Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us find some inspiration from Seneca. This is from his work on Providence: “It is not possible that any evil can befall a good man. Opposites cannot combine.” I love this one. Simple, yet so much happening in this here quote. Today, however, I want to focus on the idea that we are […]
Hello there, Moderation is everything. We know this. Yet we all fail from time to time and overindulge. This week we can try and focus one common over indulgence with some words from Musonius Rufus. This is from his lectures 18a and 18b (Lutz translation): “But to sum up the question of food, I maintain that its purpose should be […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will seek some inspiration from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations IV 16: “Within ten days you will seem a god to those to whom you are now a beast and an ape, if you will return to your principles and the worship of reason.” We all make mistakes. Daily. We all act out of character. […]
Hello there, As I do sometimes (and as our ancient guides recommend we do), I will seek some wisdom outside of our school today. Here are some words from another great philosopher Lao Tzu: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you […]