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Stoic Coffee Break
182 - Want What You Have
Apr 12, 2021
Reflect on the importance of appreciating what you already have, finding happiness in your own circumstances, and cultivating appreciation and presence through practicing abstinence and imagining life without certain relationships and possessions.
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- Appreciate the things you already have in life and be grateful for them, rather than focusing on what you lack.
- Reflect on what it would be like to be deprived of something you treasure, which deepens appreciation and cultivates gratitude.
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Appreciating What We Have
In this podcast episode, the speaker encourages listeners to appreciate the things they already have in life. Rather than focusing on what we lack, it is important to take time each day to want what we already possess and be grateful for it. The speaker highlights the tendency to compare ourselves to others and desire what they have, but reminds us that we can't truly know what someone else's life is like or what challenges they may be facing. Accepting our own fate and working with what we have is emphasized as a key aspect of gratitude and happiness. By appreciating what we have, we can be present in our own lives and find contentment.
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