Seneca's Boat: Values Clarification and Mindful Activity

Practical Wisdom for Busy People by Tim LeBon

The great Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca once said “If you don’t know to which port you are sailing, no wind is favourable”. Imagine a boat in the middle of the sea representing your journey through life. What are your key values? Are you clear where you want your life to go? Spend a few moments defining key values. Happiness? Good relationships? Meaning and purpose? Achievement? Being the best version of you? Jot them down. The next step is to steer your boat in the direction of those values, today. What one specific thing can you do today that you weren’t already planning to do to move one step closer. Perhaps gardening, reading a book, meeting a friend, exercising, making a healthy and tasty meal for you and others? For the rest of the day you might like to imagine Seneca as a wise sage on your shoulder, advising you to be mindful of where your boat is heading and to what you can to move in the right direction See you soon, have a great day.