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🕊️ The Only Time We Have
TWO-MINUTE MONK
Ancient wisdom for modern life, every Monday.
🧘 Monk Thought
“True happiness is to enjoy the present,
without anxious dependence upon the future.”
— Seneca
💡 Monk Light
Seneca lived in a world of power struggles, ambition, fear, and pressure — the same forces that push at us now.
Yet he returns again and again to one lesson:
The present moment is the only safe place.
The future is fog.
The past is ash.
But this breath, this step, this small slice of time — it’s real, available, and enough.
We suffer most when we abandon the present to chase control over what hasn’t arrived.
But when we return to now, even for a moment, anxiety loosens its grip.
Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic.
👣 Monk Move
Today, once — just once — pause and feel this moment fully.
The breath.
The light.
The quiet space around you.
Say softly: “This is the time I have.”
And let it be complete.
🔐 The Monk Vault is now open.
You can find all the previous posts by the Two-Minute Monk in the Vault. The weekly post from the Monk will always be free but at some point in the future, I will create a small subscription of no more than £2 per month to access the Vault to see previous posts and get extra material. For now, though, the Vault remains open and free. Enjoy!