Category: Stoicism

  • Live Simply For Your Own Sake

    Hello friends, and welcome. I hope you’ve had a lovely March so far! Spring is sneaking up on me, and I am just so excited. Each season brings such beauty and wonder to our world. I’ve been enjoying a lot of family time and writing on my new blog about life and spirituality. Garden plans…

  • The Things That Irritate Us Don’t Last

    Time passes by quickly. While looking through pictures on my phone, I am reminded. I do not remain the same. My children do not either. Our bodies are constantly recycling cells, and most of our body is not the same as it was seven years ago. It is an amazing and complex mystery. As much…

  • We Need to Hurry

    Hello friends, and welcome. As I type, it’s Sunday afternoon. My husband and I ran this morning in preparation for an upcoming half marathon. The goal is to finish without injury. As I continue in my running hobby, the more I am content to run for the health and fun of it. Personal records aren’t…

  • It’s Fortunate That This Has Happened

    Hello friends, and welcome. I hope you are doing well today. Everything is good over here. Of course, there have been a few hiccups in my day. But I trust and believe those things are for the best. I thought I would share some encouragement from Marcus Aurelius today. “It’s unfortunate that this has happened.…

  • What a Privilege to be Home

    Hey friends, and welcome. I hope you are doing well! I am counting down the minutes until bedtime. I usually am a wonderful sleeper, but last night I tossed and turned. I needed to wake up early to take my daughter to a dental appointment, and I was nervous about the drive and parking situation.…

  • The Happiness In Your Life Depends On Your Thoughts

    Hello friends, and welcome! Today has been a good day. As I type, we are in that strange week between Christmas and New Years Day. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time off, and I think tomorrow will be just like today. Hooray! I have been reading like crazy. This year, I am determined to get…

  • Willing Acceptance At This Very Moment

    Hey friends, and welcome. I hope your winter has been full of rest and restoration so far. I’ve spent a lot of time indoors, and have enjoyed it more than I thought I would. There has been lots of reading time, which has been fun. I actually was reading to my children today when a…

  • Be Careful About Entering into Social Relations

    Hello friends, and welcome to the blog today. Today is going to be a good day. My quiet and journal time is done, and I feel refreshed and ready to tackle whatever comes at me. We have already started our school work, and everyone is working independently. I have a few minutes to share a…