James Bellerjeau

James Bellerjeau

South Carolina, USA
Aug
18
Is Congress Suffering From ADHD?

Is Congress Suffering From ADHD?

Can an entire branch of government be suffering from a mental disorder?
4 min read
Aug
17
5 Things I Learned About Quitting From 20 Years Of Running

5 Things I Learned About Quitting From 20 Years Of Running

You can accomplish great things if you keep going. You almost always can do more than you initially think.
7 min read
Aug
16
Great Wall of China - Moral Letters to Lucilius

015 - On Exercise Routines - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Your body is a machine that deserves tending to be sure, but are you the engineer or merely a mechanic?
3 min read
Aug
13
In Case You Are Too Busy To Read This (Newsletter 007)

In Case You Are Too Busy To Read This (Newsletter 007)

Only now, like a nomad coming upon a flowering oasis after wandering in the barren desert, do I find that I have been forsaking some of the things that make life rich and meaningful.
5 min read
Aug
12
Winding canal by Imperial Palace - Moral Letters to Lucilius

014 - On Keeping A Low Profile - Moral Letters for Modern Times

I say this: the mob will hate you if you are wrong, and they will hate you even more if you are right.
4 min read
Aug
11
Ten Things We Can All Agree On

Ten Things We Can All Agree On

We are so consumed with fighting over our disagreements, that we have lost sight of how much we all agree on.
3 min read
Aug
09
Asian-style buildings in mountains - Moral Letters to Lucilius

013 - On Anxiety - Moral Letters for Modern Times

There are more things, Deuteros, apt to worry us than there are to wound us; but we’re harmed in our heads more than by anyone else’s hand
5 min read
Aug
06
The One Thing You Always Have With You (Newsletter 006)

The One Thing You Always Have With You (Newsletter 006)

Let us therefore set our minds in order that we may desire whatever is demanded of us by circumstances.
2 min read
Aug
05
River with boat and buildings reflected in calm water - Moral Letters to Lucilius

012 - On Aging - Moral Letters for Modern Times

There is no greater pleasure than being able to look back on a life of proper thoughts and actions.
3 min read
Aug
04
You’re On Double Secret Probation!

You’re On Double Secret Probation!

Go ahead, live your life. Ignore cancel culture so it can die the ignoble death it deserves.
1 min read