For those of us who live our lives in the real world, there is one branch of philosophy created just for us: Stoicism. It’s a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and more wise–and as a result, better people, better parents and better professionals. Source: What Is Stoicism? A Definition & 9 Stoic Exercises To Get You Started
Want to go deeper? Check out this summary of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations…
Brian Johnson offer’s a great overview here but you have to create a free account…
“Most of us would agree that cats and humans are vastly different. We tend to think of ourselves as more developed, as a higher species, not just because of our superior intelligence but also because we gave ourselves the gift of morality and ethics. Unlike cats, weknow about what’s good and evil, right and wrong, and we aspire to transcend our animalistic tendencies to improve morally and make the world a better place. Cats, on the other hand, don’t care about morals. They don’t have ambitions to improve the world either, nor themselves.
Two people attend a house party, where they socialize with the same guests, drink from the same beer tap, and are exposed to the same music and atmosphere. They decide to share a taxi and drive home when the party is over as they live closely together. “That party really sucked,” one person says. “The beer was terrible, the DJ was really bad, and the guests were insufferable.” Then the other person says smiling joyfully: “Really? I just had the best party in years. It was awesome.”
Nowadays this blog is more of a personal scrapbook than anything else but long ago and far away I freelanced in the area of marketing, sales and technology. I thought I had a pretty good grip on how to use technology to ‘get focused and get found‘ most efficiently. No one ever did a better job of interviewing me on this topic than @ryanrhoten and the content still holds up well 5 years later. The interview and his writeup are posted here: Todd Lohenry – The Elevation Workflow
In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country’s black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America’s unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness…
Watch the first episode of Star Trek: Picard free! I’m not a Star Trek fan; I’m a fan of Captain Picard. I must have watched every episode in Star Trek: Next Generation at least five times if not more. As a fan, I was not disappointed. In fact — quite the opposite!
Quality people make a quality world. Seek quality. Be quality. Give quality. Put your mark of craftsmanship in every relationship, in every deed, and every thought.
Today I call upon my Higher Power to mend my broken heart and ease the pain; to move forward in my new life with the courage to embrace the joy I deserve.
Bright, shiny objects! 
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