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The Stoic Hero’s Triad of Virtue

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In your preparation for taking on life, there are three facets of your training that are key. You’ve heard them before, as they are nothing new.  They are Body, Mind, and Spirit.  A Stoic Hero, of course has his own spin on these three aspects.  I know these seem kind of cliche. I tried to be more original but there really is no other way to break it down. To be ready, to be virtuous (which means to be happy), I have to work on all three.  They are not independent of each other…no way!  Your physical health is affected by your mind and spirit, your mind is connected to your body is connected to your emotional well being, and on and on.  Interestingly, each of these aspects fit quite nicely with the buoys on my philosophical raft.  Continue reading →

On Personal Liberty; You Always Have a Choice

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Every once in a while my view on how society should be organized seeps into my entries on philosophy. This view stems from my objectivist leanings, as well as my libertarian outlook. I say “should be” because society is actually a compendium of different personal philosophies bastardized by the collective brutality of government, societal norms, and those who abuse natural law. Simply put, how things should be as a society are not how they are…at least not exactly. However, that does not mean that I shouldn’t strive for the “ought.” The Stoic maintains his virtue despite its absence all around him.

A cornerstone of our behavior is personal liberty. Continue reading →

Simple but not Easy; Just Be Good

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“Whatever any one does or says, I must be good, just as if the gold, or the emerald, or the purple were always saying this, Whatever any one does or says, I must be emerald and keep my color.”–Marcus Aurelius Meditations Book 7

Whenever I need straightforward Stoic guidance, I turn to Marcus Aurelius.  Continue reading →

To Not Pray at All

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“A Prayer of the Athenians: ‘Rain, rain, O dear Zeus, down on the ploughed fields of the Athenians and on the plains.’- In truth we ought not to pray at all, or we ought to pray in this simple and noble fashion.” Marcus Aurelius

My thoughts on this quote:  CLICK RIGHT HERE.   Please like the article if you do.

My Set Point: Changing my Path

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I changed my path.  It took me over 10 years.  There are many reasons I did this, many reasons it took so long as well.  I have a list of reasons that I started about 10 years ago.  The list grew and solidified over time.

Today, though, I wanted to share two of the reasons taken from my list:  More time to just “be” and “more time with my family.” Continue reading →