Going Alone

A Stoic theory of life adventure

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    STOIC POETRY | indifferentia
    Kurt Bell
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    STOIC POETRY | indifferentia

    I met a new word today... A very interesting word, to be sure. This new vocabulary for me is indifferentia. I found this word while...
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    STOIC POETRY | Good use of time
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Good use of time

    My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe.
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    STOIC POETRY | Always ready to die
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Always ready to die

    Reviewing the first objective of The Good Life. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be...
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    STOIC POETRY | Zaydok the priest and Nathan the prophet
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Zaydok the priest and Nathan the prophet

    My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe.
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    STOIC POETRY | Message from Estonia
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Message from Estonia

    My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe.
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    STOIC POETRY | Heavy conversations
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Heavy conversations

    Discussing how social distancing provides more opportunities for people to share the deeper and more personal sides of themselves. My...
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    STOIC POETRY | COVID Blues
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | COVID Blues

    How have changes to your life affected your health during the global pandemic? My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good...
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    STOIC POETRY | In or out?
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | In or out?

    Discussion and consideration regarding if I should head deeper into solitude or out into the world of society, culture and humanity. My...
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    STOIC POETRY | Scary thoughts
    Kurt Bell
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Scary thoughts

    My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe.
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    STOIC POETRY | Talking with Emily about her life in America
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Talking with Emily about her life in America

    Quick chat with Emily as we went for our Thai food to be prepared and learning about her experience in America and what it is like to be...
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    STOIC POETRY | Why aren't you afraid?
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Why aren't you afraid?

    Reflecting on the reason that I am not afraid to live my life.
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    STOIC POETRY | Just tell her the truth
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Just tell her the truth

    Deciding to speak openly and honestly about the curious desire which holds your life.
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    STOIC POETRY | Trapped
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Trapped

    Thinking out loud about those of us who did not pursue our dreams of youth and who are later wondering if there’s any chance of a second...
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    STOIC POETRY | Giving up on a dream
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Giving up on a dream

    Responding to a young adult asking about the possible consequences of allowing his family to hold him back from the life which he truly...
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    STOIC POETRY | Emily is coming home
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Emily is coming home

    With the pandemic persisting we decided it was safer to bring Emily back to live with us rather than the communal apartment complex where...
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    STOIC POETRY | What it is like being 56 years old
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | What it is like being 56 years old

    I made this video to talk a little bit about what it is like to be 56 years old. I was very pleased that people who were watching chimed...
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    STOIC POETRY | Encountering the man I was before I left Japan
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Encountering the man I was before I left Japan

    I watched a video this morning by my friend Victor in which he was offering Japan antiques and merchandise to people in his audience....
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    STOIC POETRY | Emily's little secret
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Emily's little secret

    This poolside YouTube Live was started in order to answer the question if my family and I have benefited from our move to the USA. I do...
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    STOIC POETRY | Prepared to escape from America
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Prepared to escape from America

    During this YouTube Live vlog, I talk with and answer questions from viewers and even share my plan to escape back to Japan, should...
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    STOIC POETRY | Taking my own medicine
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Taking my own medicine

    I made this video at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point, California. I begin the video simply to share a little bit about the surroundings,...
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    ABOUT

    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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