Loving Jacqui

Life Is Good

Christoph Dollis — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:41:17 +0000

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Christoph Dollis — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:14:07 +0000

It is with great love that I wish Bear and all my other loved ones a fantastic day whatever or whomever you’re doing.

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Wheat Activates Depression, Acerbates Schizophrenia, and Other Neurological Problems

Christoph Dollis — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:32:26 +0000

Brain fog.

Lack of energy.

Sinking mood.

Confusion.

Lack of motivation.

The list goes on and on. Rarely if ever was a more true article written than this by cardiologist, Dr. William Davis:

“This Is Your Brain on Wheat”

I highly recommend you read that, ponder whether it’s been true for you, and share it with your loved ones.

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Epicurus and Epictetus (or Why I’d Like to Name a Son “Epic”)

Christoph Dollis — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:27:51 +0000

On the topic of happiness, here’s what second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

… for what is now the most powerful economy in the world had to say about it.

What a beautiful sentiment, however imperfectly realized. That a nation is founded on the principle of its people being safe and free to pursue happiness for themselves, families, and friends.

The man who wrote that was American founder and former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

From Jefferson’s letter to William Short:

“As you say of yourself, I TOO AM AN EPICUREAN. I consider the genuine doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. Epictetus, indeed, has given us what was good of the Stoics.”
— Thomas Jefferson

These 2 philosophers came up with different ideas on how to achieve happiness in this life. Both have been influential on my thinking and, yes, attitude.

If you’re open to new or even Classical ideas you can use yourself or share with others who need them on how to “Live the good life”, then I invite you to watch these 2 mega-condensed concise summaries ears wide open and pen in hand.

First up, Epicurus:

Next Epictetus:

These are the 2-guiding philosophies of my life: Epicureanism, which I just recently became familiar with enough to say I understand it, and Stoicism as promoted by Epictetus.

I have been thinking a lot my philosophy as of late.

I’ve been studying the Stoics: Former slave Epictetus and the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Marcus Aurelius, especially… and even Entrepreneur Timothy Ferriss and Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam war-era prisoner of war Admiral James Stockdale.

I feel fortunate for their work and example.

“All religions must be tolerated… for every man must get to heaven in his own way.”
— Epictetus

Yet reading about them, for example, Epictetus, I don’t always agree: I think we very often can improve our status, our station in the world, in various ways and improve our character at the same time.

I think one of the ways to become wealthy is to be creative, work hard, and provide things and services of value to people.

Likewise, we can improve our bodies through exercise, and this will improve the quality of our minds… and our abilities in pretty much every area.

Even in relationships, a person can learn to be much better at it. Say to talk about things of interest to the opposite sex, and leave the particle physics until after they’ve gone to bed and one can re-fire up the old PC.

Ha ha. And et cetera.

So in large measure, I agree with what I’ve learned of Epicurus, and at the same time I think the Stoics have one heck of a good point about not worrying about things beyond our control. In the end, I’m also a materialist where the life after death question is concerned.

So now I’m going to integrate Epicurus into my philosophy, which, truth be told I was already without understanding his work. But I am going to do it on a sounder footing and have elements of both Stoicism and Epicureanism in my life combined with my own thoughts and observations.

I also thank the man who made these videos, a professor, for explaining so concisely how Epicurus divided up short and long term pleasure, physical and mental pleasures, etc.

Now…

Watch both videos. What do you think?

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I think “both.”

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The Delightfully Kind and Respectable Stephen Fry (Who Is Gay and That’s Not the Reason I Like Him, but at Least I Don’t Have Any Book Telling Me I Should Despise Him or What He Does), Talks about the Concept of God

Christoph Dollis — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:06:54 +0000

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Christoph Dollis — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:40:28 +0000

The Last Post

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Critical Thinking and Open-mindedness

Christoph Dollis — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:55:27 +0000

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Somebody

Christoph Dollis — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:10:07 +0000

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Study Says 23 Times Greater Risk of an Accident if You’re Text Messaging

Christoph Dollis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:03:49 +0000

I have to assume this applies if you’re checking your phone’s phone book to dial a number while driving a vehicle.

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Wheat, Arthritis, Mood, and even Complexion

Christoph Dollis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:31:36 +0000

It made sense to me.

A lot of sense.

Many of the symptoms on this list get quickly better for me with just a couple days off wheat. And a couple days on wheat makes them worse.

Improved rheumatoid arthritis — I have seen this time and time again. Eliminate wheat and the painful thumbs, fingers, and other joints clear up dramatically. Many former rheumatoid sufferers people tell me that one cracker or pretzel will trigger a painful throbbing reminder that lasts a couple of hours.

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Reduction or elimination of gastroesophageal reflux

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Better mood — Eliminating wheat makes you happier and experience more stable moods. Just as wheat is responsible for a subset of schizophrenia and bipolar illness (this is fact), and wheat elimination generates dramatic improvement, when you or I eliminate wheat, we also experience a “smoothing” of mood swings.

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Better complexion — I’m not entirely sure why, but various rashes will often dissipate, bags under the eyes are reduced, itching in funny places stops.

Make sure you study the points I’ve missed. I believe, based both on the available evidence and my personal experience, this will help you.

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Visit to Pemberton

Christoph Dollis — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:19:51 +0000

The following post was meant to share photos privately with a friend after a mini-vacation. You won’t want to read it.

Hey Amy and Jacqui,

To download the photos, right click here: [DOWNLOAD LINK REMOVED]. It’s a large file and will take a while to download, but it’s worth it.

Amy, you look adorable in them so if you post this photo somewhere or send it to someone and he recognises the fact, well, I won’t be surprised!

Cheers,

Christoph

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