The four cardinal virtues: self-control, courage, justice and wisdom
Stoic Wisdom
Stoic Postcards Seven
“Knowledge, self-knowledge in particular, is freedom.”
Stoic Wisdom
Stoic Postcards Six
“Believe in yourself and trust that you are on the right path.”
Seneca
Stoic Wisdom
Stoic Postcards Five
Stoic Postcards Four
There is clarity (and joy) in seeing what others can’t see, in finding grace and harmony in places others overlook. It is a far better approach than seeing the world as a dark place.
Stoic Wisdom
Stoic Postcards Three
“Pass through this brief patch of time in harmony with nature.”
Marcus Aurelius
Stoic Postcards Two
“Control your perceptions
Direct your actions properly.
willingly accept what is outside your control.”
Stoic Wisdom
Stoic Postcards One
“Our plans for the future descend from the past.”
Seneca
Stoic Wisdom
Note: Seneca was a noted Stoic sage in the Roman empire. He was among other things the tutor of Nero.
USPS Kudos
Last week in the mail I got this half a postcard in a plastic bag with an apology printed on it from the USPS. Continue reading “USPS Kudos”
Fashions Change
We all know that fashions change in clothing and fashions change in cars. But do we also all know that fashions also change in kitchens, trade dress and postcards. The changes are influenced by technology but they would change anyway. Here is a fifty year look at some fashions in postcards:
Postcards used to have scalloped edges and no printing on the front.
Then came location or clever sayings printing on the front.
Multiview postcards were popular for a while.
Multimedia cards are trending.
And the latest fashion in postcards are stylized almost art deco illustrations of iconic scenes.
How do I know. I belong to Postcrossing and I send all kinds of cards and the most popular right now are the bottom two.