250408 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation(s):

Letters on Ethics by Seneca, LXXXI.28-29 (Graver)

That damn hedonic treadmill. I want and I want and I want.  Then?  Poof!  It's forgotten and I'm on to the next thing.

Between that and misunderstanding what is worth wanting, I wonder if I ever make progress.

But I do.  I reread about 'what is up to me and what is not up to me.'  I meditate on recognizing indifferents and placing appropriate care on them.  I focus on pursuing virtue and expanding my concern to include all of humanity.

So even if I sometimes backside, depositing value where it doesn't deserve to be, I am learning and improving, making my mistakes less frequent and less egregious.