Miraz
Miraz

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?

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tomc
tomc

@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.

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Miraz
Miraz

@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.

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odd
odd

@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.

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odd
odd

@tomc Tom, I am sorry to hear! Hope the next one will be better.ļæ¼ Stoicism has potential, but I’m a bit cautious of it as well, having mental health issues.

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

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

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Miraz
Miraz

@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.

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tomc
tomc

@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 😊

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tomc
tomc

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

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tomc
tomc

@Miraz changing how we feel is the, and I hate the phrase, ā€œgame changerā€ 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.

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odd
odd

@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!šŸ’”

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Miraz
Miraz

@odd Well, Merry Christmas. šŸ˜†

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odd
odd

@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 ā€œTHAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!!ā€ šŸ˜‚šŸ˜…

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