#Wisdom

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...

STOIC POETRY | The way things are likely to be

Our personal nature is our most visible evidence that our will is never fully free: as how many forces of my personal being - my...

STOIC POETRY | An uncomplaining camp

Emotions are a curious thing to ride upon. They jump and jostle and jolt and then rest, before picking up again and tossing all about. As...

STOIC POETRY | A time for reinvention

I believe that Yumiko and I are as prepared for our new life together as we might hope to be. With our daughter leaving us this coming...

STOIC POETRY | Ad Aster and The Great Indifference

Yumiko and I watched a movie last night called Ad Aster, starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. We enjoyed the film, which is a science...

STOIC POETRY | My retirement mission

Next week, our daughter Emily will leave us. As a family, on Saturday, July 11th, we will spend a day moving her few things to an...

STOIC POETRY | COVID-19 and Stoic Apathy

The arrival of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an opportunity to exercise the Stoic virtue of Apathy in the face of what we cannot easily...

STOIC POETRY | Minding a sore foot

October 22, 2019 Dear Eric, Our talks back then were so full of optimism. Our youth spoke only of life, and of the optimistic promise of...

STOIC POETRY | A gaze that is straight

September 29, 2019 Dear Eric, Your gaze never once appeared to waver. Was this due to your youth? Was that it? Was it the strength and...

Going Alone