Moral Letters

Moral Letters

This is a modern take on Seneca's Moral Letters to Lucilius. I use them as tools in the ongoing search for what it means to live a good life. Although Seneca's words have been mined for centuries, each generation keeps turning up gemstones. I seek to polish old stones to show them in a new light.
Oct
07
Flower gardens along a river - Moral Letters to Lucilius

030 - On Reaping What Has Been Sown - Moral Letters for Modern Times

For all the time that we spend worrying about things that may never happen, how much do we contemplate the one thing we can be sure of?
3 min read
Oct
04
Half-built skyscraper before a dark gray sky - Moral Letters to Lucilius

029 - On Easy Lessons - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Everywhere we turn, we are confronted with the incredible shrinking attention span.
4 min read
Sep
30
Nissan Stadium in Nashville - Moral Letters to Lucilius

028 - On Traveling To Change - Moral Letters for Modern Times

What does it matter how many miles you put on your shoes if you do not first orient yourself in the desired direction?
2 min read
Sep
27
Tall, rusty water tower - Moral Letters to Lucilius

027 - On Things Of Lasting Value - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Not all appreciate that hard work and sacrifice are not just the price for rewards, but a necessary precondition for valuing them.
3 min read
Sep
23
Abandoned blue dinghy on beach by the ocean - Moral Letters to Lucilius

026 - On Senior Citizens - Moral Letters for Modern Times

If we want a true test of our training, we must check our thoughts against the one fate we can be sure is destined to come our way.
2 min read
Sep
20
Cactus and trees silhouetted by a brilliant sunrise over the ocean - Moral Letters to Lucilius

025 - On Admitting Mistakes - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Now I ask you to ask yourself whether you can say you have never strayed from the path.
3 min read
Sep
16
Green-covered hills leading to blue sea - Moral Letters to Lucilius

024 - On Conquering Fear - Moral Letters for Modern Times

I will tell you how to banish the demons that bedevil you.
4 min read
Sep
13
Reeds in foreground before a lake and mountains under cloudy sky - Moral Letters to Lucilius

023 - On Finding Joy In The Right Places - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Life is meant for living, and joy is a sign your life has found meaning, provided its source comes from within.
3 min read
Sep
09
Ohio State campus - Moral Letters to Lucilius

022 - On Sticking To Your Decisions - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Whether you are advancing or retreating, be fully committed to what you are doing.
3 min read
Sep
06
Red, white, and blue sailboats on a calm lake - Moral Letters to Lucilius

021 - On Posterity - Moral Letters for Modern Times

We want some part of us to continue, to survive the ages.
4 min read