J9
@downtownj9.bsky.social
Independent thinker. Animal lover and advocate. #Disabled also VERY ABLE. Free spirit. #STOIC philosophy is MY philosophy. Breathe. Stay calm 😌 and focused 💪🏻 You are responsible for you...that's all YOU can control
Daily Question:
What will I be missing when I CHOOSE to allow the EMOTION, being AFRAID for example, make my DECISION?
That's the real question you should ask when you're faced with something scary or hard. Remember if it's hard or you're afraid, the payoff will be worth it. #STOIC #THINK
What will I be missing when I CHOOSE to allow the EMOTION, being AFRAID for example, make my DECISION?
That's the real question you should ask when you're faced with something scary or hard. Remember if it's hard or you're afraid, the payoff will be worth it. #STOIC #THINK
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
DAILY QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:
Is this under or within my control? If the answer is NO, LET IT GO 🌄
Is this WHO I WANT TO BE? If the answer is NO, YOU HAVE WORK TO DO 💪🏻
Who are you spending time with? Think about the influence friends and co-workers can have on our everyday decisions. 🤔
Is this under or within my control? If the answer is NO, LET IT GO 🌄
Is this WHO I WANT TO BE? If the answer is NO, YOU HAVE WORK TO DO 💪🏻
Who are you spending time with? Think about the influence friends and co-workers can have on our everyday decisions. 🤔
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
DAILY QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:
Is this under or within my control? If the answer is NO, LET IT GO 🌄
Is this WHO I WANT TO BE? If the answer is NO, YOU HAVE WORK TO DO 💪🏻
Who are you spending time with? Think about the influence friends and co-workers can have on our everyday decisions. 🤔
Is this under or within my control? If the answer is NO, LET IT GO 🌄
Is this WHO I WANT TO BE? If the answer is NO, YOU HAVE WORK TO DO 💪🏻
Who are you spending time with? Think about the influence friends and co-workers can have on our everyday decisions. 🤔
In May 2023 I was dealing with my active addiction. My baby brother was as well. His home became a "drug den" for users and homeless addicts. He was arrested. I was called to stay in his home, to protect it. The house was robbed. I took this PERSONALLY. I USED whatever I found. It was fentanyl💀 💔
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In May 2023 I was dealing with my active addiction. My baby brother was as well. His home became a "drug den" for users and homeless addicts. He was arrested. I was called to stay in his home, to protect it. The house was robbed. I took this PERSONALLY. I USED whatever I found. It was fentanyl💀 💔
In 2023 I had a fall that dislocated my fake right hip. I re-injured my drop foot from 2015 and had my hip put back in place in the emergency at the closest hospital. Fast forward: 7 dislocations, 4 emergency surgeries and 1 scheduled surgery. I am now permanently disabled. I'll be sharing more.
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In 2023 I had a fall that dislocated my fake right hip. I re-injured my drop foot from 2015 and had my hip put back in place in the emergency at the closest hospital. Fast forward: 7 dislocations, 4 emergency surgeries and 1 scheduled surgery. I am now permanently disabled. I'll be sharing more.
I am a novice Stoic. Every day I work on the four virtues:
WISDOM
COURAGE
JUSTICE
TEMPERANCE
These virtues can be difficult to implement in my daily life.
The original Stoic Philosophers were men and women living in MUCH DIFFERENT TIMES than we are. Yet those beliefs are still valid 🤔
WISDOM
COURAGE
JUSTICE
TEMPERANCE
These virtues can be difficult to implement in my daily life.
The original Stoic Philosophers were men and women living in MUCH DIFFERENT TIMES than we are. Yet those beliefs are still valid 🤔
December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I am a novice Stoic. Every day I work on the four virtues:
WISDOM
COURAGE
JUSTICE
TEMPERANCE
These virtues can be difficult to implement in my daily life.
The original Stoic Philosophers were men and women living in MUCH DIFFERENT TIMES than we are. Yet those beliefs are still valid 🤔
WISDOM
COURAGE
JUSTICE
TEMPERANCE
These virtues can be difficult to implement in my daily life.
The original Stoic Philosophers were men and women living in MUCH DIFFERENT TIMES than we are. Yet those beliefs are still valid 🤔
Good day fellow Blueskyer's 😊 ❤️💙
“When the mind quakes beneath uncertain skies, anchor yourself in ritual—discipline is the blade that carves order from the chaos.”
Anchor yourself with discipline; every morning you journal or every evening you go for a walk. These rituals will keep you grounded 💪🏻
“When the mind quakes beneath uncertain skies, anchor yourself in ritual—discipline is the blade that carves order from the chaos.”
Anchor yourself with discipline; every morning you journal or every evening you go for a walk. These rituals will keep you grounded 💪🏻
December 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Good day fellow Blueskyer's 😊 ❤️💙
“When the mind quakes beneath uncertain skies, anchor yourself in ritual—discipline is the blade that carves order from the chaos.”
Anchor yourself with discipline; every morning you journal or every evening you go for a walk. These rituals will keep you grounded 💪🏻
“When the mind quakes beneath uncertain skies, anchor yourself in ritual—discipline is the blade that carves order from the chaos.”
Anchor yourself with discipline; every morning you journal or every evening you go for a walk. These rituals will keep you grounded 💪🏻
Reposted by J9
Important truths to remember
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Important truths to remember
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny." Lao Tzu
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny." Lao Tzu
Acceptance makes life so much easier 😌
Recognise and understand the issue.
Then respond with a non-judgmental attitude towards our challenges. Including our thoughts and feelings.
Don't avoid pain.
Turn towards pain. Empowering ourselves to learn from our situation and act with compassion.
Recognise and understand the issue.
Then respond with a non-judgmental attitude towards our challenges. Including our thoughts and feelings.
Don't avoid pain.
Turn towards pain. Empowering ourselves to learn from our situation and act with compassion.
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Acceptance makes life so much easier 😌
Recognise and understand the issue.
Then respond with a non-judgmental attitude towards our challenges. Including our thoughts and feelings.
Don't avoid pain.
Turn towards pain. Empowering ourselves to learn from our situation and act with compassion.
Recognise and understand the issue.
Then respond with a non-judgmental attitude towards our challenges. Including our thoughts and feelings.
Don't avoid pain.
Turn towards pain. Empowering ourselves to learn from our situation and act with compassion.
"The BEST REVENGE is to NOT be LIKE the ONE WHO INJURED you" Marcus Aurelius
SIMPLE MEANING ~ the best way to "get back" at someone who hurt you isn't by stooping to their level and acting badly, but by staying true to your values, and not letting their negativity change you.
SIMPLE MEANING ~ the best way to "get back" at someone who hurt you isn't by stooping to their level and acting badly, but by staying true to your values, and not letting their negativity change you.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"The BEST REVENGE is to NOT be LIKE the ONE WHO INJURED you" Marcus Aurelius
SIMPLE MEANING ~ the best way to "get back" at someone who hurt you isn't by stooping to their level and acting badly, but by staying true to your values, and not letting their negativity change you.
SIMPLE MEANING ~ the best way to "get back" at someone who hurt you isn't by stooping to their level and acting badly, but by staying true to your values, and not letting their negativity change you.
Lest we forget 💔
"We do not SUDDENLY get READY to DIE, we have BEEN DYING EVERY DAY," SENECA
⏳️TIME⏳️ ONCE SPENT, WE CAN NEVER GET BACK
"Don't LIVE as if you have ENDLESS YEARS ahead of you. DEATH OVERSHADOWS YOU. While you're alive and able be good"
MARCUS AURELIUS
"We do not SUDDENLY get READY to DIE, we have BEEN DYING EVERY DAY," SENECA
⏳️TIME⏳️ ONCE SPENT, WE CAN NEVER GET BACK
"Don't LIVE as if you have ENDLESS YEARS ahead of you. DEATH OVERSHADOWS YOU. While you're alive and able be good"
MARCUS AURELIUS
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lest we forget 💔
"We do not SUDDENLY get READY to DIE, we have BEEN DYING EVERY DAY," SENECA
⏳️TIME⏳️ ONCE SPENT, WE CAN NEVER GET BACK
"Don't LIVE as if you have ENDLESS YEARS ahead of you. DEATH OVERSHADOWS YOU. While you're alive and able be good"
MARCUS AURELIUS
"We do not SUDDENLY get READY to DIE, we have BEEN DYING EVERY DAY," SENECA
⏳️TIME⏳️ ONCE SPENT, WE CAN NEVER GET BACK
"Don't LIVE as if you have ENDLESS YEARS ahead of you. DEATH OVERSHADOWS YOU. While you're alive and able be good"
MARCUS AURELIUS
Your true value is here in this experience of being ♥️🇨🇦🤍 so slow down once in a while.
Remember, you can have a BEAUTIFUL LIFE even though TERRIBLE things HAVE HAPPENED to you. I think millions will agree with this statement 💜
The truth is WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, no doubt 💯 😌 BELIEVE in YOURSELF
Remember, you can have a BEAUTIFUL LIFE even though TERRIBLE things HAVE HAPPENED to you. I think millions will agree with this statement 💜
The truth is WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, no doubt 💯 😌 BELIEVE in YOURSELF
December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Your true value is here in this experience of being ♥️🇨🇦🤍 so slow down once in a while.
Remember, you can have a BEAUTIFUL LIFE even though TERRIBLE things HAVE HAPPENED to you. I think millions will agree with this statement 💜
The truth is WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, no doubt 💯 😌 BELIEVE in YOURSELF
Remember, you can have a BEAUTIFUL LIFE even though TERRIBLE things HAVE HAPPENED to you. I think millions will agree with this statement 💜
The truth is WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, no doubt 💯 😌 BELIEVE in YOURSELF
Important truths to remember
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Important truths to remember
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
Truth #1: No one is COMING TO SAVE YOU
Truth #2: Life OWES you NOTHING
Truth #3: PAIN is your GREATEST TEACHER
Truth #4: CONTROL what you CAN and RELEASE what you CANNOT
Truth #5: TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The Stoics are TRUE philosophers.
Pain is our greatest teacher. It took my addiction and slapped me upside the head with it 🙃🤦🏻♀️
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Pain is our greatest teacher. It took my addiction and slapped me upside the head with it 🙃🤦🏻♀️
Reposted by J9
🇨🇦 Question for fellow Canadians. What are your top 3 issues happening in Canada right now? 🇨🇦
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
🇨🇦 Question for fellow Canadians. What are your top 3 issues happening in Canada right now? 🇨🇦
If you could create the perfect society, what are your top 3 MUST-HAVES? PLEASE NO comments about the killing or removal of ANY ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If you could create the perfect society, what are your top 3 MUST-HAVES? PLEASE NO comments about the killing or removal of ANY ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
🇨🇦 Question for fellow Canadians. What are your top 3 issues happening in Canada right now? 🇨🇦
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
🇨🇦 Question for fellow Canadians. What are your top 3 issues happening in Canada right now? 🇨🇦
Reposted by J9
"The fact that Trump is adorning his office with gold and doubling his net worth is all the proof you need that he was perfectly content to say whatever he needed to say on the campaign trail to manipulate his fans. But now that he's got what he needs from them, he's done helping them."
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"The fact that Trump is adorning his office with gold and doubling his net worth is all the proof you need that he was perfectly content to say whatever he needed to say on the campaign trail to manipulate his fans. But now that he's got what he needs from them, he's done helping them."
Joy for my soul. She is my sunshine when my days are dark. We all need more than ourselves in this journey. Let's make sure we live in a world where NO ANIMAL BECOMES EXTINCT💜 🙌🐵🦁🐘🦘🦊❤️ BLESSING
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Joy for my soul. She is my sunshine when my days are dark. We all need more than ourselves in this journey. Let's make sure we live in a world where NO ANIMAL BECOMES EXTINCT💜 🙌🐵🦁🐘🦘🦊❤️ BLESSING
The world can be magical and brilliant. Look at the person who's running for the last train, tired, ready to be home. Our days pass so very quickly. It's as if you're 20 and chasing your dreams, and then you're 56 and not sure what happened. Remember to stop and enjoy the sunshine. Enjoy freedom.
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The world can be magical and brilliant. Look at the person who's running for the last train, tired, ready to be home. Our days pass so very quickly. It's as if you're 20 and chasing your dreams, and then you're 56 and not sure what happened. Remember to stop and enjoy the sunshine. Enjoy freedom.
This is an amazing story of women reclaiming their independence and gaining some financial freedom 💰 🙌 💜🥳 beautiful.
Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.
For years, men controlled one village's coffee industry — but one woman changed that
Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is an amazing story of women reclaiming their independence and gaining some financial freedom 💰 🙌 💜🥳 beautiful.
"We can't pay federal employees, and we can't pay the military......" interesting
omg!
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"We can't pay federal employees, and we can't pay the military......" interesting
Well, look at that
You gotta love this one. Neat view by the Oregon National Guard Adjutant General....one of US.
ICE MAY REGRET NG there
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Oregon's National Guard Adjutant General, Brigadier General Alan Gronewold, In the reports, he is alleged to have said that if his National Guard members were deployed to defend protesters, they would protect the protesters, not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Oregon's National Guard Adjutant General, Brigadier General Alan Gronewold, In the reports, he is alleged to have said that if his National Guard members were deployed to defend protesters, they would protect the protesters, not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Well, look at that
Reposted by J9
PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
March 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
Reposted by J9
