7 June · Keeping life going is real work.

Self-doubt

I spend my life keeping things running rather than doing anything meaningful.

A little room to breathe.7 June

Self-doubt

“Μηδαμοῦ σεαυτὸν εἴπῃς φιλόσοφον μηδὲ λάλει τὸ πολὺ ἐν ἰδιώταις περὶ τῶν θεωρημάτων, ἀλλὰ ποίει τὸ ἀπὸ τῶν θεωρημάτων:”

English translation

“On no occasion call yourself a philosopher, and do not speak much among the uninstructed about theorems (philosophical rules, precepts): but do that which follows from them.”

Epictetus — Enchiridion, c. 125 CE46.1English translation by George Long (1877)Read the source ↗

Keeping life going is real work.

Maintenance rarely comes with applause, yet meals, repairs, planning, and small routines support the lives built around them. You can want more variety while recognizing that this work has a purpose; ordinary care doesn't become empty because it repeats.

ONE SMALL STEP

Notice who or what benefits from one routine task you do.

A little room to breathe.7 June

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.