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The Compass That Guides Us

Feb 12, 2024

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This podcast explores the importance of having a compass as parents, focusing on the Stoic virtues of courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom. It discusses the need to teach these virtues to our children and make decisions based on them, while promoting the Stoic virtue series.

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The podcast emphasizes the significance of the four cardinal virtues (courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom) in guiding parents through various challenges and decisions.

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The Importance of Cardinal Virtues in Parenting

The podcast emphasizes the significance of the four cardinal virtues in guiding parents in various situations. The virtues of courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom, introduced by Zeno in the 3rd century BC, serve as ideals that can navigate parents through sleepless nights, arguments, uncomfortable conversations, and unexpected challenges. The virtues are not only essential for parents to live by but also crucial to teach to their children, as their future depends on it. By memorizing, acting, and parenting according to these virtues, parents can find guidance and make better decisions.

The Compass That Guides Us

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These are the Cardinal Virtues, which Zeno laid down in the 3rd Century B.C. as:

Courage

Discipline

Justice

Wisdom

We need these virtues and we need to teach these virtues to our children. Their life…and the future hinges on it. So memorize these four virtues. Act on them. Live them. Parent by them. And keep them close to your heart always.

If you want to carry the Four Virtues around like a compass,, over at Daily Stoic, we created the Four Virtues Medallion.

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The front of the Four Virtues Medallion features a custom-designed seal with four elements representing the Four Virtues: a lion (Courage), a man sprinkling water into a jug of wine (Temperance), a set of scales (Justice), and an owl (Wisdom). On the back is an admonition not to exchange the Four Virtues for others—for there is no other set of virtues that will serve you better than these.

As with all our other coins, the Four Virtues Medallion is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882. Each coin is shipped with an accompanying information card, explaining the Four Virtues to its fortunate recipient. Each coin has a unique finish and character.

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