Be a Buffalo in a Storm

“Face the storms of life like a Buffalo, not like a Cow. Charge like a herd of buffalo through the fire and seek your truth. Be your own revolution.”

— Christopher Josephs

An excerpt from the unpublished book, The Daily Sage. The Daily Sage provides timeless wisdom for the world of today as we ponder the way to go. What life is? How to handle ourselves and how to handle others. These questions all seem timeless but have been considered since 500 BC. Men and women have been creating ideas and answers for the last 2,000 years and through many ideas from ancient Taoists, Roman emperors, military leaders, former slaves, religions figures, and extraordinary human beings. Together they paint a picture of ideas from Christianity, Stoicism, and Taoism. They illustrated wisdom and courage that stand true against the test of time.

What do all these people say? Are there connections to ideas from ancient times to today’s modern issues? Are these texts, ideas, and quotes worth reading today in the modern world? In short,­­ yes. These documents, daily devotionals, and ideas, contain timeless wisdom that can be reflected on no matter what season of life you are in.

Life is full of storms. Those storms bring key moments. Flight or fight response moments. In today’s age of screen time and instant google solutions, we are learning more and more how people respond to stress and adversity. Usually, stress usually results in placing a screen in front of your face or run away from the stressor entirely. It isn’t…