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Oscar Wilde - To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance · 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, Anna McGivern for October 11th.
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  Today is it's my party day. That's right, it's literally a
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  day dedicated to throwing yourself a party for no reason
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  at all. Celebrated annually on October
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  11th, this self indulgent holiday encourages you to
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  celebrate yourself, the other friends and family, and have a
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  good time simply because you want to.
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  While the origins of this unofficial holiday are somewhat
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  mysterious, it's believed to be inspired by the spirit of
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  celebration and self appreciation.
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  The beauty of It's My Party Day is that you don't need a
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  birthday, anniversary, promotion, or any traditional
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  milestone to justify a celebration.
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  Sometimes the best reason to celebrate is simply that you're
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  here, you're doing your best, and life deserves to be enjoyed.
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  In a world that often tells us we need to earn joy, achieve
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  something significant, or wait for that perfect moment, It's My
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  Party Day offers a refreshing counter message.
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  You don't need permission to celebrate yourself and your
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  life. And that brings us to today's
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  quote from Oscar Wilde, who once said to love oneself is the
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  beginning of a lifelong romance. Wilde's observation captures
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  exactly what is It's my party day, the radical act of treating
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  yourself with the same enthusiasm, appreciation, and
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  celebration that we typically reserve for others or for major
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  achievements. When you throw yourself a party
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  just because you're declaring that your existence, your
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  journey, your simple presence in the world is worthy of
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  celebration, think about how often we wait for external
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  validation or significant milestones before we allow
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  ourselves to celebrate. We'll throw elaborate parties
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  for others, but feel awkward about honoring ourselves.
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  We'll celebrate promotions and graduations, but not the
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  everyday victories of showing up, persisting, growing, and
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  simply being who we are. Wilde understood that self love
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  isn't narcissism, it's the foundation for a fulfilling
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  life. When you genuinely appreciate
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  yourself, when you can celebrate your own existence without
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  needing external justification, you're engaging in what he
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  beautifully calls a lifelong romance.
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  You're choosing to be in a loving relationship with
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  yourself, complete with the celebrations, appreciation, and
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  joy that any good relationship deserves.
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  It's My Party Day is an invitation to practice this self
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  love in a tangible, joyful way. So today, embrace the spirit of
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  It's My Party Day. You don't need to throw an
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  actual party. Oh, that'd be cool.
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  But you could celebrate yourself in ways big or small.
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  Maybe it's treating yourself as something special.
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  Maybe it's taking time to acknowledge what you've overcome
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  this year. Maybe it's calling friends
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  together for no reason except that you enjoy their company.
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  Maybe it's simply looking in the mirror and recognizing that you,
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  exactly as you are right now, are worthy of celebration.
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  Stop waiting for permission or the perfect achievement to
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  celebrate yourself. As Wilde understood, loving and
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  celebrating yourself isn't the end of the journey.
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  It's the beginning of a beautiful lifelong relationship
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  with the most important person in your life.
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  You. That's going to do it for today.
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  Thanks for listening. I'm Andrew 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.