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A tumbleweed picking up garbage

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

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Free Up Mental Space (A Stoic Trick)

I’ve been working hard to free up some mental space, and I didn’t realize just how mentally, emotionally, and physically tired I was. It’s strange, but we’re like sticky tumbleweeds rolling along, picking up everything we touch. We carry that stuff with us all day, every day. Eventually, we get so bogged down with worry,Continue reading Free Up Mental Space (A Stoic Trick) →

A book club reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024

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Reading the Stoic Philosophers

In my book club, we’re reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, one of the Stoic philosophers. (Technically, he wasn’t a philosopher. He was a Roman Emperor whose journal is now a popular Stoic text.) In our discussion last Tuesday, someone mentioned how refreshing it was to read the words of a politician who cared and wasContinue reading Reading the Stoic Philosophers →

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