Today’s Stoic
“Never say of anything "I have lost it"; but, "I have given it back." Your child is dead — it has been given back. Your wife is dead — she has been given back.”
What it means today
None of what we hold was ever permanently ours. Reframing loss as return loosens the grip. It does not erase grief, but it removes the bitterness of feeling cheated.
Try this todayWhen you lose something small today, say to yourself, "It has been given back," and notice what shifts.
Today’s questionWhat am I holding as if I owned it?