Summer 2026 — Never Give Up
A Stoic guide for tired days and restless nights Heat lies heavy on the flowers, a butterfly pauses in the glow. One day winter will return, and this warm moment will carry me through. Summer 2026. The heat has been sitting on us for weeks, and I feel worn thin by it — that strange exhaustion where you’re too tired to sleep, yet sleep refuses to come. Maybe you feel it too. The heaviness. The slow days. The sense that everything asks a little more from you than usual. Whenever I reach this point, my way of lifting myself is always the same: I call a friend. But tonight it’s around 4 a.m., and everyone is asleep. The world is quiet, and I’m awake with my thoughts. So I turn to the second option: I reach for my journal — the one filled with quotes I’ve collected over the years, the one that never fails to steady me. Shall we do it today, together? Marcus Aurelius: “What stands in the way becomes the way.” You’ve faced obstacles that felt unfair. Moments that felt too heavy. Situations t...
