Amor Fati vs Memento Mori, Two Stoic Mantras
Amor fati and memento mori are two of the most quoted phrases in Stoicism. Amor fati means love your fate, the practice of embracing everything that happens to you…
Shape the path instead of waiting for it.
Amor fati and memento mori are two of the most quoted phrases in Stoicism. Amor fati means love your fate, the practice of embracing everything that happens to you…
Amor fati is a Latin phrase that means love of fate. It is the practice of not just accepting whatever happens to you, including the hard and the unfair, but…
Forget your age for a moment. Tell me, what did you want to be before everyone else started telling you what to want? When I was in middle school, I was what…
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. My friends are facing these huge life decisions - some just moved to a new country, others are deciding whether to have…
Remember school? Life had this beautiful simplicity to it. We knew exactly what came next. Take these classes. Study these subjects. Pass these tests. I enjoyed…
Life is a series of choices. Every day, we are faced with decisions, big and small, that shape our path. The ancient Stoics believed that the quality of our lives…
Life often seems like a well-organized jigsaw puzzle where every piece fits perfectly together, creating a clear and complete picture. But sometimes, just one…
Have you ever felt stuck, or scared to leave a job that feels safe but unfulfilling? Or maybe the thought of diving into extreme sports is scary? How about the big…
This beautiful haiku captures the essence of the journey towards achieving meaningful, seemingly insurmountable goals with patience and perseverance. Imagine…
Discovering a higher power doesn’t always require spiritual texts or divine revelations; sometimes, it’s the extraordinary lives of others that illuminate the path…
Last night, I was watching the documentary series “Our Universe” and it’s evident that Earth isn’t just another planet. Here are some 10 facts from the series and 6…
Success is often associated with our careers, with societal norms dictating that a high-paying job, prestigious title, or flourishing business equates to a…
And unveil the hidden wonders in the mundane world Let’s face it, life can get pretty boring when you’re stuck in a rut. You wake up, go to work, come home, and…
Life is a casino. Since no one knows the future, we’re gambling either way, whether we try something new or we don’t. In a way, we all gamble and assume risks…
It’s a small world, and we are here for a very short time, in which everything we do and choose has repercussions. For every action there is an equal and opposite…
Our life is ephemeral because death is inevitable. It surprisingly can come anytime, anywhere. Maybe there is someone out there who would rob or kill you for a…
We’re bombarded with hundreds of ads on all media platforms every day. The society we live in is driven by consumerism. Buy this and then buy that. It’s an endless…
We all have our favorite politicians, athlete, musician, actors, scientists, and others that we adore and follow. But, do you remember those your parents and…
Each of us has a way of doing things. Sometimes we do it every day for weeks, sometimes even months. Unless we change, we keep eating the same food, working out the…
It is hard to imagine that our sun is just one star among billions of stars in billions of galaxies in the observable universe. The universe isn’t tiny at all…
The unexpected happens all the time. There may be a war in your country that creates endless supply chain problems. A disaster may strike without warning, and you…
We, humans, love making plans. We make plans all day, where to go, where to eat, when to work, and bazillion other things. But on the flip side, it gets super…
There are many things at play in this universe, and we cannot see them all. The troubles you had, the failures you saw, the misfortunes we experienced were all a…
This world gives us more shots if we’re ready to play. What you do is in your control, and you need to work to improve the quality of your lives and deal with the…
Want more clarity this year? Make smart goals that you want to accomplish and think of them as you have already achieved them. Set your intentions for this year…
Can you control how tall you are? Or how your body functions? I don’t think so. Some things are simply out of our control. Earth is rotating, and we turn along with…
You can’t control anything that is not of your own doing. If you can’t handle the situation, control what you think about it. Move on and focus your energy…
Our body is just a vessel that shows what we really are inside. It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside , so don’t care just about it. Instead, care…
Individually we are just one among the billions, and we’re all doing all our personal best. But, no matter how important we are now or were once, all individuals…
Time and again, we have heard this phrase that age is just a number. For some, aging is less dramatic than others. While some age-related changes can be benign, the…
Our life is just a mere drop in the ocean of time, and that’s how it’s supposed to be. All that we know is history or will be history one day. Empires fall…
We own nothing when we are born, and we own nothing when we leave. We borrowed it from our forefathers, and when our time comes, we return and leave them for the…
Do you know someone who had a near-death experience? Because they’ll tell you what they felt and how everything changes at that moment of death. We all should learn…
Everything around us exists in a very delicate balance of a complex network of interactions between us and our environment. When one creature dies, it gives life to…
Stoicism has a few critical habits that we should align our minds and thoughts with - Deep down, we all know the truth. The first stoic habit is to accept it…
We’re like the people who came before us who also thought “things are different this time” and that “we are different.” They were wrong, and so are we. It has…
So much of your life was cast before you ever got a say. You did not choose the century, the country, the family, the body, or the circumstances you were born into…
Accept nature’s order just like you’d accept a doctor’s order and accept any bitter medicine a doctor prescribes. Accept nature’s way of healing you. Nature is the…
Watch how someone treats a waiter who got their order wrong, or a person who can do absolutely nothing for them. That, more than any resume or highlight reel, tells…
Who knows if you choose a path or if the path itself chooses you. Later in life, you might achieve your dreams and choose a career path you never knew existed. So…
