“conversations with the dead”
“To live the best life you should have conversation with the dead.”
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“Make Time for fiction”
Reading nourishes the mind and refreshes it when it is wearied. – Letters from a Stoic
Read More“Practice voluntary discomfort”
A person who skates through life without being tested and challenged is actually depriving themselves of opportunities to grow and improve. -Seneca
Read More“Is this necessary?”
If you seek tranquility, do less.
Read More“Poise not pose”
Poise and not pose, ambition without entitlement, self-study without self-obsession is a model for us to follow.
Read More“Pain is a teacher”
Figure out the hidden lessons in each painful experience. Learn to love everything that happens, and to trust that it is for the best. You will be better for it.
Read More“It could be worse”
“Cast your eyes upon the great company of people you know, or do not know…everywhere you will find those who have suffered greater losses than you.” – Seneca
Read More“More to learn”
Humility is an easy virtue to talk about, but much harder to put into practice.
Read More“Responding to criticism”
A public life guarantees public scrutiny. How you respond to criticism is what is important.
Read More“Embracing the moment”
It is time to embody and muster the critical virtues of courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom.
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