240127 What I learned in my studies this morning 4

Today's Meditation(s):

Hadot reviews more kephalaia (Κεφαλαία, "chapters" or "headings") in the Meditations today. Remember that Hadot is using kephalaia in this chapter to mean repeated foundational themes; headlines or headings, as it were. Most often, they come in lists, but they're sometimes repeated individually as well.

This is one of those chapters I'm going to have to read a few times to get a better feel for it. Once was not enough.

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Staying with my folk's tonight. Helping take care of my father. He's doing pretty well tonight.

My family came over earlier. It important that they see me helping with a glad heart. And, as we've discussed in our weekly lessons recently, to communicate effectively, to make common union with another, you must have the truth in your heart. It doesn't work, you can't convince someone of your sincerity without a kernal of truth, a grain of love in your soul. 

So yes, I attend my dad with a glad heart. And they can see that example. And I'm glad for that.