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Day 96 · Q2: Virtue & Character · April 6, 2026
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Pause. Breathe. Begin.
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I . L E C T I O
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Walt Whitman
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Song of Myself, §51, 1855
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“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”
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C O N T E X T
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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.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
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“What contradictions within yourself have you been trying to resolve that might be better accepted?”
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Scriptio & Connexio await you there.
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