stoicism
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Remember You Will Die

If I had leaves they would be yellowing. The buds have grown out fully and the ripe green of spring has faded, which comes with it’s own sense of mourning. When you see signs of youth falling away from you, I wonder, is there a single human who hasn’t panicked just a little? Memento mori,… Continue reading
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On Complaining
“Don’t be overheard complaining…Not even to yourself.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations I’m an avid follower of Ryan Holiday’s Daily Stoic, and this quote surfaced to me recently. It came to me in a timely period when all I wanted to do was complain. I was unwell, my days were tiring and inconvenient with no end… Continue reading