Cynics

Daily Meditation #368–2/27/2023

In the modern era, there is very little to hold us back from that which we aspire to and a greater version of ourselves.

To get back to the shape we were in in high school.
To work towards someday owning a legendary 1969 GTO Judge.
To earn a degree in, well, anything.

We have gyms on every corner and at-home fitness — no excuses to not be in shape.
There are endless books on investing, trading, forex and budgeting.
School is nearly all online, now, and many even “at your pace.”

Yet, the cynics in ourselves and in our lives want to give us reasons to do nothing.

“Why get in shape? You’re perfect the way you are.”
“‘Money is the root of all evil,’ you don’t need to learn this bullshit!”
“You already work 40 a week and have those kids — you really think you have it in you to work on a degree too?”

And sure, being cynical has some benefits, sometimes. It can at times protect us.

But, always being this way is placing ourselves into a cage, and throwing away the key. It is a limiting way to have ones’ mind.

We can always, every day, and in any way be better.
Knowing you have the choice to be better in every decision is the difference.

Where a cynic will always shrug and say “why bother?” with an excuse, as Eudaimonics, we strive to create a lifestyle which oozes happiness as a BYPRODUCT.

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These are distillations from my coming book “YouDaimonia: the Ancient Philosophy of Human Flourishing.”