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May 2014

May 26, 2014

Maxim Monday: Speak Plainly

Niki practices what she preaches with a brief thought on speaking plainly.

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Maxim Monday: Flee a Pledge

This week's Maxim Monday is yet again another reminder to be careful about our commitments.

March 17, 2014

Maxim Monday: Recognize Fortune

Today's Maxim Monday is all about recognizing the role of fortune in our lives.

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Maxim Monday: Two-for-One

Ever so brief commentary on the next two Delphic Maxims: Know the Judge and Master...

February 17, 2014

Maxim Monday: Honor Good Men

Maxim Monday: praise good men. I praise my husband.

February 10, 2014

Maxim Monday: Gain Possessions Justly

Maxim Monday: Gain possessions justly. Just what does this mean in the modern world?

February 03, 2014

Maxim Monday: Despise a Slanderer

Our communities should not allow slander to thrive.

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Maxim Monday: Praise Hope

This week's Delphic Maxim exhorts us to praise hope. Niki talks a little bit about...

January 13, 2014

Maxim Monday: Be on your guard

Today's Maxim is Be on your guard.

January 06, 2014

Maxim Monday: Be jealous of no one

Today's Maxim is: be jealous of no one. This can be a struggle in any...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Maxim Monday: Honor a benefaction

I actually had to look up what a benefaction is. I figured it meant something...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Maxim Monday: Do what you mean to do

Intention. Do what you mean to do. Do what you say you will do. Follow...

November 11, 2013

Maxim Monday: Use your skill

All of us are skilled at something. Maybe you are a violinist, a carpenter, or...

November 04, 2013

Maxim Monday: Down-look No One

This translation seems really clunky to me. I suppose it means to say "don't look...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Maxim Monday: Give back what you have received

I think this is basically an ancient way of saying 'Pay it forward.' I absolutely...

October 21, 2013

Maxim Monday: Test the Character

I feel like this one is incomplete, as in an incomplete sentence. Test the character...

October 14, 2013

Maxim Monday: Consult the Wise

I love this one, and it's one I have problems doing myself. Who are the...

October 07, 2013

Maxim Monday: Pray For Things Possible

Do witches and Hindus pray? Absolutely! I think Paganism gets looked at as though it's...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Maxim Monday: Shun Murder

This is another maxim that at first glance seems so obvious as to warrant only...

September 23, 2013

Maxim Monday: Act When You Know

This is a tricky Maxim for me. I like to think that I know far...

September 09, 2013

Maxim Monday: Choose What is Divine

With this Maxim I immediately want to know what the ancient Greeks considered divine! From...

September 02, 2013

Maxim Monday: Be a Seeker of Wisdom

I feel like this one has been covered before in the Maxim series. But we...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Maxim Monday: Speak Well of Everyone

This one is tricky. I don't like to gossip, although sometimes it feels good. I...

August 12, 2013

Maxim Monday: Fear deceit

Yes. While I don't want to cultivate fear in general, deceit is a particularly pernicious...

August 05, 2013

Maxim Monday: Give what you have

I don't think this Maxim is like the admonition from Jesus to turn the other...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Maxim Monday: Educate Your Sons

Yes! A Maxim I am excited about! I agree whole-heartedly agree that our sons need...

July 15, 2013

Maxim Monday

The next two Delphic maxims go together: have respect for suppliants and be accommodating in...

July 01, 2013

Maxim Monday: Despise Insolence

Insolence is defined as rudeness and acts of disrespect. I always picture uptight old ladies...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Maxim Monday: Foresee the future

Foresee the future. I see this in two ways. I suspect this Maxim is relating...

June 10, 2013

Maxim Monday: Use time sparingly

What does this one even mean? Is this trying to tell us not to waste...