🛋️ The Weekend Review
Thank you for reading and listening this week! In case you missed it, I released a Saturday edition of In Search of Wisdom — Three Ways to Think About the Art of Living. If you gain insights on the art of living from the podcast, please consider rating it (on Apple Podcasts or Spotify) and sharing it with friends!
This edition of the weekend review includes a short contemplation on solitude from Michel de Montaigne and links to this week’s videos and meditations.
Until next week, be wise and be well!
📿 On Solitude
This week’s contemplation comes from the philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533—1592). In his essay Essays, Montaigne observed,
We have lived quite enough for others: let us live at least this tail-end of life for ourselves. Let us bring our thoughts and reflections back to ourselves and to our own well-being. Preparing securely for our own withdrawal is no light matter: it gives us enough trouble without introducing other concerns. …
Montaigne continues,
Since God grants us leave to make things ready for our departure, let us prepare for it; let us pack up our bags and take leave of our company in good time; let us disentangle ourselves from those violent traps which pledge us to other things and which distance us from ourselves. … The greatest thing in the world is to know how to live to yourself.
Contemplation Questions (Pick one or create your own!):
What does it mean to bring our “thoughts and reflections” to ourselves?
How does one “live to yourself” and remain connected?
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Thank you for reading/listening this week; I hope you found something useful.
Until next time, be wise and be well,
J.W.
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