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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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;…
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…
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,…