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Ray Bradbury - I'm not afraid of Halloween. That's when we can all be ourselves! · 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 Andrew McGivern for October 26th.
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  Today is National Pumpkin Day. Celebration of autumn's most
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  iconic symbol happens every year on October 26th, and this
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  holiday honors the versatile pumpkin in all its forms, from
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  Jack O lanterns and decorations to pie soups and that beloved
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  pumpkin spice latte. While the exact origins of
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  National Pumpkin Day are unclear, timing is perfect.
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  Falling just days before Halloween and right in the heart
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  of harvest season, pumpkins have deep American roots, with
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  archaeological evidence showing they were cultivated by
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  indigenous peoples as far back as 7500 to 5500 BC in Mexico.
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  Native Americans valued pumpkins for their versatility and their
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  nutritional value, and they introduced this vital crop to
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  early colonists, helping them survive harsh winters.
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  What makes National Pumpkin Day special is it's celebration of a
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  fruit that's woven into the very fabric of American autumn.
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  From Thanksgiving pies to Halloween Jack O lanterns, from
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  pumpkin patches to fall festivals, it's a day to
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  appreciate this humble gourd that has become synonymous with
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  the season. And today's quote comes from
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  American author Ray Bradbury, who wrote I'm not afraid of
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  Halloween. That's when we can all be
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  ourselves. Bradbury's observation captures
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  something beautiful about the season pumpkins represent.
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  Well, Halloween is all about costumes and pretending to be
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  something else. Pumpkin itself teaches us the
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  opposite lesson, that being yourself in your natural orange
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  glory is pretty spectacular. Think about what makes pumpkins
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  so beloved. They don't try to be anything
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  other than what they are. Brown, orange, proudly
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  imperfect. Each one is unique, different
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  sizes, different shapes, different shades.
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  Yet we celebrate all of them. We place them on porches, carve
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  them into art, bake them into pies.
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  We don't ask pumpkins to be something they're not.
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  Bradbury understood that true celebration comes from
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  authenticity. Just as Halloween gives us
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  permission to express different facets of ourselves, National
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  Pumpkin Day reminds us that the natural, unadorned version of
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  ourselves is worth celebrating, too.
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  The pumpkin in its natural state, before it's carved,
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  before it's transformed, is already perfect.
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  The pumpkin season invites us to be comfortable in our own skin,
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  to embrace the harvest of who we actually are, rather than
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  constantly trying to become something different.
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  So today, embrace the spirit of National Pumpkin Day and
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  Bradbury's wisdom about being yourself.
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  Visit a pumpkin patch if you can, bake something with
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  pumpkin, or simply enjoy the autumn season that pumpkins
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  represent. But more importantly, think
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  about where in your life you're trying too hard to be perfect
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  instead of embracing your authentic, wonderfully unique
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  self. What would you change if you
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  approached yourself with the same appreciation we give to
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  pumpkins, celebrating their quirks, the imperfections and
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  things that make you distinctly you?
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  Remember, every pumpkin gets celebrated, regardless of its
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  shape or size. You deserve that same
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  acceptance, starting with yourself.
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  That's going to do it. For today, I'm Andrew McGivern,
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  signing off for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod stationed with another daily
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  quote.