Dewalf – A personal journey to self improvement

Off-Days: Normal and Okay

2019-10-25 FlawedEvening Review

The Good (What have I done right?) Was careful about my words Pushed through an unexpected and nearly overwhelming wave of negative thoughts and emotions which would have been crippling Attempted to connect with others[…]

Watch Your Tongue

2019-10-25 FlawedMorning Reflection

“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.” Zeno, Quoted in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, 7.1.26 I will make a conscious effort to watch what I say today so as[…]

An Undriven Day

2019-10-242019-10-25 FlawedEvening Review

The Good (What have I done right?) Took time out to read Sorted out an unexpected issue The Bad (What I have I done wrong?) Indulged Was very lethargic Low drive or motivation to achieve[…]

Come Back and Keep Going

2019-10-242019-10-24 FlawedMorning Reflection

“Does the light of a lamp shine and keep its glow until its fuel is spent? Why shouldn’t your truth, justice, and self-control shine until you are extinguished?” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.15 “Whether the wick[…]

Power and Needs

2019-09-30 FlawedMorning Reflection

Double whammie today: “How appropriate that the gods put under our control only the most powerful ability that governs all the rest—the ability to make the right use of external appearances—and that they didn’t put[…]

Go to Work as a Human Being

2019-09-272019-09-27 FlawedMorning Reflection

A classic Marcus quote: “At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work — as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if[…]

Review of Indulgence

2019-09-272019-09-27 FlawedEvening Review

The Good (What have I done right?) Comforted my partner when they needed it Completed important tasks during lunch time Practiced self-talk and took steps to grow in my personal effectiveness Took time off to[…]

Growth > Leisure

2019-09-262019-09-26 FlawedMorning Reflection

“Leisure without study is death—a tomb for the living person.” Seneca, Moral Letters, 82.4 A fun evening with friends. A couple of hours playing games. Reading a book purely for enjoyment rather than to learn[…]

You Must Tame Your Temper

2019-09-25 FlawedMorning Reflection

“Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on—it isn’t manly to be enraged. Rather, gentleness and civility are more human, and therefore manlier. A real man doesn’t give way to[…]

Put Your Mask On Before Helping Others With Theirs

2019-09-242019-09-25 FlawedEvening Review

The Good (What have I done right?) Idle time was a minimum Took time for reflection and introspection Did the things which bring me happiness Avoided overindulgence The Bad (What I have I done wrong?)[…]