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🌹Roses are red, violets are blue.

But love, dear friend, is more than just hue, it’s found in the laughter, the tears, and the view.

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Feeling overwhelmed?

Step back, zoom out and take a cosmic view.

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Let go

Letting go is not easy, but it's the only way to unlock your true potential. Let go of those thoughts, things, people, whatever is holding you back. Believe in yourself and take the leap. Join my free weekly art letter, you will love it.

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Let go.

The universe has a plan for you, even when it feels uncertain. Let go, and trust the process.

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Let go

There are powerful forces beyond your understanding tirelessly working for you to clear your way to your ultimate purpose.

If you feel that something is missing or someone has been absent from your life, trust that it is for a good reason. These people, places, or things cannot come with you because they are no longer aligned with your journey forward.

Big and beautiful changes are on the horizon but they come with letting go of those that can not come with you. Let go, no matter how difficult it may seem, so that you can move forward.

A life full of blessings and beauty awaits you on the other side.

— Agis

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Let go!

There are powerful forces beyond your understanding tirelessly working for you to clear your way to your ultimate purpose.

If you feel that something is missing or someone has been absent from your life, trust that it is for a good reason. These people, places, or things cannot come with you because they are no longer aligned with your journey forward.

Big and beautiful changes are on the horizon but they come with letting go of those that can not come with you. Let go, no matter how difficult it may seem, so that you can move forward.

A life full of blessings and beauty awaits you on the other side.

— Agis

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The Blindness Within

The greatest blindness is not one of the eyes but of the mind. So warns the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca in his moral teachings. He speaks of an inner darkness that afflicts those enslaved to their passions and desires — a self-imposed “blindness of the mind” that clouds vision and obstructs the path to truth and virtue.

For Seneca, those consumed by lust, greed or ambition stumble about sightless, ignorant of what truly leads to a life well-lived. Despite possessing wealth or status, their minds remain blinded by distorted perceptions of what holds value. They are akin to the blind being led not by reason, but by empty cravings that can never be satiated. Their souls are hobbled by this incapacity to clearly see their own defects and misguided pursuits.

Yet Seneca does not intend this metaphor as a fatalistic condemnation but as a rallying call to philosophic enlightenment. The blazing light of wisdom can illuminate and cure this blindness from within. By sloughing off the obstructing cataracts of vice through self-discipline and rigorous inquiry, one’s eyes may be opened to perceive reality’s radiance.

In Seneca’s teachings, Stoic philosophy is the great oculist, lancing away the abscesses of indulgence to bestow “penetrating vision.” No longer groping sightless amid shadowed desires, the mind’s eye turns inward to scan the deepest contours of our nature as rational beings. We can then walk clear-eyed, discerning truthfully between life’s genuine goods and mere distractions.

So let us heed Seneca’s diagnosis before it is too late. Do we remain wilfully blinded by material temptations and lusts obstructing our view of what truly matters? Or do we seek the brilliance of self-knowledge and the virtues — that “bright light” that forever bathes the soul in reason’s radiant vision?

— Agis

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Are we truly seeing or merely perceiving?

#Stoicism #Insight #Clarity

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Roses and Violets

Like the petals of a rose and the bloom of a violet, we are unique expressions of nature’s creativity, each possessing the power to love, inspire, and uplift.

The Roses and Violets portrays the beauty of nature and the complexities of our emotions.

Welcome that beauty, life’s complexity and interconnectedness as you journey towards discovery, appreciation, and love. Allow the poetry of life to guide you, and let the Roses and Violets inspire you.

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The calm soul

The calm soul weathers life's storms with tranquil resilience, emerging not unscathed but beautifully marked by the journey itself.

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The chaos

The chaos of life is the palette for your masterpiece; you can turn those scattered lines into a composed work of profound character.

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The Candid Mirror

He stands before the mirror, eye to eye with his reflection. At first, he sees the surface details — the wrinkles on his forehead and the slight sagging of his jowls that seem to become more prominent with each passing year. Who is this man?

But looking deeper, beyond the physical flaws, he sees the true outlines of his essential self. Those eyes have witnessed both great sorrows and immense joys. The lines on his face, created by wide grins and happy moments are evidence of the happiness he has experienced. The wrinkles on his forehead are markers of a mind that is always questioning, analysing, and understanding the world around him.

These things he sees are not imperfections that need to be fixed. They are the battle scars and character lines that shape who he is. He neither overly admires nor is offended by them, but regards them with a calm, philosophical eye. From this perspective, He can objectively reckon his strengths and weaknesses, virtues and vices, memories, and the lessons he has learned along the way.

The Greeks call this inner tranquillity ataraxia (Greek: αταραξία) — a state of equanimity in the face of whatever life brings, the highest form of resilience. Misfortune and adversity do not have to cause anguish and anger. With a calm soul, he can respond with reason and fortitude.

Like a painter studying his work, he aims to craft the portrait of his life with careful, measured strokes, turning life’s chaotic outlines into a composed masterpiece of personal character. While he may have once been flattered by his youthful appearance, he is no longer entranced by superficial reflections. He strives to refine and polish his most authentic self, continually polishing the mirror of his soul.

As the ancient Greeks wisely observed, “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” By looking inward with ruthless honesty, and by assessing our strengths and flaws without hesitation, we can create our life’s great work with sagacious intention. 

This is what it means to truly live; to know oneself deeply, flaws and all, in that candid mirror of self-reflection.

—Agis

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Life's challenges offer opportunities for growth and perspective shifts.

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Take a moment to consider

Where does your true happiness come from? #SelfReflection #MindfulLiving

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What if?

True happiness isn't about material possessions, but rather our perception of life's challenges?

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On the pursuit of happiness through material pleasures and external validation

The 'Unfulfilled and Discontented' as pictured in my Blazing Minds art letter speaks volumes. Despite external successes, many feel empty and unfulfilled.

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Unfulfilled and Discontented

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” 

—Marcus Aurelius

We live in a world where many people believe that the key to happiness lies in external pleasures and material possessions. However, no matter how much we strive to attain these things, we often find ourselves feeling unfulfilled and discontented.

It is important to realise that true happiness comes from within and not from external sources. By focusing on inner peace and contentment, we can find true joy and fulfilment in our lives.

Imagine finding true happiness not through wealth or status, but by cultivating a resilient mindset and a positive outlook on life. It’s not about external circumstances, but rather about how we perceive them. By looking within ourselves and embracing the power of our minds, we can unlock the secret to lasting contentment and joy.

The key to a happy life lies within ourselves; in our way of thinking.

—Agis

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