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Marcus Aurelius #FridayPhilosophy This week has been a doozy. We seem to save all of the big events for the end of the school year: right when all of the energy has left our bodies. My fellow teacher has been reading his Marcus Aurelius lately, so I figured I would piggyback off of that for this week’s Friday Philosophy. “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running…

Some thoughts on death

Current Events #FridayPhilosophy I’m not writing about global or political current events. In fact, the dire tones of the daily American news feeds have me committed to limiting my intake. Instead, I am selecting some darker quotes today, as we head to the funeral of one of our friends. We have been in a strange and difficult season here, so I’ll find some words from other minds and other…

This week's #FridayPhilosophy focuses on the fact that we can rebuild, and rebuild again, as many times as we choose.

“The building of the true and beautiful means the destruction of the good enough.” – Glennon Doyle “Just like a tree that loses branches and dead leaves in the Autumn, I will rebuild anew. I will rebuild new branches and leaves. I will rebuild and maintain only what bears me fruits.” – Mitta Xinindlu “There is not enough air in the room, but you are breathing. There is nobody here, but you are…

#FridayPhilosophy quotes from French writer and existentialist Jean Paul Sartre

Sartre #FridayPhilosophy “Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.” “We are our choices.” “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” “Better to die on one’s feet than to live on one’s knees.” “The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.” “We do not judge the people we love.” “Commitment is an act, not a word.”

Some thoughts on ease for this #FridayPhilosophy

Ease #FridayPhilosophy “What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson “Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.” – Ovid “Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.” – Eckhart Tolle “Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice.” – Alain de…

Quotes about poetry for #FridayPhilosophy

For National Poetry Month #FridayPhilosophy “We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” – William Butler Yeats “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” – Emily Dickinson “Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” – Alice Walker “The poet is a liar who…

Resilience #FridayPhilosophy “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult “As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth  “A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a person perfected without trials.” – Chinese Proverb  “Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you…

The Ides of March #FridayPhilosophy This post has nothing to do with the whole “beware the Ides of March.” I have always struggled with titles for what I write, whether it’s a poem, essay, novel, or blog post. So, I took the easy route for this week’s #Friday Philosophy, and went with the date. I wanted to share some quotes that I found powerful upon first read. “Don’t judge my choices when you…