Author: jeff lud
Stoic Notes
Scribbled down, Basics from meditations, Meditations, planned journal become public declarations of belief, By no less than an emperor, Marcus Aurelius, the last of the so-called “The Five Good Emperors”… PRIME basics, words, ideas to live by, 1/ Courage 2/ Self-Disciple 3/ Justice 4/ Wisdom GOOD.
Full Gas
This term is used pretty widely by professional cyclists. Full Gas. It means going all out speed, not sprinting, but otherwise as fast as you can go, as in, During an interview after a race a cyclist might say of the pace and effort, “…oh man, it was quite a race, you could tell it …
Trailblazers
These two amazing humans, Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura of Star Trek fame), and Bill Russell (of NBA fame as player, coach, mentor), two giants in their chosen fields, Two trailblazers who both achieved greatness, then inspired so many to greatness as well, These two people who didn't accept the status quo, who were driven to …
An Attitude of Gratitude
This captures the attitude…let it be so… A Prayer for Generosity, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola… “Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God,Teach me true generosity.Teach me to serve you as you deserve.To give without counting the cost,To fight heedless of wounds,To labor without seeking rest,To sacrifice myself without thought of any rewardSave the knowledge …
Push Through
Push through the doubt, the uncertainty, the inertia, Push through the comparisons and benchmarks, Push through to the knowledge, understanding, and truth that you have in you, Push through to the satisfaction of simple acts, clearing things out, getting things done, Push through the darkness to the light, push through to the joy and belief, …
Longing
When I’m with them, sometimes they’re too much, their combined energy so powerful, immediate, demanding… And when they are gone I long for them back, I long for more, My own version of synchronicity (as Sting wrote and The Police sang), At our best we ponder and revel, and soak up the moments, soak up …
My Guitar T-Shirt
I was going to post about St. Ignatius, since 7/31 is his feast day… and so I guess I’ll say this at least, I strive to find God in all things, I believe that’s the essence, just like Ignatius, But then I’m pivoting to this quote from a T-shirt I have, I think it’s pretty …
Roar
I try not to roar, but sometimes I do. Not so much in anger, not really, More disbelief and frustration at the seeming lack of awareness my children have of what’s appropriate when, But then I remind myself that they are eleven, nine, and eight years old, And I push all my silly expectations aside …
Priorities
We all have them. How to sort, categorize? Professional? For sure. How we make living, how we pay the bills, But family too, gotta say, gotta say, family is first…it’s a hard pull sometimes, but that’s my take. Different philosophies around that, plenty of business people who sometimes - maybe even often - fudge their …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 