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☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Getting Away From It All

Wealth consists not in having great possessions.

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Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)
Jul 04, 2025
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1. Morning Contemplation

🎧 You can find the audio version of this morning’s contemplation below.

Good morning.

The phrase “get away from it all” is so common it’s even defined in the Collins English Dictionary:

"If you get away from it all, you have a holiday in a place that is very different from where you normally live and work."

In 2009, Monty Halls took this idea further, spending six months in the remote Scottish village of Applecross. His goal was to leave city life behind and become self-sufficient. Over a decade later, Monty Halls’ Great Escape still resonates with me. Watching him transform a rundown bothy into Beachcomber Cottage, raise animals, and grow his own food is deeply inspiring.

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