#striving — Public Fediverse posts
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Arranging for your country to do better than its neighbours by doing better is hard. Damaging your neighbours do they do worse is easier.
https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/russias-empire-of-ruins/
Neighbours are the world in one sense, and people in the next town who voted differently in another.
And it is an error in all cases.
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from 40 Days in the Desert, Moebius
this guy is so amazing, I love what's happening here. You can see the direction of the wind from the blowing dust.
#art #illustration #spiritual #meditation #mindfulness #will #striving #kite #wind #peace #detachment
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #action #aspiration #attempting #cause #cost #daring #defeat #ennui #failure #goals #placidity #striving #victory
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #action #aspiration #attempting #cause #cost #daring #defeat #ennui #failure #goals #placidity #striving #victory
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #action #aspiration #attempting #cause #cost #daring #defeat #ennui #failure #goals #placidity #striving #victory
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #action #aspiration #attempting #cause #cost #daring #defeat #ennui #failure #goals #placidity #striving #victory
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“Early in life, he had amassed a tremendous fortune—for one purpose. That purpose was to go here and there, from one end of the world to the other, looking for excitement and adventure, striving to help those who needed help, punishing those who deserved it. To that creed he had devoted his life.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/01/28/early-in-life-he-had-amassed-a-tremendous-fortune-for-one-purpose-that-purpose-was-to-go-here-and-there-from-one-end-of-the-world-to-the-other-looking-for-excitement-and-adventure-striv/ #adventure #amassed #book #creed #deserved #Devoted #DocSavage #earlyInLife #endOfTheWorld #excitement #forOnePurpose #fromOne #help #hereAndThere #KennethRobeson #LesterDent #life #looking #needed #pulpNovel #punishing #purpose #quote #Striving #toGo #toTheOther #tremendousFortune -
A quotation from Samuel Johnson
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose life has passed without a contest, and who can boast neither success nor merit, can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence; and if he is content with his own character, must owe his satisfaction to insensibility.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/81034…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #achievement #ambition #challenge #deserving #difficulty #happiness #merit #satisfaction #selfsatisfaction #selfworth #striving #success
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose life has passed without a contest, and who can boast neither success nor merit, can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence; and if he is content with his own character, must owe his satisfaction to insensibility.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/81034…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #achievement #ambition #challenge #deserving #difficulty #happiness #merit #satisfaction #selfsatisfaction #selfworth #striving #success
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By all means begin your folio; even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week. It is not only in finished undertakings that we ought to honour useful labour.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1878-04), “Æs Triplex,” Cornhill Magazine, Vol. 37Sourcing, notes: wist.info/stevenson-robert-lou…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #accomplishment #author #completion #effort #honor #mortality #striving #time #writing
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« To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a helping hand. »
― Æschylus
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« God helps him who strives hard. »
― Euripides
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/723860569185222656/god-helps-him-who-strives-hard-euripides
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I occasionally check in on the podcast "Rob Morgan is a Curious Person", and I really liked this episode: "The Power of Allow"
https://www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/thepowerofallowI hadn't heard of the "doctrine of non-striving" before (sounds like the opposite of being goal-driven), but I want to learn more.
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
AN 5.53 Padhāniyaṅgasutta: Factors
“There are these five factors that assist striving.…”
Read the sutta
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✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#meditation #striving #AnguttaraNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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Dear friends of #Resolutions,
AI says this in short:
The speaker (yep that is me) #discusses #New #Year's #resolutions and how #easily they are #broken or #forgotten. They emphasize the #importance of #being #realistic/#ritualistic and starting from where one is #currently. They give examples of their own #muggle/#struggles with sticking to resolutions, such as #choosing #herbal tea over #coffee. They also mention the difficulty of overcoming #addictions and the need to find #alternative ways to #cope. The speaker suggests incorporating #meditation and #exercise into their #routine as a form of #self-improvement. They #stress the importance of #working with one's own #abilities and #capacities rather than #striving for #perfection.OK AI, you did pretty good and I do intend to make use of you in the NEW YEAR. Did not #change your efforts too much ... I pretty much always say the same things. You too?
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/resolution -
Dear friends of #Resolutions,
AI says this in short:
The speaker (yep that is me) #discusses #New #Year's #resolutions and how #easily they are #broken or #forgotten. They emphasize the #importance of #being #realistic/#ritualistic and starting from where one is #currently. They give examples of their own #muggle/#struggles with sticking to resolutions, such as #choosing #herbal tea over #coffee. They also mention the difficulty of overcoming #addictions and the need to find #alternative ways to #cope. The speaker suggests incorporating #meditation and #exercise into their #routine as a form of #self-improvement. They #stress the importance of #working with one's own #abilities and #capacities rather than #striving for #perfection.OK AI, you did pretty good and I do intend to make use of you in the NEW YEAR. Did not #change your efforts too much ... I pretty much always say the same things. You too?
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/resolution -
Dear friends of #Resolutions,
AI says this in short:
The speaker (yep that is me) #discusses #New #Year's #resolutions and how #easily they are #broken or #forgotten. They emphasize the #importance of #being #realistic/#ritualistic and starting from where one is #currently. They give examples of their own #muggle/#struggles with sticking to resolutions, such as #choosing #herbal tea over #coffee. They also mention the difficulty of overcoming #addictions and the need to find #alternative ways to #cope. The speaker suggests incorporating #meditation and #exercise into their #routine as a form of #self-improvement. They #stress the importance of #working with one's own #abilities and #capacities rather than #striving for #perfection.OK AI, you did pretty good and I do intend to make use of you in the NEW YEAR. Did not #change your efforts too much ... I pretty much always say the same things. You too?
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/resolution -
Dear friends of #Resolutions,
AI says this in short:
The speaker (yep that is me) #discusses #New #Year's #resolutions and how #easily they are #broken or #forgotten. They emphasize the #importance of #being #realistic/#ritualistic and starting from where one is #currently. They give examples of their own #muggle/#struggles with sticking to resolutions, such as #choosing #herbal tea over #coffee. They also mention the difficulty of overcoming #addictions and the need to find #alternative ways to #cope. The speaker suggests incorporating #meditation and #exercise into their #routine as a form of #self-improvement. They #stress the importance of #working with one's own #abilities and #capacities rather than #striving for #perfection.OK AI, you did pretty good and I do intend to make use of you in the NEW YEAR. Did not #change your efforts too much ... I pretty much always say the same things. You too?
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/resolution -
"To be running breathlessly, but not yet arrived, is itself delightful, a suspended 'moment of living hope.'" — Anne Carson — — — #AnneCarson #quote #quotes #progress #striving #endeavor #seeking #aspiration #hope #anticipation
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A quotation from Cicero, Marcus Tullius:
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do with all his might.[Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro viribus.]
»»»»»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cicero-marcus-tullius/28291/#quote #quotes #quotation #abilities #aging #doyourbest #endeavor #limitation #makethebest #oldage #strength #striving #weakness
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The ancient Chinese #YinYang symbol represents the balance of #yin (#peacefulness, #serenity, #acceptance, #rest, #rejuvenation, #roots, tradition) with #yang (#activity, #strength, #striving, #movement, #change, #wings, #invention, #progress). A meaningful and #joyful life is to be found in #balance.
http://www.jlhuie.com/2022/11/balance-activity-with-serenity.html?spref=tw
