Stoics
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Dec 9, 2025
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6 min read
Attention shapes character. The Stoics teach us to slow our impressions, test what's in our control, and reclaim the governance of our inner life.
Greeks
Dec 8, 2025
8 min read
Plato and Aristotle show us that attention isn't productivity, it's orientation. What you look at shapes who you become. So where is your mind turned todday?
Frederich Nietzsche
Dec 5, 2025
5 min read
Nietzsche shows how reflection becomes direction: uncover your why, confront yourself honestly, and take the smallest action that proves who you're becoming.
Catholics
Dec 4, 2025
Today we explore the Desert Fathers, the Examen, and how stillness clarifies what noise conceals. Reflection is the purification of attention.
Existentialists
Dec 3, 2025
Kierkegaard warns that losing yourself can happen so quietly you don't notice. Today we reflect on the true self beneath the habits and roles.
Marcus Aurelius
Dec 2, 2025
Marcus Aurelius shows us that self-examination isn't self-hate. Reflection should sharpen, not shame.
Seneca
Dec 1, 2025
7 min read
Life isn't short. We just give our time away without noticing. Today we explore how reflection brings life back from autopilot.
Nov 27, 2025
4 min read
Today we look at gratitude as something deeper than a feeling; Aquinas shows it as a life-changing habit rooted in humility. Perfect for Thanksgiving.
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Nov 26, 2025
St. Paul and Epictetus teach us how gratitude survives hardship; not by pretending life is good, but by meeting difficulty with inner strength.
Nov 25, 2025
Mindfulness makes gratitude possible. Today we see how Aurelius and the Dhammapada both point us toward the same truth: the present moment is enough.
Cicero
Nov 24, 2025
Gratitude shapes your mind, rewires your attention, and strengthens every virtue. Here's why Cicero made it life's foundation.
St. Augustine
Nov 21, 2025
From turmoil to rest, from divided will to harmony; today we close the week with Augustine's triumph.
Nov 20, 2025
What happens when "not yet" hurts more than change itself? Augustine's breakthrough shows how desire becomes discipline.
Nov 19, 2025
From dopamine loops to divine wake-up calls; why "not yet" feels good, and how Augustine shows us the moment real change starts.
Nov 18, 2025
Augustine discovered two wills inside him. Today we explore this paradox: admitting your inner division is how you begin to become whole.
Nov 17, 2025
The "not yet" prayer; proof that even saints wrestle with the pull between who we are and who we're meant to be.
Nov 14, 2025
The Playfulness of Not Knowing
Nov 13, 2025
Learning to Live With What Can't Be Known
Nov 12, 2025
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The Piggy Back of the Century
Nov 11, 2025
Awakening, Awareness, and Bodhicitta for the Mind Belly
Nov 10, 2025
Pain, Pleasure, & Thich
Nov 5, 2025
Letting go, Euthyphro, and Going Home
Nov 4, 2025
Losing yourself, Barbershops, and Zen for the Mind Belly
Nov 3, 2025
Attachment, Indecision, and Pure Happiness is on the Menu
Oct 31, 2025
Aristotle, Lies, and More For Your Thought Belly
