Where to look when you are… looking for peace and quiet
Daily Touch of Inspirations
June 21st: Take a walk
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
We should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing. —Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 17.8
Daily Touch of Inspirations
June 26th: Try the opposite
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
What assistance can we find in the fight against habit? Try the opposite—Epictetus, Discourses, 1.27.4
Daily Touch of Inspirations
July 23rd: Receive honors
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Receive without pride, let go without attachment.— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.33
Daily Touch of Inspirations
May 16th: The Chain Method
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
If you don't wish to be a hothead, don't feed your habit. Try as a first step to remain calm and count the days you haven't angry. I used to be angry every day, now every other day, then every third or as 30 days, thank God! For then obliterated. when you can say "I didn't lose my temper today, or the next day, or for three of four months, but kept my cool under provocation,' you will know you are in better health. ~Epictetus, Discourses, 2.18.11b-14
Our Daily Journey with God
all eyez on me
We keep looking to the Lord our God for His mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master [Psalm 123:2]