Author: Craig Constantine

Memento mori →

Published June 27, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 27

On a personal level, I have found that keeping reminders of mortality close at hand provides me with the clarity to see what truly matters to me, and the courage necessary to live a life aligned with my values. Because I have, for decades, been asking myself what I would regret if I were to die – and because I made changes in accord with those answers – I live a rich and fulfilling life that I appreciate every day.

~ Joanna Ebenstein from, Reflections on mortality can help you live well now – here’s how

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Hear! Hear! And I’ll keep talking and writing about memento mori.

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Passion →

Published June 26, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 26  ·  

Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.

~ Bulwer-Lytton

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A body called life →

Published June 25, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 25

Adapted from a series of Instagram posts by Weiss, the film blends reenactments, live action and, of course, some exquisite microscopy to explore how his tendency to seek ‘comfort in unusual places’ culminated in his spending up to 16 hours at a time with only single-celled organisms as company.

~ from, A body called life

Watch.

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Ritual →

Published June 24, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 24

Ritual is not the re-enactment of a past event. It is the re-enactment of meaning.

~ David Whyte

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Professional →

Published June 23, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 23

He smiled a little. He looked forward, thinking, perhaps about the movie, as if it hadn’t crossed his mind for a long time. Then he grinned and said: “Money job.”

~ Ben Stiller from, Gene Hackman’s Simple Truth

It’s not clear, of course, exactly how Hackman meant for Stiller to take his simply reply. But, having seen The Poseidon Adventure, I’m taking it this way: Hackman is a consummate professional, able to deliver. “You need what done? I can do that.” That’s a professional.

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Tranquility →

Published June 22, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 22

[Do not disquiet] yourself by running about from place to place. Thrashing around in that way indicates a mind in poor health. In my view, the first sign of a settled mind is that it can stay in one place and spend time with itself.

~ Seneca

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Reminders to myself →

Published June 21, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 21  ·  

What’s the habit that’s give me the most benefit? I’m not certain if it’s journaling or meditation. I have a habit of reviewing previous-years’ journal entries each morning. Reading the one-year-ago entry is enlightening. Reading the 10-years-ago entry often induces vertigo; who was that person?

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Persistence →

Published June 20, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 20  ·  

Consider this mindset:

never in a hurry
never worried
never desperate
never stopping short

As Epictetus once summarized his entire philosophy: Persist and resist. Persist in your efforts. Resist giving in to distraction, discouragement, or disorder.

~ Ryan Holiday

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Just a random walk →

Published June 19, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 19

This is just one of countless times I’ve strolled this connector-trail. It’s different every time. This time, I was literally arrested mid-stride to snap this.

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The job →

Published June 18, 2025  ·  All posts on Jun 18  ·  

A man’s job is to make the world a better place to live in, so far as he is able—always remembering the results will be infinitesimal—and to attend to his own soul.

~ Leroy Percy

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