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Beautifully Complex's avatar

And this is why I've been a student of the school of Stoicism all my life!

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Annette Paulich's avatar

I will definitely book my flight today to attend the retreat I wanted to visit for so long , too expensive and too far away.

👌🏼 and will talk about this with family and friends, all sixty. Alive and kicking, but for how long… thank you for this confronting eye-opener.

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Jim Logan's avatar

What an excellent reflection for starting my Sunday! Thanks so much for sharing the insight and action plan!

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Luca Foppoli's avatar

I called it “the illusion of immortality we call future” during my wedding speech.

Loved the bit about the negative visualization to calibrate priorities - I will reuse the expression.

Thanks for sharing!

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Chaunism's avatar

People like to say you only live once, but when you’re forced to realize you’ll die someday is when you actually start to believe it.

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Meg's avatar

This article really made me think critically about the things I've been putting off and why. Thank you!

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Annie Rod's avatar

The idea of death is an excellent motivator. It is a great way to keep yourself on edge and going for your dreams. I probably think about that a lot, the fact that one day I will not be here is always on the back of my mind. It pushes me to do better.

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Craig Mardis's avatar

Excellent.

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Puzzle of Wisdom's avatar

If you’ve ever listened closely to elderly people, you’ve likely heard them speak of regrets — not for the mistakes they made, but for the opportunities they didn’t take, the dreams they postponed, and the hours they let slip by. Those stories aren’t just memories — they are warnings passed down through time.

Their regrets are not to sadden us — but to awaken us. So that we do not carry the same burden when it’s our turn to look back.

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Tina_4Love's avatar

Oh…and simply use ‘Momento Mori’ as a mantra when lacking in gratitude!

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Tina_4Love's avatar

I have made way toward writing poetry and will continue as a way to articulate my deepest feelings and gain insight into my interpretation of life.

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Katrien Goris's avatar

I love your posts… I often copy (parts of) them in my journal even. This one is a peace of beauty… « lean into the friction, use it as a navigation » Some challenge, it is, but I find it very useful… Thank you!

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Cathie Campbell's avatar

“The willingness to treat time as the finite resource it actually is.” To wake up each morning and say to myself, what if this is going to be the best day of the rest of my life, and to put enthusiasm into the mornings as the catalyst!

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Idk.'s avatar

I felt emotional reading this.

We often say, “when the right time comes..,” but we need to remind ourselves that the present moment is the right time—to do the things we've always wanted or to spend time with the people who matter.

Make the most of your time. :))

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Safaa's avatar

The 16000 gave me anxiety instead of making me stoic

That was a very nice wake up call

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jay's avatar

This is the best and most meaningful reads in the recent time. Thank you!

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