May 29, 2023 Volume 5, Number 22 Stoic Quote of the Week Nothing satisfies greed but even a little satisfies nature. -Seneca What I learned this week: As I drove out of the neighborhood this morning, I saw one of my favorite sites, the forest we live in, after an overnight rain. The contrasts always amaze me. The tree trunks…

May 22, 2023 Volume 5, Number 21 Stoic Quote of the Week At festivals, the Spartans put their guests’ seats in the shade but sat themselves down anywhere. -Marcus Aurelius What I learned this week: I have had the fortune of being taught some great lessons in life by some amazing leaders. One of them came up last night as…

May 15, 2023, Volume 5, Number 20 Stoic Quote of the Week Our instinct makes nothing compel our profound admiration as much as a man who shows courage in adversity. -Seneca What I learned this week: Because of my background as a Green Beret, I know many (too many) people who have persevered through adversity and tragedy, some of it…

May 08, 2023 Volume 5, Number 19 Stoic Quote of the Week For love of bustle is not industry it is only the restlessness of a hunted mind. -Seneca What I learned this week: Can you hear that hum? The hum of a well-oiled machine operating at full capacity and getting the work done. There is something satisfying about hearing…

May 01, 2023 Volume 5, Number 18 Stoic Quote of the Week The person who has practiced philosophy as a cure for the self becomes great of soul, filled with confidence, invincible, and greater as you draw near. -Seneca What I learned this week: I’ve been a Texas Ranger baseball fan my entire life. It has been a tough road…

April 24, 2023 Volume 5, Number 17 Stoic Quote of the Week Epithets for yourself: Upright. Modest. Straightforward. Sane. Cooperative. Disinterested. Try not to exchange them for others. And if you should forfeit them, set about getting them back. -Marcus Aurelius What I learned this week: I have always loved the feeling of adventure that comes with travel, even when…

April 17, 2023 Volume 5, Number 16 Stoic Quote of the Week For never does a man find himself so barred from all pursuits that there is scope for no honorable activity. -Seneca What I learned this week: Something that is an accepted standard of performance in the American business culture is no reply to resumes submitted for a job…

April 10, 2023 Volume 5, Number 15 Stoic Quote of the Week This can be swiftly taught in very few words: virtue is the only good; there is no certain good without virtue; and virtue resides in our nobler part, which is the rational one. And what can this virtue be? True and steadfast judgment. …

April 03, 2023 Volume 5, Number 14 Stoic Quote of the Week The ultimate horror is to leave the number of the living before you die. -Seneca What I learned this week: Here I am, another lap around the sun, another notch in the ticks of time in life — the one thing we all share and the one thing…