Keeping up with the news these days isn’t for the faint of heart. Just separating real, legitimate news from conjecture,...
JoinedJune 27, 2023
Articles21
Lisa Brandt is a recovering broadcaster who is now a freelancer in voiceover and writing. She has written five books on topics as varied as her summer working at a nudist resort to celebrity meltdowns, and co-written one about the benefits of a career in the skilled trades.
All of her work is supervised by a senior rescue cat named Cuddles.
The Greek concept of Logos is an enduring idea that has shaped various aspects of Western thought. However, it’s not...
“Memento mori” is Latin for “Remember you must die.” It’s as close to a motto as a Stoic can get....
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. Seneca How many times have you heard...
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of falling in love. It’s what prompts songwriters to work their craft. The pursuit...
Peace. We wish it for ourselves and for the world at large. But we human beings do many things—often unconsciously—that...
Morality, ethics, duty towards our fellow humans, the pursuit of happiness. These are principles whose worth humans have debated for...
The earliest known use of the well-known idiom, “too much of a good thing,” dates back to 1430. It’s found...
One of Stoicism’s best attributes is that its customs can usually mesh with other philosophies and belief systems. A Stoic...
Misinformation, misinterpretation and assumptions have coloured the way some people view Stoicism. It’s cloaked in mystery for those who have...
Did Roman Stoicism poems exist? If you’re searching for Roman Stoicism poems, there’s some evidence that one of the world’s...
The act of dying is one of the acts of life. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations From the ancient Stoics to the...
So you’d like to learn more about Stoicism, but you aren’t sure where to begin? This is a quest that...
In grade 10, I was called to the Vice Principal’s office to explain why I was being disruptive in English...
Each of us has, at some point, behaved badly towards the people we love. I’m not referring to anything physical...
Earlier this summer, I toppled off my bike. My left elbow took the brunt of the fall as I landed...
The translation of memento mori from Latin to English and the deep consideration of its meaning is the last thing...
My social media channels were recently peppered with a “new” perspective on other people’s behaviour called the “Let Them Theory.”...
I’ve read dozens, possibly hundreds of autobiographies and memoirs. There’s always something to learn or discover about the way someone...
Many years ago, I interviewed a professor of Linguistics from a major university. At the time, I was annoyed that...
Someone, perhaps a therapist I sat with along the way, pointed out how often I used the word “should.” I...
