My wife and some friends planting cordgrass.
For me, so many thoughts start by picking up a book. In this case, it's from picking up a blog I had started a while back but just didn't finish. Sometimes the words just can't be found and it takes time for them to come. At any given time I have maybe 5-6 blogs started. Unfinished until I can find exactly what I'm trying to say, and if I really believe it. Ironically, it delves into peace of mind. Although only an excerpt from a much larger work, here's a post from Seneca about peace of mind. I have italicized parts that after some thought have really struck a chord with me.
The first step to peace of mind is to be confident of yourself and what you believe. This requires us to avoid the knee-jerk reactions we have when something unfortunate happens in life. Too often we give up on our own aspirations. This then spirals out of control and we become hesitant of starting something new. This is how we become one of the dreaded “Joneses”. You know them: they’re the ones whose job or failings have left them soulless. They can’t tolerate looking inward. They’re never at rest. They constantly complain of boredom, and are jealous of those who progress.
The first step to peace of mind is to be confident of yourself and what you believe. This requires us to avoid the knee-jerk reactions we have when something unfortunate happens in life. Too often we give up on our own aspirations. This then spirals out of control and we become hesitant of starting something new. This is how we become one of the dreaded “Joneses”. You know them: they’re the ones whose job or failings have left them soulless. They can’t tolerate looking inward. They’re never at rest. They constantly complain of boredom, and are jealous of those who progress.
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