Monday I awoke to a light snowfall. I sat up in bed and watched it now on an old pair of fir trees that take up much of the window. On Tuesday it kept on snowing. The first snowfall of the year always brings with it a warm and happy feeling. When it does happen, … Continue reading The Quiet Joy of Snow
What does it mean to be educated? To have acquired specific knowledge and skills? To have a basic understanding of math, the sciences, and art? To have good social skills and be good with other people? To act respectufully toward the environment and animals? To have good table manners? To keep quiet when your mother … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Be Educated (According to Epictetus)
Or do they only keep us in a comfortable bubble and create the illusion of betterment and knowledge? The smoker trying to quit smoking. The introvert trying to become more outgoing. The young woman or man having doubts about her or his sexuality. The diffident person trying to make their way into the world... They … Continue reading Do Self Help Books Really Help?
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