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Your Bonus Life Begins Now
Season 1
Episode 247
Published 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Description
This episode explores gratitude as a Stoic practice, emphasizing the transformative power of attention.
By imagining what we might have already lost—or even our own death—we can reawaken appreciation for ordinary moments: a conversation, a child’s question, a walk with a pet.
Marcus Aurelius calls this the “bonus” life, a reminder that presence and awareness turn the everyday into something precious.
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