Memento mori

No, no, not yet.
May you live long and prosperous.

This Latin phrase means “remember that you must die”, in case you didn’t know. I didn’t, either.
Why write about something so obvious? And no, I won’t forget.

Memento mori is a wake-up call.
It’s meant to shake you.
To remind you that when you die, you do so without regrets.

Regrets of missed chances.
Opportunities.
Maybes.
Could-have. Would-have. Wanted-to… but didn’t.

All the regrets for not becoming who you wanted to become.
That sucks. And not just a little.

And no one escapes that accounting.
Not the careful ones.
Not the spiritual ones.
Not the successful ones.

Death doesn’t ask what you meant to do.
It only counts what you actually lived.

So memento mori doesn’t encourage recklessness.
It encourages honesty.
Being present.
Taking risks where it matters.
Doing what you’ve always wanted to do, but before time decides for you.

Take a few moments and look closely:
What is it you always wanted to do… and still haven’t?

Now forget the romantic bucket list for a moment.

Start with the uncomfortable one:
– the call you keep delaying
– the truth you don’t say
– the step you postpone because it might fail

Those are the real items.

Found a few?

Great.

Now go and do them, while you still can.
Create a list if you want. Work through it. Enjoy it.
Leave nothing undone… well, maybe reprioritize a little.

Crush possible regrets
before they get the chance to exist.

Don’t know how to start?

Lets-Talk about it

Namaste

Stefan