Yo guys! Welcome to our weekly exploration of the mind, Wisdom of the Week! This week I’ve been thinking about enjoying the processes in life with the great Stoic philosopher, Seneca. “Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike Read More
Wisdom of the Week 10 – Ovid
Hello my friends, and welcome to this Wisdom of the Week, in which we discuss two quotes of Ovid’s, telling us to rest well! “What is without periods of rest will not endure.” “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.” In my experience of life, I’ve learned that it is Read More
Wisdom of the Week 9 – Charles Swindoll
Hello friends and welcome back to this WOTW in which we discuss a quote of the famous pastor, Charles Swindoll. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” So the mentality that this quote creates is one of my absolute favorite mindsets to inhabit. It’s basically a perfectly succinct Read More
Wisdom of the Week 8 – Mary Shelley
Welcome back, friends, to Wisdom of the Week! Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. – Mary Shelley Ask yourself, “Do I really know what my purpose in life is?” I have found that the most depressing times Read More
Wisdom of the Week 7 – Fredrich Nietzsche
We discuss Fredrich Nietzsche on self-ownership in this week’s Wisdom of the Week. ”The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” When Read More
Wisdom of the Week 6 – Mark Twain
Yo Guys, and welcome back to Wisdom of the Week! The erudite American author, Mark Twain was once quoted, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Alrighty Mr. Twain, but how exactly do you go about getting started, eh? No tips there from that cranky old guy. Worry not, fair reader, for we have Read More
Wisdom of the Week 5 – Aristotle
Happy belated Easter everybody, we hope you all had good times with family and friends; and welcome back to wisdom of the week! The wise Aristotle once said, “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we Read More
Wisdom of the Week 4 – Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian, in his book ‘The Art of Worldly Wisdom’ said, “Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.” Over the course our lives we’ve figured out a few Read More
Wisdom of the Week 3 – James Allen
Yo Guys! Welcome back to Wisdom of the Week. Today, we’re discussing the poet philosopher, James Allen. “Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and bitter fruitage of his own husbandry.” The heart of what Mr. Allen is getting to here Read More
Wisdom of the Week 2 – Epictetus
Hello friends! Welcome back to Wisdom of The Week. Today we are continuing on with Epictetus the Aureate’s ninety seventh golden saying: “”My brother ought not to have treated me thus.” True: but he must see to that. However he may treat me, I must deal rightly by him. This is what lies with me, Read More