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.
@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 😊
@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!💡