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Fred Rogers - When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping · 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 Mcgibbon for September 11th.
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  Today is Are You OK Day, an awareness day focused on mental
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  health and checking in on others, helping others.
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  Today is also National Make Your Bed day, celebrating the simple
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  act of tidying up and starting your day with accomplishment.
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  And if Doctor Jordan Peterson is correct, that making your
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  goddamn bed is good for your mental health.
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  But today is also Patriot Day, the day of remembrance and
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  reflection as we honor the nearly 3000 lives lost in the
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  terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
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  This day holds profound meaning for Americans and people around
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  the world who witnessed how tragedy can bring out both the
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  worst and the very best in humanity. 24 years later, we
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  remember not just the devastating loss, but also the
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  extraordinary courage, compassion, and unity that
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  emerged in the aftermath. We remember the first responders
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  who ran toward danger, the ordinary citizens who became
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  heroes to communities that open their hearts to strangers, and
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  the resilience of the nation that shows hope over fear.
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  Patriot Day reminds us that while we cannot always control
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  what happens to us, we can control how we respond with
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  dignity, with kindness, and with an unwavering commitment to the
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  values that unite us. Which brings us to today's quote
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  from Fred Rogers, the beloved television host and advocate for
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  children who once said, When I was a boy and I would see scary
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  things in the news, my mother would say to me, look for the
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  helpers. You will always find people who
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  are helping. Mr. Rogers wisdom shared by his
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  mother many years before September 11th, became a source
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  of comfort for countless people in the days and weeks following
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  the attacks. In the midst of unimaginable
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  tragedy, his words reminded us to focus not on the darkness,
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  but on the light that emerged when people chose to help.
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  And there were so many helpers on that day and in the days that
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  followed. Firefighters, police officers
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  and paramedics who risked everything to save others.
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  Ordinary people who lined up to donate blood, volunteer at
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  hospitals and provide comfort to those who had lost everything.
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  Communities across the country open their doors and their
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  hearts stranded travelers and grieving families.
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  The helpers weren't just the professionals that are trained
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  for such things. They were teachers who comforted
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  Brighton children, neighbors who checked on elderly residents,
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  volunteers who worked around the clock at relief centers, and
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  millions who chose compassion over anger, service over
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  self-interest. Mr. Rogers understood something
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  profound about human nature. In our darkest moments, we have
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  a choice. We can focus on what's wrong
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  with the world, or we can focus on what's right with people.
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  We can let fear paralyze us, or we can let love motivate us into
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  action. Even today, 24 years later, the
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  Helpers continue every person who chooses service over
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  self-interest, who extends kindness to a stranger, who
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  stands up for what's right, They're part of the same spirit
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  that emerged from the ashes of September 11th.
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  The legacy of September 11th isn't just about remembering
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  what we lost. It's about remembering who we
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  can be when we choose to help each other.
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  It's about honoring those we lost by becoming the Helpers
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  ourselves, in big ways and small ways, every day.
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  So today, as we observe Patriot Day, let's carry forward the
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  wisdom of Fred Rogers and his mother.
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  When we encounter difficulty, tragedy, or fear, whether in our
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  own lives or in the world around us, let's look for the helpers.
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  And more importantly, let's choose to be among them and
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  remember to check in with your family, friends and coworkers as
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  are you. OK Day is a great day to be a
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  helper. And go ahead and make your damn
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  bed while you're in the helping mood today And every day, we can
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  choose to be the helpers the world needs.
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  That's going to do it For today. I'm Anna 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.