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The Sailor’s Skill
This post is about overcoming passive suicidal ideation through Stoic principles. Please reach out to your care team, or online support organisation, if you are feeling suicidal. International Mental Health Contact Information. This morning, I read the stoic philosopher, Seneca’s letter to Lucilius about vain syllogisms. A syllogism is a foundational form of deductive reasoning where…
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On Gathering Ideas
This morning, I read the Stoic philosopher, Seneca’s letter “On Gathering Ideas”. The older I get, the more I forget whether the punctuation marks go inside or outside the quotes so I just randomly choose every time I write, haha. Basically, Seneca talks about how we must be like bees. We must collect information from…
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Seneca
I’m still learning about philosophy, but recently, I’ve been reading Seneca’s letters to Lucilius. As I read them, I feel a lot of similarities with Seneca and how he thinks, rambles to his friends, and is focused on self-improvement. Having dinner with Seneca would be a real treat. Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger Lucius Annaeus…
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Seneca’s Letters 74-76 | Walk | Slow Quickening
Seneca’s Letters If you’re wondering who Seneca is and what letters I’ve been reading: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 1–65 CE) was the most famous of the Roman Stoic philosophers. After his retirement from the court of the emperor Nero, whom he had first served as a tutor and then as his main political advisor, Seneca…
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Feeling Better | Thoughts
Feeling Better Anxiety I am feeling better than I did yesterday. Some anxiety and restlessness remain from yesterday, but it feels more manageable. Morning Plans Shifted Originally, I was thinking to visit my dad in memory care this morning and take him out for breakfast, but I think yesterday’s outing with him exhausted me so…
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Gumbo Snuggles | Seneca’s Letter | Restlessness
Suicide treated as a topic of Stoicism. Morning Gumbo Snuggles I was up at 0400. Wasted some time coming to wakefulness. At 5, I tried to study my notes on postpartum psychosis. I was distracted by my inner world that was just more annoying than overwhelming. Spent time writing to friends. Snuggled with my 12-year-old…
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Status Update | 2026 Goals | 8 Dimensions of Wellness
Intro The content below is actually on its own page at the top of this blog, but I thought I’d repost it today, along with a few thoughts. Goals I haven’t lost any weight since April 23 as I sort of took a detour on the diet. But, I am maintaining and should drop some…
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Is the Body a Weight & Punishment on the Soul?
Seneca After taking a brief rest, I started reading the Stoic, Seneca’s letter to Lucilius number 65-“On the first cause.” Seneca begins the letter reminding Lucilius that Stoic philosophers say there are two things in the universe that are the source of all things: cause and matter. However, he says that Aristotle and Plato have…