Seneca
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Stoic lessons
As mentioned in my last post, next week is the annual International Stoic Week. I signed up, will be participating, and encourage you to do the same. (It’s free.) I participated in 2015 and pulled my notes to review (above). I thought I’d share a highlight for you. Drawn from Stoic writers like Seneca, Marcus Continue reading
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How best to think.
Cardiff, Ca I was walking the beach this morning when I heard a woman talking behind me. Her voice grew increasingly loud and strained. I turned and saw a runner. She was having a conversation on her phone. A few minutes later another runner passed me. I could hear music leaking from his ear buds. Continue reading
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“You will think of old men.”
It is commonly accepted that one should strive to “live in the now,” to “be present.” I don’t dispute this wisdom. There is a great deal of distraction in life and given enough rein, distraction will eventually snuff out the vibrancy that is life itself. Memories, it seems to me, are often put into the Continue reading
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A Little Recompense.
To paraphrase Tolstoy, we are joyous in the collective, but can only realize sorrow alone. Continue reading
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