Is he the forgotten thinker?
“Lost in translation…”
Use your freedom to make who you are!
Dead is when you stop being who you are (developing or growing).
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Top 10 Best Epictetus Books of 2023
2023’s Top 10 Best Epictetus Books Top Rated and Reviewed. Easily choose and compare the Best Epictetus Books for you all in one place.
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling sounds like a stoic but to my mind, Epictetus is the stoic and may just know how to live a happy/good life.
Many people may never get to the point of applying the good life to their way of being because it is difficult to learn how to apply these principles when you don’t have a teacher who embodies them.
Anyone of the top ten books above will introduce the best teacher to show you.
Epictetus shows us what is important through his actions: a slave who excelled at stoicism and as a teacher.
In old age, he created a family through the need to look after an older boy. He probably enlisted a servicewoman to help him look after the child.
Listen to what he has to offer, his wisdom is a primer for a happy life and then some.
Practical Stoicism
Beware your passion or use a little common sense when you act on the following convictions.
Use a page worth on each journal entry.
The idea is to think about what you may want to practice.
Get up! Or get at it. Do it. Be here and do it now.
It is all about character and virtue or doing it right.
Epictetus, Discourses 1.2
Of one thing beware, O man: see what is the price at which you sell your will. If you do nothing else, do not sell your will cheap.
Work on your virtues or character. What do you value. What is important to you?
Assess the way you do your life. Think about your own stuff.
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Read a Book
I believe in doing my best each day.
I follow a daily routine that is beginning to improve.
It may be important to you.
Just give it a try.
Education is key.
Please watch the vid bellow.
Humanity’s Right To Be Fair
To be fair is not an entitlement.
But it is a right.
Music, math,myth, mate,
Music to warm the soul.
Math to model a better future.
Myth to demonstrate the truth.
Mate to make love, prosper and engage the world.
What Are You Trying To Do….?
There is no substitute for good ideals like compassion, and courage and the pursuit of truth and contemplation.
The meaning of life is not a secret.
These ideals will make you more alive.
Some will want to pursue a system too abstract or too ideal.
This system is called contemplation of the self.
But these ideals can be corrupted by counterfeiting and end up harming yourself and others.
So why bother at all?
It is good , during formal education to think about and ‘try on’ ideal to live a good life.
At best you will be happy!
At worst, you will get on with your life.
A Handbook for New Stoics | The Experiment
A Handbook for New Stoics | The Experiment
— Read on theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2019/a-handbook-for-new-stoics/
To study a way of being like this one may be a good decision, but only you can decide.
It is a way that is tried and true, given the work involved it may be no simple task.
From my experience, being grounded with purpose is one angle but there are many benefits to putting these principles into practice.
A philosophical approach to good living may be an understatement…
Self Experimenting or Fasting For People With A History Of Gallstones
Risk factors are pain, lack of sleep and gallbladder surgery.
Be careful, and check with a safe fast method that is worth the pain and possible negative outcomes.
Be sure to see your doctor before you fast.
Be careful, fasting is not safe for everyone.
Does Fasting Cause Gallstones? – Truth About Fasting and Gallstones – Siim Land
Blueberry Alert
Common enough, food gets tainted from time to time.
But it is good to become aware of common items, especially if it affects you or the family.
Check this news item for peace of mind.
These Popular Blueberries Were Just Recalled Due to Parasite, FDA Says (msn.com)
I Am A World Leader
Everyone is finding some kind of footing from this experience with COVID-19.
Most of us are happy to get a jab and are working to get our second jab ASAP.
Some of us are pulling double shifts at work and struggling to keep in touch with family and friends.
A lot of us are striving to find better ways to learn from this experience and get back to normal.
There is so many obstacles that make the restrictions hard to follow: transportation, communication, supplies, economics and more.
Putting my best foot forward, I am reaching out to my team to look after themselves and their families.
I know it’s tough to even get a good night’s sleep.
But countries like Denmark, New Zealand, and Germany are working hard to protect their boarders.
And many East Asian countries are using other effective methods , just look at Taiwan, South Korea.
New Zealand is so mobilized with their campaign against COVID.
China and Russia have been just as successful as the west at producing and distributing vaccines.
And yes there is much more to do as the G7 finishes the weekend meeting that will help with future plans.
We all need to get vaccinated and clean up before we can open up the system for business.
That is what I am going to help get done for the fall of this year.
I for one appreciate all your hard work!
What we’ve learned about leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic | PBS NewsHour