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STOIC POETRY | The view from outer-space
September 16, 2019 Dear Eric, The distance between me now, here at home by the sea, and Siberia, is about 200 miles. However, the...

Kurt Bell
Sep 16, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Live afraid, die afraid
September 15, 2019 Dear Eric, Were you very afraid before you died? You knew it was coming. I'd tried to talk you out of it weeks before....

Kurt Bell
Sep 15, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | No second chance
September 14, 2019 Dear Eric, There's great satisfaction in success. But only if that success resonates deep and echos back to our ears...

Kurt Bell
Sep 14, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Softypapa's last video
September 13, 2019 Dear Eric, I was so tempted yesterday to title my latest YouTube upload Softypapa's last video. This is due to the...

Kurt Bell
Sep 13, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | I always want to turn back
September 12, 2019 Dear Eric, Every time... Every. Single. Time... Every time I go to the desert, or to the mountains, or to the sea, I...

Kurt Bell
Sep 12, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | My daughter's weekend adventure
September 9, 2019 Dear Eric, My daughter had a fine adventure this past weekend. There was excitement, and fun, and a bit of danger. I could

Kurt Bell
Sep 9, 20191 min read


STOIC POETRY | The Risk of Avoiding Risk
September 5, 2019 Dear Eric, An important principle of The Good Life is something I call The Risk of Avoiding Risk. The idea is that there

Kurt Bell
Sep 5, 20195 min read


STOIC POETRY | Irrelevance begins early
A great threat to our well-being is the fact that we begin to fade long before we can sense ourselves diminishing. The process begins...

Kurt Bell
Dec 27, 20183 min read


STOIC POETRY | The jollity of aged men
I encountered this quote today of Nathaniel Hawthorne, relating his impression of the humor and intellect of aged men. I do not believe...

Kurt Bell
Oct 25, 20182 min read
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