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Episode 277: True Luxury · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast
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  Speaker 1: by Joe wattis we wish to entertain, instruct, and motivate.
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  Speaker 1: If nothing else, Hopefully we can entertain and inspire you
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  Speaker 1: to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: five days a year. We hope you enjoy this message.
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  Speaker 2: Eric is stranded on an island. He starts hopelessly wandering
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  Speaker 2: around and hides behind the bushes when he comes upon
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  Speaker 2: a local tribe of cannibals and they're cannibal king sitting
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  Speaker 2: on a golden throne. I'm screwed, Eric whispers to himself.
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  Speaker 2: Then out of nowhere appears a wise old man. No
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  Speaker 2: you are not, he says to Eric and proceeds to
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  Speaker 2: pick up a small rock from the ground. You must
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  Speaker 2: take this magic rock and throw it at the cannibal king.
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  Speaker 2: Eric desperately throws the stone and hits the cannibal king
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  Speaker 2: right in the forehead. He looks back at the wise
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  Speaker 2: old man. Now what he asks? The wise old man
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  Speaker 2: smiles and says, ah, see, now you are screwed. Society
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  Speaker 2: has its own view of what constitutes the good life.
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  Speaker 2: Society puts so much importance on acquiring money, possessions, and power.
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  Speaker 2: But is this really the best way to get a
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  Speaker 2: good life. We will talk about this in this week's
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  Speaker 2: episode of Positively, but first we have our trivia question
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  Speaker 2: of the day. Are you ready for it? Here it
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  Speaker 2: is who was the first American President to die while
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  Speaker 2: in office? We will have the answer when we come back. Hey,
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  Speaker 2: growing the content. Thanks for two in and now back
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  Speaker 2: to the show. Do you know the answer to this
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  Speaker 2: week's trivia question? The question was who was the first
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  Speaker 2: American President to die in office? The answer President William
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  Speaker 2: Henry Harrison died at twelve thirty am on April fourth,
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  Speaker 2: eighteen forty one. He was president for a mere thirty
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  Speaker 2: two days. Now, you know, society often portrays a luxurious
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  Speaker 2: life as one filled with material wealth, expensive possessions, and
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  Speaker 2: status symbols. But this narrow view misses the deeper meaning
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  Speaker 2: of true luxury. Real luxury isn't just about things, It's
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  Speaker 2: about experiences, freedom, and well being. Society's emphasis on consumerism
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  Speaker 2: can make us chase external markers of success while overlooking
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  Speaker 2: the value of time, meaningful relationships, and personal fulfillment. A
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  Speaker 2: truly luxurious life is one that brings joy, peace and balance,
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  Speaker 2: often through non material things like health, time for self care,
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  Speaker 2: and connection with others. According to society, luxury is cars,
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  Speaker 2: expensive clothes, a lavish lifestyle, But the real luxuries in
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  Speaker 2: life are slow mornings, freedom to choose a good night's sleep,
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  Speaker 2: peace of mind, calm and even boring days, being present
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  Speaker 2: people you love, people who love you back. These are
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  Speaker 2: not things to be acquired, but rather the results of
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  Speaker 2: a purposeful and fulfilling existence.
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  Speaker 1: to hear from you, so until next time, stay positive
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  Speaker 1: today and every day three hundred and sixty five days
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