“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
"Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul."
Forwarded from 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
It's easy to get distracted and veer off course when things aren't going right. Having children that are always watching and learning from you, -even when you don't think they're paying attention-, should always bring you back to what's important.
About 3 children ago I started reading the stoics. I'm convinced that to be a good Father, Husband, and leader, applying that way of thinking is required. We should be virtuous, indifferent to external forces, live according to nature, rational, exercise self control, contribute to the good of our family, neighbors, and friends, and be strong mentally and physically.
At the end of the day we're not just raising children, we're raising philosophers and conquerors that will one day blaze a path across the world.
“This is what you should teach me, how to be like Odysseus—how to love my country, wife and father, and how, even after suffering shipwreck, I might keep sailing on course to those honorable ends.”
– Seneca the Younger-
About 3 children ago I started reading the stoics. I'm convinced that to be a good Father, Husband, and leader, applying that way of thinking is required. We should be virtuous, indifferent to external forces, live according to nature, rational, exercise self control, contribute to the good of our family, neighbors, and friends, and be strong mentally and physically.
At the end of the day we're not just raising children, we're raising philosophers and conquerors that will one day blaze a path across the world.
“This is what you should teach me, how to be like Odysseus—how to love my country, wife and father, and how, even after suffering shipwreck, I might keep sailing on course to those honorable ends.”
– Seneca the Younger-
Forwarded from 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
In modern times it's very easy to
go to the grocery store and have access to any food item year round. Most people would say this is a great thing and marvel at how far we've come. I however see this as a huge societal weakness.
In my industry I see the food transported by ships and trucks up close and it's gets pretty unclean. Produce also gets harvested early and sprayed with chemicals to survive the trip and quickly loses vitamin content. By the time it arrives in your pantry it can be weeks old and a fraction of it's fresher self.
Eating seasonal from local farms is the most effective way to get the best nutrient dense food and often at better prices. It connects you more to your food because you know where it came from, and helps support local family farms. I started our farm after learning that the eggs in the store are often already months old (in America). The more I learn, the more I want to be self sufficient and protect my family from the food industry that doesn't have our best interest in mind.
"Do not seek to have everything at once, but rather to be content with what you have."
- Epictetus-
go to the grocery store and have access to any food item year round. Most people would say this is a great thing and marvel at how far we've come. I however see this as a huge societal weakness.
In my industry I see the food transported by ships and trucks up close and it's gets pretty unclean. Produce also gets harvested early and sprayed with chemicals to survive the trip and quickly loses vitamin content. By the time it arrives in your pantry it can be weeks old and a fraction of it's fresher self.
Eating seasonal from local farms is the most effective way to get the best nutrient dense food and often at better prices. It connects you more to your food because you know where it came from, and helps support local family farms. I started our farm after learning that the eggs in the store are often already months old (in America). The more I learn, the more I want to be self sufficient and protect my family from the food industry that doesn't have our best interest in mind.
"Do not seek to have everything at once, but rather to be content with what you have."
- Epictetus-
Frost finally hit so all the tomatoes were picked. Over 60lbs of them... Not bad for volunteer tomatoes!
Forwarded from 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
This is my oldest sons most recent project. He built a scale wood model of the Russian PPSH to give to his best friend for Christmas.
After chores and homeschool he disappears into my shop for hours building different toys and models out of scrap wood I've saved. Almost all of his projects are gifts for his friends.
After chores and homeschool he disappears into my shop for hours building different toys and models out of scrap wood I've saved. Almost all of his projects are gifts for his friends.