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Jane Howard - Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start
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  your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Anna McGivern.
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  For May 15th, it's International Family Day, Day to celebrate the
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  people who know all about your embarrassing childhood stories
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  and insist on bringing them up every holiday dinner.
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  Whether you're part of the big loud clan or a quiet, tight knit
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  unit, today's about recognizing the connections that shape us
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  most deeply, for better or worse.
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  So in the spirit of family, here's your quote of the day
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  from Jane Howard, who once said call it a clan, call it a
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  network, call it a tribe, call it a family.
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  Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
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  Jane Howard was an American journalist, author, and editor
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  known for her insightful explorations of human
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  relationships and cultural identity.
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  She wrote for publications like Life magazine and authored
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  several books, including Families, which delve deeply
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  into the meaning and structure of family life.
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  There's a comforting truth tucked inside these words.
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  No matter how you define it, family is less about biology and
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  more about belonging. It's the people who show up, who
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  stand by you, who remember your weird days and love you anyways.
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  Jane Howard's quote reminds you that no one is meant to go
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  through life solo. Whether it's your relatives,
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  your chosen family, or even that one friend who knows your coffee
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  order better than your birthday. These connections are the safety
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  net that catches you when life decides to do a backflip without
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  warning. So today, take a moment, Text
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  your sibling and call your grandma or send a meme to your
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  best friend. Whatever your tribe looks like,
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  let them know you're glad to be part of it.
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  And if you're in one of those families that shows love through
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  sarcasm, well, that counts too. I hope you carry this quote and
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  maybe a smile with you throughout the rest of your day.
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  I'm Edna McGivern signing off for today, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.