R Memento Mori -

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.

It’s the alarm clock that finally wakes you up to the fact that this is it. This messy, beautiful, chaotic, fleeting moment. r memento mori

When you feel angry about traffic or a spilled drink, pause: “Is this worth the sand falling through my hourglass?” But I couldn’t shake it

And when you go to sleep, whisper: “If this was my final sunset, did I live it, or just survive it?” This messy, beautiful, chaotic, fleeting moment

There’s a Latin phrase that has been following me around lately: .

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: