“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What…
I’m currently 37 miles from my first appointment in Boston. At the moment Waze tells me it will take me 69 minutes to reach my destination. In reality it’ll be closer to 90 minutes because it makes little sense to arrive at an appointment 90 minutes early, but it’s unacceptable to arrive 5 minutes late….
When I was in college we used to hang out at The Old Worthen in Lowell, drinking pitchers of cheap beer and playing tunes on the juke box. Inevitably we’d play My Way by Frank Sinatra (written by Paul Anka) and sing the lyrics together in the most world-weary, seasoned way you can muster up…
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus If New Year’s Day serves as the traditional launch point for goals and objectives, the 4th of July holiday (in the United States) serves as the midway point for the year. The first two quarters are over,…
Welcome to the second half of the year! Is the year half full or half empty? I’ll go with full… While WordPress doesn’t recognize it, I’ve written every day this year and plan to continue doing so for as long as I’m able to. I bounce around a lot with topics, but I write about…
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Chinese Proverb The first burpee is the worst one. More specifically, the first push-up on the first burpee is the worst one. Sure, they don’t get more pleasant later in the set, but then it’s just fatigue. On the first one you have…
I’m pondering a pair of quotes from the stoics. They go well together of course; each a call to action. And these quotes also pair well with two books I’m reading right now. “Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a…
On”Do what nature demands. Get a move on – if you have it in you – and don’t worry whether anyone will give you credit for it. And don’t go expecting Plato’s Republic; be satisfied with even the smallest progress, and treat the outcome of it all as unimportant.” – Marcus Aurulius Stoicism and Christianity…
“…. Leaves that the wind. Drives earthward; such are the generations of men.” –…