“All you need are these: the certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” — #MarcusAurelius
@Hollandude@wfuv Fun fact: There was no such thing as High Anxiety until Mel Brooks coined the term for this movie. Now it’s referred to like it’s a real thing. Another fun fact: This Dick Van Patton scene is known as “Eleven is enough.” (I may have made that last fact up)
M-E Alum Focus: Former M-E cheerleading standout, Mia McCarthy is in the midst of her junior year at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she’s already helped the UNLV Rebels to 2 national championships. (1/2)
“I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." #GeorgeBernardShaw
“At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don’t use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return.” #MarcusAureliusMonday
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time this expression is unique...if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.” Martha Graham
Born Today 121AD Antonius Marcus Aurelius, He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors. He was a practitioner of Stoicism, and his untitled writing, commonly known as Meditations.