Can You See This In It?

0:00I'm picking my kids up from school today and then doing our weekly routine. which is I take them over to Whole Foods. We get all our groceries for the week. Then we have dinner. It's one of their favorite things to do. It's one of my favorite things to do. And then my wife loves it because she doesn't have to take care of it. This holiday season, whether you're a guest or hosting the big dinner Whole Foods Market has what you need to delight everyone at your table. They even have heat and eat sides from the prepared foods department. You can make Whole Foods your one-stop shop. Everything follows Whole Foods Market's strict ingredients standards so you know it'll be delicious and good for you.

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1:16Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we bring you a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength, insight, and wisdom in everyday life. Each one of these passages is based on the 2 ,000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com. Can you see this in it? Seneca was exiled to what he felt was a rock in the middle of the ocean. He hated it. He thought it was torture, and of course it was unfair that he was sent there on trumped-up charges, no less. And it would have been lonely and sad to be so far from his family.

1:52Yet it is funny that the place he was sent to, Corsica, is a beautiful vacation spot for people all over the world today. Seneca just couldn't see that, just as perhaps you can't see what's underneath the rough exterior of the situation you're in. We've talked before about the Maggie Smith poem, Good Bones. It takes a certain eye to be able to spot what others are too depressed or too cynical or too devastated to see. Think of the settlers and developers who were able to see what later became bustling cities in the uncultivated land. Think of the people who were able to see the potential for renewal and growth in a run-down neighborhood.

2:26Think of the leaders who saw a future in an organization or a franchise that everyone else gave up on. We can forgive Seneca for his moments of self-doubt and pity and hopelessness can happen to the best of us. We can also learn from what he missed by focusing on that. We can try to see the good bones, the better future, the potential of the situation we're in. and then we can strive to make that true. Thanks so much for listening. If you could rate this podcast and leave a review on iTunes, that would mean so much to us and it would really help the show. We appreciate it and I'll see you next episode.

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