{"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/6a6321fa614bacdace03f703?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fearless Energy in an Uncertain Life","description":"<p>This episode reflects on what happens when life interrupts our carefully arranged plans.</p><p><br></p><p>The Stoic reserve clause—“if nothing prevents me”—helps us plan without pretending the future belongs to us. </p><p><br></p><p>Shakespeare, Seneca, and Suzuki Shōsan deepen the point by bringing death into view, not as a morbid fixation, but as a reminder that even ordinary days are not guaranteed.</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><em>☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: When Others Judge You</em></p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-when-others\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-when-others</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}