Value Faith You Have to Find the Good in People: Lessons Marcus Aurelius Never Fully Learned
Marcus Aurelius was a man of extraordinary knowledge and restraint. A philosopher on a throne, a leader who journaled about…
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The Price of Freedom: Why True Liberty Always Demands Sacrifice
Freedom is a word that stirs something deep within us; the longing to live unbound, to choose, to move, to…
The Parable of The Talents: We Must Increase What We Have Been Given
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells a story that is as piercing today as it was two thousand plus…
You Don’t Get to Be Apolitical: The Stoic Duty to Stand Up and Speak
In today’s world and time for so many people silence is often mistaken for wisdom, and neutrality for peace. Many…
The Call to Engage: Why Good People Can’t Abandon a Broken System
When the world feels corrupt, when institutions lose their way, and when leadership rewards power over principle, for good people,…
Be Strict With Yourself, Forgiving With Others: The Lesson of Marcus Aurelius
By most if not all, discipline is seen as a virtue and rightly so. It is what separates those who…
Forgiveness is Not Weakness; It’s One of The Highest Forms of Strength
There is a quiet kind of strength that does not usually make headlines. It is not loud, it does not…
You Don’t Need Credit: Why True Character Needs No Applause
At some point in our past, if not now, we all crave to be seen; to be appreciated; to have…
Never Attribute to Malice: When People Let You Down; It’s Usually Not About You
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by ignorance or error. Hanlon’s Razor You know sometimes misunderstanding can…
The Hidden Equation of Wealth: Contentment Over Accumulation
Obviously we live in a world obsessed with accumulation, from bigger houses, to faster cars, to newer phones, and fancier…