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Blow Your Own Nose

"We cry to God Almighty, how can we escape this agony? Fool, don't you have hands? Or could it be God forgot to give you a pair? Sit and pray your nose doesn't run! Or, rather just wipe your nose and

04 June

This Is What We're Here For

"Why then are we offended? Why do we complain? This is what we're here for."— Seneca, On ProvidenceToday's meditation really hits home and is definitely something to fall back on, if you are having

03 June

It Is Well To Be Flexible

"He can't serve in the military? Let him seek public office. Must he live in the private sector? Let him be a spokesperson. Is he condemned to silence? Let him aid his fellow citizens by silent public

02 June

Plato's View

"How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it's best to take a bird's-eye view and see everything all at once — of gatherings, armies, farms, weddings and divorces, birth

01 June

Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause

"Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind — for they can't be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything."— Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsA very interesting meditation for toda

31 May

We Have But One Obligation

"What is your vocation? To be a good person."— Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsA short and simple message from today's meditation.We can also say the same for trading too of course. We need to trade con

30 May

Working Hard Or Hardly Working?

"I can't call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if working at it all night. Until I know what a person is working for, I can't deem them industrious. . . . I can if

29 May

Work Is Therapy

"Work nourishes noble minds."— Seneca, Moral LettersA very interesting meditation today and I truly believe that trading is also therapy.By sticking to the rules/criteria for your strategies and con

28 May

The First Two Things Before Acting

"The first thing to do — don't get worked up. For everything happens according to the nature of all things, and in a short time you'll be nobody and nowhere, even as the great emperors Hadrian and A

27 May

Sweat The Small Stuff

"Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing."— Zeno Quoted in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent PhilosophersAnother comparison to trading with today's meditation.How of

26 May

Stop Caring What People Think

"I'm constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put more stock in the opinions of others than in our own estimation of self. . . . How much credence we give to the opin

25 May

Where To Find Joy

"Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions

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