221010 What I learned in my studies this morning 2

Present is barely. 
Engaged is better. 
Invested is best. 

Daily Stoic:
 

Reverence and justice. Justice and reverence.  Foci which allow me to do well in the present, should I employ them. 

I don't often fret about the past. One event constantly, but beyond that, I'm at peace with how things have gone. Not all as I wished, but even so, I cannot change it so why pace and pull my hair?

The future is a different stripe. I can make changes to help set up a future more in line with my desires. Really, my only worries are those most common to humanity: money and my kids. 

I don't have crushing debt, but enough that I sometimes worry. What if I can't pay my bills? What if I lose my house or suddenly incur large medical bills? 

What if my kids aren't prepared for the world? What if I'm not doing enough for them? What am I most certainly missing that they'll need to know in their life? 

Can I control my thoughts? Can I focus on the here and now? Can I do the right thing and the future will take of itself? 

Today's Meditation:

Epicurus, Ancient collections of maxims, TEXT 5: The Principal Doctrines: Diogenes Laertius 10.139-154 

Today's Music:

"Touch her soft lips' from Henry V Suite by William Walton (arr. Bob Chilcott)