221030 What I learned in my studies this morning 2

Holy cow! That catch
A thing of beauty, it was. 
One hand, behind. Wow! 

Daily Stoic:

I've been pretty good about getting my reading done lately. I think it's been more than a month since I last missed a daily entry. 

I feel bad when I skip a day, but I don't let it get to me too much. It brings to mind Emerson's maxim, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."*

So . . . philosophy is a "foolish consistency?"  No. But insisting that 'if I don't get this done before midnight the world is gonna eeeeeeeennnnnd!' IS foolish. 

Sometimes life gets in the way; it happens. No sense beating myself up about it. Accept it, move on, fix it tomorrow. Go to sleep already. 

That said, I do see the value in daily meditation. I want to study each day. I like to study each day. It's better when I study each day. 

And that's why I do it. 

Today's Meditation:

Today's Music:

Suite from Appalachian Spring 1: Very slowly by Aaron Copland

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* There's more to this quote, but I'm deliberately limiting it to this introductory phrase because it's the specific portion that applies today. See also these explanations.