I think failure is doing wrong when you know it’s wrong or you know you are doing wrong at that moment. I would tell my children and I still do, I can’t get angry at you when you do something wrong that you don’t know- becaus...
We must try to remember that we are all part of the same community. We must think of the beehive, and not always of ourselves.
We work hard, we sacrifice we deserve some time off, a vacation, a little couch and TV time. But I also think that when we take that vacation, or take that day to breathe and step back we need to still be working on ourselves...
Marcus aurelius said “it isn’t manly to be enraged”. Yeah, easier said then done. He says “ rather gentleness and civility are more humane, and therefore manlier”. A real man doesn’t give way to rage and discontent. He is squ...
Seneca says, “show me someone who isn’t a slave! One is a slave to lust, another to greed, another to power , and all are slaves to fear. He goes on to say “No servitude is more abject than the self-imposed”. What it is in ou...
So, you may have seen my Daily Thoughts on Instagram, now I am bringing you my stoic journey. The 2000 year old philosophy that teaches us to focus on the things we can control—our thoughts, emotions, and actions—while accept...
Aristotle is credited with the quote: I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self. Today we ask the question and discuss how we measure suce...
We all go through hard times, we all have moments of doubt, anger, and sometimes hopelessness. But how do we go on? How do we persevere through those hard times? Ryan Holiday of the Daily Stoic always tell the story of Admira...
The Stoics teach us Memento mori (remember you must die) we are mortal and this is what we must do but they also teach us memento vivere (remember we must live) remember to live your life, enjoy every moment, cherish your ti...
Welcome to Grey and Grounded, where we talk to men 50 and over..about being 50 and over. We talk family, friends, faith, money and more all in about 20 minutes. In our first episode we get jump right in and discuss how it is ...