1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, I am Dramas and this is the Street 2 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bringing you your daily dose of timeless stoic 3 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: philosophy remixed for the hip hop generation, or combine in 4 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: ancient philosophy with lyrics and quotes from some of the 5 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: greatest who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that in mind, 6 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: let's get things started with your daily shot of inspiration. Now. 7 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: Today's stoke principle that we're gonna be focusing on is 8 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: the idea of practicing resilience when faced with inevitable obstacles, failure, 9 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: or tragedy. Right, And I thought a perfect song gonna 10 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: quote from it that fits so well into this idea 11 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: is the song Best Day Ever by by Mac Miller. 12 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: And a quote that I pull from it was no 13 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: matter where life takes me, find me with a smile. 14 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: And I just thought this was so incredibly powerful, right, 15 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: because when you break it all down and all the 16 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: things that happened to us and occur throughout the course 17 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: of our lives and each and every day that that passes, 18 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, life is essentially all about perspective right now. 19 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: Of course, you know you have real tragedies like the 20 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: death of of loved ones and anything that is detrimental 21 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: to our our health. I think inevitably, you know, we're 22 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: gonna be able to kind of call those bad days, right. 23 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: But in general, in life, there are no such things 24 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: as good or bad days, right. They are what we 25 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: decide to make them. You have to learn to view 26 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: life and the unexpected moments that happen in life as 27 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: an opportunity for a journey, right, to ex experience something 28 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: that is unplanned. Right. You need to learn how to 29 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: embrace these moments that happen unexpectedly. Right. And if you 30 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: think about this, you talk about people who are learning 31 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: how to swim, they're they're often taught not to panic 32 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: when they're out there in the water, right, not to 33 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: panic when they're facing a potential drowning situation. Now, of course, 34 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: this is easier said than done, right, But the reality is, 35 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: you know, when you're able to keep calm and you 36 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: stop trying to fight against the water in this particular situation, right, 37 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: but instead you decide to allow yourself to go with 38 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: the flow, right, and to follow the waves, you have 39 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: a much better chance at surviving, or at the very least, 40 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: you have the opportunity to buy more time in order 41 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: to to be rescued eventually. Right, You're not sitting there 42 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: panicking and frolicking in the water and fighting against it 43 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: and trying to swim against the kurt, right, all of 44 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: those things essentially lead to to your downfall. Right. But 45 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: your ability to in that moment keep calm and embrace 46 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,119 Speaker 1: what's happening and embrace where the waters trying to take 47 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: you rather than trying to fight against it, all of 48 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: that will aid in your potential survival. And a quote 49 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: from from one of the stokes that I absolutely love 50 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: when it when it comes to this, and it comes 51 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: from from Seneca. He says, quote, love the hand that 52 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: fate deals you and play it as your own. And 53 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: that's so incredibly powerful, right. And we've all heard that saying, right, 54 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: like sometimes that the thing that we want is not 55 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: what we actually need. Right. And I think a huge 56 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: part of of living a fulfilled life, you know, is 57 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: to celebrate all of the unexpected moments and developments that 58 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: happen with life and just step into them with with 59 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: genuine curiosity, right, and to embrace them and to get 60 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: creative with what life you know could potentially be offering 61 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: you in these unexpected moments, you know, And for me, 62 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: in hearing the quote from mac Miller and Seneca, you know, 63 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: I can't help but relate to this so much. You know, 64 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: I think about around this time last year, you know, 65 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: I was potentially up for a really big gig or 66 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: a really big opportunity, right and I was just going, 67 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, headfirst into it, a hundred miles an hour, 68 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: and this was going to be the thing that changed, 69 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: you know, my life financially, just put me on on 70 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: a fast track to you know, financial freedom and freedom 71 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: in general. And that gig, you know, ended up going 72 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: on for longer than expected, and it essentially was torturing 73 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: me for months at a time where I was in 74 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: this auditioning phase for it, and unexpectedly, you know, as 75 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: much as I tried to to control the situation, you know, 76 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: that gig ended up going away. Right. But in retrospect, 77 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: even though I was heartbroken when I found out that 78 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: this show that I was auditioning for was was getting canceled, 79 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: I was able to then look at it and see, 80 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: you know, past the the emotion, past the heartbreak, past 81 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: all of the planning that I was doing about what 82 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: my life was going to look like, when I got 83 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: this gig right, when I was able to really look 84 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: at it with with a clear head, it actually would 85 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: have taken me away from the thing that I wanted 86 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: the most. Right. I thought that it was the financial 87 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: aspect of it that I really was prioritizing, But the 88 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: reality is I wanted the freedom that came along with 89 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: the money that that potential gig was going to give me. 90 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: And ironically enough, as a result of not getting that gig, 91 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: I now have all the freedom that I could have 92 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: ever asked for, right and had to have all gone 93 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: through according to my own plan, I would have actually 94 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: had less freedom than I do right now. I would 95 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: have had to, you know, be somewhere at a specific 96 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: time each and every day, right. I would have had 97 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: to answer to somebody else's schedule each and every day, right, 98 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: And that's such a far cry from the life that 99 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm living right now and the life that I'm enjoying 100 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: that that really has been a dream for me. You know. 101 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: So while I was trying to force this hand because 102 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: I had these plans and I wanted, you know, it 103 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: all to fit into this neat little box that I 104 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: had created. It's just another example of embracing what life 105 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,679 Speaker 1: throws your way. Of course, this was heartbreaking at the time, 106 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: and I didn't know what I was going to do next. 107 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: But again, now looking back a year later, my life 108 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: is far better than it would have been had that 109 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: opportunity come to fruition in the way that I had planned. 110 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: You have to just embrace life and embrace the things 111 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: that it throws at you, or the things that it 112 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: may take away from you. You know, you just have 113 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: to go with it and and act as if this 114 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: is all a part of the plan, because again, life 115 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: has a greater plan than maybe any of us are 116 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: aware of, and we can't fight against it or we'll 117 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: find ourselves drowning each and every moment as we exist 118 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: on this earth. Now we've heard, you know, quote from 119 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: mac Miller, one of the greats rest in peace. We've 120 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: heard a quote from one of the Stokes Santeca. You've 121 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: heard my story. I want to talk about how you 122 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: can actually apply this to your life. Right, let's discuss 123 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: how you can make this your mantra for today. But 124 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: first let's take a quick break and then we'll be 125 00:06:50,279 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: right back. All right, So we have heard, you know, 126 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: some some lyrics from one of the great Smack Miller. 127 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: We've heard the words of the stoic Seneca, You've heard 128 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: my story and how this has applied to my life. 129 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: Now I want to talk about how you can make 130 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: this your mantra for today. And to me, I think 131 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: I'm all about practical steps when it comes to you know, 132 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: making things a part of your life that sort of 133 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: go against what we're what we're taught, you know, or 134 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: our go against our our normal instincts as a human being. 135 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: So to me, I think I would first start by 136 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: reminding yourself of a time in your life when you 137 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: didn't get what you wanted, but you ended up getting 138 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: something even better, right, Or maybe a situation that that 139 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: ended up turning out better than expected. You know, maybe 140 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: you were dreading going out this night, or or going 141 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: on this trip, or meeting this person and actually turned 142 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: out to be an incredible experience for you. Right now, 143 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: with that in mind, I want you to to use 144 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: that moment to give you faith in the greater forces 145 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: that are at work. Right, because all of these things, 146 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: these moments in our lives, are examples of the potential 147 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: of how life can turn out better than we actually expected, right, 148 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: and then with that faith, I want you to to 149 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: pay attention to something today that happens that is unexpected 150 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: or or goes against something you had planned, you know, 151 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: and it could be something as small as sitting in 152 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: an unexpected traffic on your way to work or on 153 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: your way home from work. Right, and in that moment, 154 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, when you're presented this unexpected challenge and quite 155 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: frankly you know from most of us, this unexpected annoyance, 156 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: you know, flip that in your mind and ask yourself, 157 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: you know, what can I do with this unexpected time 158 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: that I'm being given? Right, And maybe it's you know, 159 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: checking out a podcast or an album that you've been 160 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: meaning to get into. Right, maybe it's, uh, it's using 161 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: that time to to talk to yourself, right, to to 162 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: psycle through some ideas or or some thoughts that you've 163 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: been having, you know, whatever you feel like doing, but 164 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: try to intentionally greet this unexpected moment as an opera 165 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: tunity for something positive, and then keep this practice up 166 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: each day. Rights as life inevitably throws things your way 167 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: and brings you all kinds of unexpected things and things 168 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: that potentially could be quote unquote bad, right, try to 169 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: reframe that and use this this mindset and of viewing 170 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: things as an opportunity for something. Right, if you begin 171 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: to develop that each and every day and to look 172 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: at all these unexpected moments as potential opportunities, you're going 173 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: to be amazed by all of the unexpected blessings that 174 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: begin to come your way as a result of this 175 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: new way of viewing life. Now, challenge you to that. 176 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: Trust me, this is something I have been adapting and 177 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: and it has completely begun to change my life and 178 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: and given me so much not only fulfillment, but also peace, 179 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: peace in my my mind and in my heart and 180 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: just knowing that things are going according to the greater plan. 181 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: And that's such a piece ful and beautiful way to live. Now, 182 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: with that said, thank you so much for checking out 183 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: the Streets Stowarch podcast. Do your best to apply these 184 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: concepts that we discussed today into your everyday life, and 185 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: I'll catch you all next time. The Street Stoke podcast 186 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: is a production of I Hearts Michael Bura Podcast Network.