Dignity and Bravery (Day 345)

12/11/2019

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As Cicero says, we hate gladiators if they are quick to save their lives by any means; we favor them if they show contempt for their lives.”
Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 11.4b

Shirking one’s duty and commitments is akin to cowardice.

No one gives respect to a coward.

No one admires the person who puts too high a price on their own needs, comforts, and individual experience.

The ironic thing about being craven is that the whole shameful act is done out of self-protection, but the cost of that protection is NOT a fair trade.

Find Courage. Live with dignity.

(See y’all tomorrow)

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Awakening the desire to explore Stoicism, and how it relates to his existing beliefs, Rev. William committed to working through the text, The Daily Stoic, a year-long journey to awaken the Stoic mind.
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Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rev. William attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where in 2007 he graduated with a degree in Religious Studies, minoring in Psychology. Currently residing in Longmont, CO, he is one of the Priests and founder of Mountain Ancestors Grove. He spends his time playing mandolin (and some guitar), writing, engaging in LGBTQIA+ advocacy and education, community service, and sharing a larger vision of how a polytheist perspective can lead to greater human understanding, acceptance, and gods be good, peace.

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