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Episode 333: The Gift of Gratitude · 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: If nothing else, Hopefully we can entertain that inspire you
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  Speaker 1: to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty.
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  Speaker 3: A man goes to his doctor and says, Doc, I
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  Speaker 3: think I'm losing my memory. The doctor asks when did
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  Speaker 3: this start happening. The man pauses and says, when did
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  Speaker 3: what start happening? The doctor raises an eyebrow and says, okay,
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  Speaker 3: let's take a few tests. After some time, the doctor
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  Speaker 3: gives him the results. Well, he says, the good news
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  Speaker 3: is your physical health is just fine. The bad news
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  Speaker 3: your memory loss might be permanent. The man thinks for
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  Speaker 3: a second and then smiles. Honestly, that might be a blessing.
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  Speaker 3: I can finally watch all my favorite movies again like
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  Speaker 3: it's the first time. Welcome again to Positively three sixty five,
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  Speaker 3: the podcast that reminds you even when the world feels heavy,
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  Speaker 3: there's always something good to hold on to. I'm your host,
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  Speaker 3: Joe Wattis, and today we're talking about a powerful tool
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  Speaker 3: for happiness and mental health that's available to every single
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  Speaker 3: one of us. Gratitude. Gratitude isn't just about saying thank you.
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  Speaker 3: It's a way of seeing the world. It turns what
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  Speaker 3: we have into enough. It softens our stress, deepens our joy,
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  Speaker 3: and reminds us that we are more blessed than we
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  Speaker 3: sometimes remember. We will talk about this in just a moment,
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  Speaker 3: but first we have our trivia question for the day.
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  Speaker 3: Are you ready for it? Here it is which US
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  Speaker 3: president officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. We will have
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  Speaker 3: the answer when we come back. Hey, they're amazing listeners.
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  Speaker 3: glad you did. Thanks for listening and happy reading. Hello
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  Speaker 3: again an welcome back. Do you know the answer to
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  Speaker 3: this week's trivia question? The question was which US president
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  Speaker 3: officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. The answer President Abraham Lincoln.
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  Speaker 3: While Thanksgiving had been celebrated in various ways before, it
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  Speaker 3: was President Lincoln who, in the middle of the Civil
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  Speaker 3: War in eighteen sixty three, proclaimed it a national holiday,
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  Speaker 3: a national day of thanksgiving and praise, to be celebrated
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  Speaker 3: each November. Think about that, in the middle of national
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  Speaker 3: turmoil and division, Lincoln chose to create space for gratitude.
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  Speaker 3: It wasn't because times were good. It was because gratitude
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  Speaker 3: helps us hold on to hope even when times are bad.
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  Speaker 3: Now you know, gratitude is often misunderstood as something we
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  Speaker 3: do after something good happens, a polite thank you when
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  Speaker 3: things go our way. But real gratitude goes much deeper.
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  Speaker 3: It's not reactive, it's intentional. It's choosing to pause and
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  Speaker 3: notice what's good even when things aren't perfect. It's being
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  Speaker 3: thankful for the roof over your head, even if the
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  Speaker 3: Wi Fi is slow. It's appreciating the meal on your plate,
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  Speaker 3: even if it's leftovers. It's being grateful for the people
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  Speaker 3: in your life, even when they drive you a little crazy.
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  Speaker 3: Gratitude doesn't mean denying your struggles. It means not letting
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  Speaker 3: those struggles blind you to the good that still exists.
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  Speaker 3: And here's the cool part. Studies show that people who
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  Speaker 3: regularly practice gratitude sleep better, feel more optimistic, and even
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  Speaker 3: have stronger immune systems. Turns out giving thanks is really
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  Speaker 3: good for you. Let me end this week's podcast with
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  Speaker 3: a quote from Melody Beetle. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
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  Speaker 3: It turns what we have into enough and more. It
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  Speaker 3: turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion and declare.
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  Speaker 3: It makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
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  Speaker 3: and creates a vision for tomorrow. So today no matter
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  Speaker 3: what is on your to do list, just take thirty
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  Speaker 3: seconds and ask yourself what am I grateful for right now.
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  Speaker 3: Maybe it's your morning coffee. Maybe it's someone who made
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  Speaker 3: you laugh. Maybe it's the simple fact that you woke
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  Speaker 3: up to see another sunrise. Whatever it is, acknowledge it,
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  Speaker 3: savor it, let it fill your tank, because even the
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  Speaker 3: smallest amount of gratitude can shift the direction of your
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  Speaker 3: whole day. Thank you for tuning in to Positively three
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  Speaker 3: sixty five. Stay grounded, stay thankful, and as always, stay positive.
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  Speaker 1: We would love to hear from you, so until next time,
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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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