Having nowhere better to begin, I retreated inwards and backwards. The idea seemed simple enough. To retrieve markings made previously and begin by examining the condition of their selection, engage in a reconsideration, and respond from my current temporality. In this instance, Marcus Aurelius' meditation seems like the straightforward choice.

It has proven incredibly difficult to continue to write. I doubt, at once, the content of my thought as well as my dominion over them....