November 23, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Attachments are the Enemy: “in short, you must remember this – that if you hold anything dear outside of your own reasoned choice, you will have destroyed your capacity for choice.” Attachments are the Enemy: “in short, you must remember this – that if you hold anything dear outside of your own reasoned choice, you will have destroyed your capacity for choice.”
November 22, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Glass is Already Broken: devastation- that feeling that we’re absolutely crushed and shocked by an event – is a factor of how unlikely we considered that event in the first place. The Glass is Already Broken: devastation- that feeling that we’re absolutely crushed and shocked by an event – is a factor of how unlikely we considered that event in the first place.
November 21, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Once is Enough, Once is Forever: don’t try and grab that moment and hold on to it with all your might. It’s not under your control how long it lasts. Enjoy it, recognize it, remember it. Having it for a moment is the same as having it forever. Once is Enough, Once is Forever: don’t try and grab that moment and hold on to it with all your might. It’s not under your control how long it lasts. Enjoy it, recognize it, remember it. Having it for a moment is the same as having it forever.
November 20, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Behold, Now as Ever: “If you’ve seen the present, you’ve seen all things, from time immemorial into all of eternity. For everything that happens is related and is the same.” Behold, Now as Ever: “If you’ve seen the present, you’ve seen all things, from time immemorial into all of eternity. For everything that happens is related and is the same.”
November 19, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Maxims From Three Wise Men: pretend that each event – whether desired or unexpected – was willed to happen, willed specifically for you. Maxims From Three Wise Men: pretend that each event – whether desired or unexpected – was willed to happen, willed specifically for you.
November 17, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Judge Not, Lest…: our faults are in our control, and so we turn to philosophy to help scrape them off like barnacles from the hull of a ship Judge Not, Lest…: our faults are in our control, and so we turn to philosophy to help scrape them off like barnacles from the hull of a ship
November 16, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Everything is Change: embrace that. Flow with it. Everything is Change: embrace that. Flow with it.
November 15, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Hope and Fear Are The Same: it’s not about overcoming our fears but understanding that both hope and fear contain a dangerous amount of want and worry in them. And, sadly, the want in what causes the worry. Hope and Fear Are The Same: it’s not about overcoming our fears but understanding that both hope and fear contain a dangerous amount of want and worry in them. And, sadly, the want in what causes the worry.
November 14, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on You Choose the Outcome: acceptance isn’t passive. It’s the first step in an active process toward self-improvement. You Choose the Outcome: acceptance isn’t passive. It’s the first step in an active process toward self-improvement.
November 13, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Never Complain, Never Explain: “don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!” Never Complain, Never Explain: “don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!”
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