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Episode 241: Confronting our Biggest Fear · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast by Joe wattis we
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  wish to entertain, instruct, and motivate. If nothing else, hopefully we
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  can entertain and inspire you to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty
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  five days a year. We hope you enjoy this message. A woman goes
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  to a funeral home to make arrangements for her husband's funeral. She tells the
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  director that she wants her husband to be buried in a dark blue suit.
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  He asks, wouldn't it just be easier to bury him in the black suit
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  that he's wearing now, but she insists that he must be in a blue
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  suit and gives him a blank check to buy one. When she comes back
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  for the wake, she sees her husband in the coffin and he's wearing a
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  beautiful blue suit. She tells the director how much she loves the suit and
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  asks him how much it costs. Actually, he said it didn't cost anything.
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  The funniest thing happened as soon as you left, another corpse was brought
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  in, this one wearing a blue suit. I noticed that they were about
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  the same size, and I asked the other widow if she would mind if
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  her husband were buried in a black suit. She said that this was fine
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  with her, so I just switched the heads. Do you know what the
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  greatest human fear is? Psychologists tell us that the greatest human fear is the
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  fear of death. It is the fear of death that makes our culture so
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  adverse to aging. The typical midlife crisis where a man dumps his wife,
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  gets a new sports car a younger girlfriend is all rooted in the fear of
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  aging and death. Ultimately, the fear of death is the fear of the
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  unknown. We will talk about this in this week's episode of Positively three sixty
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  five, but first we have our trivia question of the day. Are you
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  ready for it? Here? It is in what year did the Berlin Wall
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  come down? We will have the answer when we come back. Do you
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  enjoy listening to this podcast? One of the ways we are able to continue
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  forward slash Positively three sixty five. From there you can access every episode of
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  the podcast. You can also leave me a message, and if you feel
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  cents a month. You can become a sponsor of this program. You will
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  learn my undying affection and have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something
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  to spread more positivity in today's negative world. Thank you for listening, and
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  thank you for your support financially and otherwise. Do you know the answer to
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  this week's trivia question? The question was in what year did the Berlin Wall
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  come down? The answer nineteen eighty nine. Yes, it was on nine
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  November nineteen eighty nine, five days after half a million people gathered in East
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  Berlin in a mass protest that the Berlin Wall, dividing Communist East Germany from
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  West Germany, crumbled and fell to the ground. Now you know. Confronting
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  the fear of death is an existential journey that challenges the very fabric of human
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  existence. Fearing mortality is intrinsic, but facing it can be transformative. In
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  acknowledging the impermanence of life, individuals can often discover a renewed appreciation for the
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  present moment. This confrontation with mortality becomes a catalyst for introspection, prompting a
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  profounda exploration of life's purpose and priorities. Embracing the fear of death can lead
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  to a liberated mindset, encouraging a focus on meaningful connections, personal growth,
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  and the pursuit of purpose. It transforms fear into a guide, steering individuals
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  towards a more authentic and intentional life. While the fear of death remains a
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  universal human experience, those who courageously confront it often find a deep reservoir of
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  strength and a profound sense of liberation on the other side, fostering a richer
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  and more purposeful existence. A sick man turned to his doctor as he was
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  preparing to leave the examination room. He said, Doctor, I am afraid
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  to die. Tell me what lies on the other side. Very quietly,
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  the doctor said, I don't know. You don't know. You are a
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  Christian man, do you not know what is on the other side. The
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  doctor was holding the handle of the door. On the other side came the
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  sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog
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  sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of affection and
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  gladness. Turning to the patient, the doctor said, did you notice my
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  dog. He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was
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  inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the
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  door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is
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  on the other side of death, but I do know one thing. I
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  know my Master is there, and that is enough. Thank you for joining
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  us today. Please consider taking a moment to rate, subscribe, and share
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  Just search for Positively three sixty five. We would love to hear from
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  you, so until next time, stay positive today and every day three hundred
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  and sixty five days a year. Preceding has been a canine wattas production Sandy
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