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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 15, 2013

Passing Down the Trad

There's a series of blog posts over at Patheos on passing along one's faith to...

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...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Mercurial

I don't know a lot about astrology. Most of the time I don't find it...

June 21, 2013

My Life is a Love Story

Falling in love is easy, if mysterious. It can be as simple as a chemistry-laden...

June 07, 2013

Identity

My birthday was this week. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to reflect on one's...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Maxim Monday: Nothing to Excess

I have many people in my life who are passionate, possibly even obsessive, about their...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Not of this world

On my way to the grocery store I pass two churches. The first is a...

April 22, 2013

Maxim Monday: Listen to everybody

The older I get the more I see the wisdom in this maxim. Listen to...

April 17, 2013

The Body

What a complex site of confusion is the body. As spiritual persons we have a...

April 08, 2013

Maxim Monday: Shun evil

This Maxim requires a lot of defining. I looked up the definition of 'shun,' and...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Maxim Monday: Praise virtue

Virtues are good. Virtues tend to be linked to morality, rather than ethics.* This entire...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

Maxim Monday: Pursue honor

When I hear this word I think of knights and samurais: people who live by...

January 14, 2013

Maxim Monday: Cling to discipline

It's been a while since I've tackled the Delphic Maxims. I definitely have no ancient...

November 2012

November 05, 2012

Maxim Monday: Vote

I didn't double-check, but I'm pretty sure this isn't a Delphic Maxim. Democracy comes from...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Maxim Monday: Love Your Friends

I love my friends. I'm loyal to a fault. I often cling to relationships well...

October 04, 2012

What do you mean by ‘scary’?

I've met a new friend. We jumped right into some deep waters. She's made some...

September 2012

September 10, 2012

It’s Maxim Monday! Now featuring a post on a parenting.

I have decided to jump on the blog themed day bandwagon and use Monday for...

September 02, 2012

Control Yourself

It's been a while since I wrote on the Maxims. Time to get back to...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

We accept the ….. we think we deserve.

I remember when The Perks of Being a Wallflower came out. I was working in...

June 2012

June 04, 2012

Silence and Opportunity

The next Delphic Maxim is Know Your Opportunity. It seems a pretty obvious one, and...

May 2012

May 20, 2012

Be yourself

This is a maxim that is so simple that at first it's deceiving. And trite....

May 18, 2012

Know what you have learned

Today's Delphic Maxim appeals to the scholar in me. I've spent a lot of money...

May 15, 2012

Be overcome by justice

Delphic maxim number five is: Be overcome by justice (Ηττω υπο δικαιου). The phrasing of...

May 13, 2012

Respect your parents

It is appropriate that this maxim comes up in time for Mother's Day. This is...

May 10, 2012

Worship the Gods

#3 in the Delphic Maxim series, inspired by Star Foster. Here is her post on...

May 09, 2012

Obey the Law

Today's Delphic Maxim is 'Obey the law.' You can read Star Foster's take on this...