Going Alone

A Stoic theory of life adventure

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    STOIC POETRY | Talking with Emily about her life in America
    Kurt Bell
    • Oct 15, 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 6, 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 | 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 | Heat Death
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Heat Death

    On my way to Julian California to get some apple pie for my family, I decided to swing by in Mount Palomar to take a glimpse at the...
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    STOIC POETRY | My work in America
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | My work in America

    I was asked to share about the work that I do now since returning to the United States. I decided to elaborate with the story of how the opp
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    STOIC POETRY | Nailing a job interview
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    STOIC POETRY | Nailing a job interview

    Responding to a viewer who asked me to make a video sharing tips for succeeding at a job interview.
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    STOIC POETRY | MULLY kissed me
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | MULLY kissed me

    Recalling a time with another community and another way of life.
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    STOIC POETRY | Yelling at a deaf and mute girl
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Yelling at a deaf and mute girl

    Reflecting on how I might use Stoic principles to handle a challenging moment.
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    STOIC POETRY | Live with Emily
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Live with Emily

    An impromptu vlog with my daughter, Emily. We were out for a day long motorcycle ride running errands and visiting family...
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    STOIC POETRY | Why I gave up Japan
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Why I gave up Japan

    I began this live stream to discuss the reason I seemingly abandoned my connection to my friends in Japan from the JVLOG community.
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    STOIC POETRY | Emily asked me to make this video
    Kurt Bell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    STOIC POETRY | Emily asked me to make this video

    My grown daughter asked me to make this video in order to share a little about what’s happening in our lives and to perhaps kick off...
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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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