April 24, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on A Productive Use For Contempt: use an almost cynical language as a way to dismantle some of the fanciest and most coveted parts of life. A Productive Use For Contempt: use an almost cynical language as a way to dismantle some of the fanciest and most coveted parts of life.
April 23, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Mind is All Yours: “you have been formed of three parts – body, breath, and mind. Of these, the first two are yours insofar as they are only in your care. The third alone is truly yours.” The Mind is All Yours: “you have been formed of three parts – body, breath, and mind. Of these, the first two are yours insofar as they are only in your care. The third alone is truly yours.”
April 22, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Marks of a Rational Person: “these are the characteristics of the rational soul: self awareness, self examination, and self determination. It reaps its own harvest… it succeeds in its own purpose…” The Marks of a Rational Person: “these are the characteristics of the rational soul: self awareness, self examination, and self determination. It reaps its own harvest… it succeeds in its own purpose…”
April 21, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Don’t Let Your Attention Slide: attention is a habit, and letting your attention slip and wander builds bad habits and enables mistakes. Don’t Let Your Attention Slide: attention is a habit, and letting your attention slip and wander builds bad habits and enables mistakes.
April 20, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Real Good is Simple: wisdom, self control, justice, courage: no one who achieves these quiet virtues experiences buyer’s remorse. Real Good is Simple: wisdom, self control, justice, courage: no one who achieves these quiet virtues experiences buyer’s remorse.
April 19, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Our Sphere of Impulses: whether we’re experiencing great power or powerlessness- it’s critical to leave room for what may happen and keep the common good and the actual worth of things front and center. Our Sphere of Impulses: whether we’re experiencing great power or powerlessness- it’s critical to leave room for what may happen and keep the common good and the actual worth of things front and center.
April 18, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Opinions Are Like…: what if we let these opinions go? Let’s try weeding them out of our lives so that things simply are. Opinions Are Like…: what if we let these opinions go? Let’s try weeding them out of our lives so that things simply are.
April 17, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on No Harm, No Foul: if being upset or hurt is something you’d like to experience less often, then make sure your interpretations of others’ words make that possible. No Harm, No Foul: if being upset or hurt is something you’d like to experience less often, then make sure your interpretations of others’ words make that possible.
April 16, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Observe Cause and Effect: “pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action.” Observe Cause and Effect: “pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action.”
April 15, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Pay Your Taxes: there are many forms of taxes in life. You can argue with them, you can go to great lengths to evade them, or you can simply pay them and enjoy the fruits of what you get to keep. Pay Your Taxes: there are many forms of taxes in life. You can argue with them, you can go to great lengths to evade them, or you can simply pay them and enjoy the fruits of what you get to keep.
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