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Writer's pictureKurt Bell

A young woman into the sea


There’s someone new at the beach… A young woman began coming here alone a few weeks back. She sits by herself a hundred yards up the sand, barefoot, wrapped in a towel and watching the sea; always alone—on cold days and nice, there she is—with Angela, the attorney in her little blue tent a ways down the beach the other way, and Dal Weatherford, the widowed rocket scientist, incessantly walking—there’s four of us here now: the Lifeguard Tower 18 Regulars.


Yesterday, the young woman dropped the towel from around her shoulders and went quickly into the cold ocean waves—she entered without hesitation, as if she’d finally made up her mind. Today, she did it again. Afterwards, we exchanged knowing smiles and a polite wave—first contact. Our tribe may be small…but we know one another upon sight.



The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life in spite of a universe of seeming indifference. Learn more about The Good Life at my website GoingAlone.org or by reading my book Going Alone. And visit our Discord at: https://lnkd.in/gFgfGmY6

OBJECTIVES: 1. Be Always Ready to Die 2. Make Good Use of Time and Resources 3. Develop Good and Sound Life Principles 4. Cultivate Good Emotional Reactions 5. Perform Good Actions 6. Recognize True Limits and Opportunity 7. One Thing Slowly

PRINCIPLES: 1. Principle of War 2. Principle of Reason 3. Homunculus 4. Anchorhold 5. Home of Good and Evil 6. Principle of Purpose 7. Atomic Principle 8. Principle of Nature 9. The Pirate Ride 10. Principle of Maturity 11. Social Principle

12. Principle of Family 13. Public Speaking 14. Temperance 15. Life Will Not Go Well 16. The Horror Show 17. That Which Must Be Borne 18. The Feast of Offal 19. Distraction 20. Agency and The Great Indifference 21. The Best Seat in the House 22. The Restless Man 23. The Path of Wildness 24. The Great Life Adventure 25. The Risk of Avoiding Risk 26. Sin and Damnation 27. Complete Oblivion 28. The Season of Philosophy

29. Scriptwriting 30. Bullseye Aim 31. The Uphill Climb 32. Arena and Utility 33. Nothing IS enough 34. The Principle of Fun


 

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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