Kissed by a prince of the patriarchal norm, Sleeping Beauty wondered what he would think of, when so challenged by the idea to conform; Did Socrates pull off the mask of true love?
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Wealth And Freedom Are Free
You either try to get everything you want Or want everything you already possess Only one is with you right now That’s freedom without any stress
Take a look around The spark here admits no fault Our strife is constant But better to be burning More than to be wrong The danger is in waiting Everything is fire! Heraclitus’ head aflame Figured out truth from reason
The hunter doesn’t chase illusions Philosophy is a privilege The fundamental? The eternal? Love, death, despair, awe and dread Nietzsche is served his dinner
I didn’t see it until I took a look There was no answer within this book A revolution waiting with a solution Let’s write it down so there’s no confusion!
A little tired and hungry but my mood is ok. Last night I threw up, perhaps from too much soda or maybe a little food poisoning, I’m not sure. I felt better as soon as I got it out, though I was a little drained.
I woke up during the night too. I guess that third coffee was really telling me not to be attempted again. My mind was racing between grading students and wishing that I could have grown up in San Diego so that I could have seen Trumans Water playing more often. Weird.
My lack of digested food saw me wake up to be under 80kg this morning for the first time in a while. My energy levels are dictating that I should eat more, though. I’m only half looking forward to early morning exercise again next week.
Health:
Physical: 6 Mental: 7
Today I’m grateful for:
Nut bringing me breadsticks this morning just as my stomach was starting to feel bad again and we were due to go out. Munching on them helped a little bit, along with a bit of a walk and some cool mountain air.
The best thing about today was:
Walking around up at Doi Tung markets was nice despite my dodgy tummy, meaning I couldn’t enjoy much of the food and drink there.
What was out of your control today and how did you handle it?
As we went in Nut and Bruno’s car, I was relinquished of driving duties but also at first I was feeling queasy in the back and then later, in the front, I had to endure Bruno’s speed racing and complaining about slow traffic. I guess my dodgy guts helped take my mind off that a little.
Amy told me that we will never go on holiday with them anywhere, as Bruno is always so hyped up and on the move. It makes it difficult to just relax and enjoy the moment. He operates on a different level than most of us.
Review your acts, Good and bad.
I swapped the mattresses in our bedrooms for Amy as she seems to sleep better on this one. Damn, though, our original mattresses are heavy and it took a lot out of me to move them.
Up until then, I wasn’t feeling too bad but then my body was looking to replace the used-up energy and found nothing there.
I took this picture at Doi Tung and sent it to Baipad, who is half Lahu. All the hill tribes are represented here, but it feels a little contrived.
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