In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix’d:
’tis fix’d as in a frost;
contracted all, retiring to the breast;
but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
– Alexander Pope
It takes courage to ponder, to puzzle, to wrestle with a new way of thinking.
It takes strength to fully engage feelings without fear of the overwhelming flood.
It takes wisdom to care deeply and still govern oneself wisely.
Charis: Subject to Change 
Isolating oneself is a way of preventing that “overwhelming flood”. Deep and meaningful post.
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Thank you.
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Is this plant Wintergreen or KinikiniK?
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It’s not aromatic, has smooth-edged thick leaves and it grows at altitude in carpet clusters, so I’m pretty sure it’s kinnikkinnik, but they are probably related.
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