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Mark Twain - Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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Dot com. Welcome to the Daily Quote, a
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podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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I'm our host Andrew McGivern for July 31st.
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Now I have to confess something to you today, July 31st, happens
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to be my birthday, and I shared this special day with someone
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pretty famous, a certain bespectacled wizard named Harry
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Potter. That's right, both the Boy Who
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Lived and Your Humble podcast host celebrate another trip
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around the sun today, And my aunt as well.
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My aunt also was born on July 31st.
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But here's what I find fascinating about birthdays.
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There are these arbitrary markers on a calendar that
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somehow carry profound meaning. We celebrate the day we arrive,
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but really, we should be celebrating all the days we've
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stayed, all the moments we've chosen.
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Growth over comfort, hope over despair, connection over
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isolation. Today also happens to be
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National Avocado Day, which honestly feels appropriate.
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Think about it. Avocados are patient.
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They take their sweet time ripening, and if you try to rush
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them, you get disappointed. But when they're ready, pure
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perfection. That's a lot like birthdays,
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isn't it? Another year of ripening, of
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becoming more ourselves. This brings us to today's quote.
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And I picked one from Mark Twain because if anyone knew how to
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age with wisdom and humor, it was Samuel Clemens himself.
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He once said age is an issue of mind over matter.
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If you don't mind, it doesn't matter now.
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That's the kind of birthday wisdom I can embrace.
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Mark Twain lived to be 74 in an era where that was genuinely
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impressive, and he understood something.
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We often forget that aging is largely about perspective.
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It's not the number of candles on your cake that define you,
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it's how you choose to see those candles.
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Think about it. Every birthday we get to decide
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whether we're celebrating another year of limitations or
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another year of possibilities. Are we focused on what we can't
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do anymore? We're excited about what we've
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learned and what's still ahead. Twain knew that the stories we
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tell ourselves about our age become our reality.
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The beautiful thing about birthdays is that they're both
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an ending and a beginning. You're closing the chapter on
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one year of your life while simultaneously opening the first
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page of the next. And here's the secret.
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You get to be the author of what comes next.
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Maybe this new year brings new adventures, or maybe it brings
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deeper appreciation for what you already have.
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Maybe it's the year you finally tried that thing you've been
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putting off. Or maybe it's the year that you
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perfect something you've been working on.
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The point is, the number doesn't matter nearly as much as the
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mindset. So whether you're turning 7 or
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70 this year, remember Twain's words.
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Don't mind the number. Focus on living fully, laughing
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often and making each day count. Thank you for being part of my
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birthday celebration by listening today.
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Here's to another year of daily quote, shared wisdom and the
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beautiful journey of becoming who we're meant to be.
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And if you have a ripe avocado, today is a good day to eat it.
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And not just because it's avocado day, but because of the
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avocado is the healthiest fruit there is.
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That's going to do it For today. I'm Mandy 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.