Daily Journal, Personal finance, Stoicism
Death-box
I have been very remiss in my stoicism of late. And while there are many facets to stoicism the one that I have been most tardy addressing is that of… Continue Reading
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Daily Journal, Dark, Humor, Light, Stoicism
Popcorn
As a neophyte stoic I fantasize about my own death quite regularly. Wait… does that sound morbid? I suppose it could also come across as suicidal. Really, I am none… Continue Reading
Atheism, Daily Journal, Stoicism
Darwinism
‘But I am very poorly today + very stupid + hate everyone + everything’ – Charles Darwin writing to his friend Charles Lyell. I often see this posted to social media… Continue Reading
Daily Journal, Humor, Philosophy, Stoicism
Precipitation. And other things that will get you wet.
Sometimes I succeed at passing myself off as having some semblance of stoicism… the point on the philosophy spectrum I’d ideally like to occupy. But really, I likely seesaw between… Continue Reading
Daily Journal, Psychology, Stoicism
Headgames
I suffer from depression (apparently). I know, what an incredibly passe condition. My head-doc tells me I’m genetically disposed towards this kind of chemical imbalance. I try argue with her… Continue Reading
Daily Journal, Humor, Satire, Sociology, Stoicism
How are you?
I want to say this ‘kid’ makes a valid point. But then, looking at the handwriting I decided the evidence is not conclusive, this could have been me at age… Continue Reading
Daily Journal, Stoicism, Words
Promethean
If there was an adjective to aspire to in life, Promethean would definitely be on my top five list. Even though I am unlikely to ever achieve such a hallowed… Continue Reading
Regrets…
… I’ve had a few. Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse working in palliative care, recorded what she perceived to be the top five regrets of the dying. They were: 1…. Continue Reading
Life, lemons and lies.
A lemon is not a naturally occurring plant. It is a hybrid we (humans) created by cross breeding a Bitter Orange and a Citron. Ergo, Life… could never give you… Continue Reading