Captain Michael: “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
Mid-watch.
There is a strange comfor
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
Mid-watch.
There is a strange comfort in planning.
In talking.
In preparing.
In waiting for the perfect moment.
But eventually the night asks a simple question:
Have you become the human being you keep saying you want to be?
Not tomorrow.
Not next year.
Today.
The Stoics were not interested in endless theories.
They cared about practice.
Integrity practiced.
Discipline practiced.
Patience practiced.
Courage practiced.
Because character is not built by what we intend.
It is built by what we repeatedly do.
The sea does not care about your plans.
Only your actions leave a wake.
#BuiltForRoughSeas #MidWatch #Stoicism #MarcusAurelius #Discipline #Character
Captain Michael: “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius Mid-watch. There is a strange comfort
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius Mid-watch. There is a strange comfort in planning. In talking. In preparing. In waiting for the perfect moment. But eventually the night asks a simple question: Have you become the human being you keep saying you want to be? Not tomorrow. Not next year. Today. The Stoics were not interested in endless theories. They cared about practice. Integrity practiced. Discipline practiced. Patience practiced. Courage practiced. Because character is not built by what we intend. It is built by what we repeatedly do. The sea does not care about your plans. Only your actions leave a wake. #BuiltForRoughSeas #MidWatch #Stoicism #MarcusAurelius #Discipline #Character
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius Mid-watch. There is a strange comfort in planning. In talking. In preparing. In waiting for the perfect moment. But eventually the night asks a simple question: Have you become the human being you keep saying you want to be? Not tomorrow. Not next year. Today. The Stoics were not interested in endless theories. They cared about practice. Integrity practiced. Discipline practiced. Patience practiced. Courage practiced. Because character is not built by what we intend. It is built by what we repeatedly do. The sea does not care about your plans. Only your actions leave a wake. #BuiltForRoughSeas #MidWatch #Stoicism #MarcusAurelius #Discipline #Character
