Traditional stoicism, indifference to pleasure or pain, is a form of imposing conscience so as to block more immediate desires. The problem is that it eventually collapses on itself because natural emotional and physiological impulses are being ignored or repressed. To pass beyond that dichotomyI want to eat ice cream, and yet I dontrequires conceiving and creating an integrated mind in which our passions and childlike impulses find expression through conscience. In other words, what we feel like doing and what we should do become one and the same.
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About Darrell Calkins
Darrell Calkins.
Themes
- Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision
- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment
- Humor — Witty observations and humorous takes on everyday life