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Episode 338: Thanks Giving · 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: to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty five.
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  Speaker 2: Days a year. We hope you enjoy this message.
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  Speaker 3: A little boy is sitting at the Thanksgiving table with
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  Speaker 3: his extended family. The food is steaming, the pie is cooling,
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  Speaker 3: and the grown ups are all going around the table
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  Speaker 3: saying what they are thankful for. Grandma says she's thankful
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  Speaker 3: for good health. Uncle Joe says he's thankful for a
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  Speaker 3: new job. Mom says she's thankful for family. And then
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  Speaker 3: it's the little boy's turn. He clears his throat and says,
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  Speaker 3: I'm thankful for Wi Fi stuffing and that Aunt Carol
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  Speaker 3: didn't try to make the gluten free green bean thing again.
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  Speaker 3: The whole table bursts out laughing, even Aunt Carol. Then
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  Speaker 3: the boy adds, and I'm also thankful that I didn't
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  Speaker 3: have to sit at the kid's table this year, although
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  Speaker 3: I think this might have been a trap. If you
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  Speaker 3: are listening in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving, Welcome to
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  Speaker 3: a very special Thanksgiving Day episode of Positively three sixty five.
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  Speaker 3: I'm your host, Joe Wattis, and whether you're surrounded by
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  Speaker 3: family or flying solo or somewhere in between, I'm truly
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  Speaker 3: grateful that you've taken a few moments of your day
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  Speaker 3: to be here with me. Today isn't just about food, though,
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  Speaker 3: let's be honest, that part is great. It's about gratitude,
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  Speaker 3: about presence, about reflecting on what's good even if life
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  Speaker 3: feels complicated, messy, or in progress. It's also about giving
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  Speaker 3: not just thanks but kindness, time and love. But before
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  Speaker 3: we dive into all that, here is today's Thanksgiving themed
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  Speaker 3: trivia question. Are you ready for it? Here it is
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  Speaker 3: which US president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday during
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  Speaker 3: his presidency and what year did he declare it in.
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  Speaker 3: We will have the answer when we come back. Hey,
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  Speaker 3: Thanks for listening, and happy reading. Welcome back. Do you
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  Speaker 3: know the answer to this week's trivia question? The question
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  Speaker 3: was which US president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday
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  Speaker 3: and in what year? The answer Abraham Lincoln. In eighteen
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  Speaker 3: sixty three, during the height of the Civil War, President
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  Speaker 3: Lincoln declared a national Day of Thanksgiving to be observed
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  Speaker 3: each year in November. In a time of incredible division
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  Speaker 3: and suffering, he called on Americans to pause and give thanks,
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  Speaker 3: not just for abundance, but for a resilience and for
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  Speaker 3: the hope of unity. It's powerful to think that this
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  Speaker 3: holiday was born not during times of ease, but during
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  Speaker 3: a struggle. A reminder that gratitude isn't about ignoring what's hard.
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  Speaker 3: It's about finding light even in the midst of the hardness.
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  Speaker 3: Now you know, on this Thanksgiving Day, let's talk about
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  Speaker 3: the two words at the heart of the holiday, thanks
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  Speaker 3: and giving. Gratitude is powerful. It shifts your perspective, It
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  Speaker 3: slows you down. It reminds you that even if everything
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  Speaker 3: is imperfect, some things are still beautiful. But there's also
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  Speaker 3: an important giving part, giving your time, giving your attention,
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  Speaker 3: giving someone grace or the benefit of the doubt, giving
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  Speaker 3: yourself a little compassion. We often think of giving as
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  Speaker 3: something material, a gift, a donation, a dish to pass
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  Speaker 3: a dinner, but some of the most meaningful giving costs
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  Speaker 3: little or nothing at all. A phone call, a warm hug,
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  Speaker 3: a genuine thank you, a seat at your table, real
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  Speaker 3: or metaphorical that says you belong. Thanksgiving invites us not
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  Speaker 3: only to be thankful, but to be generous with our thanks.
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  Speaker 3: Let me end this week's episode with a beautiful quote
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  Speaker 3: by Maya Angelou, She said, let gratitude be the pillow
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  Speaker 3: upon which you kneel to say your knightly prayer, and
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  Speaker 3: let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil
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  Speaker 3: and welcome good. So today, between the mashed potatoes and
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  Speaker 3: the second helping of pie, pause, pause to notice who's
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  Speaker 3: sitting beside you. Pause to honor those who are missing.
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  Speaker 3: Pause to give thanks, not just with your words, but
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  Speaker 3: with your actions. Say thank you forgive someone, comp someone,
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  Speaker 3: Look in the mirror and say something kind to yourself.
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  Speaker 3: This day isn't about perfection, It's about presence and that
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  Speaker 3: is more than enough. Happy thanksgiving from Positively three sixty five.
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  Speaker 3: Be grateful, be giving, and as always, stay positive.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us today.
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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 3: The preceding has been a canine Wattis production, Margarita Bella.
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