Category: Temptation
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Money is not time
Time is money. We can always devote time to making money. However, all value in the world, all money combined, cannot buy back a trillionth of a second of time. It is said many wealthy individuals who are in the twilight of their lives say that if they could trade…
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Pleasure Scales
“The gentleman cherishes virtue, but the small man cherishes the soil…” – 夫子 Master Kong (Confucius) The Analects 4:11 Do we reach for the high? Or do we reach for the low? The less connection we feel to others, the surrounding world, and ourselves, the easier we will fall to…
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Confucius Series: Humble or Prideful Critique
“A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.” – 夫子 Master Kong (Confucius) The Analects Where do we aim our critique? Do we aim it at others? Or ourselves? We can find fault with others when it is warranted. But what if it isn’t?…
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Words, not volume
“Raise you words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi Everyday we are likely to meet with the temptation to raise our voice. Anger, frustration, pain, envy, confusion, hatred….a number of feelings can spark the fire or wrath unleashed in the form of loud speech.…
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Pride and Memory
‘I have done that,’ says my memory. ‘I cannot have done that’ – says my pride, and remains adamant. At last – memory yields. – Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil – Part Four Maxims and Interludes 68 When we make mistakes in life, this occurs. Our memory rises and…
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Paradox Freedom
Book Inspiration: The Stoic Virtues Series: Dicipline is Destiny: The power of Self Control – Ryan Holiday – A teacher and keeper of The Old Unbounded freedom — enslavement, destruction. Bounded freedom — freedom, growth. If we give our bodies, cravings, appetites, desires, and addictions the gift of freedom, we…
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Machine
What do military bodies, fortune 500 companies, crime organizations, or any other large entities have in common? They value order, routine, discipline, and overall aim to run like clockwork in a Swiss watch – each little cog doing its part to help the organization achieve its purpose. These entities want…
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Return to the Wise Road
“Be not unhappy, or discouraged, or dissatisfied, if you do not succeed in acting always by the right principles; but when you have failed, try again, and be content if most of your acts are consistent with man’s nature. Love that to which you return; do not return to philosophy…
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Insane Addiction
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results” – Albert Einstein Everyone is insane at some point as everyone is addicted to something negative. Overcoming it is a test of life. Whatever the object may be, consider what you are addicted…
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Chinese Proverb Series: Arrogance
Arrogance is the enemy of victory. – Chinese Proverb We all know this to be true. When we are arrogant, we speak and act incorrectly. We choose the pleasure of anger and pride in the moment and regret our words and actions later. When we are ignorant, we are often…
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