{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/6a0bfe1ef37ac16f7ce5607e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Your Bonus Life Begins Now","description":"<p>This episode explores gratitude as a Stoic practice, emphasizing the transformative power of attention. </p><p><br></p><p>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. </p><p><br></p><p>Marcus Aurelius calls this the “bonus” life, a reminder that presence and awareness turn the everyday into something precious.</p><p><br></p><p>👇 👇 👇</p><p><br></p><p>📻<strong> FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Check out one of my latest daily <em>Micro Morning Meditations</em> here on Substack:</p><p><br></p><p>☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Let Us Cherish Old Age</p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-let-us-cherish\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-let-us-cherish</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}