Seneca: Every day is a little life.

Today’s Stoic

Every day is a little life.

Seneca · Letters from a Stoic · paraphrase

What it means today

A day is a miniature of a whole life: it has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and it will not return. Living each day deliberately is the same skill as living a life deliberately.

Try this todayLive today as a complete little life, with a clear beginning and a deliberate end.

Today’s questionIf today were my whole life, would I be living it the way I want?

#day #life #presence

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