B. John Masters
@bjohnmasters.bsky.social
Records and Information Mgmt consultant who enjoys good stories and good discussions. I have a great deal of interest in politics, religion, food and movies, but I enjoy most any topic. Grew up in a small N.C. town, and now live in Tampa
Thinking Our Way to Character Our thoughts are not just passing moods or fleeting opinions. They are the architects of our character. They are the hidden builders of who we become.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Thinking Our Way to Character Our thoughts are not just passing moods or fleeting opinions. They are the architects of our character. They are the hidden builders of who we become.
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Stoic Practices: Friendship and Mentorship Some people quietly shape the way we see the world. Some do it by teaching. Others, simply by being there year after year, when life tests our convictions.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Stoic Practices: Friendship and Mentorship Some people quietly shape the way we see the world. Some do it by teaching. Others, simply by being there year after year, when life tests our convictions.
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This Is What You Bought With Your Vote Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2024, believing he would deliver for farmers, the working class, retirees, and the forgotten small towns.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This Is What You Bought With Your Vote Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2024, believing he would deliver for farmers, the working class, retirees, and the forgotten small towns.
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Stoic Practices: Contemplation of Nature Stoicism teaches that nature is both teacher and law. In a time of rising seas and stronger storms, the lesson feels urgent: to live according to nature now means to remember that we are not outside it.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Stoic Practices: Contemplation of Nature Stoicism teaches that nature is both teacher and law. In a time of rising seas and stronger storms, the lesson feels urgent: to live according to nature now means to remember that we are not outside it.
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Rehearsing Virtue in Small Daily Acts At The Portico café in downtown Tampa, I paused my work to sit with a man who had just been released from prison. He was unsure what to do next.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Rehearsing Virtue in Small Daily Acts At The Portico café in downtown Tampa, I paused my work to sit with a man who had just been released from prison. He was unsure what to do next.
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Stoic Practices: Morning Reflection The mornings came first as exercise. Two years ago, I started walking for my health, beginning with just a few blocks at a time. I carried extra weight then, 187 pounds of it, to be exact.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Stoic Practices: Morning Reflection The mornings came first as exercise. Two years ago, I started walking for my health, beginning with just a few blocks at a time. I carried extra weight then, 187 pounds of it, to be exact.
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Stoic Practices: Attention to the Present Moment Attention does not have to be grand or mystical. It can be a high-school band, thirty students and a tuba, finding themselves perfectly in tune for a few minutes.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Stoic Practices: Attention to the Present Moment Attention does not have to be grand or mystical. It can be a high-school band, thirty students and a tuba, finding themselves perfectly in tune for a few minutes.
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I did go read, and big surprise, Mike Johnson is lying. I guess his version of the 10 Commandments doesn't include that part about bearing false witness.
October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I did go read, and big surprise, Mike Johnson is lying. I guess his version of the 10 Commandments doesn't include that part about bearing false witness.
I did go read it, and he's lying, but knows people won't go look.
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I did go read it, and he's lying, but knows people won't go look.
Living the Last Best Moment - A Stoic Practice Greta Gerwig once said, "You don't know when the last time of something happening is. You don't know what the last great day you'll spend with your best friend is.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Living the Last Best Moment - A Stoic Practice Greta Gerwig once said, "You don't know when the last time of something happening is. You don't know what the last great day you'll spend with your best friend is.
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Stoic Practices: Role Models The Stoics believed that we learn virtue through example. Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself as if he were a friend, modeling how to live by holding himself accountable to an imagined mentor. Seneca pointed to Cato as a guide.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Stoic Practices: Role Models The Stoics believed that we learn virtue through example. Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself as if he were a friend, modeling how to live by holding himself accountable to an imagined mentor. Seneca pointed to Cato as a guide.
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Stoic Practices: Journaling Journaling has been with me, on and off, for nearly forty-five years. On some days, the entries were little more than chores and frustrations. On other days, they carried the weight of loss, joy, or change.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Stoic Practices: Journaling Journaling has been with me, on and off, for nearly forty-five years. On some days, the entries were little more than chores and frustrations. On other days, they carried the weight of loss, joy, or change.
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Hope in the Ripples When 150 people filled the hall at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, the room carried more than a discussion of housing, immigration, education, and inclusion. It carried hope.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hope in the Ripples When 150 people filled the hall at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, the room carried more than a discussion of housing, immigration, education, and inclusion. It carried hope.
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Grief in Pieces Grief often comes in pieces. It's not only the heavy silence of a funeral or the first night alone. It returns later, quietly, when you reach for the phone to call your mother and remember she is gone.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Grief in Pieces Grief often comes in pieces. It's not only the heavy silence of a funeral or the first night alone. It returns later, quietly, when you reach for the phone to call your mother and remember she is gone.
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Friendship and Impermanence Friendships are among life's most unpredictable gifts. Some arrive for only a brief season, while others feel like they'll last forever. Yet nothing is promised.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Friendship and Impermanence Friendships are among life's most unpredictable gifts. Some arrive for only a brief season, while others feel like they'll last forever. Yet nothing is promised.
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Sympatheia — The Web of Our Shared Humanity There are moments when the illusion of standing alone falls away. Sitting at my mother’s bedside, I watched nurses adjust her blanket, a caregiver whisper encouragement, and my sister lean in to hold her hand.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sympatheia — The Web of Our Shared Humanity There are moments when the illusion of standing alone falls away. Sitting at my mother’s bedside, I watched nurses adjust her blanket, a caregiver whisper encouragement, and my sister lean in to hold her hand.
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A Flicker Toward Life It was one of those days that left me both drained and restless. The kind of day that yanks you in every direction and leaves you replaying every moment in your head.
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August 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A Flicker Toward Life It was one of those days that left me both drained and restless. The kind of day that yanks you in every direction and leaves you replaying every moment in your head.
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Stoic Practices: The Dichotomy of Control The Dichotomy of Control teaches that some things are up to us and some are not. My own health journey and a job loss taught me that lesson in very different ways.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Stoic Practices: The Dichotomy of Control The Dichotomy of Control teaches that some things are up to us and some are not. My own health journey and a job loss taught me that lesson in very different ways.
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The Art of Un-Becoming Paulo Coelho once wrote, "Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Art of Un-Becoming Paulo Coelho once wrote, "Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything.
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The Stoic Path I Didn't Mean to Take I didn’t go looking for Stoicism. It showed up in fortune cookies, old sermons, Facebook posts, and a quiet reply from my pastor.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Stoic Path I Didn't Mean to Take I didn’t go looking for Stoicism. It showed up in fortune cookies, old sermons, Facebook posts, and a quiet reply from my pastor.
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A Way Out of No Way: John Lewis and the Moral Will "Lewis did not need a theory of justice. He lived one."
Five years after the death of Congressman John Lewis, his words and witness still call us to the hard, necessary work of moral courage.
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Five years after the death of Congressman John Lewis, his words and witness still call us to the hard, necessary work of moral courage.
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July 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A Way Out of No Way: John Lewis and the Moral Will "Lewis did not need a theory of justice. He lived one."
Five years after the death of Congressman John Lewis, his words and witness still call us to the hard, necessary work of moral courage.
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Five years after the death of Congressman John Lewis, his words and witness still call us to the hard, necessary work of moral courage.
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When Facts Fail: Political Psychology Meets Trump's Epstein Files Debacle Ever wonder why some people refuse to change their minds even when presented with clear evidence?
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July 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
When Facts Fail: Political Psychology Meets Trump's Epstein Files Debacle Ever wonder why some people refuse to change their minds even when presented with clear evidence?
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Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich Your first thought might be: One more warrior is exactly what we do not need in this moment. The world feels overrun with conflict already.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich Your first thought might be: One more warrior is exactly what we do not need in this moment. The world feels overrun with conflict already.
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Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich Your first thought might be: One more warrior is exactly what we do not need in this moment. The world feels overrun with conflict already.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich Your first thought might be: One more warrior is exactly what we do not need in this moment. The world feels overrun with conflict already.
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Patrimonialism: When the State Becomes a Business Donald Trump's second term has brought a dangerous shift in governance—what experts call patrimonialism, where loyalty and personal enrichment take precedence over law and accountability.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Patrimonialism: When the State Becomes a Business Donald Trump's second term has brought a dangerous shift in governance—what experts call patrimonialism, where loyalty and personal enrichment take precedence over law and accountability.
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