210924 What I learned in my studies this morning

Ducks on the surface, 

Serene atop, grace floats by. 

Furious below. 

Daily Stoic:

Premeditatio Malorum.  Consider evil.

Think through the evils that may befall me.  Consider the misfortunes I may encounter.

But be realistic about it. In fact, being realistic about what pitfalls and dangers lie in my path is the whole point, isn't it? 

Oh no! What will I do if my house is destroyed by a meteor?!?! 

While it's not too unlikely that my house may someday be unlivable, the how isn't important. No need to imagine a meteor or a plane crash or what have you. It's the results of the event that concern me, and my actions after, that are paramount.

I don't do this often enough, but I have made some progress. I more easily cast aside minor irritations and harms than I used to.  Much more easily.  

(It impresses me how little forethought it takes to make me more resilient, more phlegmatic when faced with picayune problems.)

I continue to practice and pray my efforts are not in vain when a more serious challenge inevitably arises. 

Today's Meditation:

Today's Meditation II:

366 Stoic Quotes by Alexander Clavell

Today's Meditation III:

Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1

Today's Lyric:

[My father] said 

"One day, you'll leave this world behind,

So live a life you will remember." ~ Avicii, The Nights

Daily Shakespeare:

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3