“I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content- whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. … Continue reading “Through Him who strengthens me” →
“No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.” – Seneca Amor Fati. Love things, … Continue reading “Enough” →
“…but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be in your reach.” – Marcus Aurelius Is it humanly possible to see the good in a time of difficulty? Of course! Therefore, if it is possible at all, it … Continue reading “Confined body, Free soul” →
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.” – Seneca … Continue reading “What you can do about COVID-19” →
“It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it” – Seneca In The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz, he wrote about how to make ourselves immune to “excuse-itis.” The … Continue reading “Spend time well” →
“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will, then your life will flow well.” – Epictetus When you’re in a peaceful moment, love it. When you’re in a challenging … Continue reading “All times are good times” →
“Which one of you ever dared to think about exile, about poverty, about grief?” – Seneca We should not dwell on the negative, but we should become acquainted with it. It is good to be open to the possibility of … Continue reading “Premeditatio Malorum” →
“If you want to escape the burdens that oppress you, you should not be somewhere else, but someone else.” – Seneca We can change our external circumstances all we want. We can wear new clothes, get a new phone or … Continue reading “Be Your Own Escape” →
“Have I done something for the general interest? Well, then I have had my reward.” -Marcus Aurelius Don’t keep score. If you do something good, don’t be expectant of a reward. You already got your reward. You know that you … Continue reading “A Rewarding Life” →
“The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don’t” – Marcus Aurelius Why do you do what you do? Do you do what someone else told you that … Continue reading “Just asking” →