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Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today's quote is from Marcus Aurelius: He once said... "If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it." Two questions. .. Not "will this work out?" Not "will people like it?" Just: is it right, and is it true? Most of our regrets don’t come from the big, dramatic choices. It comes from the small ones, the thing we said when we knew it wasn't quite true, the thing we did when we knew it wasn't quite right. And then we spent far longer justifying these decisions than it did to commit them.Not every thought needs to be shared, and not every opinion we have is well thought out. Before you speak make sure what you are saying is true. We can ask ourselves whether what we're about to say is true, necessary, and fair. Is it true? Do you really need to say it? And will it hurt others or your own reputation if you say it? Choose your words carefully. If it is not true, don’t say it. And choose your actions carefully too. It’s easy to talk about principles but the real test comes when doing the right thing costs us something. Money, popularity, an opportunity or the approval of others. If it is not right, do not do it. When you go about your day today and you are about to take action; ask if it's right. Before you speak, ask if it's true. If the answer to either one is no, you already know what to do. And if the answer to both is yes, you can move forward without that nagging feeling in the back of your mind. So here’s the question: What difficult decision is in front of you today that might get clearer when you run it through those two questions? Live your life by this standard and you will probably do well. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠Today's quote is from James Allen. James Allen (1864–1912) was a British philosophical writer and a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best-known work, As a Man Thinketh (1903), argues that our thoughts shape our character and our lives .James Allen once said… "The body is the servant of the mind." (from As a Man Thinketh, Chapter 3: "Effect of Thought on Health and the Body")James Allen wrote that in the chapter called "Effect of Thought on Health and the Body," and it fits today's story perfectly because today's story is all about how tangled up the mind and the body can be.I picked this quote because I was inspired by something that happened at work and it really made me think.A customer got on the bus and told me about his back and neck. For sixteen years, he said, he'd lived with extreme neck and back pain. He couldn't renew his driver's license, because he couldn't shoulder-check as he couldn't turn his neck far enough. He couldn't do his old job anymore. He couldn't walk properly. And then, recently, he slipped in the shower. He caught himself before he fell and that sudden jarring, trying to stop himself caused something to happen. He heard the loudest pop he'd ever heard. It hurt so much that he had to grab the shower bar and just hold on, squeezing it, until the excruciating pain eased.And when it eased, he stepped out of the shower and the pain was gone. The neck pain, the back pain, gone. He could turn his neck again, full range of motion. He could walk with balance again. At least, that's how he told it to me, and I believed him, because I could see it in his face. Now, I'm not a doctor, and this isn't medical advice. Please don't go trying to recreate a slip in the shower. I'm just telling you his story as he told it to me, because it reminded me of my own.I had lower back pain for eight years. And it didn't go away with a treatment or a procedure. And I tried everything. Chiropractors, Massage Therapy, Physio, X-Rays, CT Scans, Neurologists, and more. But… It went away when I read a book: Healing Back Pain, by Dr. John Sarno. I didn’t do anything else… I just read the book.Sarno's idea is sometimes pain isn't only about what's wrong in the body. Dr. Sarno called this Tensio Myoitis Sydrome. The idea is that you had back injury around the same time that you were experiencing some emotional trauma or stress. The back injury heals but your mind keeps the symptoms like the muscle spasms, pain, weakness, sciatica, etc. because it helped to distract you from the emotional trauma. And after you get over the emotional stress the mechanism holds in a permanent feedback loop. Until you acknowledge that the source could be that trauma and then the mechanism loses its power over you. I didn’t believe it applied to me because I couldn’t remember any emotional trauma. But then I remembered something that I was dealing with back then. I thought, I wonder if that could be it and I went to sleep. The next morning the pain was gone. The stiffness, the weakness, the pain. Gone. And it never came back. This was 27 years ago.Two very different stories. His: a slip, a pop, and suddenly he could move again. Mine: a book, an idea, and suddenly I could live without that pain too.So here's the question: What have you been carrying for a long time that you've started to believe is permanent? Maybe it's not. Maybe it's just waiting for the right moment, the right idea, or the right mind shift to let go.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I'll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote comes from William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. He wrote approximately 39 plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous sonnets and other poems. His works explore universal themes such as love, ambition, jealousy, power, human nature, and the consequences of our choices. William Shakespeare once said… “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” This quote comes from Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2. Prince Hamlet makes this observation while explaining why Denmark feels like a prison to him, even though his friends don’t see it that way. This line is part of a conversation about how our own minds shape our experience of the world. Two people can experience the exact same situation and come away with completely different impressions. One might see a setback and other sees an opportunity. Our thoughts and beliefs influence our emotions. The meaning we assign to something does affect how we feel and respond. When something happens that we feel is bad it could be a good idea to question our first impression. Is this as bad as I’m making it out to be? Is there another way to look at it? What can I learn from this? Of course, some things are genuinely unfair, harmful or painful. Positive thinking doesn’t make it go away. The point here is recognize where our interpretation adds unnecessary suffering and to choose a more useful response. You probably know people in your life who hate their job. But there are others who love the exact same job. The same experience, totally different perceptions. I was burned out in role I had be in for years. And I just didn’t want to do it anymore. But some of my colleagues loved it. And in my current job there are some people that are stressed out and completely hate it, but I don’t feel that way. Being able to see alternative perspectives takes practice. We don’t have to believe every thought that crosses our minds or accept our initial reaction as the final word. We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we interpret it and decide for ourselves what to do next. So here’s the question: Think of a time in your life when something happened that you initially thought was a disaster but turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Did the circumstances actually change, or did your understanding, perception, reaction and adaptation do the changing? Changing our perspective is the first step in changing our experience. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote is from Josh Billings. Josh Billings (1818–1885) was the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw, an American humorist and lecturer known for his folksy wit, satirical observations, and memorable one-liners. He became popular in 19th-century America for poking fun at human nature and everyday life, often using deliberately unconventional spelling to give his writing a distinctive comic voice. His sayings were collected in works such as Everybody's Friend (1874) and The Complete Works of Josh Billings (1899). Josh Billings once said… “Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.” This one makes you think. Silence can be more powerful than an extended argument. In a heated debate, refusing to speak can actually make a stronger statement than trying to have the last word. Not every argument deserves a response. It is probably safe to say that all of us has wasted enormous amounts of time trying to convince someone who isn’t interested in being convinced. Silence has a way of creating an uncomfortable moment where you and your opponent have time to contemplate what was already said instead of responding on autopilot to it. Next time you are in a heated argument, pause and ask yourself whether responding will improve the situation or will it prolong or escalate the conflict. So here’s the question: When was the last time you were in a heated argument with a stranger, friend or family member? Did continuing the argument improve anyone’s day? Or did it make everyone more angry. Sometimes the smartest thing to say is nothing at all. Not because we have nothing to say, but because we have learned that being right isn’t worth the hassle. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠ ⁠The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote is from an Unknown Author. Someone once said… “When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” I like this quote even though sometimes the right thing to do is cry. Crying allows you to let things out and to release some pain. It helps you to deal with hardship and loss. But to me this quote is referring to being burdened by disappointment, setbacks, frustration, negative news, and the daily grind. We all have issues we are dealing with everyday. Inflation and affordability, conflict and crises, crime and safety, uncertainty. And reading, listening and watching mainstream media news can be even more depressing as most of the reported news is doom and gloom. So that puts you even deeper in despair. Pretending all those things don’t exist isn’t the answer. It can be easy to give our attention and focus to what is missing, what is broken or what has gone wrong. But there is also a lot of things worth appreciating that we are completely overlooking. Having a positive attitude doesn’t mean ignoring your problems or trying to force yourself to be happy all the time. It means recognizing that the difficult parts of life aren’t the whole story. The small pleasures of life can make a big difference. Don’t take for granted the little things like a sunny day, a good cup of coffee, a favourite song, a kind gesture, the wind in your hair, the smell of the ocean or a hug from a friend. Being grateful for everything we have can completely eliminate the feeling of lack for what we don’t have. Gratitude doesn’t automatically happen. You have to work on it and bring all the good things in your life into conscious focus. What you focus on grows larger. “When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” There are thousands of good things happening every single day. But you don’t hear about them on the mainstream news. Because in journalism if it bleeds it leads. Negative news, crises and disaster sells newspapers because it puts you in fight or flight mode. It puts you in a hyper aware state and that makes more valuable to advertisers. So stop doomscrolling and start actively looking for good news. A good place to start is the great news podcast. But also keep listening to the Daily Quote which will kickstart your day in a positive way. So here’s the question: What is ONE thing you can think of right now that you are grateful for? One thing that you can smile about. You don’t have to have a thousand reasons to smile today. Just start with one. The other 999 are at the great news podcast. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Podcast page ⁠⁠The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME