Marcus Aurelius’ Father’s Day

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Posted on June 16, 2013 by Chris

From Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, book 1:

“In my father I observed mildness of temper, and unchangeable resolution in the things which he had determined after due deliberation; and no vainglory in those things which men call honours; and a love of labour and perseverance; and a readiness to listen to those who had anything to propose for the common weal; and undeviating firmness in giving to every man according to his deserts; and a knowledge derived from experience of the occasions for vigorous action and for remission. Continue reading →

Ten Things I Learned from My Father

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Chris

For Father’s Day, I thought I would contemplate 10 lessons that I learned from my father. My relationship with him is good, and he is still alive and kicking. Like many sons, I generally don’t convey those things I appreciate about him often enough and tend to focus on the negatives far too often. The negatives are minor things, annoyances really, which means that I’ve been quite lucky to have a dad like him. So here they are. Continue reading →

I Feel Like Marcus Aurelius: Personal Dilemmas, Distractions, and Multiple Tasks

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Chris

“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. But then thou must also avoid being carried about the other way. For those too are triflers who have wearied themselves in life by their activity, and yet have no object to which to direct every movement, and, in a word, all their thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius Meditations Book 2

I have much distracting me of late. Continue reading →