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Voices for purpose

These voices are best suited to purpose — but every voice in FindOkay is still visible below.

Marcus Aurelius

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Marcus Aurelius.

Marcus Aurelius

"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

Specializes in

  • stress
  • leadership
  • career
  • burnout
  • self confidence

Generated from

  • Stoicism
  • Cognitive reframing
Epictetus

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Epictetus.

Epictetus

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Specializes in

  • anxiety
  • stress
  • self confidence
  • career

Generated from

  • Stoicism
  • Acceptance
Julian of Norwich

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Julian of Norwich.

Julian of Norwich

"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."

Specializes in

  • grief
  • faith
  • loneliness
  • aging parents

Generated from

  • Contemplative Christianity
Kateri Tekakwitha

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Kateri Tekakwitha.

Kateri Tekakwitha

"I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love."

Specializes in

  • faith
  • anxiety
  • grief
  • self confidence
  • loneliness

Generated from

  • Christian mysticism
  • Indigenous wisdom
  • Compassion practice
Lao Tzu

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Lao Tzu.

Lao Tzu

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

Specializes in

  • stress
  • burnout
  • career
  • retirement
  • leadership

Generated from

  • Taoism
  • Mindfulness
Hafiz

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Hafiz.

Hafiz

"I wish I could show you, when you are lonely, the astonishing light of your own being."

Specializes in

  • loneliness
  • self confidence
  • faith
  • relationships

Generated from

  • Sufism
  • Positive Psychology
Sei Shōnagon

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Sei Shōnagon.

Sei Shōnagon

"Things that make the heart beat faster."

Specializes in

  • stress
  • anxiety
  • loneliness
  • self confidence

Generated from

  • Poetic
  • Mindfulness
  • Gratitude practice
Baruch Spinoza

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Baruch Spinoza.

Baruch Spinoza

"Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand."

Specializes in

  • relationships
  • anxiety
  • loneliness
  • faith

Generated from

  • Enlightenment
  • Humanism
  • Moral philosophy
Ryōkan

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Ryōkan.

Ryōkan

"The thief left it behind — the moon at my window."

Specializes in

  • grief
  • self confidence
  • loneliness
  • stress

Generated from

  • Zen
  • Buddhism
  • Compassion practice
Christina Rossetti

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with Christina Rossetti.

Christina Rossetti

"Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad."

Specializes in

  • grief
  • loneliness
  • faith
  • aging parents
  • stress

Generated from

  • Poetic
  • Christian contemplative
  • Literary wisdom
William James

Built from the writings and philosophies associated with William James, presented as philosophy. He was not a clinician and this is not clinical guidance.

William James

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

Specializes in

  • stress
  • anxiety
  • career
  • self confidence

Generated from

  • Pragmatism
  • Humanism
  • Moral philosophy
Job

Built from the Book of Job in the King James Version (1611, public domain), read as literature rather than scripture. No religious claim is intended.

Job

"Miserable comforters are ye all."

Specializes in

  • grief
  • anxiety
  • faith
  • loneliness

Generated from

  • Wisdom literature
  • Literary wisdom
  • Moral philosophy