“Put a bird on your shoulder. That's what the Buddhists do. Just imagine a little bird on your shoulder and every day you say, ‘Is this the day I'm going to die, little bird? Am I leading the life I want to lead? Am I the person that I want to be?’ If we accept the fact that we can die at any time, we'd lead our lives differently. So every day you say, ‘Is this the day?’” ~ from the book "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom
Monday, July 18, 2022
Ryan Holiday talks about the Stoic practice of Memento Mori
In his Meditations, the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote that, "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."
