Sunday, January 1, 2017

Freedom from Fear and Pain

For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia—peace and freedom from fear—and aponia—the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. ~ Wikipedia
Resolutions are experiments in absurdity
for those who cannot adhere to their commitments
but you can begin your new year with a truth
carried down at least 2300 years.
Have a happy, tranquil life — a life of serenity —
by living a self-sufficient life under the guidelines
of twelve simple (not always easy) steps.
The only way to do so, though,
is the surrender to an internalized higher power
so it's really not necessary to have all the answers,
merely to know how to find them.

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