Seeking Out Shipwrecks (Day 238)

8/26/2019

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Zeno, the founder of Stoicism and wealthy trader, came to the realizations of Stoicism after being in a shipwreck and losing everything.

It was the shipwreck that created the opportunity to self-examine, pare down his life, and study in Athens… since that was where he ended up when crashing between Phoenicia and Peiraeus.

The entire philosophy of Stoicism is built on the foundation of being able to achieve enlightenment and the good life after terrible circumstances befall you.

With that spirit in us, how could we not “seek out” shipwrecks?

We adapt and change and grow BECAUSE WE HAVE TO.

Embrace challenge… and grow!

(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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