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Stephen King - Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com. Welcome to The Daily Quote, a
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Anna McGivern for October 31st.
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  Happy Halloween. Yes, today is Halloween, one of
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  the most widely celebrated holidays in the world.
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  Well, at least North America and a few other places too.
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  The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of
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  Samhain when the Celts, who lived 2000 years ago in what is
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  now Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France, celebrated
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  their New Year on November 1st. This day marked the end of
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  summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold
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  winter. The Celts believed that on the
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  night before the New Year, the boundary between the worlds of
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  the living and the dead became blurred.
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  In the 8th century, Pope Gregory the Third designated November
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  1st as the time to honor All Saints, and soon afterward, All
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  Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain.
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  The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve and later became
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  Halloween. Over centuries, European
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  immigrants brought these customs to North America, where
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  traditions like pumpkin carving, trick or treating, and costume
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  parties transformed Halloween into that festive celebration we
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  know today. What makes Halloween special is
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  its blend of ancient spirituality and modern
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  playfulness, a night when we can explore our fascination with the
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  mysterious and supernatural in a joyful, creative way.
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  And that brings us to today's quote from author Stephen King,
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  who said monsters are real and ghosts are real too.
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  They live inside us, and sometimes they win.
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  King's chilling observation captures why Halloween has
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  resonated with humans for thousands of years.
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  This holiday isn't really about literal monsters and ghosts.
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  It's about acknowledging the darkness that exists within and
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  around us and finding ways to confront it.
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  Think about what King is really saying.
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  We all have inner demons, fears, regrets, anger, grief,
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  insecurities. These are the real monsters.
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  Halloween gives us a night to externalize them, to dress them
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  up, to parade them around the neighborhood.
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  By making our fears visible and even playful, we gained some
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  power over them. This is what the ancient Celts
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  understood when they created Samhain.
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  They believed that confronting death in darkness helped them
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  appreciate life and light. Modern Halloween continues this
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  tradition. We watch scary movies, visit
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  haunted houses, tell ghost stories, all safe ways to face
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  our fears. We dress as monsters, claiming
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  that power for ourselves rather than feeling victimized by it.
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  King has made a career exploring our darkest fears through
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  fiction, and he understands that naming our monsters, looking
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  them in the eye, and even laughing at them diminishes
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  their power over us. Halloween is one night a year
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  when we collectively acknowledge that yes, monsters are real, but
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  so is our courage to face them. As you enjoy your Halloween
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  tonight, think about King's insight about monsters living
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  inside us. What fears or demons are you
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  carrying? Halloween gives you permission
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  to acknowledge them, maybe even laugh at them a little.
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  Whether you're watching a scary movie, visiting a haunted
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  attraction, or just handing out candy, use this night as a
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  reminder that facing our fears even playfully diminishes their
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  power. The monsters may be real, but so
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  is your courage. And if you have children trick
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  or treating tonight, remember that when they dress as monsters
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  and superheroes, they're practicing something important,
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  learning that they can face scary things and come out OK on
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  the other side. That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Andrew Mcgibbon, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod
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  stationed with another daily quote.