Day 135 · Q2: Virtue & Character · May 15, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Walt Whitman
Song of Myself, §51, 1855
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”
C O N T E X T
Whitman's poem celebrates the vast, contradictory nature of the self. Rather than seeking consistency, he embraces multiplicity — an approach radically different from the Greek pursuit of a unified soul.
I I . M E D I T A T I O
“What contradictions within yourself have you been trying to resolve that might be better accepted?”
I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about two contradictory truths you hold simultaneously.
I V . C O N N E X I O
How does today's reading connect to what you have read before about virtue & character?
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