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Kyle Shepard's avatar

I find it really interesting you found Epictetus following your experiences with war just as Epictetus found Musonius after significant experience with slavery. Almost as if the mentor provided powerful language and perspective within the experience already lived.

As I continue to read Discourses again (because of you) it’s wild how similar your writing feels to his in the raw and honest but empowering style for those willing to be uncomfortable with the words and subsequent application.

Just incredible shit brother.

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Charles Wemyss, Jr.'s avatar

Sam this was so timely! Been a bad couple of days, just nonsense stuff, but enough to aggravate an old 0302. Then Sam shows up this morning and reminds…endure…renounce, it’s nuisance stuff that has your ass in a twist. I picked the fig, endured the thistle, tastes very good, the fingers will heal. Hot, cold, thirst, hunger, tired. They all just another feeling. Endure, renounce and carry on? Well now you have something.

Thanks for post and the lift sailor! Semper Fi!

PS Those early SOG guys were truly something, not to take anything away from today’s warriors but when you look at the changes in gear and education and training you really respect what they did, invented and taught.

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