;_sid=c07b35f23&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hardship and Happiness - Seneca</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan9?_pos=1&amp;_sid=34d4fafba&amp;_ss=r&amp;variant=40308614267034" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-complete-works-handbook-discourses-and-fragments?_pos=6&amp;_sid=258a354a9&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Enchiridion - Epictetus</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/that-one-should-disdain-hardships-the-teachings-of-a-roman-stoic?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b8bfd5783&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>That One Should Disdain Hardships - Musonius Rufus</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy10?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b7a9eb063&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How To Think Like A Roman Emperor - Donald Robertson</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy19?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d9fbd88bf&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>On The Shortness Of Life - Seneca</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/inner-citadel-the-meditations-of-marcus-aurelius-revised?_pos=1&amp;_sid=3a3c70234&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Inner Citadel - Pierre Hadot</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan4?_pos=3&amp;_sid=3e471aae5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday</em> - https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><br><p>Amazon Prime Day is here! </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Destiny-Power-Self-Control-Virtues/dp/0593191692/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=AUTHOR&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9r4nK6fxfDbdou2XKmjnMS7ekO7YFsq6YU7Qk51_Mc2yXPkvARduno2HOglIQSPq_GINr-zKl9Xb6vPN47AinDGa2C1iBWoiKSZhOqiN06JSRjrkEwLY4uvZ39g7ih-1dhYdFmjRZNPiPM4IFT3DPoNc-v4nnsCa7SJyy8Kwvs-6BoWkGW9ZG3M6sqltgDqLnop0upPVUbyXDYa-TEYkuuVSK4ULxhzHHOMiz7maUH8.CDeZt_7xhG62duA4lyMWW5Mw9rzpPdXIIrd9WJleTW0&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> Discipline Is Destiny </em></a><em>is over 50% off right now during Amazon Prime Day! 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