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Ralph Waldo Emerson - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. · 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 your host Andrew McGivern for August 31st.
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  Today is National Eat Outside Day, celebrating the simple
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  pleasure of dining under the open sky.
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  Friends, fresh air and good food are the focus of National Eat
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  Outside Day every year on August 31st.
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  Whether it's a picnic in the park, dinner on your deck, or
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  lunch at a sidewalk cafe, there's something magical about
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  breaking bread in the great outdoors.
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  As we stand on the threshold between summer and autumn, this
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  holiday reminds us to savor these last warm days.
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  Food simply tastes better when accompanied by a gentle breeze
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  and natural light. Today's quote comes from Ralph
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  Waldo Emerson, the Great American philosopher and poet
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  who said do not go where the path may lead.
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  Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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  At first glance, you might wonder what blazing new trails
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  has to do with eating outside. But think about it.
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  Every time we choose to step away from their typical indoor
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  routines, we're creating our own small adventures.
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  Emerson understood that life's richest experiences often happen
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  when we venture beyond our comfort zones.
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  And isn't that exactly what National Eat Outside Day
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  encourages? Instead of following the
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  predictable path to our kitchen table or office cafeteria, we're
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  invited to forge a different trail to a park bench, a garden,
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  or even just our front steps. For some people, National Eat
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  Outside Day is a big deal. But for us, it is every day that
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  isn't raining or too cold. Yeah, we always eat outside if
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  we can. We always have.
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  And that is a little strange for some people.
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  When we lived downtown, we had a tiny balcony that could fit just
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  a small table and two chairs, and we were out there every day
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  for breakfast and dinner. And later, when we had a covered
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  deck, we were out there all the time.
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  And now we do the same in our backyard dining area under a
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  pergola with the wisteria vine and patio lights, and we love
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  it. I mean, why would you want to
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  eat inside anyway? But back to the quote.
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  Emerson's wisdom applies to the smallest choices in our lives.
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  When we eat outside, we're not just changing our location.
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  We're choosing presence over productivity, experience over
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  efficiency. We're leaving a little trail
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  that says, here's someone who chose to slow down and pay
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  attention to the world around them.
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  So today, as we celebrate National Lead Outside Day, I
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  encourage you to follow Emerson's advice.
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  Don't just take the convenient path to your usual eating spot.
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  Step outside, literally. Pack a lunch for the park, grab
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  coffee for the garden, or simply move dinner to the patio.
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  Create your own small trail of mindful moments.
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  Because sometimes the most meaningful adventures begin with
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  something as simple as deciding to eat your breakfast on the
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  front porch instead of the kitchen table.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew Mcgibburn, signing
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  off for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.