September 3rd Reading from The Daily Stoic (Round 2) - "First, A Hard Winter Training"

"We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven't prepared."
~ Epictetus, Discourses, 1.2.32

Part of the reason I returned to this program of daily readings is exactly this - I'm out of training, out of shape, and ill-prepared for the hammer-blows my soul is suffering.