Oh man! I enjoyed reading that 
Philosophy especially epistemology, metaphysics, logic are such wonderful tools to wield today against modern problems as they were 200 or 2000 years ago.
Stoicism has made a resurgence in the last several years, I have noticed. Tim Ferriss, Ryan Holiday are two high profile stoics that I know of. As a way of living, Stoicism works on an individual level with higher returns on a societal level. Of course it can apply to training, as your latest session illustrates, and it should apply to training because stoicism prepares one for the inevitability of (glorious) suffering.
Our perceptions and expectations are so important to training, it’s no wonder why having a framework for values is a big part of successful training. Here’s a new quote:
“ Begin each day by telling yourself: today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill - will, and selfishness”— only replace that list with Mary Austin, Shortoff +6, Spanish Needle, etc. Resist the urge to grow pessimistic about hard things and Instead make friends with suffering. Remember Moliere’s observation that life would be boring without ups and downs. I think this helps one deal with the uphill by remembering the downhill.
Oh yeah, the imagery of a bow and arrow is wonderful! It makes me think of waves, cycles and rhythm. But don’t forget about dark and light, order and chaos.
Also, I ordered that book, so it should be here this week. When I have it read, I’ll give my thoughts. Cheers!