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Rainer Maria Rilke - Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start
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  your day in a positive way. I'm your host Andrew McGivern
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  for August 27th, today's National Just Because Day, which
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  might be the most delightfully simple holiday on the calendar.
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  Rated in the late 1950s by Joseph J Goodwin of Los Gatos,
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  CA. It started when he gave his wife
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  a transistor radio for no special reason, just because he
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  wanted to. That simple act of spontaneous
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  kindness turned into a family tradition.
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  Then it grew into a national celebration.
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  Goodwin understood something profound.
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  We don't always need a reason to do something nice, to take a
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  break or to celebrate life's small moments, just because day
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  encourages spontaneity and reminds us that some of the most
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  meaningful gestures happen when there's no birthday, holiday or
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  a special occasion to prompt them.
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  Which brings us to today's quote from the poet Rainier Maria
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  Rilke, who once said, perhaps all the Dragons in our lives are
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  princesses who were only waiting to see us act just once with
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  beauty and courage. Rilke's beautiful insight
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  connects perfectly to the spirit of Just Because Day.
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  Sometimes we hold back from spontaneous acts of kindness,
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  love, or courage just because we're waiting for the perfect
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  moment, the right reason for the proper occasion.
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  But what if the magic happens precisely when we act without
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  needing a reason? Think about the moments that
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  have surprised you with their power.
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  Often they're the unexpected ones.
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  A friend who just called because they were thinking of you.
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  The stranger who smiled for no reason, The impulse purchase
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  that brought unexpected joy, or the spontaneous adventure that
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  created lasting memories. Rilke suggests that what we
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  perceive as obstacles or fears the Dragons in our lives might
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  actually be opportunities disguised as challenges, waiting
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  for us to approach them with spontaneous beauty and courage
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  just because they embodies this philosophy.
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  It says don't wait for Valentine's Day to express love,
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  for someone's birthday, to give a gift, or for a special
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  occasion to take that afternoon off.
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  Act with beauty and courage right now, just because you can.
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  So today, in honor of National Just Because day, consider what
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  spontaneous act of kindness, courage or joy you might
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  embrace. Call someone you love, take that
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  walk, buy that book, start that project.
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  Remember Wilks wisdom. The Dragons in your life might
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  just be princesses waiting for you to act with beauty and
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  courage. No reason required.
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  That's going to do it for today. May you embrace spontaneity and
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  discover the magic that happens just because you choose to
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  create it. I'm Anna McGivern signing up for
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  now, but I'll be back tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.