Seneca admired the freedom of wanting little, of not being weighed down by the endless need to acquire and protect more. Every possession, every commitment, every grudge is something you have to carry. Some of it is worth the weight. A lot of it isn't, and we keep hauling it out of habit. There's a real lightness in setting something down, a thing you don't use, a worry you've outgrown, a resentment that only tires you. You don't have to strip your life bare. Just notice what you're carrying that no longer serves you, and let one piece of it go. You'll feel the difference in your shoulders.

Inspired by the old idea of freedom in wanting little. Written by Ugo Charles.