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Episode 303: Adversity Can Make Us Better · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast
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  Speaker 1: by Joe wattis we wish to entertain, instruct and motivate.
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  Speaker 1: If nothing else, hopefully we can entertain and inspire you
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  Speaker 1: to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: five days a year.
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  Speaker 2: We hope you enjoyed this message.
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  Speaker 3: A man walks into a bar and sees another man
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  Speaker 3: at the bar with a dog next to him. He
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  Speaker 3: says to him, hey, there, does your dog bite And
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  Speaker 3: the man says, no, mate, my dog's the friendliest creature
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  Speaker 3: in the world. You can do anything with him. So
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  Speaker 3: he goes and pats the dog and it absolutely goes
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  Speaker 3: for him. And by the time three the other man
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  Speaker 3: at the bar managed to get him off, he's bleeding
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  Speaker 3: in a half a dozen different places and his clothes
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  Speaker 3: are torn to shreds. He looks at the man at
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  Speaker 3: the bar and says, I thought you said your dog
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  Speaker 3: didn't bite. The other man looks at him and says, well,
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  Speaker 3: that's not my dog. We often run into adversity and difficulty. Still,
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  Speaker 3: adversity and difficulty will find us in this life. One
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  Speaker 3: thing we fail to recognize, though, is that inadversity is opportunity.
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  Speaker 3: We will talk about this in this week's episode of
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  Speaker 3: Positively three sixty five, But first we have our trivia
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  Speaker 3: question of the day. Are you ready for it? Here?
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  Speaker 3: It is which artist is known for his series of
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  Speaker 3: Campbell's soup cansings. We will have the answer when we
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  Speaker 3: be so glad you did. Thanks for listening, and happy reading.
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  Speaker 3: Do you know the answer to this week's trivia question?
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  Speaker 3: The question was which artist is known for his series
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  Speaker 3: of Campbell's soup cans paintings. The answer, Andy Warhol, is
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  Speaker 3: the artist behind the iconic Campbell Soup Cans series. Created
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  Speaker 3: in nineteen sixty two. Warhol's work challenged the boundaries between
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  Speaker 3: high art and consumer culture, highlighting the ubiquity and mass
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  Speaker 3: production of everyday items while using repetitive industrial techniques that
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  Speaker 3: mirrored modern consumerism. Andy Warhol, Now you know. Adversity and
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  Speaker 3: difficulties are often seen as obstacles, but in the school
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  Speaker 3: of life, they serve as invaluable opportunities for growth. Facing
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  Speaker 3: challenges forces us to stop outside of our comfort zones,
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  Speaker 3: develop resilience, and cultivate problem solving skills. Each setback or
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  Speaker 3: our hardship provides a chance to learn something new about
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  Speaker 3: ourselves and the world around us. It is through these
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  Speaker 3: moments of struggle that we can build strength, adapt to change,
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  Speaker 3: and discover inner resources that we may not have realized
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  Speaker 3: that we have. Moreover, difficulties encourage us to have personal
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  Speaker 3: transformation and a deeper self awareness. By overcoming adversity, we
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  Speaker 3: gain perspective on what truly matters, often leading to greater empathy, humility,
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  Speaker 3: and appreciation for life's simpler joys. The lessons learned during
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  Speaker 3: tough times can shape our character, making us more compassionate
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  Speaker 3: and adaptable. In this way, life's challenges are not just
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  Speaker 3: barriers to overcome, but stepping stones that lead to a richer,
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  Speaker 3: more meaningful experience. Albert Einstein once said, out of clutter,
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  Speaker 3: find simplicity from discord, find harmony. In the middle of
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  Speaker 3: difficulty lies opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us today.
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  Speaker 1: You would love to hear from you, So until next time,
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  Speaker 1: stay positive today and every day three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: five days a year.
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  Speaker 4: And given
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  Speaker 3: The preceding has been a Canine waters Productionarita, do you
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