Just Me & Her
About this episode
In this episode, Kelly reflects on enjoying a spring morning outside, the importance of mastering one's craft, and insights from Seneca's 'Letters from a Stoic'.
On the patio this morning. First time this spring I could start my morning outside. I sense something to my left. Last time it was a bear. A turkey comes over the hill. It's cold. But good. So's the coffee. Just me and her. She flips over some leaves with her feet. I've been heads down in a few projects the last couple of weeks. It's been a lot of fun, learning, and mornings with no alarm clocks. Funny how when you are having fun you don't need them. I tried to put the work down to do a little reading and reviewing. Old me set up a morning email that sends me highlights from books I've read. This is the third time Seneca has come my way this week, so maybe that means something. Letters from a Stoic is one of my most highlighted (231!) books. I read through them again and picked a few that jumped out. "greatness develops only at long intervals." If there is one lesson I hope the kids pick up, it's that mastering their craft will take a long time. Hopefully their craft won't require an alarm. That jump-out-of-bed-and-get-after-it feeling. "lighten your baggage for the march." Things. Ideas. Emotions. Memories. Fears. We don't need to keep them in our rucksack. If it's not helpful…
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