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Augusten Burroughs - Red hair is great. It's rare, and therefore superior · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Anna McGivern for November 5th.
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  Today is Love Your Red Hair Day and it's also National Redhead
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  Day, celebration of those gorgeous fiery locks that belong
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  to only about 1 to 2% of the world's population.
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  Redheads are truly rare gems. Natural red hair is caused by a
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  mutation in the MC1R gene, which is a recessive trait.
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  Both parents must carry the gene for a child to be born with red
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  hair, making it one of the rarest colors in the world.
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  Throughout history, redheads have been everything from
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  revered to feared, celebrated to stigmatized.
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  In ancient Rome, red hair was seen as a sign of moral
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  degeneration. During the Spanish Inquisition,
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  red hair was considered evidence of having stolen the fires of
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  hell. But thankfully, we've evolved.
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  Today, red hair is celebrated as unique, beautiful, and
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  distinctive. From literary heroines like Anne
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  of Green Gables to powerful historical figures like Queen
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  Elizabeth, the first redheads have made their mark.
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  They're associated with passion, creativity, independence, and
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  spirit, and science backs up their uniqueness.
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  Redheads feel pain differently, They don't go Gray the same way,
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  and they can even produce their own vitamin D more efficiently
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  in low light conditions. And I didn't know that one.
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  Love Your Red Hair Day and National Redhead Day are about
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  celebrating what makes redheads special.
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  Not just their distinctive appearance, but the confidence,
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  individuality and vibrant spirit that often comes with those
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  copper colored crowns. And that brings us to today's
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  quote that gets to the heart of what makes redhead special.
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  Augustine Burroughs once said red hair is great.
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  It's rare and therefore superior.
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  This quote couldn't be more true.
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  But what about this one from Mark Twain?
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  While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads
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  are descended from cats. You know what?
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  This one makes a lot of sense too.
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  And finally, another quote from an unknown author.
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  Red hair is not just a color, it's a lifestyle.
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  These simple statements capture something profound about having
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  red hair. It's not merely physical
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  characteristics, it's an identity, an experience, a cat
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  like way of moving through the world.
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  When you have red hair, you stand out.
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  You can't blend into a crowd. You're noticed, remembered,
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  commented upon. From childhood onward, redheads
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  learn that they're different, and they have a choice.
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  Either shrink from that difference or embrace it fully.
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  Most redheads choose to embrace it.
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  They develop confidence early because they have to.
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  They learn to own their distinctiveness, to turn heads
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  turning into an advantage, to transform different into
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  distinctive. Red hair becomes a part of their
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  identity in ways that other hair colors rarely do.
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  No one introduces them as that brunette over there, but
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  redheads are often the redhead. It becomes shorthand for their
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  entire presence, and rather than resenting this, most redheads
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  wear it as a badge of honor. The lifestyle part of the third
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  quote acknowledges that being a redhead comes with its own
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  culture, the shared experiences of sun sensitivity, freckles
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  that appear like constellations, the endless Anne of Green Gables
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  references, and the assumption of a fiery temperament.
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  Redheads find each other in crowds.
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  They bond over their shared experiences.
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  They form a community of the rare and remarkable.
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  Now I can relate to these quotes because today is my twin
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  daughter's birthday and they both have the most vibrant,
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  beautiful red hair you've ever seen.
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  Watching them grow up with red hair has been fascinating.
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  From the time they were toddlers, people would stop us
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  everywhere we went. Look at that gorgeous red hair.
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  Are they twins and both redheads?
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  How lucky? Where did they get that
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  beautiful color? At first, when they were very
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  young, they didn't understand why people always commented on
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  their hair. But as they got older, something
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  happened. They didn't just accept being
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  redheads, They claimed it. They owned it.
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  They learned early that they would always stand out.
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  So they decided to make standing out their superpower.
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  Their red hair became a source of pride and confidence.
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  When other kids might have felt self-conscious about being
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  different, my girls understood that different meant special.
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  Now, as they celebrate another birthday on Love Your Red Hair
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  Day, I see how their hair color has become intertwined with who
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  they are. Bold, confident,
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  unapologetically themselves. It truly is a lifestyle.
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  It's taught them to embrace what makes them unique, to walk into
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  any room with presents, then never apologize for taking up
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  space or being noticed. Happy birthday and my beautiful
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  redhead daughters, You've taught me that the rarest things in
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  life are often the most precious.
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  So here's your challenge today for Love Your Red Hair day.
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  If you're a redhead, celebrate yourself today.
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  Wear your hair proudly, take a photo, share your ginger pride
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  with the world. Remember that you're part of an
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  exclusive club less than 2% of the global population.
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  If you love a redhead, a partner, a friend, a child, a
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  sibling, tell them today how special they are.
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  Celebrate what makes them unique.
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  Thank them for adding vibrant color to your world.
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  And for everyone else, take a moment to appreciate the
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  redheads in your life. They're rare treasures.
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  Walk in reminders that different is beautiful, that standing out
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  is powerful, and that the things that make us unique are the
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  things that make us unforgettable.
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  Because red hair isn't just a color.
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  It's confidence. It's character.
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  It's a celebration of being unapologetically, brilliantly,
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  fiercely yourself. And to my beautiful red headed
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  birthday girl. You light up my world more than
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  you'll ever know. That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote. What's up?