memento mori [is] remembering death so you don’t waste the time you have in life. Memento vivere, remember to live … is making the details of the moments of your life matter, the thrilling ones and the mundane ones.

Via: Remember To Live - It’s All In The Details - What Is Stoicism?

@Miraz I’ve been trying to employ stoicism recently. Just found out been dumped from job, shame as enjoyed it but have learnt that effecting what i can and making use of that detail to move on to the next opportunity. Good article, thx for linking.

@tomc Sorry to hear about your job! Sounds like you have a good approach though for moving on. Good luck with whatever comes next. I’m glad the article was interesting / useful to you. It’s so hard to remember we can change how we feel in reponse to things. I struggle with that a lot.

@Miraz I do too, Miraz. I’ve put something like the Memento Mori on my blog, assuring I see it more often, but still forget to practice it. I guess I’m a bit afraid to become a bit flat, or hardened (in a bad way) too.

@tomc Tom, I am sorry to hear! Hope the next one will be better. Stoicism has potential, but I’m a bit cautious of it as well, having mental health issues.

@tomc sounds like you are on the right journey — just replace ‘dumped from a job’ to ‘opened myself up to new vistas and great opportunities’.

@odd Yes, we can still feel things but I guess the art is in not letting the feelings take us over and feel inevitable and inescapable.

@odd Yes im cautious too but i have found some stability in stoicism for my mental equilibrium over the last year. I’m taking the bits that connect 😊

@JohnPhilpin Thx. I’m seeing both sides tonight.. and hopefully new year will bring new hope.

@Miraz changing how we feel is the, and I hate the phrase, “game changer” but it is true. I am trying to note down these occasions and my responses so i can see if I learn from experiences. But now its a time to relax.

@Miraz I think one of my greatest strengths and weaknesses are that I tend to trust my feelings. That might be the underlying factor for a lot. You might have solved a mystery for me tonight!💡

@Miraz Haha, thank you very much! Now I got some real soul searching to do, but after new years. Maybe my former therapist is reading this, and are now tearing her hair out, and is shouting “THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!!” 😂😅