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Maya Angelou - A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song · 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 our host Andrew McGivern for September 24th.
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  Today is Bluebird of Happiness day, a celebration that's rooted
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  in both folklore and the very human search for joy in everyday
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  life. The Bluebird has been a symbol
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  of happiness and good fortune across many cultures for
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  centuries, representing hope, renewal, and and the promise
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  that better days are ahead. The connection between Bluebirds
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  and happiness in particular prominence through the 19 O 8
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  play The Bluebird by Maurice Meyderlink, where two children
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  search for the mythical Bluebird of happiness, only to discover
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  it was in their own backyard all along.
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  This story became a powerful metaphor for finding joy in the
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  familiar and appreciating what we already have.
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  In Native American traditions, Bluebirds are messengers of
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  spring and symbols of transformation.
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  Their arrival signals the end of winter's hardship and the
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  beginning of renewal. What makes this holiday special
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  is that it reminds us to look for those small signs of
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  happiness that are up and right in front of us, waiting to be
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  noticed. Today's quote comes from poet
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  Maya Angelou, who once said a bird doesn't sing because it has
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  an answer, it sings because it has a song.
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  Now I know I said I wasn't going to use anymore Maya Angelo
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  quotes because I've already used 11 of them, but I haven't used
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  this one, and this one is perfect for this episode.
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  Angelo's observation captures something profound about both
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  Bluebirds and human happiness. We often think we need to wait
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  for the perfect conditions, the right circumstances, or all the
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  answers before we can experience joy.
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  But Bluebirds don't wait for permission to sing.
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  They sing simply because it's in their nature.
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  This connects beautifully with the message of Bluebird of
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  Happiness Day. The Bluebird doesn't bring
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  happiness because it has solved all of life's problems or
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  because everything is perfect. It brings happiness through its
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  presence. It's song.
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  It's simple act of being itself in the moment.
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  Think about what this means for our own pursuit of happiness.
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  How often do we postpone joy waiting for when we've achieved
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  our goals, solved our problems, or figured everything out?
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  Angelo reminds us that happiness, like a bird's song,
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  doesn't require answers. It just requires expression.
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  The Bluebird's gift isn't that it makes everything perfect, but
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  that it reminds us to notice the beauty, appreciate the present
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  moment, and to sing our songs regardless of whether we have
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  all the answers. So as you go about your day,
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  think about Angelo's wisdom and the lessons of the Bluebird.
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  What song do you have inside you that you've been waiting to sing
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  until you have all the answers? Maybe it's that creative project
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  you've been putting off until you feel more qualified.
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  Maybe it's telling someone you care about them before you have
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  the perfect words. Maybe it's simply allowing
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  yourself to feel joy in small moments without needing to
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  justify it. Today, try being more like the
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  Bluebird. Sing because you have a song,
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  not because you have an answer. Look for those small signs of
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  happiness that might be right in your own backyard, waiting to be
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  noticed and appreciated. That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.