Control and Choice

 

As per Ryan Holiday, “most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we can’t."

What we have influence over and what we do not.

 

A flight is delayed because of weather—no amount of yelling at an airline representative will end a storm.

 

No amount of wishing will make you taller or shorter or born in a different country.

 

No matter how hard you try, you can’t make someone like you.”

 

Excerpt From: Holiday, Ryan. “The Daily Stoic.” Apple Books. 

The above, are eye-openers, jaw-dropping realities that one must really really consider as you journey this life. To echo what the legendary Stoic, Epictetus - mentioned...

Lesson: Identify, separate and choose - what you can control and not.

~billymacdeus

The Daily Stoic

 
I'm excited. I started reading books again - the extended holidays (Thanksgiving and the Friday after that) gave me the inspiration to go back to where my roots at - learning, and constantly seeking wisdom.

And to inculcate or simply put - provide an imprint to my heart and mind what i am reading, i decided to blog it in pieces (along with FB and Insta post). It's true - the more you recreate what you read - the more it would leave a mark in your memory; the actionable items will also be easily taken into reality.

I am glad to share the book's title -  The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.

Reading the introduction of the book, these were the matters of my decision making why i have to finish and digest this book.

1. Knowledge ~ self-knowledge in particular is freedom
2. The emphasis of cultivating resilience, purpose and joy
3. It's an ideal personal operating system
4. Applying and learning philosophy at the same time.

Please be with me in this journey - mostly, if not, the main purpose of me blogging this is to share and let the underdogs (hidden gems) of the internet share what truly matters - beneficial for mankind, this precious knowledge that everyone must seek and master.

~billymacdeus

Lovefool By Two Colors

Nyahahaha! 'tis sums it all up. The grunge-like sound effects, like it gets real if you put your "spatial sounds" on with your airPods Pro.

The groovey yuey kinda sound - makes you feel like dancing like no one is watching. Had that episode earlier while doing my jogs in public earlier, lotsa onlookers / motorists were turning shoulders - or was it just part of the magic, listening to this.

Welp, since the rendition of The Cardigans back in the hip MTV-days, and back when Romeo & Juliet's soundtrack came into fruition through this LoveFool song, it has always been tagged with a special place in my heart, loving this song.

Now, that it got revived, it's quite a homage to more than a decade of unreleased euphoria it brought back then from The Cardigans- whilst Two Colors seem to create a more seducing effect just by singing out loud or singing it in the head while your headphones ON.

Enjoy!

~billymacdeus

YvanJovi - Too Much Heaven

 

Ugh! this is a delicious treat to the ears.

The blending... panalo.

The harmony of the voices is such an inexplicable exultation of something wonderful. Feels like you don't want the song to end.

And the way it got recorded - sobrang linis. Noice noice.

follow her Youtube channel here.

Have a great Friday!!! Yowww.

~billymacdeus

Ulan, Memories at Ikaw

 
Sa darating na Biyernes, darating ka sa bahay at tayo'y 

magtatampisaw sa ulan

Iyon ay kung uulan sa darating na Biyernes.

Andaya mo... Biyernes ka nga ba darating?

Baka naman sa Sabado ka pupunta.

Paano kung di uulan sa Sabado?

Nakiusap pa naman ako sa mahal na Hari - na gagawin niyang makulimlim

sa araw ng Biyernes.

Inaasahan ko iyon, na darating ka talaga sa Biyernes

kase planado na lahat.

Walong oras, walong oras lang naman... 

pasasaan ba at lulubog na ang araw, 

matatapos na naman ang isang araw, at parang kay bagal ng paglipas nito

Paano'y Lunes palang bukas. 

Alam ko, uulan mamayang gabi... sana kasinlakas nitong nakaraang mga gabi,

kung saan, nanunuot ang lamig - upang mas lalo kong panghawakan ang lambot ng unan

iniisip ko... ikaw 'yun; tulad ng dati - nung tayo'y unang nagtabi sa silong ng buwan,

sa loob ng aking tent - noong ang naririnig lang natin ay mga huni ng ibon 

at pagaspas ng hangin kasabay ng mga alon sa tabing dagat.

naalala ko pa iyon - noong overnight camping sa Batangas.

Ewan ko ba, matagal na yun pero parang kelan lang,

sana ikaw rin - naalala mo ang mga sandaling iyon.

Ikaw, hanap ko... 'di naman lagi

pero ayun nga, alam ko darating ka sa Biyernes.

Siguro kahit sarili molang dadalhin mo, - ok na.

Ang mahalaga, andun ka.

Paanu nga ba? Eh mukhang hanggang memories nalang?

Kase sa tono ng boses mo noong nagkausap tayong huli, 

excited ka na 'di ko maintindihan - kase feel ko merong something

but then, i'm still hoping that you'll be true

True to your promise na darating ka sa Biyernes

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Ahhhhh! Panaginip... akala ko panaginip lang ang lahat.

Totoo palang nangyari ang lahat ng iyon.

Ang masama lang, natapos na...

iyon ay nakaraan na... lumipas na...

parang ulan - na tumitila

parang memories - na biglang naiiwan sa alaala

parang ikaw - na lumisan na

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