#Stoicism 11/22

Rambler 42 - The misery of a modish lady in solitude - Dr. Samuel Johnson - Saturday August 11, 1750

Mar 28, 20231 min read

Rambler 42 - The misery of a modish lady in solitude - Dr. Samuel Johnson - Saturday August 11, 1750

Dr. Johnson’s take on the old adage of being careful about what we ask for. #SamuelJohnson#DrJohnson#Rambler The Good Life Meditation is...

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The Good Life - 03/27/2023 - A pretty good day *

Kurt Bell

Mar 27, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/27/2023 - A pretty good day *

Feeling better today. Resting yesterday helped. There was good, deep diving with the book I’m reading; alone in the sunshine with my dog,...

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The Good Life - 03/26/2023 - Another bad day

Kurt Bell

Mar 26, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/26/2023 - Another bad day

Another bad day. I just can’t seem to get well. That’s alright. My weekend chores and shopping are done. My socializing’s done too. A...

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LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Writing Bridge

Kurt Bell

Mar 25, 20232 min read

LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Writing Bridge

It’s 7:00 AM and time for another live book reading from Going Alone. Today, I’ll read the short chapter titled The Writing Bridge, which...

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The Good Life - 03/25/2023 - Failed expectation

Kurt Bell

Mar 25, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/25/2023 - Failed expectation

I overextended myself yesterday and discovered my reach fell short of my intent. Such a disappointment. I let someone down in the process...

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Kurt Bell

Mar 24, 20232 min read

STOIC POETRY - Five principles

Episode 137 of my podcast series Stoic Poetry deals with a category of principles titled Engagement, and explores how these five...

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The Good Life - 03/24/2023 - After the last fight

Kurt Bell

Mar 24, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/24/2023 - After the last fight

I worked a fifteen-hour day yesterday, and I really feel it. Such days were much easier once, when I was younger, and stamina was a match...

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The Good Life - 03/23/2023 - A day at the office

Kurt Bell

Mar 23, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/23/2023 - A day at the office

I went in to the office yesterday. It was really good. After the big morning meeting I went to work at my old desk for the rest of the...

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The Good Life - 03/22/2023 - Practiced patience

Kurt Bell

Mar 22, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/22/2023 - Practiced patience

I lost it a little bit at work yesterday. It was nothing bad, I didn’t say or do anything inappropriate or untoward; in fact what I did...

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The Good Life - 03/21/2023 - Beach spies

Kurt Bell

Mar 21, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/21/2023 - Beach spies

Yumiko and I walked the dogs on the beach together yesterday after work. It was a good stroll after a hard working day for us both. We...

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The Good Life - 03/20/2023 - Falling out of the parade *

Kurt Bell

Mar 20, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/20/2023 - Falling out of the parade *

I was thinking today how this prolonged illness is making me fall behind in the parade. Not yet. Not really. Though I feel it’s happening...

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Kurt Bell

Mar 19, 20231 min read

STOIC POETRY - You can have that

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

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The Good Life - 03/19/2023 - Japan mountain market trucks

Kurt Bell

Mar 19, 20233 min read

The Good Life - 03/19/2023 - Japan mountain market trucks

I drove over a hundred miles yesterday and only barely fell asleep once, at a traffic light, less than a mile from home. I didn’t...

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Kurt Bell

Mar 18, 20232 min read

Red Roof House for sale in Atami Japan

Here’s a tiny little place that we looked at in Japan. By nearly all standards this place is too old and small and way too full of...

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The Good Life - 03/17/2023 - Salad dressing

Kurt Bell

Mar 17, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/17/2023 - Salad dressing

Yumiko and I have so far failed in our efforts to contact the owner of the one house in Japan which we’d hoped to buy. But we’ll keep...

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The Good Life - 03/16/2023 - suddenly asleep

Kurt Bell

Mar 16, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/16/2023 - suddenly asleep

Suddenly asleep… That’s what happens now when I sit in this chair. It happened just now, after recording this video and with my thumb...

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The Good Life - 03/15/2023 - Trevor’s big day

Kurt Bell

Mar 15, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/15/2023 - Trevor’s big day

There’s a very old man where I live now. I see him like a chimp sees the humans walking by its cage. The old man limps past my chimp cage...

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The Good Life - 03/14/2023 - Forcing myself to behave professionally

Kurt Bell

Mar 14, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/14/2023 - Forcing myself to behave professionally

Yumiko joined me at the beach yesterday. It was a cold and blustery evening, and we walked together from Seventeenth Street to lifeguard...

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The Good Life - 03/13/2023 - Daylights Savings Time is kicking my butt

Kurt Bell

Mar 13, 20232 min read

The Good Life - 03/13/2023 - Daylights Savings Time is kicking my butt

That was a challenging weekend. The body keeps telling me it’s done, despite my best efforts to lure it safely back to good health with...

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Rambler 39 - The unhappiness of women, whether single or married - Dr. Johnson - Tue. July 31, 1750

Kurt Bell

Mar 12, 20232 min read

Rambler 39 - The unhappiness of women, whether single or married - Dr. Johnson - Tue. July 31, 1750

Samuel Johnson reflects on the condition and state of opportunity and choice for women in mid-18th century England. Rambler 39 - The...

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