How can I use this week’s quotes to reshape the story I’m telling myself in my journal?

Pick one quote per day and let it rewrite your inner narrative. Try this 4-step page: 1) The story I’m telling: write the current script (e.g., “I’m failing at work”). 2) Quote lens: choose a quote and ask one guiding question. • Dumbledore: “Where’s the light I can turn on here?” • Voltaire: “What song can I still sing in this ‘lifeboat’?” • de Beauvoir: “What courage does self-knowledge invite today?” 3) Small reframe: rewrite one paragraph with that lens. 4) One next scene: name a tiny action. Repeat through the week—let “Curiouser and curiouser!” nudge you to add one curious question each day. Use the Stoic app’s prompts this week as anchors for each session.

I’m overthinking future outcomes. How do I journal my life as a chapter without spiraling?

Use a chapter-format check-in. Title: “If my life is a story, this chapter is called…” Mood summary: 3 sentences about the main tension. Cast: name your ‘antagonists’ (fear, perfectionism) and your allies (values, routines). Turning point: one decision I control today. Ken Venturi’s line can guide the tone: focus on being “better than you ever thought you could be,” not better than everyone else. If you feel lost, borrow Thoreau: being “lost” can be the chapter where you learn the map—write one thing you’re learning, not fixing. Close with a single next-scene action you’ll take before the day ends. Capture it in Stoic so tomorrow’s entry can reflect on how the scene played out.

How do I weave elders’ stories and my own truth into this week’s prompts without feeling fake?

Try a micro-story template: 1) Scene: set where/when the elder’s story lives in your memory. 2) Sense: one concrete detail (sound, smell, phrase). 3) Spark: the lesson that still glows. 4) Carry: how I use it this week (one behavior or reminder). If you worry about “truth vs flair,” split your page: left column “what happened,” right column “meaning I’m making.” Anaïs Nin’s idea—creating a world you can live in—gives permission to shape meaning while keeping facts clear. End with a compassion footnote: one kind sentence to your past self. Use this on prompts like “What story from a mentor stayed with you?” inside the Stoic app to keep your reflections consistent across the week.

On Storytelling

This week, we'll remember the stories we tell, and the stories we hear.

Oct 06, 2025 ― Oct 12, 2025

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