Of course, there are things that suck. There are things that hurt. There is evil. There are scenarios that you dread, that aren't fair, there is stuff you try like hell to avoid.
But the Stoics knew that none of this was bad. As in bad for you. As in bad that it happened to you.
Because we get to decide what things mean to us. Because we get to decide how we respond to things and as a result, have the power to turn every 'bad' thing into a good one. "Good fortune," Marcus Aurelius writes in Meditations, is "good character. Good intentions. Good deeds."
And so it goes for us. We can use this as an opportunity. We can learn from it. We can grow from it. We can take the sting out of it—if not for ourselves, than for others. In fact, that's one of the most powerful ways we transform bad into good, for others and those who come after us.
How do you stay informed without losing your mind? In this episode, Ryan sits down with journalist and historian John Avlon to discuss how to fix your "news diet," why local journalism matters more than ever, and what studying Lincoln can teach us about leadership, empathy, and navigating chaos.
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