Living

Paying the Piper

Happiness comes from resisting temptations, not giving into them

Oct 31, 2025 • Michael Lines

Thoughts on Life’s Meaning

What is the foundation that you have built your life on?

Oct 22, 2025 • Michael Lines

Control vs. Cause

Believing we can control everything about ourselves will only lead to repeated failure

Oct 10, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

The Slippery Slope of Evil

It is easy to fall but hard to recover from the slide into darkness

Oct 6, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

Thou Shall Not Murder

Why pacifism is incompatible with justice

Oct 6, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

As the Curtain Falls

It is up to us to decide whether we shall live our lives according to someone else's script, or write our own

Sep 15, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

Without a moral code, we are nothing more than a leaf in the wind

Sep 12, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

Recognizing the lies is the first step in uncovering the truth

Sep 1, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

We should protect our minds as well as our bodies from viruses

Aug 25, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

You cannot fight what you don’t understand

Aug 18, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

Never Wrestle with a Pig

It is not worth your breath to argue with an idiot. Doing so only gives their views an air of legitimacy

Aug 16, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

There is a balance to be made between social conformity and being an outcast

Aug 13, 2025 • A Modern Stoic

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