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Winston Churchill - I like a man who grins when he fights · 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, Anna McGivern for August.
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  No, August is over man, September 1st.
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  Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, celebrating those
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  magnificent marmalade and tabby felines with their striking
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  orange coats and often larger than life personalities.
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  This delightful holiday was created in 2014 by a Wisconsin
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  software engineer who wanted to honor his beloved ginger
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  companion and it's grown into a day when cat lovers everywhere
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  celebrate these fiery colored felines.
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  Ginger cats have always held a special place in our hearts and
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  culture. From Garfield to Morris the Cat,
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  these orange beauties are known for their confident, outgoing
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  personalities. There's something about that
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  warm sunset colored fur that seems to attract equally warm
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  and affectionate temperaments. And here's a fun fact, about 80%
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  of ginger cats are male, making them a bit of a rarity in the
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  female feline world. That brings us to today's quote
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  from Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, who was known for his
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  wit and wisdom, who once said I like a man who grins when he
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  fights. Now, Churchill wasn't talking
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  about cats when he said this, but if he'd spent time with
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  ginger cats, he might as well have been.
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  There's something uniquely charming about the way ginger
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  cats approached life's little battles.
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  Whether it's conquering a cardboard box, hunting a toy
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  mouse, or cleaning the prime sunny spot on the windowsill,
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  ginger cats seem to embody Churchill's ideal perfectly.
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  They tackle challenges with a kind of playful confidence
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  that's both determined and joyful.
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  Watch a ginger cat stocking a feather toy, and you'll see
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  exactly what Churchill meant. They're focused and fierce, but
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  there's almost always a glint of mischief in their eyes, as if
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  they're having the time of their lives.
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  This combination of determination and good humor is
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  something we could all learn from.
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  Too often we approach our daily challenges with grim
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  seriousness, forgetting that we can be both committed and light
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  hearted at the same time. I've never had a ginger cat, but
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  we have two ginger humans in the house.
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  We've had a black cat and we currently have a kind of a brown
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  tabby cat and a white and Gray cat that looks like a little
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  tiger. But there is this neighborhood
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  ginger cat comes by every once in a while.
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  And although this cat looks friendly with that deceptive
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  smile, she likes to spar with my cats quite aggressively.
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  And my cats always come back without a scratch.
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  And this confident swagger, like they're saying you should have
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  seen the other guy. So today, as we celebrate our
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  ginger feline friends, let's embrace Churchill's advice
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  through their example. When you face your daily
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  challenges, whether it's a difficult conversation, a tough
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  project, or just Monday morning traffic, by approaching it with
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  a little bit of that ginger cat spirit.
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  Be determined, be focused, but don't forget to find some joy in
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  the struggle. After all, life's battles are a
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  lot more bearable when you can grin while you fight them.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Andy 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.