In a recent Wikipedia serach, a definition of Stoicism came back with this phrase: Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.[1] The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived life. The Stoics identified the path to achieving it with a life spent practicing certain virtues in everyday life such as…
Philosophically, one can dive as deep as one wants on human perception vs reality. In a world filled with human engineered and binary coded sensors, the physical world (reality) seems scientifically ‘known’. I am not confident with that knowledge. I propose a distinction between ‘earth’s reality’ and ‘human’s knowledge of earth’s reality’ (regardless of scientific…
Immanuel Kant can be a hard read (Bio Wikipedia). His work is complex and translations into English are challenged. A newly found application / website, Blinklist, simplified and commented on a couple of Kant’s statements that merit deeper thought. The statement from Kant Great minds think for themselves. https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/immanuel-kant-quotes-expand-mind Blinklist then commented on that statement…
Friends, colleagues, family, coaches, mentors, sponsors (the list goes on, and on) … they form our social support structure. Give us strength, encouragement, help and praise / criticize. But, stopping for a moment and asking oneself, ‘why are they doing this?’ It seems that these human support elements come in two flavors, and it’s important…
Kestrels Kestrels are raptors. Small ones. Actually, the smallest falcon in N. America, and one of the most colorful. (resource: All About Birds, Cornell University). They’re fast, tenacious, and flexible – eating everything from insects, rodents, birds and even amphibians. Kestrel’s also seem to thrive where humans have created fields and meadows – rural and…
