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Do not be afraid to live; the fear of living is worse than living itself.
Seneca · Letters from a Stoic · paraphrase
What it means today

The fear of living — of failing, of being hurt — keeps people from the life they have. But the fear is worse than the life, and it is self-inflicted.

Try this todayDo one thing today that fear of living has been keeping you from.
Today’s questionAm I afraid to live, and calling it caution?
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