Shownotes Transcript
“Memento Mori” or remember you must die in Latin is a pretty terrifying saying, but an important one. Stoicism, a ideology that stems from Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers often used the idea of death as a reminder of their mortality. This while seemingly depressing can often be a motivator to recognize that time in and of itself is not abundant but rather limited. What feels like something that we will always have more of is truly the only thing we want to get back at the end of the day.
Whether we have big audacious goals or what to just live a more abundant life it can be a good practice to think about death more often than not. This can help us decide on a micro and a macro level what is most important to us. In the grand scheme of things is it worth it to be angry in traffic, or cry over spilled milk surely not, but go after your dreams…of course it is. It can be equally detrimental however to let the pressure of time weigh us down.
It can be easy to lose track of time. Days and weeks go by in the blink of an eye while months turn into years. Don’t be worried though because as long as that time was well spent then it was worth it. Here is the key. Think about death a little more each day to help remind you what is truly important in life. Memento Mori.