No, I don't have thousands of years... so here's my thoughts on that.

📅A new daily practice

A dear friend of mine Steve gifted me the Daily Stoic book several years ago. This was a great introduction to embedding philosophy into my daily life. However, I recently gifted this book to a relative of mine who I thought may benefit from having these perspectives, as a result my practice petered out.

Wanting to weave philosophy back into my life, I added a new step to my daily rituals: practice philosophy. For me this means reading and interpreting whatever it was in my own words. I felt like this time I wanted to take one step further than just reading and use it as a way to practice my writing in the same breath.

I've been doing this for almost 2 months now with over 60 bits of writing covering a variety of philosophy bites and thoughts. So rather than let this sit hidden in a Notion notebook, I will share some of my favourite quotes or lines that I am feeling during the week and share my interpretations.

Without further adieu, enjoy!

"No, you do not have thousands of years to live. Urgency is on you. While you live, while you can, become good." - Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)

This journal entry talks to the fact that our life is finite and the importance of being aware of this. With this awareness, it can spark a desire within each of us to do something, and not wait for tomorrow. It talks about while you have time, that you have the opportunity to make decisions and act in a way that is good.

Marcus does not attempt to define what good is because it means different things to different people. However, when he does talk about becoming good and not just thinking about it. Placing his focus on action.

This reminder can help put aside of things in life which we can get caught up with with such as work goals, riches, material things and status, and shines a light on basic humanity and a goodness that we could produce.

So, what does becoming good mean to you?