Relationship with self
You may leave this life at any moment: have this possibility in your mind in all that you do or say or think. —Meditations 2.11
If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. —Meditations 12.17
“Rebecca Solnit put it much the same way…: ‘I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought.’ In other words, thoughts – or souls – can get left behind if their hosts move too quickly
Sowohl Rituale als auch Herzensdinge sind Ruhepole des Lebens, die dieses stabilisieren. Wiederholungen zeichnen sie aus. Der Zwang der Produktion und des Konsums schafft Wiederholungen ab. Er entwickelt den Zwang zum Neuen. Auch Informationen sind nicht wiederholbar. Schon wegen ihrer schmalen Aktualitätsspanne bauen sie die Dauer ab. Sie
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“That was all a man needed: hope. It was a lack of hope that discouraged a man.” — Charles Bukowski, “Factotum”
One of the great benefits of writing down the events in your life is that you will begin to see your existence as a grand story.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16
