Guilt is Worse than Jail (Day 131)

5/11/2019

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The greatest portion of peace of mind is doing nothing wrong. Those who lack self-control live disoriented and disturbed lives.”
(Seneca, Moral Letters, 105.7)

What is the nature of the prison created by our running away from our problems?

It’s intense, that’s for sure. It’s why when we’re guilty we feel the weight of the deceit upon us, and the only thing we can think about in the midst of our egoic, craven escapism, is what it would feel like to not be bound by the heavy web of guilt.

The peace of mind that comes from DOING RIGHT can even be found by those who turn themselves in…

… because that too is doing right.

(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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