Pause & Reflect Medallion

Delay is the remedy.

The greatest antidote to anger is time.
Let this coin serve as a reminder of restraint and reflection.

Anger exacerbates. It makes a bad situation worse.
Anger explodes. It harms everything in its vicinity.
But there’s an answer to anger: time.

The Pause & Reflect Medallion represents Stoic practices that delay, defuse, and quell anger.

Touch each letter of the alphabet.
Look in the mirror.
Pausa et Reflecte.

And remember:
Delay is the remedy.

Seneca’s advice to those gripped by anger: look in a mirror.
Why? Because you might not even recognize yourself distorted by rage.
But more importantly, because “whoever comes to a mirror to change himself has already changed.”

Observing your anger means you’ve already begun controlling it.
Toxic emotions can pass you by just as easily as they can lead to regret.
A moment of reflection makes space for them to pass.

In heated moments, the Stoic Athenodorus advised Octavian, “Don’t say or do anything until you’ve repeated the 24 letters of the alphabet.”

24 letters away from his anger, Octavian was calm and collected.

The alphabet on the Anger Medallion offers the same chance.
The chance to stave off rash decisions. Tantrums and tirades. Burned bridges.
To choose a better path.

Each coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin. Each coin has a unique finish and character.

Dimensions: 1 9/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams. 

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