☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: The Consolation Of Philosophy
Help for troubled times.
1. Morning Contemplation
🎧 You can find the audio version of this morning’s contemplation below.
Good morning.
The Consolation of Philosophy is a work by the Roman philosopher Boethius, written while he was imprisoned and awaiting execution by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric.
The book takes the form of a conversation between Boethius and a female personification of philosophy, referred to as "Lady Philosophy".
In one poetic passage, Boethius summarizes well what happens when we allow our thoughts to be tossed around by our circumstances:
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