7 Pieces of Ancient Wisdom for Living the Good Life Today

About love, death, busyness, and more…

Michael Touchton
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Although a lot has changed since ancient times, human life is not something new. And neither are life’s questions, problems, and opportunities.

Like us, our ancient ancestors were living life, learning from it, and preserving its lessons in written form. And their ideas are just as relevant today. In fact, the time that has passed between when they wrote and when we read has aged their words like fine wine. It’s created clarity and depth of meaning.

And we get to drink it in.

Growth happens through the momentary discomfort of humbling ourselves and learning from another. So take a deep breath and allow these seven pieces of wisdom to inspire and challenge you to move towards the good life.

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds.” — Patanjali

Although we’re often looking for hacks to improve our quality of life, finding a purpose is almost all we really need. Humans are adventurers and highly adaptive. We’re planet changers (and sometimes destroyers), city builders, and culture creators.

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