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Maya Angelou - A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to
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  kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Andrew McGivern for August 7th.
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  Today is National Lighthouse Day, and if there's a more
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  romantic and inspiring piece of architecture than a lighthouse,
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  I haven't found it yet. Standing tall against the
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  elements, cutting through fog and darkness, guiding ships
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  safely home, lighthouses are basically the ultimate symbol of
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  hope and guidance. National Lighthouse Day
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  commemorates August 7th, 1789, when the US Congress passed an
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  act establishing federal support for lighthouses, beacons, boys,
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  and public peers. It was the first step in
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  creating a systematic approach to maritime safety, and it
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  authorized the construction of the first federal lighthouse.
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  For hundreds of years, these towering Sentinels have been the
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  difference between life and death for countless sailors.
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  It weathered storms, stood against time and never wavered
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  in their purpose to be a beacon of safety in the darkness.
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  And there's something beautiful about lighthouses.
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  They don't discriminate. Rich or poor, friend or enemy,
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  every ship receives the same guidance, the same warning, the
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  same safe harbor. Which brings us to today's quote
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  from Maya Angelou, who once said a wise person decides slowly,
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  but abides by these decisions. Now you might be thinking, what
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  does decision making have to do with lighthouses?
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  Well, everything, actually. Think about it.
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  A lighthouse makes 1 fundamental decision to shine every night
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  without bail, regardless of weather conditions or how many
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  ships might be out there, it makes the same choice.
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  Rain or shine, storm or calm, busy shipping lanes or empty
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  seas, the light goes on. That's the kind of steady,
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  unwavering commitment Angelo was talking about.
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  Once lighthouse keepers decided to take on that responsibility,
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  they didn't waver. They didn't call in sick during
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  storms or take nights off when the weather was rough.
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  They understood that lives depended on their consistency.
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  And there's something we can learn from that lighthouse
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  mentality in our lives. We make decisions about who we
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  want to be, the kind of friend we want to be, the kind of
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  parent, the kind of professional.
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  The lighthouse reminds us that these aren't one time decisions.
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  Their daily choices to keep shining, to keep being reliable,
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  to keep being that steady presence others can count on.
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  Just last summer, we visited a lighthouse with some friends.
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  It was cool to go there. And though lighthouses aren't
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  really needed anymore, thanks to radar, GPS and other technology,
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  they remain as symbols of safety and protection.
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  So today, think about how you can be someone's lighthouse.
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  Maybe it's being the reliable friend who always picks up the
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  phone. Maybe it's being the Co worker
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  who stays positive during tough projects.
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  Maybe it's just being consistent in small acts of kindness.
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  The lighthouse doesn't shine for applause or recognition.
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  It shines because that's what it was built to do.
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  And sometimes that steady, dependable light is exactly what
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  someone needs to find their way home.
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  That's going to do it for today. May you be a beacon of
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  reliability and someone's storm, and may you always find safe
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  harbor when you need it. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.