Put people in the place they put you. Give them attention only in proportion to what they showed you in deeds, not in talk. Rank them in your life as they ranked you in theirs. Lower each person to their true place—without excuses you invent for them and without justifications that weigh down your heart.
Whoever chose to place you in a forgotten drawer, their rightful place is to remain there—no higher than what they intended for you.
Not everyone who passes through your life deserves the honor of staying in it, and not everyone who smiles at you is worthy of the privilege of your closeness.
“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
I’m not really a fan of Stoicism, but I haven’t really given it a fair chance, so I decided to download Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and Seneca’s Letters on Ethics. I have a tendency to cherry pick quotes for inspiration though, so I looked up some from Seneca.
I wasn’t expecting to find myself reflecting on Fidel Castro’s childhood while reading this chapter of The Fidel Castro Reader. I don’t know much about Castro’s personal life, but I was struck by how he too was immersed in religion at a young age, attending Catholic schools and being shaped by that environment.
Who would’ve thought that an AI-generated voice of Jordan Peterson would inspire me? At least, I think it’s AI—there are several videos of him discussing attachment theory, just like there are of Mel Robbins. I haven’t listened to him in years, not since I followed the alt-right. And yet, here I am, drawn back, not by ideology, but by something deeper—an idea that resonated.
Love yourself, believe in yourself. Fuck the rigged system.
Capitalism’s narrative, that you ain’t winning unless you’re near the top of monetary accumulation number game is horseshit. You’re worth is not measured by your bank balance.
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