Tag Archives: Stoicism

Sleep on Concrete

Posted on May 2, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Something Sebastian Marshall said to me a long while back has really stuck with me: sleep on concrete. Anyone who has travelled a lot has literally done this at least once.  Baggage handlers go on strike and the airport shuts … Continue reading →

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A Plant Frequently Moved Never Grows Strong

Posted on December 11, 2011 by AJ Kessler

A plant which is frequently moved never grows strong. People who spend their whole life traveling abroad end up having plenty of places where they can find hospitality but no real friendships. We place a big emphasis, and not wrongly, … Continue reading →

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For Granted

Posted on December 3, 2011 by AJ Kessler

It’s dark out.  Your windows are steamed over, caused by the temperature differential between your warm bedroom and the cold morning.  Your alarm clock trips, and your favorite song blasts from it speakers.  You wake up, stumble out of bed, … Continue reading →

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Be The Stream

Posted on November 15, 2011 by AJ Kessler

A stream.  Fresh water bubbles up through the ground or down from the mountain.  It’s clear, and fresh, and sweet. No matter what you do to the water, it remains clear, and fresh, and sweet. You can throw mud, or … Continue reading →

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Other People’s Faults

Posted on November 11, 2011 by AJ Kessler

It’s silly to try to escape other people’s faults.  They are inescapable.  Just try to escape your own. – Marcus Aurelius, Book 7, ¶ 71 The ironic bit is, once you do escape some your own faults, you unthinkingly tend … Continue reading →

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How To Ruin Your Life

Posted on October 13, 2011 by AJ Kessler

It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character.  Otherwise it cannot harm you — inside or out. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Book 4.8 A little preachy and smarmy for us modern folk?  Maybe.  But it’s still true.  And, … Continue reading →

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