☀️ The Good Life - 09/16/2023 - Walking the castle walls
- Kurt Bell
- Sep 16, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2023
As I age, especially these last few years closing in on sixty, I perceive an interesting gap widening between my body and my mind. It’s a little like a moat around an old castle, a barrier of sorts separating what’s happening outside from the sanctuary of my thoughts. Arthritis is like enemy archer’s arrows flying across the water and bouncing so far harmless off my stone walls. Sure, a few get through, up and over the wall, but most fail to be more than simply a mindful nuisance. Fatigue is like a crowd of soldiers making threatening noises before my retracted drawbridge. While failing muscle tone waves at me like the flags of mortality across the field in a foreign leader’s camp. More worrisome are the tumors popping up lately, which rise like siege-engines under construction beyond the reach of my own archer’s bows. It’s only a matter of time before one of those great devices gets across the water and up and over the wall. That’s a thing to be ready for. But in the meantime I’ll walk these high ramparts and enjoy the view. Such a splendid countryside surrounding this old castle. What a sight to behold! And I’ll spend lots of time in the castle library, well provisioned as it is with good books and resources for the mind. And good time in the great hall with my queen and our two hounds. Such feasts we shall enjoy! But all the while I’ll remember the army outside the walls now striving to get in. Mindful always that every castle must one day fall.
☀️ THE GOOD LIFE CREED ☀️
The Good Life Meditation serves as a daily compass, orienting me towards personal objectives and principles essential for a purposeful existence within an indifferent universe. Further your understanding of The Good Life by visiting my website, GoingAlone.org, or delve into my book Going Alone—hardcover recommended. Get a signed copy here. 📚✍️
🎯 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 🐢🧘♂️
8. Maintain Balance ⚖️
📜 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 0️⃣ 34. The Principle of Fun 🎉
35. Being Ready 🚀
🌄📚🚶♂️ Kurt Bell is a passionate explorer, dedicated family man, and author of books such as "Going Alone" and "No More Looking Out For Number One." Born in America in 1964, he integrates Stoic philosophy into his physical and philosophical journeys. Today's venture on The Path of Wildness embodies this harmonious blend of exploration and mindful living. While Kurt savors these moments and looks forward to future adventures, he remains ever prepared for life's end, ready to depart without a single backwards glance.
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My name is Kurt Bell
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