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Yoko Ono - Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com. Welcome to the Daily Quote, the
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Andrew McGivern. And let's jump into today's
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  quote from Yoko Ono, artist, musician and peace activist.
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  She once said, smile in the mirror.
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  Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in
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  your life. Smile in the mirror.
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  That's it. That's the whole practice.
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  Sounds too simple to matter, right?
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  But Yoko Ono has spent decades studying small acts that create
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  big shifts. This is one of them.
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  Here's what happens when you smile at yourself in the mirror.
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  First, you're forced to make eye contact with yourself.
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  Most people avoid this. We glance at ourselves to check
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  her hair or our outfit, but we don't actually look ourselves in
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  the eye. When you do, and you smile,
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  you're sending yourself a message.
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  I see you. You're worth acknowledging.
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  You're worth kindness. Second, even a forced smile
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  triggers A physiological response.
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  Your brain releases endorphins. Your nervous system relaxes
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  slightly. You literally feel a little
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  better. 3rd, you're starting your day with a positive action
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  directed at yourself. Not at your boss, not at your
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  kids, not at your To Do List at yourself.
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  And that's radical. Most people's first thought in
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  the morning is criticism. I look tired.
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  I have too much to do. I don't want to deal with it
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  today. But if your first interaction
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  with yourself is a smile, you've said a different tone.
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  You've chosen kindness over criticism.
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  And Yoko's right. That small choice, repeated
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  every morning, creates a big difference.
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  Not because smiling is magic. Because how you treat yourself
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  in private determines how you show up in public.
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  So here's the question. Can you smile at yourself in the
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  mirror tomorrow morning, Just once?
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  See what happens, because if Yoko's right, and I think she
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  is, that small act of kindness towards yourself might be the
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  difference you're looking for. That's 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
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  stationed with another daily quote.