Going Alone

A Stoic theory of life adventure

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    STOIC POETRY | The bullseye aim
    Kurt Bell
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    STOIC POETRY | The bullseye aim

    Whenever I strive, I always fall short. For the fact of striving makes me miss the mark. It would be better to become educated, without...
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    STOIC POETRY | Holding my tongue
    Kurt Bell
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Holding my tongue

    During a discussion with a coworker today I realized I had said too much. It would have been better if I had left off speaking after my...
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    STOIC POETRY | The right amount of silence
    Kurt Bell
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | The right amount of silence

    During a discussion with a coworker, I realized I had said to much. It would have been better if I had left off speaking after my point...
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    STOIC POETRY | A house called Stoic
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    STOIC POETRY | A house called Stoic

    October 9, 2019 Dear Eric, My home was found at last with a school and way called Stoic. You never knew this journey, I think. We both...
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    STOIC POETRY | "Poor fortune borne well...
    Kurt Bell
    • Jun 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    STOIC POETRY | "Poor fortune borne well...

    ...is good fortune." -Marcus Aurelius I've struggled a bit lately with maintaining my balance through life. It's not a deep issue or...
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    Going Alone was begun by Kurt Bell in an effort to help others understand and manage  the recognition of the apparent indifference of the universe to our well being, happiness or even our existence, and to find ways to make a good life in spite of this fact.

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