Podcasts about hasten

You may be familiar with this verse from James 1:5: “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” God wants us to be wise, and the good news is, he will grant wisdom to us as we recognize our need for it and go to the source of all wisdom, our God. We also know from Scripture the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We want the wisdom that God imparts, not the world's fake substitute. So, this is the pre-requisite: Do you fear the Lord? Do you know and respect the one true God through a personal relationship with his Son, Jesus?  That's where God's eternal wisdom begins. Assuming you do, here are the questions you need to ask yourself often. I believe these questions will help you avoid lots of trouble, keep you from shooting yourself in the foot, as we say, and greatly increase your effectiveness, regardless of where you are or what you're doing. Question #1: Do you think before you speak? How many times have you said something—jumped quickly to give your opinion or your advice or add your two cents—and as soon as you said it, you wished the ground would just swallow you whole? Proverbs 29:20 puts it so well: “Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.” I've often said, “I may not be good but I'm fast,” as though it is a good thing to be fast. Well, maybe it is sometimes, but to speak in haste is almost always a bad idea. Note there can be a difference between doing something with haste and doing something in haste. There are times when we do need to act with haste, quickly, for good reasons. David prays in Psalm 70:1, “Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.” We often pray for God to act quickly, right? And then later in Psalm 119:60, the Psalmist says, “I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.” That's the kind of haste we all need. There's no question we should hasten to obey the Lord with no delay. But speaking in haste is speaking without giving it proper thought; speaking without thinking of how it could be perceived by someone else. It is speaking foolishly. The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18). When you choose your words carefully, thoughtfully, not in haste, you can do so much good. Proverbs 18:21 says: “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” So, if you want to be wise, ask yourself, “Do I speak words of life or death? Do I think before I speak?” Question #2: Did you sleep on it? The simple old adage, Sleep on it, can save you lots of trouble. A wise person takes time for decisions, big and small ones, because the choices and decisions we make on a daily basis set the direction of our lives. Think about decisions that you regret. I can easily bring some recent ones to my own mind, and when I look back on decisions that didn't turn out so good, it was always because I simply didn't “sleep on it,” didn't pray enough about it, didn't always seek good counsel. Again, from Proverbs 15:22, we read: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Wise people seek counsel from those they trust. Wise people are able to live with delayed gratification, resisting the impulse to go for the immediate reward, the instant answer. How often do you tell yourself just to sleep on it, talk to somebody you trust, pray lots? I love this verse from Jeremiah 6:16a: “This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” When you're at a decision point, especially a fairly significant one, stand at that crossroad, ask for God's path, the good way. That's how you make wise decisions that bring soul rest for you. Question #3: Have you heard both sides? No doubt you've watched some courtroom drama, whether real or in a movie, where the defendant seems totally guilty until the defense gets the chance to present the other side. And what seemed so right before now seems totally wrong. Proverbs 18:17 talks about that: “In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.” When someone is telling you their side of some story, before you take sides, before you get into gear to take some action, before you affirm that person, find out the other side. Do your own cross-examination and make sure you have the whole truth and nothing but the truth! There's a story in 2 Samuel chapter nine about King David who was on the run because of his son Absalom’s rebellion. A man named Ziba approached him; he was the servant of Mephibosheth, who was a crippled man who truly loved King David. But Ziba told David that Mephibosheth stayed behind in Jerusalem to reclaim his grandfather Saul’s kingdom—in other words, to take David's place—which was a lie. But David believed him and gave Ziba all of Mephibosheth's possessions. When David and his men finally returned to Jerusalem, Mephibosheth came to meet the king. Then David learned that Mephibosheth stayed in Jerusalem because Ziba, his servant, refused to saddle his donkey which prevented him from going with the king, because he was crippled and couldn't saddle it himself. So, when David discovered the other side of the story, he tried to correct his mistake, but there wasn't much he could do. Just think of the harm that is so often done because someone acted before they knew the whole story.  A wise person asks, “Have I heard both sides?” Question #4: Are you reacting or responding? A reaction is usually very emotional and often is full of feelings of revenge or defensiveness. Someone hurts your feelings and you react by trying to hurt them in some way. Someone treats you unfairly and in anger you ventilate your feelings about that person or even to that person. Those are reactions. A response is a delayed reaction, where you wait until your emotions are under control. Let me give you an example of reacting versus responding. Suppose you have a co-worker and every time she opens her mouth, it seems that bad news comes out. This person never has anything nice to say about anyone or anything, and all day long you are forced to listen to her negative chatter. What does that person do to you? If you’re in react mode, this person makes you angry, irritated, and frustrated. Having to listen to all that negative talk starts to make you think and talk negatively. That’s a reaction. It’s your automatic involuntary behavior, which is caused by that external stimuli—a negative co-worker. However, you can decide to respond instead of react. A response might be a smile when she says something negative to you. Or you may say something positive in response to her negative words. That positive response will help to keep you from being irritated and frustrated, and it will offset her negative input by your positive one, which will keep you from getting negative like your co-worker. Another response to this negative co-worker might be that you simply remove yourself from her company when you can, to avoid being exposed to her negativity. Or perhaps just develop a technique of quietly changing the subject! Now, you can see a response takes some self-control and discipline on your part. First, you have to be aware of the fact you have a tendency to react poorly in this circumstance, and then you must have an alternate strategy to tell you how to respond, so that you aren’t reacting. Question #5: Are you judging a book by its cover? We all have a tendency to do this. Someone dresses very differently from the way you dress, someone has tattoos all over their body, someone has a different political view from yours—there are just so many ways that we form hard and fast opinions and ideas about people or about a situation just by the way they look—by what you see on the outside. How many people in your life are dear friends, and yet they look very different from you? They have different backgrounds, different life experiences, come from different cultures, and yet they are dear people you know and love. If you judged them by their “cover,” you might never have become good friends. I think of a person in my church, Miss Shirley, who is now with Jesus, who made it her job to stand at the front door every Sunday and welcome everyone. It was her purpose to find a stranger and make that stranger feel welcome. When I first met Miss Shirley, I wanted to take her to a hair stylist and buy her some new clothes. She did not look like she should be welcoming people at the front door! I judged her by her cover, but I came to know her as one of the most effective people in our church. She was loved by so many, and she welcomed so many people into our church who might otherwise never have connected with us. I wish we had a hundred Miss Shirleys. God used her simple appearance to break down barriers, and she was a powerhouse for the Lord. So here are the five questions a wise person will ask herself often: Do I think before I speak? Did I sleep on it? Have I heard both sides? Am I reacting or responding? Am I judging a book by its cover? Proverbs 3:13 says: “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding.” No matter who you are, how young or how old, you can find wisdom and you will be blessed. I believe these five questions will help you.

Evening lessons: Psalms 70, 72; Jeremiah 26; 1 Corinthians 11.  Hasten, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Chakula  na kilimo Duniani FAO, kupitia mradi wake wa masuala ya biashara HASTEN limeendesha warsha maalum ya kuanzisha biashara kwa vijana na wanawake,  mjini Kigali Rwanda, lengo likiwa ni kuwapa miradi 10 mipya ya biashara itakayofanyika kwa msaada maalum kutoka kwa wakufunzi wa kitaifa na kimataifa juu ya mbinu za kupanua biashara, kuongeza ufanisi na kuchangia katika malengo ya maendeleo endelevu SDGs. Sheilah Jepng'etich na taarifa zaidi.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia hatua za kuelekea nishati safi, wavuvi nchini Kenya wanaotumia nishati safi kuhifadhi samaki yao kwa ajili ya kuuza, na mradi wa FAO wa masuala ya biashara HASTEN unaosaidia wajasiriamali nchini Rwanda.Katika Siku hii ya Kimataifa ya Nishati Safi mwaka huu iliyobeba maadhui “Nishati safi kwa wote”, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Antonio Guterres amesema dunia inaelekea kubadilika lakini ameonya kuwa kasi ya mabadiliko hayo kuelekea nishati safi haitoshi na ni lazima iongezwe.Nchini Kenya, mkakati wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa kuhakikisha uzalishaji wa nishati mbadala unaongezeka mara tatu ifikapo mwaka 2030 unazidi kushika kasi kwani hivi sasa hata wavuvi na wamiliki wa migahawa wameanza kutumia majokofu yanayotumia nishati ya sola kuhifadhi samaki, na hivyo kuwa na sio tu uhakika wa samaki wakati wote bali pia wachuuzi kuepukana na kitoweo hicho kuoza umeme unapokatika. Assumpta Massoi anatupatia simulizi hiyo ya mafanikio kupitia video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Nishati endelevu, IRENA.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Chakula na kilimo Duniani FAO, kupitia mradi wake wa masuala ya biashara HASTEN limeendesha warsha maalum ya kuanzisha biashara kwa vijana na wanawake,  mjini Kigali Rwanda, lengo likiwa ni kuwapa miradi 10 mipya ya biashara itakayofanyika kwa msaada maalum kutoka kwa wakufunzi wa kitaifa na kimataifa juu ya mbinu za kupanua biashara, kuongeza ufanisi na kuchangia katika malengo ya maendeleo endelevu SDGs.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Remember the promises of Jesus' return and reckoning.

It's so gross watching the tail-wagging excitement of Israel supporters in response to this shooting. They're so happy they have another rhetorical weapon with which to bludgeon pro-Palestine voices into silence. They can barely contain their glee. Reading by Tim Foley.

In this episode, we listen to the thoughtful words of a man, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 134, penned by Seethalai Saaththanaar. The verse is situated on the radiant red earth of the ‘Mullai’ or ‘Forest Landscape’ and paints a picturesque portrait of this lush land in the rains. வானம் வாய்ப்பக் கவினி கானம்கமஞ் சூல் மா மழை கார் பயந்து இறுத்தென,மணி மருள் பூவை அணி மலர் இடைஇடை,செம் புற மூதாய் பரத்தலின், நன் பலமுல்லை வீ கழல் தாஅய், வல்லோன்செய்கை அன்ன செந் நிலப் புறவின்;வாஅப் பாணி வயங்கு தொழிற் கலிமாத்தாஅத் தாள் இணை மெல்ல ஒதுங்க,இடி மறந்து, ஏமதி வலவ! குவிமுகைவாழை வான் பூ ஊழுறுபு உதிர்ந்தஒழிகுலை அன்ன திரிமருப்பு ஏற்றொடுகணைக் கால் அம் பிணைக் காமர் புணர் நிலைகடுமான் தேர் ஒலி கேட்பின்,நடுநாட் கூட்டம் ஆகலும் உண்டே. A delightful trip into the forests, in these words of the man to his charioteer, on his return home, after completing a mission: “As the skies had rendered their grace, the forest has turned picturesque. As huge and pregnant clouds have brought in the rainy season and stayed behind, amidst the exquisite, sapphire-like ironwood flowers, the crimson-backed red velvet bugs crawl around, and many, fine flowers of the wild jasmine loosen from their stalks and fall down, upon this red-earthed forest, akin to an expert's painting. So that the leaping feet of these speeding, proud horses move softly, do not goad them, O charioteer! For if the male deer with twisted antlers, in the shape of the empty fruit cluster of a banana tree, whose closed buds of white flowers have reached ripeness and fallen down, and the thick-legged beautiful female deer hear the sound of our chariot, with speeding horses, their desirable state of union in the middle of the night would be disturbed!” Let’s trot along with the man through the rain-washed roads and learn more! The man starts by focusing on how the rains have poured, and as we know, when rains pour, the earth smiles, and brings great beauty to the face of the land. The rainy season had stepped in, reeled in by the clouds, and because of their handiwork, dark-blue ironwood flowers were blooming, and in between the dark blue blooms, red velvet bugs were frolicking about, making the wild jasmine flowers fall down. The whole scene before him seems like the artwork of an expert painter, says the man. This makes me yearn to see the paintings of that era, which would have surely been a much-earlier artistic predecessor of the famous 19th century landscape paintings. Returning, we find the man now turning to his charioteer and asking him specifically not to goad the horses to make them fly fast, instead to ensure they run softly. This is a curious request indeed! In song after song, we have only seen the man ask his charioteer to hasten the horses, fly like the wind, so that he can embrace his lady. What could be the reason for this man’s change of stance? He reveals that to us by concluding if the charioteer were to rush fast, the sound of the speeding chariot might disturb the joyful union of a male deer and its mate at midnight. In an interesting coincidence, that very male deer and its mate that the lady in the previous verse predicted her man would see and return back to her, leap into this verse in one of those rare continuums in this anthology. The man’s wish to not disturb the deer echoes the immense love brimming over in his heart to be united with his beloved, wanting not to bring that pain to any other life. What a caring and considerate human he is! Such thoughtfulness is indeed the need of the hour and this ancient ancestor truly inspires us to welcome not just other humans but all other forms of life in our loving circle of care!

Evening lessons: Psalms 70, 72; Isaiah 39; Luke 7:11-35.  Hasten, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

In this episode, we perceive a man's eagerness to return to his beloved, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 114, penned by an anonymous poet. The verse is situated amidst the scattered flowers of the 'Mullai' or 'Forest landscape' and visualises a person living far away.

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Baal HaSulam. Shamati, 195. Rewarded - I Will Hasten It (16.06.2022)

Baal HaSulam. Shamati, 195. Rewarded - I Will Hasten It

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St. Silouan the Athonite writes on battling intrusive thoughts and recognizing delusions, emphasizing that we must "fight the enemy with the weapon of humility".A reading from "Saint Silouan the Athonite" by St. Sophrony the Athonite, p. 440-447

Evening lessons: Psalms 70, 72; Zechariah 6; Matthew 19:1-15.  Hasten, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

Hour 2 - Jacob & Tommy put the last Tuesday of August to rest with 2 NFL Division previews. Today they look at the AFC East And NFC West.

Bill Hawkins, head of Trade and Investment at Sussex Strategy Group and Managing Principal of GrowthBridge, examines whether the Trump administration is precipitating an end to globalization as we've known it since the Cold War. Drawing on recent research papers in VoxEU and Foreign Affairs, he argues in favour of the thesis globalization has historically thrived under a single hegemon willing to create "public goods" like stable trade rules and security guarantees, but that America is now abandoning this role based on a bipartisan consensus that past trade agreements haven't benefited ordinary Americans. The Hub's editor-at-large discusses with Hawkins how America could actually be helping China's rise in global dominance through trade wars The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:  https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)  Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/ Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Elia Gross - Sound Editor Sean Speer - Host   To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts email support@thehub.ca

LESSON 226My Home Awaits Me. I Will Hasten There.If I so choose, I can depart this world entirely. It is not death which makes this possible, but it is change of mind about the purpose of the world. If I believe it has a value as I see it now, so will it still remain for me. But if I see no value in the world as I behold it, nothing that I want to keep as mine or search for as a goal, it will depart from me. For I have not sought for illusions to replace the truth.Father, my home awaits my glad return. Your Arms are open and I hear Your Voice. What need have I to linger in a place of vain desires and of shattered dreams, when Heaven can so easily be mine?- Jesus Christ in ACIM

Downtown Portland is facing a historic downturn. As fire sales sweep through the city's commercial real estate market, property values are plummeting — and so are tax revenues. In this video, we break down why buildings like the iconic U.S. Bancorp Tower are selling at a fraction of their former value and what this means for Portland's budget, public services, and future.

Evening lessons: Psalms 70, 72; Nehemiah 5: John 4:1-26.  Hasten, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

In this episode, we observe the eagerness of a man to return home, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 44, penned by Kudavayil Keeraththanaar. The verse is situated amidst the speeding roads of the 'Mullai' or 'Forest Landscape' and offers an account of people and places involved in an ancient battle.

In a Guardian interview, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a planned humanitarian zone in southern Gaza would be a "concentration camp" for Gaza's Arabs. On this week's Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that Olmert disgraces the suffering of Jews in the Holocaust who were placed in actual concentration camps before their murder. Hasten says that in reality, Israel aims to create humanitarian zones, sterile of Hamas, for hundreds of thousands of Gazans, thus protecting them away from the front lines. He says that Olmert's wording does tremendous damage to those fighting for Israel in the public diplomacy arena. Photo Credit: CC BY 3.0 br, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=667029

“06-29-25 _Hasten the Day for the Return of the Bridegroom” – David Mickelson”. The post Hasten the Day for the Return of the Bridegroom – David Mickelson first appeared on New Song Church. The post Hasten the Day for the Return of the Bridegroom – David Mickelson appeared first on New Song Church.

Evening lessons: Psalms 70, 72; Ezekiel 2; Acts 5:12-42.  Hasten, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

Joel 3:1-21 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my herit-age Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, 3 and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it. 4 “What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you pay-ing me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. 5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples. 6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. 7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.” 9 Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” 11 Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your warriors, O Lord. 12 Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the winepress is full. The vats overflow, for their evil is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. 16 The Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake. But the Lord is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the people of Israel. 17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it. 18 “And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim. 19 “Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the people of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20 But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations. 21 I will avenge their blood, blood I have not avenged, for the Lord dwells in Zion.

Elder Brown's talk centered around the importance of hastening God's work and seeing one's own potential for great things. Article: https://www.byui.edu/radio/campus-news/new-general-authority-seventy-invites-students-to-hasten-gods-work

Passage: 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams,  so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God,  for the living God.  When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food  day and night,  while they say to me all the day long,  “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember,  as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng  and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise,  a multitude keeping festival. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,  and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,  my salvation and my God. 6 My soul is cast down within me;  therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,  from Mount Mizar. 7 Deep calls to deep  at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves  have gone over me. 8 By day the LORD commands his steadfast love,  and at night his song is with me,  a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God, my rock:  “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning  because of the oppression of the enemy?” 10 As with a deadly wound in my bones,  my adversaries taunt me,  while they say to me all the day long,  “Where is your God?” 11 Why are you cast down, O my soul,  and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,  my salvation and my God. (Psalm 42:1–11) Song: Psalm 42 (I Will Praise Him Again) by Jonny Robinson and Tiarne Tranter Lyrics: Why my soul are you downcast Why are you troubled within For I will hope in my Saviour my God And will praise Him yet praise Him again Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah I will praise Him yet praise Him again Morning by morning new mercies are streaming I trust in your goodness where I cannot see You have been faithful whenever I wandered Lord give me the hope that I need Prayer: Come, O Lord my God, my soul is a thirst for thee. As the deer longs for the waterbrooks, so longs my soul for thee. Hasten to my aid. Draw me to thyself. Fill me with thy presence. Make me a temple of thy Spirit. Amen. —Ambrose of Milan

Eve Harow shares a medley of interviews from the Jewish News Syndicate Jerusalem Summit. 3 Joshuas- Katzen, Hasten and Waller along with Arye King, Chris Mitchell, Daniel Ryan Spaulding and Yifa Segal. Finally a combination of quality news, informed analysis, essential reading and thought provoking viewing. JNS - thank you. Photo Caption: Eve Harow interviewing Josh Katzen.

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This week, I take a closer look at Meditations 3.14, where Marcus Aurelius encourages us not to “wander from our path any longer.” It's a meditation you've probably heard before, and while some translations simplify it to “put away your books,” I find that framing a little misleading. Books, much like hobbies or relaxation activities, have their place. They support our well-being and our pursuit of Virtue—when used in the right way. In this episode, I unpack what Marcus really means. I talk about how there's a responsible way to interpret the advice against distraction. It's not about abandoning things that bring us joy or rest; it's about being mindful of whether those things serve our ultimate goal of becoming better human beings. I use the example of video games to illustrate this balance. Rest is essential, and enjoyment isn't the enemy, but when indulgence turns into avoidance, we drift away from our pursuit of Virtue. I also explore the differences in translation between Long and Fark, and why I prefer Fark's version here. Fark highlights that it's not the activity itself that's the issue—it's the pursuit of recognition, fame, or self-indulgent goals that pull us off course. The bottom line is this: hobbies and relaxation are fine, even necessary, but they must never contend with our pursuit of Virtue. When they do, they stop being harmless and become our greatest vices. Meditation referenced: “Do not wander from your path any longer, for you are not likely to read your note-books or your deeds of ancient Rome and Greece or your extracts from their writings, which you laid up against old age. Hasten then to the goal, lay idle hopes aside, and come to your own help, if you care at all for yourself, while still you may.” — Meditations 3.14 Join the Practical Stoicism community, the Society of Stoics, at https://community.stoicismpod.com. Members enjoy ad-free episodes, weekly journaling prompts, a membership medallion, and access to regular live calls and discussions. Join today at https://community.stoicismpod.com. Buy my book: https://stoicismpod.com/book Read source material: https://stoicismpod.com/far Subscribe on YouTube: https://stoicismpod.com/youtube Follow me on Bluesky: https://stoicismpod.com/bluesky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O You my help, hasten to my assistance. – Psalm 22:19

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