{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)","title":"Day 154: Epictetus on the Discipline of Waiting | Dying Every Day","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/34bd8e46\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":303,"description":"📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe\nWelcome back to Dying Every Day. This is Day 154.\n“Don’t demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do happen, and you will go on well.”— Epictetus, Enchiridion\nWaiting reveals what the soul believes it deserves.\nThe delayed reply. The stalled decision. The slow line.\nThe season of life that will not resolve on your preferred schedule.Impatience is rarely just about time. More often, it is about control. The mind wants reality to move at the pace of its wishes. When it does not, irritation rises—not only because the thing is delayed but also because the self feels crossed.\nEpictetus gives one of the sternest and most liberating pieces of Stoic advice: “Stop demanding that things happen as you wish.” [...]\n--- \n 🖇️ Stay Connected: Newsletter: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/perennialmeditations/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialMeditations---\n \n 🦉 Additional Resources: Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i2NOLOL_psGvTh1mYAB9Wv3hAtZpcGL8tllqKPgpNSE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xODg1/YTFjM2E1ZjMwNWNk/NDM1M2NmZWFhZTc5/ZmRlOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}