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Episode 259 - Little Blessings · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast by Joe wattis.
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  We wish to entertain, instruct and motivate. If nothing else, hopefully we
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  can entertain and inspire you to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty
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  five days a year. We hope you enjoy this message. There was once
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  a very successful farmer from Texas who started gaining interest in his ancestry. After
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  doing some research, he traced his lineage back to a small town in Ireland
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  and lo and behold, they were a family of farmers too. So he
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  packed his bags and took a trip to Ireland to visit the small town to
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  see if he could track down some of his family. After landing in Dublin
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  and driving an hour outside the city, he stopped in a pub to grab
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  a drink and started asking around about his family. The Texan sat down,
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  ordered a pint and started talking to the irishman sitting at the bar. After
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  explaining his story in the purpose of the trip, the irishman responded, you
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  don't say I've never heard of your family, but I'm a farmer as well.
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  Tell me what's it like farming in Texas? Gladly. The Texan said,
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  farming in Texas has been quite lucrative for me. If you started out
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  in the morning and drove west, you could drive all day before you reached
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  the end of my property. And if you started the next day and drove
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  east all day, you wouldn't reach the end of my property. The same
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  thing north and south. You could drive either direction all day and you wouldn't
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  reach the end of my farmland. Ah, I know what you mean,
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  said the irishman. I've got a tractor like that as well. Sometimes the
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  simplest of things can take on greater meaning. We should recognize even the little
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  blessings in our lives. When we make this shift in our perspective, we
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  begin to recognize that our life is full of blessings. We will talk about
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  this in this week's episode of Positively three sixty five, but first we have
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  our trivia question of the day. Are you ready for it? Here?
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  It is what did al Capone's business card state His occupation was. We will
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  have the answer when we come back. Do you enjoy listening to this podcast?
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  One of the ways we are able to continue is through listener support.
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  Simply go to www. Dot anchor dot FM forward slash Positively three sixty five.
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  From there, you can access every episode of the podcast. You can
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  you can become a sponsor of this program. You will learn my undying affection
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  and have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something to spread more positivity
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  in today's negative world. Thank you for listening, and thank you for your
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  support financially and otherwise. Do you know the answer to this week's trivia question?
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  The question was what did al Capone's business card state? His occupation was
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  the answer, used furniture salesman. By operating under the guise of a used
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  furniture dealer, Capone was able to navigate this tumultuous landscape of his time and
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  establish his dominance in organized crime. Now you know. Acknowledging Little Blessings brings
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  about a profound shift in perspective, enhancing overall well being. Firstly, cultivates
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  gratitude, fostering a positive mindset that counteracts negativity by appreciating small joys like a
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  warm cup of coffee or a serene sunset, individuals become more attuned to the
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  beauty in everyday life. Secondly, recognizing little blessings promotes mindfulness, encouraging individuals
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  to be present in the moment. This heightened awareness contributes to stress reduction and
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  improved mental health. Lastly, celebrating small victories boosts self esteem, creating a
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  ripple effect of positivity. It reinforces the notion that even amidst life's challenges,
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  there are still constant reasons to find joy, gratitude, and contentment. A
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  girl was packing up her things to head back to college after spending the Christmas
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  break with her family. She looked into her parents bedroom and said, do
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  you do that every day? The mother replied, do what every day?
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  She said, make your bed and put all those pillows on it. The
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  mother said, yes, I do. Why, she responded, because you
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  and dad are the only ones who ever see that room. Oh dear,
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  I make my bed every morning because it's a gift that I get to open
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  at the end of every day, a gift that not everyone has. So
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  while I'm wrapping my bed in the morning and I'm unwrapping it at night,
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  I am reminded of what a great blessing my bed is in my life.
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  When we stop viewing what we have as little, insignificant, or not enough,
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  then we get to see what we do have as gifts that we get
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  to enjoy, grant blessings in our lives and provisions for our needs. It's
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  all about having that shift in attitude. Thank you for joining us today.
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  until next time, stay positive today and every day three hundred and sixty five
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