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Welcome to the Daily Stoke Podcast, where each day we bring you a passage of ancient

wisdom designed to help you find strength, insight, and wisdom every day life.

Each one of these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that has guided some

of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at DailyStoke.com.

You have not been harmed. The last year has been rough. It's not how any of us would have

chosen for things to go. Working from home, canceled trips, no unnecessary trips to the

store, no concerts, no weddings, no parties. Lost time with older loved ones, maybe even

lost loved ones. There's no question that we missed out on stuff. It was a tragic event

of historical proportions, but you have to catch yourself about how you think about it,

because it's already becoming a narrative. It's not fair. It was the worst year in history.

It caused irreparable damage. No, what happened was life, and life has never been easy.

Did you ever talk to your grandparents or your great-grandparents about their experiences,

as children during the Depression or the Second World War? Did you ever once hear them complain

about how it screwed them over or ruined their lives, about how they never recovered? No, in fact,

so much of their wisdom and resilience was rooted in what they learned living through those

transformative experiences. Well, look at you. You endured an equally transformative moment

of history. Yes, you lost things. Yes, much of this was preventable. Yes, it was hard,

but you've also gained things. You learned things. You reminded of what was important.

You have grown stronger for having to struggle, and now you are still standing. And that says

something. Start seeing it this way. Ignore the narrative that makes you worse. Remember,

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