Daily Meditation #216–9/26/2022 What is it that everyone is so certain about? War. Economics. Politics. Diet. There is but one certainty and that is the inevitable death of you and everyone you’ve ever known. While we enjoy a level of comfort in believing in different certainties and we enjoy, perhaps…

Daily Meditation #215–9/25/2022 Gratitude Meditations — I II III IV V Gratitude is one of the penultimate perceptual lenses through which we can choose to view and interpret the world around us. Yet, how frequently do we feel entitled? Entitlement is an opposite of gratitude. Entitlement serves as a mental…

Daily Meditation #214–9/24/2022 There are a variety of series featured in the Daily Eudaimonia Meditations. They include: Philosophical Questions, Death Meditations, Gratitude Meditations, and Eudaimonic Fables. This will be another periodical. Norse and Finnish mythology are without doubt my two favorite ancient belief systems. They are quirky, complex, and full…

Daily Meditation #213–9/23/2022 You must deserve that which you desire. You want a raise and promotion. Do you deserve them? You want a beautiful, intelligent spouse. Do you deserve one? You want a great, lean physique. Do you deserve it? You are entitled to nothing. You are not entitled to…

Daily Meditation #212–9/22/2022 There are two sides to everything — or more. Even the ancient Bible speaks of this in various interpretations in Proverbs 18:17: “Those who plead the case first seem to be in the right; then the opponent comes and cross-examines them” in the NABRE edition. Or, “In…

Daily Meditation #211–9/21/2022 There are multiple voices inside of you. Not unlike schizophrenia, they whisper different concepts and views. But, often we shush up the majority of them. We lean into the voices that best align with what we want to believe. That our political leader of choice is the…

Daily Meditation #210–9/20/2022 We tend to believe we have people we would identify as “enemies” in the world. Perhaps to some degree it’s true — there are actual murderers and people who are several standard deviations beyond the “norm” for ideological possession who would harm us. However, a majority of…

Daily Meditation #209–9/19/2022 I recently saw my first Lamborghini. It felt like a special occasion to have the opportunity to see the rare and elegant machine. Though I didn’t meet the owner, one must wonder: What, really, is a Lamborghini (or Maserati, Aston Martin, or Porsche) except a symbol of…

Daily Meditation #208–9/18/2022 Traversing life is not unlike walking in the woods. You must carefully mind your footing. If you constantly look behind you for bear or mountain lions, you are safe, yes, but unable to enjoy the beauty you are immersed in before you. If you mind your feet…