Each day we are striving to become our best, but life happens. We get upset. We get frustrated. We get depressed. We allow other people or circumstances beyond our control to have a greater influence over our lives than they deserve. Why is this? It is because we do not build our decision-making processes onContinue reading “Build on Solid Ground”
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Stillness and Beauty
Today I saw every tree in the forest with a beautiful coat of thick frost. What was an evergreen was now an ice tree, a dormant hardwood a gentle shimmering diamond sculpture. What caught me as a thought more deeply about this beautiful landscape was that to achieve this pristine ice blanket the forest mustContinue reading “Stillness and Beauty”
The Best Way to Improve Your Life In 2021
“Discipline is superior to motivation.” I took this line as my favorite item from a life improvement blog post 100 Tips for A Better Life. Discipline is a choice, whereas motivation is a feeling. If we choose to be disciplined in the small things, we will become disciplined in the large things. I have hadContinue reading “The Best Way to Improve Your Life In 2021”
Consistency In Actions
Consistency is the basis for character. We are not our thoughts, even though they will some day drive our actions. We are not an individual action conveniently placed for others to see how great we are. We are the sum of our actions. We are the difficult decisions rooted in principle. And as this sumContinue reading “Consistency In Actions”
Endure
“If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining.” – Marcus Aurelius Our current moment in time is stretching our limits of what we can deal with and keep our sanity. Many have been distressed for months. Others are feeling the weight of regulations and rules they may or may not agree with begin to crushContinue reading “Endure”
Stewardship
We must pass the best things of our world to the next generations in a form as good or better than we found it. This is stewardship, a form of leadership to last ages, whether a creating family business, a government, or the environment. Stewards are the leaders who recognize timeless values of the organization.Continue reading “Stewardship”
Let It Be
Let it be. Paul McCartney’s words are soul-refreshing in this time. We can control very little in this world, and as humans, are extremely vulnerable creatures. Yet some of us have had so much go right that it pulls a veil over our thoughts, making us believe we are completely responsible for these successes. StillContinue reading “Let It Be”
Simplify
During crisis we lose our comfort and convenience. We panic because we have not trained ourselves to endure. As a country we have not had a major disruptive force since arguably World War II. We have become a society of accumulation, not scarcity. Now is the time to change. Make a list of what youContinue reading “Simplify”
This too, shall pass.
My Unknowing Preparation For COVID-19 Isolation – This too, shall pass. I have been a hobby level student of Stoic philosophy and Buddhist acceptance of things for a few years now. The stripping away of everything superficial and getting down to what is real has a tremendous appeal to me. This modest interest has turnedContinue reading “This too, shall pass.”
Stoic Optimism 