PinnedMember-onlyI Deserve It — Fame, Riches, SexDaily Meditation 225— 11/12/2023 “I deserve this promotion and raise. Much more than anyone else!” “I deserve to be paid this living wage and union protection.” “I deserve this child support.” “I deserve to take a sick day off.” “I deserve to have a beautiful spouse, not some 5 out of 10!” “I deserve to…Philosophy4 min readPhilosophy4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyYour Body, Your ChoiceDaily Meditation 591–10/9/2023 “To be honest…I’m not interested in you because…w-well…I think you’re too overweight for my taste.” “You are not a great friend, to be honest. You’re a Narcissist. You constantly bum money and scarcely pay it back. You need to get over yourself.” “Why don’t you go see…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
PinnedMember-only“Be Yourself”Daily Meditation 476–6/16/2023 Hit the ✉️Email Subscribe✉️ button to get these DAILY in your inbox! Follow for daily philosophical meditations. We know the phrase is cliched. Old. A well, well beaten dead horse. But with a reframe and some self-awareness (with positive intent), let’s make it less so. We want…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
PinnedMember-onlySuffering, LoveDaily Meditation 448–5/19/2023 looking out my wide bay window, the birds — doves, chickadees, finches, jays and more — all hop and bob and scratch for seeds as they weave between some half-dozen of my beloved squirrels. “Taily Po, Whitey, Tippy…” I mumble a few of their names with a…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
Just nowMember-onlyYou’re Too Fat. You Aren’t Popular. You’re Poor. You’re Too Short…Daily Meditation 644–12/2/2023 The scale clocks you in at 230 pounds, 104kg. But, you’re a 5'4" or 162cm young woman… After days, weeks, months — over a year — of daily posting, tweeting, tiktok’ing, instagramming, your followers still are pathetically low… You worked 60 hours at one job, Doordashed a…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
22 hours agoMember-onlyShoveling SnowDaily Meditation 642–12/1/2023 Where I come from, we have an old adage. We tend to get snow — a lot of snow. Some weeks of winter, there’s snow up to our waist. Other weeks, it’s past your waist and also -20f (or colder). Sometimes, it snows for days on end. …Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyJewish ProverbDaily Meditation 642–11/30/2023 There’s an old, supposedly Jewish proverb I’m fond of. It goes along the lines of this: “Ask not for a lighter burden, but rather ask for wider shoulders.” There’s a good bite of truth to it. Life loves to throw all manner of horrors our way. The cheating spouse. The death of loved ones. Cancer or illness. Car accidents…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
2 days agoSatanDaily Meditation 641 – 11/29/2023 These Daily Meditations aren’t generally terribly religious in tone. They often drift into “spirituality,” however. Religion is always spiritual. Spirituality is not always religion. That said, I personally am a Christian, and many of these Daily Meditations — and, arguably, Stoicism and Eudaimonism — are…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyOut of Your LeagueDaily Meditation 640–11/28/2023 You’ve probably heard the expression “She’s out of your league,” or “He’s.” Well, YOU personally haven’t heard it directed at you. This is because I know I’ve got the best looking readers in the world… But you’ve certainly heard it before. A young man (or woman) pines…Philosophy4 min readPhilosophy4 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyProud of You Pt. IDaily Meditation 639 – 11/27/2023 Another addition to the YouDaimonia “Series” such as the Death Meditations and Gratitude Meditations. …Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
