“While we are postponing, life speeds by. The part of life we actually live is brief. For the rest, see how much of your time is surrendered to what does not profit you.” — Seneca, Letters to Lucilius 1.2 (Richard Mott Gummere, paraphrased)
Exercise (20 min)#
- Read your scores since Day 14. Average them.
- Identify the one voluntary discomfort from this week that most strengthened you. Schedule it as a weekly practice.
- Identify the one imaginary fear that consumed the most mental rent. Mark it for eviction.
- Write the sentence: “Next week I will ____.”
Journal Prompt#
What have I discovered this week that I am capable of enduring — that I had quietly assumed I was not?