Hero's are hero's...
HERO’S ARE HERO’S,
THEY DO AND INSPIRE GREAT DEEDS,
REMEMBER HUMAN.
Selfishness is wrong...
SELFISHNESS IS WRONG,
REMEMBER YOU ARE HUMAN,
YOU NEED TO CONNECT!
Life is always change...
LIFE IS ALWAYS CHANGE,
WITHOUT CHANGE THERE’S NO PROGRESS,
BE ADAPTABLE.
The cold season starts...
THE COLD SEASON STARTS,
MY OLD JOINTS START TO ACHE MORE,
THIS IS AS IT IS.
Mists blanket the land....
MISTS BLANKET THE LAND,
LIKE EMOTIONS THEY HOVER,
WITH SUNSHINE THEY PASS.
Ocean waves like life....
OCEAN WAVES LIKE LIFE,
START SMALL AND GROW POWERFUL,
THEN IT DISSIPATES.
Whats indifference?
WHATS INDIFFERENCE?
STOICS INDIFFERENT TO FATE,
NO CONTROL EXISTS.
Always have respect
ALWAYS HAVE RESPECT,
AND EVERYONE DESERVES SOME.
RESPECT YOURSELF TOO.
Frost covers the sand....
FROST COVERS THE SAND,
CHILLY BLANKET COVERS ALL,
COVID-19 & HUMANNESS.
Look for truth inside
LOOK FOR TRUTH INSIDE,
IT CARES NOT WHAT OTHERS SAY,
THEY HAVE AGENDAS.
Find what is the truth
FRIGHTENED MORE THAN HURT,
SUFFER IMAGINATION,
FIND WHAT IS THE TRUTH.
Perspectives can change
PERSPECTIVES CAN CHANGE,
IT’S MY VIEWS ON THINGS THAT HURT,
THINGS CANNOT HURT ME.
See what's truly real
STOP THINGS THAT YOU SEE,
STRIP IT DOWN TO BASIC BLOCKS,
SEE WHAT’S TRULY REAL.
See it for itself
STOP THINGS THAT YOU SEE,
STRIP IT DOWN TO BASIC BLOCKS,
SEE IT FOR ITSELF.
Bear it with courage
WITH EVERYONE’S LIFE,
PAIN IS INEVITABLE,
BEAR IT WITH COURAGE.
Acts - We can control
WITH SOME ILLNESSES,
TO LIVE IS COURAGEOUS ACT,
ACTS - WE CAN CONTROL.
Logic v Ego
LOGIC V EGO,
THE LATTER IS BUT A CHILD,
THE DARK HATES LIGHT.
Now in this moment ....
NOW IN THIS MOMENT…
AM I ILL OR SICK LIKE SOME ?
NO … EGO SHUT UP!!
Death comes to us all
DEATH COMES TO US ALL,
LITTLE IS IN OUR CONTROL,
ALL THIS COMES TO PASS.
Stoic Moderation
RESTRAINT IS VIRTUE,
EXCESS SHOULD NOT BE SEEN GOOD,
CONTROL YOUR ACTIONS.
Stoic Justice
JUSTICE IS VIRTUE,
KINDNESS AND FAIRNESS TO ALL,
IT’S NOT PUNISHMENT.
Thing's cannot hurt me
THINGS CANNOT HURT ME,
IT’S MY VIEWS ON THINGS THAT HURT,
PERSPECTIVES CAN CHANGE.
Stoic Wisdom
WISDOM IS VIRTUE,
GOOD REASONING AND JUDGEMENT,
LISTEN TO REASON.
Stoic Courage
COURAGE IS VIRTUE,
IN ADVERSITY ALWAYS,
ALWAYS DO WHAT’S RIGHT.
Do remember this
DO REMEMBER THIS,
SOME ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL,
OTHERS THINGS ARE NOT.
Notes on Stoicism
Click to see full mind-map
I try to be a stoic and to practice Stoicism - with varying degrees of success. I have started to put together a mind map of the notes I make as I proceed along on this journey.
I hope you enjoy it and find it useful.
Anxiety felt
ANXIETY FELT,
A COUGH AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,
BEYOND MY CONTROL.
Think variations
YOU DO REALIZE,
FEW THINGS ARE REALLY NEW,
THINK VARIATIONS.
It's vital to loose
IT’S VITAL TO LOOSE,
AND TO LOOSE BUT GRACEFULLY,
BECAUSE ITS HARDER.
I need to centre
A STRANGE DAY TODAY,
FOCUS AND REFLECTION SHOT,
I NEED TO CENTRE.
Mead the drink of Gods
MEAD THE DRINK OF GODS,
HONEY IN ITS ANCIENT ROOTS,
WASSAIL ANCESTORS.
Be like a Meerkat
BE LIKE A MEERKAT,
WORK IN TIGHT BUT TRUSTED TEAM,
MORE MINDS YIELDS RESULTS.
Be like a Meerkat
BE LIKE A MEERKAT,
OFTEN SCAN THE HORIZON,
GET A PERSPECTIVE.
Quieten the inner storm
PATIENCE IN SILENCE,
QUIETEN THE INNER STORM,
YOUR TIME WILL ARRIVE.
Live life like a hawk
LIVE LIFE LIKE A HAWK,
FOCUS WHEN NECESSARY,
BUT STEP BACK FOR VIEW.
The rain gently falls
THE RAIN GENTLY FALLS,
CLEANSING AND NOURISHING ALL,
A NEW BEGINNING.
Problems are as mists
PROBLEMS ARE AS MISTS, HIDING UNDERLYING TRUTHS,
REVEALED WHEN MISTS RISE.
Each day is anew
EACH DAY IS ANEW,
SO LEAVE YESTERDAYS PROBLEMS,
LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
How do I set goals?
HOW DO I SET GOALS?
DEFINE BROAD CATAGORIES,
LIST FEASIBLE TASKS.
You have to adapt
LIFE IS LIKE THE SEA,
SOMETIMES CALM SOMETIMES STORMY,
YOU HAVE TO ADAPT.
Take small little steps
TAKE SMALL LITTLE STEPS,
AND CHECK AS YOU GO ALONG,
BIG PROBLEMS ARE SMALL.
We are like Islands
WE ARE LIKE ISLANDS,
BATTERED BY THE SEAS OF LIFE,
ERRODED BY TIME.
Give each full focus
A DAY OF PROBLEMS,
BEST SOLVED ONE AT A TIME,
GIVE EACH FULL FOCUS.
Life is sometimes odd
LIFE IS SOMETIMES ODD,
TIME PASSES VARIABLY,
SOMETIMES SLOW SOME FAST.
Slow calm moves like smoke
SLOW CALM MOVES LIKE SMOKE,
WAFT GENTLY THROUGH CIRCLES GO,
THESE ARE TAI-CHI FORMS.
Never judge people
NEVER JUDGE PEOPLE,
ON APPEARANCE OR LIFESTYLE,
DO YOU KNOW THEIR TALE?
Like all I'm clueless
WHAT’S PURPOSE OF LIFE?
I SIT HERE AND PONDER IT.
LIKE ALL I’M CLUELESS.
mind and balance gone
A REGULAR TEST,
SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SHOCK,
MIND AND BALANCE GONE.
Trees are for searching
TREES ARE FOR SEARCHING,
SOLUTIONS BUD OFF BRANCHING,
EXPLORE VIA DEPTH.
That's resilience
RAINDROPS IMPACT LEAF,
LEAVE BENDS THEN SHRUG OFF IMPACT,
THAT’S RESILIENCE.
Rain is like people
RAIN IS LIKE PEOPLE,
LOTS AT ONE TIME IN MOTION,
TO END SUDDENLY.
Feel sad and relief
A WEIGHT OFF SHOULDERS,
STRESS OF UNKNOWN FUTURE GONE,
FEEL SAD AND RELIEF.
Deep breath and focus
WORK WINDS STORMING ALL,
HARD TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE,
DEEP BREATH AND FOCUS.
I'm isolated
A DAY OF CHAOS,
INTERNET CONNECTION POOR,
I’M ISOLATED.
Life is always change
HELPING MY DAUGHTER,
HOMEWORK IS SO DIFFERENT,
LIFE IS ALWAYS CHANGE.
Business Storms rage on
BUSINESS STORMS RAGE ON,
LIMITATIONS CAUSING PAIN,
ALL THESE TOO WILL PASS.
I can see the links
SITTING ON A CLOUD,
WATCHING WHOLE PROBLEM BELOW,
I CAN SEE THE LINKS.
Then blur of action
HERON WATCHES ALL,
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT,
THEN BLUR OF ACTION.
Me versus Ego
I AM SELF AWARE,
BUT NOT ALWAYS IN CONTROL,
ME VERSUS EGO.
Leadership the flame
COMMAND IS CONTROL,
MANAGEMENT IS THE MOLDING,
LEADERSHIP THE FLAME.