When you wake up, say to yourself: “I am given this day. It is not owed to me.”
But I couldn’t shake it. And after sitting with it for a while, I realized that The Stoic Secret The ancient Stoics (and even the Buddhists, in their own way) used this practice not to depress themselves, but to sharpen themselves.
There’s a Latin phrase that has been following me around lately: . r memento mori
Don’t waste it. What would you do differently today if you truly remembered your time was precious? Let me know in the comments. 👇
It’s the alarm clock that finally wakes you up to the fact that this is it. This messy, beautiful, chaotic, fleeting moment. When you wake up, say to yourself: “I am given this day
Your Turn You don’t need to buy a skull candle or change your wallpaper to a grim reaper. Just try this for one day:
Here is the paradox I’ve discovered:
Translated simply, it means: “Remember that you will die.”