Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking

Two cats up a tree on the cycle path this afternoon.

Stoics on the Cycle Path

Seneca today from a letter entitled 'The Healing Power of the Mind':

“To one who roams through the universe, the truth can never fail to surprise. It will be the untruths that will disgust him. And on the other hand, if death comes near, even though it be untimely in its arrival, though it cut one off in one's prime, a man has had a taste of all that the longest life can give. Such a man has, to great measure, come to understand the universe. He knows that honourable things do not depend on time for their growth. But any life must seem short to those who measure it's length by pleasures which are empty and have no limit.

Refresh yourself with such thoughts as these, and meanwhile, reserve some hours for our letters. There will be a time when we are united again and brought together. No matter how short this time may be, we will make it long, by knowing how best to use it. Because, as Posedonius says, a single day among the educated lasts longer than the longest life of the ignorant. Meanwhile, keep this thought, and grip it close. Do not yield to adversity, do not trust prosperity. Keep before your eyes the full scope of fortunes power, as it if would surely do whatever is in its power to do. That which has been long expected comes more gently.”

In this episode

In this episode of your daily walking show, Walk the Pod, I take my podcast for a walk because I don't have a dog. Take 10 minutes out of your day to walk in nature, pay attention to what’s directly in front of you and think about how to be in the world. This is the eighth episode of Series 24 of the podcast.

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