Slow Down!
“Where are you going in such a hurry?” was probably one of the top 5 phrases thrown at me in my youth. I don’t know why I was always in a rush. I mean, I finished first in the all-important sibling polls week after week. Maybe because I was the first one out of the …. Read More
What Do You Need?
The amazing universe will always place you where you need to be. At the moment you need to be there. Furthermore you will always be given whatever you need right when you need it. This is faith. Like blindly opening the front door and putting one foot in front of the other and knowing you …. Read More
Swing for the Fences
You win some. You lose some. The game of life never really changes. Each peak leads to another valley. Even the most exhilarating or devastating ocean wave of emotion, will wash away. What remains is the key. So as the Yankees fortunes swing from poor to powerful you maintain your balance. Your ability to withstand …. Read More
My Philosophical Pen Pal
Dear Bill, Let me share this nugget of wisdom with you on your journey of 2020. I think you will like this passage from my letter taken from my Moral Epistles to Lucilius. Enjoy. And thank you for sharing your blog with us dead guy Stoic philosophers- we appreciate you…so listen to this: “And mark …. Read More
Epictetus to Wally to You
I don’t think Wally was trying to confuse Epictetus’s teachings when dropping his deuce, but he clearly demonstrated his preference to the Stoic, as he demonstrated that no one can determine his happiness from outside. He will do his business wherever he chooses. He does not let his happiness or relief depend on another. So …. Read More
Thank you 2020!
2020 presents an amazing opportunity to gain perspective. Perspective for accepting the negative and then growing stronger, and finding the positive. Everywhere. No matter what. Some see a teenager creating conflict, or pushing boundaries. I see opportunities to apply lessons of patience and endurance from 2020. Life consistently, relentlessly gives you plenty to focus your …. Read More
