1 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramas and this is the Street 2 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bringing your daily dose of timeless stoke philosophy 3 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: remix for the hip hop generation. We are combining ancient 4 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: philosophy with lyrics and quote from some of the greatest 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that in mind, 6 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: let's get things started with your daily shot of inspiration. Now. Today, 7 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: we've been talking all about the idea of gratitude, right, 8 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: the stoic idea of gratitude, but more importantly, just being 9 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: grateful for yourself. Every once in a while, you got 10 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: to give yourself that pat on the back, right. I 11 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: know we've talked about ego and previous episodes, but you know, 12 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: sometimes you got to be your own biggest fan and 13 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, right, I think that's 14 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: also where it starts with being able to take on 15 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: this world. Right now. The quote that I pulled is 16 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: from the Nicki Minaj record Marilyn Monroe, and I love 17 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: this this quote. I think it's just so incredibly empowering 18 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: where she says, take me or leave me, I'll never 19 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: be perfect. Believe me, I'm worth it. I love it 20 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: for so many reasons, right because I think first and foremost, 21 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: she's recognizing that she's a flawed individual. She's not sitting 22 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: here with delusions of grandeur. But she's also stating that 23 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: even with her flaws, she is still a catch, she 24 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: is still somebody that is worth the effort in getting 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: to know or being with. Right and really breaking that down, 26 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: she's being proud of herself. She's recognizing her own value. 27 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of times, you know, we 28 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: find that hard to do. And it's a fine line 29 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: to walk, right because people who are confident in themselves 30 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: or are you know, would say something like they're so 31 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: proud of themselves. You have the outside world that would 32 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: accuse you of being full of yourself or being cocky 33 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: or something like that, right, And I think there is 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: a pathway towards that. Right. Many people fall into that 35 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: sort of space. And then on the other side of it, 36 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: we sort of humble ourselves too much, where we don't 37 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: give ourselves the credit that we deserve, we don't recognize 38 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: our real value. And you know, that then leads to 39 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: a lack of confidence. It leads us to thinking small, 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: to finding ourselves in situations that are beneath us. And 41 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: I think it's a beautiful line to have to walk, 42 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: and it's, you know, a tough one to walk. But 43 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: you have to be proud of yourself. You can't be 44 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: too humble, you can't be you know, too sort of scared. 45 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: To celebrate your wins, celebrate how far you've come. Right, 46 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: even if you're not perfect, which none of us are, 47 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: Even if you've fallen short at times, which all of 48 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: us have, there still is something to be celebrated. The 49 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: fact that you are still here each and every day, 50 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: going at it is something to be celebrated, right, And 51 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: this kind of leads into the second part of this 52 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: a quote from one of the stokes where Marcus Aurelia says, 53 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: remember that very little is needed to make a happy life. 54 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: It is all in yourself, in your way of thinking. 55 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: And I'm sure I've used this quote before on previous episodes, 56 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: but I think it pertains to this so perfectly, and 57 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: it's worth reiterating because it's a reminder of it all 58 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: sort of starting within right, that a lot of our 59 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: happiness is self generated, or the self deprecation leads to unhappiness, 60 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: And I think it's just reminding yourself that it's okay 61 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: and now not only is it okay, it's essential for 62 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: you to pat yourself on the back. And that doesn't 63 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: mean you sit there taking excessive victory lapse or you 64 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: sort of develop this idea of sort of this delusion 65 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: of grandeur or greatness. But a healthy amount of confidence, 66 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: a healthy amount of personal celebration, I think is essential 67 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: if we're going to be the type of person who 68 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: who looks at life glass half full and is walking 69 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: around feeling fulfilled at the end of the day. You know, 70 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: this is something I had to kind of remind myself 71 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: of recently. I had a huge setback just happened recently. 72 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: A project that I was working on for the better 73 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: part of two years is now just dead in the world. 74 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: It is, you know, gone dead, not happening as planned, 75 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: and it's incredibly disappointing, right, And I could beat myself 76 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: up about it. I can try to find ways to 77 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: sort of think about how bad my luck is or 78 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. But instead I sort of 79 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: allowed myself to have that little gut punch, right and 80 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: then just started moving through the process of acceptance, and 81 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: from acceptance reminded myself of the fact that I was 82 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: even here to begin with right and how special that is, 83 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: and reminded myself of just how far I've come. And 84 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: rather than using this moment as it means to feel 85 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: sorry for myself and to sulk and to you know, 86 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: just sort of like sit around in the house mad 87 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: at life, I'm using it as as fuel to be 88 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: a means as to what I can accomplish right understanding 89 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: that I was so close to this. Now, let's relight 90 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: that fire and push just a bit harder. Right, But 91 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: it's celebrating myself in understanding that even if things haven't 92 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: panned out exactly as I would have hoped, I'm still here. 93 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: The battles are still happening, I'm fighting, I'm getting up right. 94 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: I was just knocked down. I got right back up. 95 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: That's something to be celebrated. I'm that person who has 96 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: gotten me here. I'm that person who's gonna get me 97 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: to where exactly I want to be in the future. 98 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: I have it all within me now and the setbacks 99 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: are not going to stop me from doing that. So 100 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: I'm sitting here celebrating myself today. I'm sure you have 101 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: a ton of different things that you can celebrate yourself 102 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: for and just make yourself feel good in this moment, 103 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: regardless of what else is going on in your life 104 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: in the world. So we'll talk all about that, this 105 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: idea of being grateful, and we'll talk about how you 106 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: can make it your mantra for today. Well, first let's 107 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: take a quick break and then we'll be right back. 108 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: All right, So today we've been focusing all around the 109 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: idea of gratitude, right, and we've heard from Nicki Minaj, 110 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: We have heard from one of the Stokes, Marcus Aurelius. 111 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: I've talked a bit about how I'm just proud of 112 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: myself in my current resilience. Now let's talk talk about 113 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: how you can make this idea of gratitude, but specifically 114 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: gratitude for oneself. You're mantra for today. Now, I think 115 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: first and foremost, just remind yourself who the hell you are. 116 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: You are that person. Think about all the nonsense that 117 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: you have gone through, the trials and tribulations, the tough moments, 118 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: yet still here you are. You are alive, well, listening 119 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: to this podcast, progressing, moving forward, fighting another day. That 120 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: is worth celebrating. And I want you to really take 121 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 1: a moment to celebrate yourself. Right, you can hit pause 122 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: on this, or you can wait a couple minutes till 123 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: this is over. But I really want you to just 124 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: take a second, take a quiet moment, and go through 125 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: the rolodex of sort of memories that you have in 126 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: your head. Right, go through the journey that has made 127 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: up the person that sits here today. I want you 128 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: to acknowledge just how far you've come. Right, think about 129 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: all the bs, all the nonsense you've gone through. Think 130 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: about all the wins that you've had. Right, think about 131 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: the fact that you know all the times that you 132 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: kept trying even when you were face with defeat. Right, 133 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: I want you to really just sit there, have a 134 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: moment with yourself. If you're in the car, you know, 135 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: turn off the radio, turn off the stereo, whatever it is, 136 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: turn off your phone, and just think to yourself. Remind 137 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: yourself of your journey and look at it the lens 138 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: of how damn proud you are that you are sitting 139 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: here today. I want you to really just think back, 140 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: reflect on all those moments, because regardless if you are 141 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: not where you want to be right now currently, regardless 142 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: of how many obstacles life has thrown your way, we 143 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: all still have things that we can be proud of 144 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: right moments that we can look back on and just 145 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: think to ourselves, like, damn, I don't know how we 146 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: did it, but we made it through. I don't know 147 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: how we managed to pay the rent that month, but somehow, 148 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: some way we figured it out. I don't know how 149 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: I ton my credit score around, but somehow I did it. 150 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: I was able to go out there and buy something. Right. 151 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm reflecting now as I say that to you, like, 152 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: whatever your journey is, like, be proud of all those 153 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: moments that maybe you know felt small, or you didn't 154 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: give yourself enough credit, or like, really think back to 155 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: it and just live in that place of gratitude. Be 156 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: grateful for the person that is taking the time right 157 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: now to listen to a podcast to hopefully motivate them 158 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: to start their day or to move on with their 159 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: day wherever you you know, whatever time you're listening to it, 160 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: Like even something little like that. You could be listening 161 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: to any nonsense right there, you know, out there, right now, 162 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: you could be putting your energy somewhere else, but you've 163 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: chosen to listen to something that is going to inspire you, 164 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: going to motivate you and sort of stimulate your brain hopefully, right, 165 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: and even little wins like that are ones to be celebrated. 166 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: So be grateful for yourself today. Know what that said? 167 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: To recap, we heard the words of Nicki Minaj right, 168 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: her acknowledging she is an imperfect human being, but she 169 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: is still a prize. Right, She's recognizing her value and 170 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: that she needs to be proud of herself and carry 171 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: herself recordingly. Right. And then you know, kind of piggybacking 172 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: off of this, we have Marcus Aureli. It's really breaking 173 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: down what it takes to be happy and him talking 174 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: about the idea that it's all internal, it's all within you, right, 175 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: it's all in your way of thinking, and you're happy. 176 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: Finess is far easier to come by than we give 177 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: ourselves credit for. If you're able to be proud of yourself, 178 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: to not be beating yourself up, it's a far easier 179 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: pathway to just being a happy and content human being. 180 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: And even me, I have had a crazy, I don't 181 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: know week or whatever it is of this disappointment in this, 182 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: but I am using it as recognition of the journey 183 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: how far I've come, and I'm proud of myself for 184 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: just literally bouncing right back and getting back to work right. 185 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I am grateful for the resilient human being that speaks 186 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: to you today. So right now, as we end this, 187 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: I want you to take some time for yourself and 188 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: just go through the roll decks of every little win 189 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: along the way, how far you've come, and just be 190 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: grateful for the fact that you are still here living 191 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: another day. Now, with that said, thank you so much 192 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: for checking out the Street Stoke podcast. Do your best 193 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: to apply these concepts that we discussed into your everyday life, 194 00:09:54,960 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: and I'll catch you next time. The Street Stove podcast 195 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: is a production of Iheart's Microtura podcast network.