What Will You Do With Today? [Let Seneca Help You]

by Dr. Christopher on January 26, 2013

If perspective is one of our most powerful tools for Aristotle’s the good life, then how can we mold it to create our ideal reality today?

By following the path of the greats.

Here is one of them.  Seneca’s prose is meant to be ruminated on, savoring each phrase for the power in his well thought out choices.

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Question.

Do you crave bliss, ecstasy, or the passion of life?

Maybe even heaven on earth?

If not, do you at least want to be a little happier?

When neurologist Jill Taylor had a stroke[Part 1], little did she realize that she would help us figure out how we could live a happier existence by simple stepping to the right.  

Without going further into her story, Jill Taylor learned what it was like to live exclusively in the right hemisphere of her brain.  That’s because the left hemisphere of her brain had quit on her.

On her return from the stroke, she realized that we could teach ourselves how to step to the right to be happier.

Here, we discuss some thoughts on how to get into the right hemisphere of our brains.

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Jill Taylor and The Physiological Basis of Bliss: Rewiring Your Brain Circuits [Part 1]

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September 10, 2012

Guess what? Whoever you think crucified Jesus, crashed those planes into the World Trade Center Buildings, and killed Santa Claus and maybe even the Easter Bunny … Didn’t do it alone. I did it too. Santa and the Easter Bunny aren’t really dead.  But if they were and somebody was responsible, it would be me. [...]

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The Call to A Better Life: Heroes Journey and Crossfit Lake Arrowhead

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““If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path.  Your own path you make with every step you take.  That’s why it’s your path.”  ~Joseph Campbell In the midst of the storm, with the thunder, lightning, and heavy winds, darkness is all around.  [...]

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