man ir lielisks kakjis. pleesh traukus nakts laikaa. nee, ne nakts. agraa riitaa. kafijas kruuzei beigas. atkal jaapeerk jauna kruuze, ko likt iekshaa. dumi - burtiski divus meeneshus atpakalj pati to sapleesusi biju, bet shonakt duksis pacentaas. ai, fignja tas kafijas trauks. dumi bija tas, ka peec lausku savaakshanas bija gruuti aizmigt.. kaa parasti - riita stundaas ir pats saldaakais miegs :)
bet patiesiibaa - viss ir kaartiibaa. shodien varbuut pat uz ovp vareetu beidzot aiziet. khe..peedejo reizi uz ovp biju laikam gadus 5 atpakalj.. :> ak, es neapziniigais darbinieks... nekas. shogad izieshu, tad triis gadus buus miers.

vakar vakara divas domas:
1) ko uzdaavinaat sveetkos cilveekam, kuram viss ir un neko nevajag?
2) kaa paarvareet sevii veelmi vakaraa iesleegt datoru un tv?

darba dienas saseejushaas murskulii. labi, ka ir telefons, kas atgaadina, kur un kad ir jaabuut. un modinaataajs ir tas, kas atgaadina, ka shodien ir agrais riits un jaaiet uz darbu.

Stoicism teaches the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions; the philosophy holds that becoming a clear and unbiased thinker allows one to understand the universal reason (logos). A primary aspect of Stoicism involves improving the individual’s ethical and moral well-being: "Virtue consists in a will which is in agreement with Nature." This principle also applies to the realm of interpersonal relationships; "to be free from anger, envy, and jealousy", and to accept even slaves as "equals of other men, because all alike are sons of God."
The word 'stoic' has come to mean 'unemotional' or indifferent to pain, because Stoic ethics taught freedom from 'passion' by following 'reason.' The Stoics did not seek to extinguish emotions, rather they sought to transform them by a resolute 'askēsis' which enables a person to develop clear judgment and inner calm. Logic, reflection, and concentration were the methods of such self-discipline.
'Follow where reason leads'.
The four cardinal virtues of the Stoic philosophy are wisdom (Sophia), courage (Andreia), justice (Dikaiosyne), and temperance (Sophrosyne), a classification derived from the teachings of Plato.
If someone is unkind, it is because they are unaware of their own universal reason which would lead to the conclusion of kindness. If they are unhappy, it is because they have forgotten how nature actually functions — unhappiness is having one's unrealistic expectations of reality go unfulfilled.

Philosophy for a Stoic is not just a set of beliefs or ethical claims, it is a way of life involving constant practice and training (or askesis, see ascetic). Stoic philosophical and spiritual practices included logic, Socratic dialogue and self-dialogue, contemplation of death, training attention to remain in the present moment (similar to some forms of Eastern meditation), daily reflection on everyday problems and possible solutions, hypomnemata, and so on. Philosophy for a Stoic is an active process of constant practice and self-reminder.


Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All of these things have come upon them through ignorance of real good and ill... I can neither be harmed by any of them, for no man will involve me in wrong, nor can I be angry with my kinsman or hate him; for we have come into the world to work together...


Stoic quotations
Below is a selection of quotations by major Stoic philosophers illustrating major Stoic beliefs:

Epictetus:

* "Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire." (iv.1.175)
* "Where is the good? In the will. Where is the evil? In the will. Where is neither of them? In those things that are independent of the will." (ii.16.1)
* "Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them." (Ench. 5)
* "If, therefore, any be unhappy, let him remember that he is unhappy by reason of himself alone." (iii.24.2)
* "I am formed by nature for my own good: I am not formed for my own evil." (iii.24.83)
* "Permit nothing to cleave to you that is not your own; nothing to grow to you that may give you agony when it is torn away." (iv.1.112)

Marcus Aurelius:

* "Get rid of the judgment, get rid of the 'I am hurt,' you are rid of the hurt itself." (viii.40)
* "Everything is right for me, which is right for you, O Universe. Nothing for me is too early or too late, which comes in due time for you. Everything is fruit to me which your seasons bring, O Nature. From you are all things, in you are all things, to you all things return." (iv.23)
* "If you work at that which is before you, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything else to distract you, but keeping your divine part pure, as if you were bound to give it back immediately; if you hold to this, expecting nothing, but satisfied to live now according to nature, speaking heroic truth in every word which you utter, you will live happy. And there is no man able to prevent this." (iii.12)
* "How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life!" (xii.13)
* "Outward things cannot touch the soul, not in the least degree; nor have they admission to the soul, nor can they turn or move the soul; but the soul turns and moves itself alone." (iv.3)
* "Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also" (vi.19)
* "Or is it your reputation that's bothering you? But look at how soon we're all forgotten. The abyss of endless time that swallows it all. The emptiness of those applauding hands. ." (iv.3)

Seneca the Younger:

* "The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live." (Ep. 101.15)
* "That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away." (Ep. 59.18)
* "Let Nature deal with matter, which is her own, as she pleases; let us be cheerful and brave in the face of everything, reflecting that it is nothing of our own that perishes." (De Provid.)
* "Virtue is nothing else than right reason." (Ep. 66.32)