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Withdraw from what is not yours gently, and you will not be torn.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

The pain of losing something outside yourself is made worse by clinging. To let go gently — to release what was never yours — is to avoid being torn.

Try this todayRelease one thing gently today that you have been clinging to.
Today’s questionWhat am I clinging to, that I could release gently?
#release#letting-go#peace
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