Ask Stoics guided-practice preview · 3–5 min
Gratitude by Imagined Loss
See what is present as something entrusted, not guaranteed.
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Use when: discontent, wanting more, taking things for granted
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What you will do
How this guided practice works
- 1Name the situation
Name someone or something present that you often take for granted.
- 2Run the exercise
Picture your ordinary day without this person or thing in it. Return it to the scene. Notice it as present now, not promised forever.
- 3Record what you notice
It is on loan. What will you do with it while you have it?
- 4Choose the next action
How will you show that attention today?