[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":64},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-12/13":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/12/13","stoicism/12/13","It's Just A Number","Meditation for December 13, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"You aren't bothered, are you, because you weigh a certain amount and not twice as much? So why get worked up that you've been given a certain lifespan and not more? Just as you are satisfied with your normal weight, so you should be with the time you've been given.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 6.49","2021-12-13T08:27:00",[17,18],"stoicism","mortality",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_D504B73080F9.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":59},"minimark",[26,30,43,46,51],[27,28,29],"p",{},"The last few months have made me wonder if I would have welcomed Stoicism when I was younger. I don't know that the\nyounger version of myself would have embraced Stoicism, but I wish I would have taken the opportunity to learn more\nabout the philosophy. I say this because for the last decade, I have found myself not satisfied with what I have done\nin this life.",[31,32,33,36],"block-quote",{},[27,34,35],{},"Life is long if you know how to use it.",[37,38,40],"template",{"v-slot:author":39},"",[27,41,42],{},"Seneca",[27,44,45],{},"I spent the first half of my life not using it well. During that time it is likely I took more time off my clock then I\nwill be able to add back. This doesn't mean I am not going to try to live a better life, but I am not vain enough to\nthink that I can exercise and eat my way to immortality.",[47,48,50],"h3",{"id":49},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,52,53,54,58],{},"We need use today and every day we have left. We have been provided blessings in our lives that we should be using\nevery day. We ",[55,56,57],"strong",{},"can"," make ourselves satisfied using the blessings we have been given!",{"title":39,"searchDepth":60,"depth":60,"links":61},2,[62],{"id":49,"depth":63,"text":50},3,1793716908925]