On presence

Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole; do not assemble in your mind the many and varied troubles which have come to you in the past and will come again in the future.

Marcus Aurelius · Meditations VIII.36

What it means

You can't carry your whole life at once. You were only ever asked to carry today.

Carry it today

When today feels heavy, narrow it: what is the only next right thing, right now?