What books do you want to read?
There is a moment when contemplating will produce unexpected outcomes.
Like finding a birthday present for someone that seems to have everything.
Like reading the same book as my sister and establishing a dialogue.
Like discovering more from reading a book than writing about one.
I recommend the one above.
What things give you energy?
An inspirational book, movie, or song.
A person, place or thing.
A good workout, meal, and sleep.
A good life,
A good lifestyle,
A good way to be,
Being is being, whether the differences appear or not.
Capturing the ‘good life‘ is a challenge for all beings.
Virtue is kingly in all our endeavors, a course correction is often needed to keep one’s life from running aground or being stuck.
Live beyond mere survival.
All forms of poverty may fall upon you.
Don’t give up!
Live this day, this minute, it may be your last.
Who am I?
Belief is key.
Find a healthy way to be.
AI: That’s a good question. I think it depends on how you define a lifestyle and something more. For some people, Stoicism is just a set of tools and techniques that they use to cope with life’s challenges and improve their well-being. For others, Stoicism is a way of life that shapes their values, beliefs, and actions. For some, Stoicism is even a spiritual path that connects them with the divine reason or logos that governs the universe.
What do you think? How do you see Stoicism in your life?
Me: It is about Cicero, On Living and Dying Well. I referred to a big piece of it in my last blog entry on Michael’s Space. “Grab Hold Of Yourself And Stop Being Afraid Of Your Freedom”. My blog will continue to have elements in future blog posts. But first, do no harm to myself and others. And remember this is about being and doing.
My challenge to you is to read this blog which states for all those who purport to do good in this world to do the following.
1. Write an email to somebody enclosing a positive message.
2. Tell them to write another (positive) email to somebody else with the instruction to do the same.
Get it, got it, good!
He is learning to be a better person.
I am doing the same by learning from my teacher : Epictetus.
Who is your teacher?
I think Socrates posits the question best through getting to know himself and staying anonymous ( not writing much down and becoming complex through a student called Plato).
I like it that money is available but not to excess.
I like it that education is key to being a better person.
It seems important to do my best and do no harm.
It is tragic that Socrates died to prove a life is worth living.
But if I truly understand, I may yet be free from the clutches of vice and ruin.
I believe in a living life kind of stoicism.
To be rational, find mental and moral health and let go of hate or a lack of compassion for yourself or others.
I guess I believe in quality of life.
It is a lot easier to imagine positive feeling….
I imagine myself to be angry with myself and others.
But I imagine that I am happy, safe and loving or compassionate when I may feel angry with myself or others.
Being mindful of my state of mind is a practice of self-awareness.
I am literally trying to do no harm to myself or others.
Sometimes I find a smile working when I try to enhance my state of mind.
I try to do my best.
It helps me to think and practice a mindfulness exercise in being kind to myself.
This translates to doing my best and doing no harm to myself and others.
It is better than acting on some of my more negative states of mind.
Someone here may remember his innermost peace.
Here again, he taught us mindfulness.
Here he found his compassion to share the world.