{"title":"Stoic Reminders","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"memento-mori","title":"Memento Mori Medallion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDaily Stoic is excited to share the\u003ci\u003e Memento Mori \u003c\/i\u003emedallion. These coins are designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMeditations,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/stoic-reading-list\/\"\u003eMarcus Aurelius wrote\u003c\/a\u003e “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” That was a personal reminder to continue living a life of virtue NOW, and not wait. The French painter Philippe de Champaigne expressed a similar sentiment in his painting \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ae\/StillLifeWithASkull.jpg\/782px-StillLifeWithASkull.jpg\"\u003eStill Life with a Skull\u003c\/a\u003e,\" which showed the three essentials of existence: the tulip (life), the skull (death), and the hourglass (time). The original painting is part of a genre referred to as \u003ci\u003eVanitas\u003c\/i\u003e, a form of 17th century artwork featuring symbols of mortality which encourage reflection on the meaning and fleetingness of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882—the same mint where the iconic AA anniversary medallions were created in 1973 by Bill Westman, an employee. Westman wanted to create something to leave with people he interacted with in recovery groups and to mark their achievements in sobriety, to remind them of the messages of AA and help keep them on their road to recovery. Westman’s advice was “Carry this in your pocket or purse and when temptation is great, reach into your pocket and feel the medallion and remember your struggle to get this far.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe front features an interpretation of de Champaigne’s 17th century painting and the back shows a shortened version of Aurelius’s timeless wisdom. The coin acts as a reminder to not obsess over trivialities, or trying to become famous, make more money than we could ever spend, or make plans far off in the future. All these are negated by death. It’s time we stop pretending otherwise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: 1 \u003c\/span\u003e9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iy7nWXiVVf4?rel=0\" class=\"ui-droppable\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere are some of our fans sharing the coin with their audience on social media:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBestselling author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWK4gdll5_r\/\"\u003eInstagram photo\u003c\/a\u003e).  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward-winning filmmaker Casey Neistat (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyNeistat\/status\/894925317906870272\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etweet\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntrepreneur and bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QTbQMbRDZj4?t=50m35s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsk Gary Vee episode\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuben Chavez of Think Grow Prosper (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXlTRbgBsBS\/\"\u003eInstagram photo\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVlogger Jay Shetty (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailystoic\/status\/894657349868302341\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etweet\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike Herrera, lead vocalist for punk rock band MxPx (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BX3IThgho7F\/\"\u003eInstagram photo\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarc Fitt, fitness model and serial entrepreneur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Food Babe, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris \"Drama\" Pfaff, Young \u0026amp; Reckless founder \u0026amp; CEO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerard Adams, Elite Daily co-founder (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMGerardAdams\/status\/920651219705659392\"\u003eTweet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Roll, athlete and bestselling author (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BxlPpYcl2ajVeExuemZWNElBTmM\"\u003eInstagram story\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJon Gordon, bestselling author (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonGordon11\/status\/925112217267208195\"\u003etweet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLes Snead, General Manager of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2018\/09\/06\/why-rams-general-manager-les-snead-went-all-in-to-try-to-win-a-super-bowl\/\"\u003eOrange Country Register\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Looking for a memento mori \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e? We recently introduced our memento mori signet ring. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/products\/memento-mori-premium-signet-ring\"\u003eClick here to learn more.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35938598721,"sku":"COINMM","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Memento-mori.png?v=1619113772"},{"product_id":"amor-fati-medallion-1","title":"Amor Fati Medallion","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaily Stoic is excited to announce, in collaboration with bestselling author Robert Greene (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/48-Laws-Power-Robert-Greene\/dp\/0140280197\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48 Laws of Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mastery-Robert-Greene\/dp\/014312417X\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmor Fati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e medallion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/amor-fati-love-everything-that-happens\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmor fati \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a mindset that you take on for making the best out of anything that happens: Treating each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. To not only be okay with it, but love it and be better for it. So that like oxygen to a fire, obstacles and adversity become fuel for your potential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flame on the front is inspired by Marcus Aurelius’s timeless wisdom: “A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.” The back features an excerpt of the great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s formula for greatness: “Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it… but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003elove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882—the same mint where the iconic AA anniversary medallions were created in 1973 by Bill Westman, an employee. Westman wanted to create something to leave with people he interacted with in recovery groups and to mark their achievements in sobriety, to remind them of the messages of AA and help keep them on their road to recovery. Westman’s advice was “Carry this in your pocket or purse and when temptation is great, reach into your pocket and feel the medallion and remember your struggle to get this far.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3C-rTDEp6oU\" class=\"ui-droppable\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are some of our fans sharing the coin with their audience on social media:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJon Gordon, bestselling author (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonGordon11\/status\/925112217267208195\"\u003etweet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKerri Walsh Jennings, 3x Olympic gold medalist (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerrileewalsh\/status\/923977431760781312\"\u003etweet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":2021862866974,"sku":"COINAF","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Amor-Fati.png?v=1619114416"},{"product_id":"ego-is-the-enemy-print","title":"Ego Is the Enemy Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDesigned in collaboration with San Francisco based artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/joeyroth.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJoey Roth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, this print is inspired by the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. The print shows an interpretation of the following: humility is a knowledge of our weaknesses, confidence is a knowledge of our strengths, and ego is something dangerous with none of the former and a skewed sense of the latter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach print is letterpress-printed on 11″ x 17″ Lettra stock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDoes not come framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vag9HQwLyn0\" class=\"ui-droppable\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eView \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/collections\/prints\"\u003eall of our available prints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, including timeless quotes from the Stoic greats Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/collections\/prints\"\u003eclicking here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":5344450773022,"sku":"EGO_PRINT","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Ego-is-the-enemy-1_22e6deef-ea04-4a5b-a4ec-436452bedf16.png?v=1596199701"},{"product_id":"ego-is-the-enemy-medallion","title":"Ego Is the Enemy Medallion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Ego sucks us down like the law of gravity.\" \u003c\/i\u003e—Cyril Connolly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eInspired by the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Ryan Holiday, Daily Stoic is excited to introduce the Ego Is the Enemy medallion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEgo is that outsized sense of self-importance, that malignant self-absorption, a belief that one is somehow inherently better and entitled to more than everyone else, what NBA Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley famously called “the disease of me.” It’s the voice whispering in our ear, alternatively, that we’re invincible or that we suck and everyone is plotting against us. Ego is that toxic force that makes real teamwork, empathy, vulnerability and artistry impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eName one situation you’ve ever been in that called for more ego.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e It repulses advantages and opportunities. It’s a magnet for enemies and errors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhatever we’re doing in life—whether we’re aspiring to do something, experiencing success or in the middle of difficulty—ego is the enemy every step along the way. That is why we designed the back of the coin to illustrate the three stages of this cycle: Aspiration. Success. Failure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe purpose of this coin is to remind us to be:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHumble when ambitious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGracious when successful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eResilient when we fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stages circle the writer Cyril Connolly’s wisdom: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Ego sucks us down like the law of gravity.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe front of the coin features a bust without a head—a reminder that ego can topple us at any moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn an era that glorifies selfie culture, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. We hope that by carrying this medallion, you’re able to protect yourself against your greatest foe — your own ego.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882—the same mint where the iconic AA anniversary medallions were created in 1973 by Bill Westman, an employee. Westman wanted to create something to leave with people he interacted with in recovery groups and to mark their achievements in sobriety, to remind them of the messages of AA and help keep them on their road to recovery. Westman’s advice was “Carry this in your pocket or purse and when temptation is great, reach into your pocket and feel the medallion and remember your struggle to get this far.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin. \u003c\/span\u003eEach coin has a unique finish and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/axWPyhKu2ME\" class=\"ui-droppable\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7225196740638,"sku":"COINEG","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Ego-is-the-enemy.png?v=1619114115"},{"product_id":"premeditatio-malorum","title":"Premeditatio Malorum","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePremeditatio malorum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (“the pre-meditation of evils”) is a Stoic exercise of imagining things that could go wrong or be taken away from us. It helps us prepare for life’s inevitable setbacks and develop resilience in the face of uncertainty. We don’t always get what is rightfully ours, even if we’ve earned it. Not everything is as clean and straightforward as we think they may be. Psychologically, we must prepare ourselves for this to happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeneca wrote:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat is quite unlooked for is more crushing in its effect, and unexpectedness adds to the weight of a disaster. This is a reason for ensuring that nothing ever takes us by surprise. We should project our thoughts ahead of us at every turn and have in mind every possible eventuality instead of only the usual course of events...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRehearse them in your mind: exile, torture, war, shipwreck. All the terms of our human lot should be before our eyes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy doing this exercise, Seneca was always prepared for difficulty and prepared to meet any fate. Which is a good thing—because nearly every single one of those things actually happened to him. And from what we know, he faced each with bravery, strength and understanding. and always working that disruption into his plans. He was fitted for defeat or victory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe premeditatio malorum medallion is designed to keep us equally prepared—and strengthen us for any possibility. The back features part of Seneca’s quote, “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the terms of our human lot should be before our eyes.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWrapped around the border are the situations Seneca instructs us to rehearse: Exile. Torture. War. Shipwreck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnticipation doesn’t magically make things easier, of course. But the more prepared we are, the abler we are to proceed despite the potential difficulties. With anticipation, we have time to raise defenses, or even avoid them entirely. We’re ready to be driven off course because we’ve plotted a way back. We can resist going to pieces if things didn’t go as planned. With anticipation, we can endure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882. The coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin. \u003c\/span\u003eEach coin has a unique finish and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7562585210910,"sku":"PMCOIN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Premeditatio-Malorum.png?v=1619113952"},{"product_id":"the-obstacle-is-the-way-medallion","title":"The Obstacle Is The Way Medallion","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” \u003c\/em\u003e—Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe inspiration for the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Ryan Holiday—that line, plucked from the pages of Marcus Aurelius’s private \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMeditations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e from nearly 2,000 years ago, is a timeless, life-changing lesson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNow, with our newest medallion, you can carry this powerful truth with you wherever you go. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe world is constantly testing us. We set out to do something and it’s more trying than we expect. We face resistance. We get criticized. We run out of options. We experience technical difficulties. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat will we do?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMarcus would say that the Stoic finds a way to turn every negative into a positive. In this famous line, what he’s suggesting is that—no matter how bad or seemingly undesirable a situation becomes—we always have the opportunity to practice virtue, to use the situation as an opportunity to be our best selves. We don’t control when things get hard, but we always control how we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003erespond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We can show patience, courage, humility, resourcefulness, reason, justice, and creativity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe things that test us make us who we are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Stoic grows stronger and better with every obstacle they face. They rally to every challenge and thrive as a result. So can you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo keep this thought in mind, we’ve created \u003cem\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/em\u003e medallion to carry with you. The front features a great mountain. The back shows Marcus’s enduring words: “The impediment to action advances action, what stands in the way becomes the way.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs the Haitian proverb puts it: Behind mountains are more mountains. One does not overcome one obstacle only to enter the land of no obstacles. No matter how successful we are or will be, we’re going to find things that stand in our path. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur hope is that when you encounter these obstacles you’ll feel the weight of the coin in your pocket and remember that each obstacle offers a chance to thrive not just in spite of whatever is in front of you, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebecause of it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882—the same mint where the iconic AA anniversary medallions were created in 1973 by Bill Westman, an employee. Westman wanted to create something to leave with people he interacted with in recovery groups and to mark their achievements in sobriety, to remind them of the messages of AA and help keep them on their road to recovery. Westman’s advice was “Carry this in your pocket or purse and when temptation is great, reach into your pocket and feel the medallion and remember your struggle to get this far.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $68\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8031142346782,"sku":"COINOB","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/The-obstacle-is-the-way.png?v=1619113783"},{"product_id":"sympatheia","title":"Sympatheia Medallion","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Meditate often on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of all things in the universe. All things are mutually woven together and therefore have an affinity for each other—for one thing follows after another according to their tension of movement, their sympathetic stirrings, and the unity of all substance.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e—Marcus Aurelius, \u003cem\u003eMeditations,\u003c\/em\u003e 6.38 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePerhaps the most radical idea in all of Stoicism: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympatheia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is the belief in mutual interdependence among everything in the universe, that we are all one. You will find this link between all beings throughout the works of Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMeditations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, a book written only to himself, Marcus refers to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommon good \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emore than 80 times, self-identifying not just as a citizen of Rome, but of the World. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMarcus knew that reminding himself of the limitations of his individual perspective would help him be a better person and a better leader. Taking the \"view from above\" as he termed it, would challenge his preconceptions down at ground level and help him see the world around him more accurately, fairly and empathetically. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is something we can all do. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympatheia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis an invitation to us to take a step back, zoom out and see life from a higher vantage point than our own. It changes our value judgments, weakens the power that luxury and temptation have over us, reduces the seemingly insurmountable differences between people and races and turns the worries of daily life from anxiety attacks to absurdities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis Stoic insight was captured brilliantly 2,000 years later in the words of American astronaut Edgar Mitchell as he looked out at earth from the quiet confines of the Apollo 14 lunar module: “In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat Mitchell was looking at out the module window, that inspired these moving words, was itself captured photographically the following year during the Apollo 17 mission. One of the most famous, most reproduced images in all of human history: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Blue Marble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat is why we created this medallion. So you can carry a reminder with you every day that you are not alone, that you are part of something bigger than yourself, that there is a greater good to which we all owe a duty above and beyond our own selfish concerns. The medallion is a prompt in your pocket, to ask yourself: Who am I? What am I doing? What is my role in the world? Are my problems really that big of a deal? Or are they pretty small in the bigger picture?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe front shows the famous 1972 “Blue Marble” photograph of Earth, which instantly changed man’s perspective on himself. It is a view Marcus Aurelius could only imagine but still understood. The image is a prompt to zoom out of your own bubble and see the world as a whole and understand the interdependence of everyone on it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe back features Marcus’s timeless wisdom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Revere the gods, and look after each other. Life is short—the fruit of this life is a good character and acts for the common good.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ee are all connected and unified and made for one another. The Stoics knew it, the Buddhists knew it, and so should we. This fact should never be far from our minds. And with this medallion, it won’t be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs with all our other coins, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympatheia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e medallion is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882. Each coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin. \u003c\/span\u003eEach coin has a unique finish and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13798487556205,"sku":"SYMCOIN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Sympatheia.png?v=1596413988"},{"product_id":"summum-bonum","title":"Summum Bonum Medallion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSummum Bonum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is an expression from Cicero, Rome’s greatest orator. In Latin, it means “the highest good.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd what is the highest good? What is it that we are supposed to be aiming for in this life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo the Stoics, the answer is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003evirtue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e If we act virtuously, they believed, everything else important could follow: Happiness, success, meaning, reputation, honor, love. The Stoics didn’t claim this path was easy, or that it would always be recognized or appreciated by those closest to us, only that it was essential. And that the alternative—taking the easy route or the shortcut, even if unethical or immoral—was considered only by cowards and fools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs Marcus Aurelius writes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMeditations,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying… or busy with other assignments.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo the ancients, if we let virtue lead the way, every step we take will be safe. In Greek mythology, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eArete\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e was the goddess of virtue. The model for us to follow—the embodiment of this idea of doing and living right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFollowing in our wildly popular series of Stoic-inspired medallions, this new coin is a bright, shining reminder of virtue. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe front of the coin features an iconic rendition of Arete in the ancient city of Ephesus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe back shows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Marcus’s simple reminder:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe phrase is ringed, as if by sentries protecting this essential truth, by Marcus’s reminders that virtue is the answer in all circumstances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying or busy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur goal in creating this medallion is that you will feel its weight in your pocket and remember that no matter the circumstance, no matter how dire or desperate, how straightforward or scary, virtue is the answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt is a simple token that prompts us to do what we know in our hearts is right, even if every incentive or interest pulls us away from that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe live in a world awash with corruption, with selfishness, with cruelty and pain. We need virtue more than ever. We need heroes. We need those who stand up for the common good—no matter the circumstances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe need \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to be one of those people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis coin is formed around that call to action. It’s for you to carry with you everywhere you go so that you may never forget to answer when that call comes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882. The coin is shipped in a custom-designed box with an accompanying information card, explaining the practice to anyone receiving the coin. \u003c\/span\u003eEach coin has a unique finish and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBundle\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re interested in purchasing all 8 of our Daily Stoic medallions, you can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins\"\u003esave $52\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby clicking here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14090355867757,"sku":"SBCOIN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Summum-bonum.png?v=1619113791"},{"product_id":"7-medallion-bundle-all-the-daily-stoic-coins","title":"10 Medallion Bundle + Premium Display!","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGet 10 of our Daily Stoic medallions and the Premium Bundle Display in one package! You will be receiving 10 medallions, each $10 off plus the FREE display!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes all 10 of our Stoic medallions, each designed to keep a different tenet of Stoicism close in mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach coin is handcrafted in the United States by a custom mint operating in Minnesota since 1882—the same mint where the iconic AA anniversary medallions were created in 1973 by Bill Westman, an employee. Westman wanted to create something to leave with people he interacted with in recovery groups and to mark their achievements in sobriety, to remind them of the messages of AA and help keep them on their road to recovery. Westman’s advice was “Carry this in your pocket or purse and when temptation is great, reach into your pocket and feel the medallion and remember your struggle to get this far.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/pages\/anger-medallion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePause \u0026amp; Reflect Medallion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - The newest addition to our medallion collection, the Pause \u0026amp; Reflect Medallion is your reminder\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to stop, breathe, and reflect—before you act. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Stoics practiced pausing—not as weakness, but as wisdom. They knew that even a small delay could mean the difference between regret and the right decision. This medallion is designed to be your anchor in those moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/products\/anxiety-medallion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnxiety Medallion\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcus Aurelius put it like this: “\u003cem\u003eToday I escaped from anxiety.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cspan\u003eWhat Marcus understood is that anxiety comes from the inside. We are the creators of our anxiety. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich means we can also be the ones to do something about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo keep that in mind, we created the \u003c\/span\u003eAnxiety Medallion\u003cspan\u003e for you to carry around with you wherever you go and use it as a tool when anxiety strikes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/memento-mori\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemento Mori Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Our most popular medallion, \u003cem\u003ememento mori\u003c\/em\u003e (Latin: \"remember you must die\") is \u003cspan\u003ethe ancient practice of reflecting on your own mortality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front features our interpretation of \u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ae\/StillLifeWithASkull.jpg\/782px-StillLifeWithASkull.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStill Life with a Skull\u003c\/a\u003e,\" which showed the three essentials of existence: the tulip (life), the skull (death), and the hourglass (time). The back shows Marcus Aurelius's timeless reminder, \"you could leave life right now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeditating on your mortality is only depressing if you miss the point. It is in fact a tool to create priority and meaning. It’s a tool that generations have used to create real perspective and urgency, to treat our time as a gift and not waste it on the trivial and vain. Death doesn’t make life pointless but rather purposeful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/amor-fati-medallion-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmor Fati Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/amor-fati-love-everything-that-happens\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmor fati \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a mindset that you take on for making the best out of anything that happens: Treating each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. To not only be okay with it, but love it and be better for it. So that like oxygen to a fire, obstacles and adversity become fuel for your potential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flame on the front is inspired by Marcus Aurelius’s timeless wisdom: “A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.” The back features an excerpt of the great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s formula for greatness: “Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it… but \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/summum-bonum\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/sympatheia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSympatheia Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cspan\u003ePerhaps the most radical idea in all of Stoicism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympatheia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the belief in mutual interdependence among everything in the universe, that we are all one. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front shows the famous 1972 “Blue Marble” photograph of Earth, which instantly changed man’s perspective on himself. It is a view Marcus Aurelius could only imagine but still understood. The image is a prompt to zoom out of your own bubble and see the world as a whole and understand the interdependence of everyone on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe back features Marcus’s timeless wisdom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Revere the gods, and look after each other. Life is short—the fruit of this life is a good character and acts for the common good.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/the-obstacle-is-the-way-medallion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cem\u003e“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” \u003c\/em\u003e—Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inspiration for the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Ryan Holiday, that line, plucked from the pages of Marcus Aurelius’s private \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeditations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nearly 2,000 years ago, is a timeless, life-changing lesson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, with this medallion, you can carry this powerful truth with you wherever you go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front features a great mountain. The back shows Marcus’s enduring words: “The impediment to action advances action, what stands in the way becomes the way.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/ego-is-the-enemy-medallion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEgo Is the Enemy Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003ci\u003e\"Ego sucks us down like the law of gravity\" \u003c\/i\u003e—Cyril Connolly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Ryan Holiday, Daily Stoic is excited to introduce the Ego Is the Enemy medallion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purpose of this coin is to remind us to be:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHumble when ambitious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGracious when successful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResilient when we fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/four-virtues-medallion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour Virtues Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If, at some point in your life, you should come across anything better than justice, truth, self-control, courage—it must be an extraordinary thing indeed.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Four Virtues Medallion is a perfect reminder that you can have everything you want if you just make the effort to take the road that leads through virtue. The Four Virtues Medallion is designed to make that effort just a little bit easier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/summum-bonum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/premeditatio-malorum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremeditatio Malorum Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Premeditatio malorum\u003cspan\u003e (“the pre-meditation of evils”) is a Stoic exercise of imagining things that could go wrong or be taken away from us. It helps us prepare for life’s inevitable setbacks and develop resilience in the face of uncertainty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe premeditatio malorum medallion is designed to keep us equally prepared—and strengthen us for any possibility. The back features part of Seneca’s quote “\u003ci\u003eAll the terms of our human lot should be before our eyes.” \u003c\/i\u003eWrapped around the border are the situations Seneca instructs us to rehearse: Exile. Torture. War. Shipwreck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/products\/summum-bonum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/products\/summum-bonum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/summum-bonum\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummum Bonum Medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Summum Bonum is an expression from Cicero, Rome’s greatest orator. In Latin, it means “the highest good.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what is the highest good? What is it that we are supposed to be aiming for in this life? To the Stoics, the answer is virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front shows Arete, the Greek goddess of virtue and a model for us to follow—the embodiment of this idea of doing and living right. The back shows Marcus’s simple reminder:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- notionvc: 1d1dde30-572d-4340-ae4b-c6938ca62dbb --\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/products\/premium-medallion-bundle-display\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Premium Bundle Display\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - Keep your medallions safe and show them off in your office while you're not carrying your reminders in your pocket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis premium medallion display comes in a black soft-touch lamination, featuring the embossed Daily Stoic logo in gold foiling, laser cut foam inserts to hold the medallions in place, a clear window to protect your medallions, and magnetic closures to keep the display secured. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe display sits at a 45º angle so that you can meditate on your medallions no matter where you put them in your office. There is a 9th spot that features a gold-printed graphic that is removable. 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Comes wrapped in an emerald-green velour pouch with an included hand-numbered and signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis bust of Marcus Aurelius was inspired by Ryan’s own antique bust that he keeps on his writing desk. It was a source of inspiration to him while he wrote his own reflections on Stoicism like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/mJYa\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStillness Is the Key\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/R0rS\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/fjSJJ\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Designed exclusively for readers of the Daily Stoic by ES Schubert Sculpture Studios, this bust was made to be passed down and to one day serve as an antique of its own—perhaps yours will inspire you in the same way Ryan’s inspired him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor more information on the crafting process, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/es-schubert-interview\/\" title=\"Interview with E. Spencer Schubert\"\u003eread this interview\u003c\/a\u003e conducted by the Daily Stoic with the sculptor, E. Spencer Schubert. And to purchase a larger version of the bust, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/e-s-schubert-sculpture.myshopify.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-bronze-bust?utm_source=daily_stoic\u0026amp;utm_medium=link\u0026amp;utm_campaign=aureliusbust\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Individually hand-numbered, patinated and waxed with an aged verdigris finish. Mounted on a 3”x3”x2.5” cherry wood base with an espresso stain. Comes wrapped in in an emerald-green velour pouch with an included hand-numbered and signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bust of Seneca the Younger was inspired by the Double Herm of Socrates and Seneca. Dating to the third century CE, this is one of the only accurate depictions of Seneca that survives. Seneca, a famed writer, dramatist, politician and advisor, is one of the three key figures in the development of Stoicism. 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This image is known as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eouroboros\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the oldest symbols in the world, and represents how anxiety often feeds on itself in an endless cycle, where worrying about something leads to more worry, and so on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"494\" width=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/Brightening_1.png?v=1723573649\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the ancients also believed the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eouroboros\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecould symbolize rebirth and transformation—because if we confront and work through anxiety, we will shed our old skin, and grow a new identity in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThink about how much time each day you spend consumed by anxiety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 minutes?\u003cbr\u003e30 minutes?\u003cbr\u003e3 hours?\u003cbr\u003eAll day, every day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if that could be cut in half, or nearly eliminated? You could spend that time far happier and more productive. You could use that mental energy for building, rather than tearing yourself down. And by getting out of your head, you’d be able to enjoy the company of friends and family without anxiety getting in the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s the goal of this coin. Not only is it a reminder of your control over anxiety, but the Anxiety Coin also makes a great fidget spinner to twist and turn in your fingers. Or, like Ryan Holiday, you can spin and watch the coin as a way to focus your attention and not let your thoughts consume you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"284\" width=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/C8120.gif?v=1723571246\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-8c8f6c8f-7fff-b118-a778-cfbb5c927702\"\u003eGain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-74fec3da-7fff-8e4a-b7e5-b2797d97a86b\"\u003eReturns \u0026amp; Exchanges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor more information on product refunds or exchange eligibility, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/pages\/return-refund-policies\"\u003eReturns \u0026amp; Exchanges\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44003076636870,"sku":"COINAN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/Anxiety_coin_antler_V2_1.jpg?v=1727815194"},{"product_id":"anger-medallion","title":"Pause \u0026 Reflect Medallion","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelay is the remedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe greatest antidote to anger is time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet this coin serve as a reminder of restraint and reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnger exacerbates. It makes a bad situation worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnger explodes. It harms everything in its vicinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut there’s an answer to anger: time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Pause \u0026amp; Reflect Medallion represents Stoic practices that delay, defuse, and quell anger.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTouch each letter of the alphabet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLook in the mirror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePausa et Reflecte.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd remember:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelay is the remedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/Anger_Trans_BG_540x540_FRONT.png?v=1754757274\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeneca’s advice to those gripped by anger: look in a mirror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy? Because you might not even recognize yourself distorted by rage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut more importantly, because \u003cem\u003e“whoever comes to a mirror to change himself has already changed.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObserving your anger means you’ve already begun controlling it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToxic emotions can pass you by just as easily as they can lead to regret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA moment of reflection makes space for them to pass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/Anger_Trans_BG_540x540_BACK.png?v=1754757305\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn heated moments, the Stoic Athenodorus advised Octavian, “Don’t say or do anything until you’ve repeated the 24 letters of the alphabet.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 letters away from his anger, Octavian was calm and collected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe alphabet on the Anger Medallion offers the same chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe chance to stave off rash decisions. Tantrums and tirades. Burned bridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo choose a better path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: 1 9\/16” in diameter, 2.778 MM thick, 26.2 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-6df94f9b-7fff-f4f7-375f-42e25629dd91\"\u003eReturns \u0026amp; Exchanges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor more information on product refunds or exchange eligibility, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/pages\/return-refund-policies\"\u003eReturns \u0026amp; Exchanges\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44640264356038,"sku":"ANGCOIN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/files\/Ryan_w_Pause_Square_111825.jpg?v=1763502824"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.dailystoic.com\/collections\/stoic-reminders.oembed","provider":"Daily Stoic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}