Inspiration is good.

Often at work, I open my copy of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and jump to a random page, and read a verse or two. I find that at $OLDJOB this brought me back to center and inspired me even when I was frustrated and angry. At $NEWJOB I've been continuing this tradition, we are far to often fed frustation, disappointment and self doubt as part of the ration of our daily lives and I for one would rather feed the better parts of my nature when I can. Especially since I all to often sucumbe to the the former rather then the later. This morning, this is what I read:


The first Rule is, to keep an untroubled spirit; for all things must bow to Nature's law, and soon enough you must perish into nothingness, like Hadrian and Augustus. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are, remembering that it is your duty to be a good man. Do without flinching what man's nature demands; say what seems to you most just - though with courtesy, modesty, and sincerity.

Yeah. What he said. I'm going to do that.