falling into flight

“It’s not enough to simply hear these lessons once, instead, one practices them over and over again, turns them over in their mind, and most importantly, writes them down and feels them flowing through their fingers in doing so.” -The Daily Stoic I love to read and one of the most recent books I read is called, “Stillness in the Key” by Ryan Holiday.  In the book the author draws on many timeless philosophies to endeavor us to be “steady while the world spins around you.”  He uses examples from leaders and visionaries throughout history up until the present day and they all share this common quality of “steadiness”.  One such person was a Roman philosopher named Marcus Aurelius.  The author's representation and revere for this man peaked my curiosity and I decided to follow it and read some of Aurelius' own writings, specifically Meditations . Marcus Aurelius was the Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.  His most well known written work ...

Idea #1: Doubt Idea #2: Trusting myself Doubt says: I've learned so much about myself surely this pursuit should be feeling a little bit easier? Trusting myself says: "Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort ."- Mr Rogers Doubt:  These thought patterns and self judgements are getting reeeeally old.  Will they ever get evicted from inside my head? Trusting myself: “To master the mind seems as difficult as to master the mighty winds.” - Bhagavad Gita D: Although volunteering at the local nature preserve, maintaining home and children and health and marriage and friendships etc., donating my time to a local nonprofit, reading tons of books and learning new ideas, and supporting and encouraging events that give back to our community.....I can't seem to “find my purpose”. T:  “Like a lion placed in a paper cage, human beings are generally most trapped by the illusions of their own mind.” -Steve...