by Melody | Jan 2, 2023 | Philosophy, The Bible
A friend recently texted me and asked me for a list of my top 10 books that I felt represented my philosophy for life along with a sentence or two to explain what chapters or ideas spoke to me the most. This was challenging for me as well as timely. While I have...
by Melody | Nov 2, 2022 | Personal Growth, Philosophy
I recently finished reading Seneca’s essay, On Anger (something I’m eager to write about as well). One of the sections of the three-part series asked the question as to whether anger was in keeping with the nature of man. Seneca quickly and thoroughly...
by Melody | Oct 18, 2022 | Philosophy
In 1871 a man by the name of Horatio Spafford lost his real estate fortune in the Chicago fires and his four year-old son died of Scarlet Fever. Wanting the comfort of his family, Horatio sent to England for his wife and four daughters to join him in America. While...
by Melody | Oct 12, 2022 | Philosophy
As I started my deep dive into the Virtues, Fortitude immediately caught my attention–specifically, how it is defined. The word used for fortitude was the greek word, ἀνδρεία (andreía) which means courage, endurance, or manliness, or martial valor. It was translated...
by Melody | Oct 12, 2022 | Philosophy
I’ve always been a sucker for symbolism. Maybe it’s my artistic nature, or the way my mind works, but if there is anything I am trying to understand I will seek out visual representations of it, or create them myself if they can’t be found. I spend as much time...
