Embody It (with the help of Ancient Stoic Philosophers)

The election is around the corner.  And we’re looking for one good person.  Oh, one good man, I guess.  One white man, I guess.  One older, white man, I guess.  Okay, okay.  On with it… 

The options aren’t great.  I think most of America can agree that both candidates leave a lot to be desired.

Character and truth have gone by the wayside.  

But one person who doesn’t have to follow that pattern is… you.

Waste no more time arguing what a good man is, be one. – Marcus Aurelius

Talk is cheap.  We all know that.  But what isn’t cheap is you.  And although your words represent you, what really tells us who you are is… you.  Don’t talk about a philosophy, a way of life, a theology… live it.  

Don’t talk about your philosophy, embody it. - Epictetus