1 00:00:21,460 --> 00:00:25,820 Speaker 1: Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. Here thousands of 2 00:00:25,860 --> 00:00:29,500 Speaker 1: hours of Dennis's lectures courses in classic radio programs. Had 3 00:00:29,500 --> 00:01:09,980 Speaker 1: to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles, go to Dennisprager dot com. 4 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:12,780 Speaker 2: You are listening to the best of the Dennis Prager Show. 5 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,340 Speaker 2: And a Happy New Year to you, my friends. A 6 00:01:16,460 --> 00:01:21,420 Speaker 2: happy New Year. This is Dennis Prager, and welcome to 7 00:01:21,460 --> 00:01:24,020 Speaker 2: the program where we do talk about everything in life 8 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:31,420 Speaker 2: and another year and another chance to make a better self. Hi, everybody, 9 00:01:31,660 --> 00:01:35,180 Speaker 2: you're listening to the Dennis Prager Show. And you know 10 00:01:35,340 --> 00:01:38,340 Speaker 2: when I broadcast on national holidays, I say I want 11 00:01:38,380 --> 00:01:41,580 Speaker 2: to make them meaningful. And of course there's no specific 12 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:47,380 Speaker 2: meaning to New Year's. It's not like July fourth, it's 13 00:01:47,420 --> 00:01:50,900 Speaker 2: not like Memorial Day, it's not like Martin Luther King Day, 14 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:54,900 Speaker 2: it's not like any of the holidays that have something 15 00:01:55,140 --> 00:01:59,820 Speaker 2: intrinsically meaningful to them. But there is a way to 16 00:01:59,940 --> 00:02:03,420 Speaker 2: make New Years incredibly meaningful. And I don't mean not 17 00:02:03,580 --> 00:02:08,980 Speaker 2: by watching football game. That's fine, and just as they say, 18 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:12,860 Speaker 2: vegging out, that's all fine. This is the day to 19 00:02:13,060 --> 00:02:18,340 Speaker 2: just relax, get ready for the new year and more work. 20 00:02:20,740 --> 00:02:24,860 Speaker 2: So enjoy yourself today. There is absolutely no reason not to. 21 00:02:25,380 --> 00:02:30,220 Speaker 2: I'm all for it. I intend to as well. But 22 00:02:31,660 --> 00:02:34,820 Speaker 2: there is a chance to make this day in some 23 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:39,859 Speaker 2: ways the most meaningful of the holidays, and that's by 24 00:02:40,300 --> 00:02:43,540 Speaker 2: making some resolutions. I am a big fan. They are 25 00:02:43,660 --> 00:02:48,300 Speaker 2: not They're always joked about. Everybody starts a new diet 26 00:02:48,420 --> 00:02:51,660 Speaker 2: on New Year's and they break it by January eleventh 27 00:02:52,780 --> 00:02:57,260 Speaker 2: or something to that effect. People just saying that it's 28 00:02:57,340 --> 00:03:01,580 Speaker 2: not worth it, and I don't agree at all. So 29 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:03,500 Speaker 2: I want to work with you on the idea of 30 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:06,580 Speaker 2: New Year's resolutions, and welcome to the Dennis Prager Show. 31 00:03:06,580 --> 00:03:09,180 Speaker 2: There's a lot in the news, obviously, but I want 32 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:16,540 Speaker 2: to devote the show to that issue of resolutions. There 33 00:03:16,540 --> 00:03:22,940 Speaker 2: are they come in very very different varieties, the concept 34 00:03:22,980 --> 00:03:29,620 Speaker 2: of the New Year's resolution, and they can affect you 35 00:03:29,620 --> 00:03:33,620 Speaker 2: your character, your happiness, your health. Those are the three 36 00:03:33,700 --> 00:03:37,020 Speaker 2: areas that I think there are resolutions about, and I 37 00:03:37,020 --> 00:03:41,940 Speaker 2: think it's probably worth making a resolution in all three areas. 38 00:03:41,940 --> 00:03:44,460 Speaker 2: And you could call in now one eight Prager seven 39 00:03:44,580 --> 00:03:49,060 Speaker 2: seven six one eight p r Ager seven seven six 40 00:03:49,140 --> 00:03:54,860 Speaker 2: and you can help people by saying, what have you 41 00:03:54,980 --> 00:03:58,340 Speaker 2: ever made a new year's resolution that you kept, even 42 00:03:58,340 --> 00:04:00,380 Speaker 2: if you kept it for six months? Have you ever 43 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:04,020 Speaker 2: made one? And it would enable people listening to have 44 00:04:04,060 --> 00:04:08,140 Speaker 2: a better life. When people have models about what to do, 45 00:04:10,020 --> 00:04:14,980 Speaker 2: then then you can have an idea of what you 46 00:04:15,020 --> 00:04:18,740 Speaker 2: can do. So I remember one year that I told 47 00:04:18,779 --> 00:04:25,060 Speaker 2: you that I was going to start that year with 48 00:04:25,260 --> 00:04:28,820 Speaker 2: a video diary, that I would take a few seconds 49 00:04:29,539 --> 00:04:35,060 Speaker 2: virtually every day of whatever whatever happened. And I came 50 00:04:35,180 --> 00:04:40,060 Speaker 2: close and I made sure was just a few seconds, 51 00:04:40,940 --> 00:04:43,900 Speaker 2: and it is priceless. You see people take videos of 52 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:46,940 Speaker 2: their kids' birthday parties, which of course is understandable. The 53 00:04:46,980 --> 00:04:51,420 Speaker 2: problem with it is it's totally abnormal a birthday party. 54 00:04:51,460 --> 00:04:53,900 Speaker 2: It's not like anything else that the other three hundred 55 00:04:53,900 --> 00:04:56,500 Speaker 2: and sixty four days of the year. So you have 56 00:04:56,580 --> 00:05:03,660 Speaker 2: no sense, you have no sense when you watch it 57 00:05:03,740 --> 00:05:10,820 Speaker 2: later of what was normal life like. And that is precious, 58 00:05:10,940 --> 00:05:14,340 Speaker 2: just something normal, just having somebody to talk into it. Now, 59 00:05:14,420 --> 00:05:17,060 Speaker 2: I admit that because I traveled to lecture so much 60 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:20,340 Speaker 2: I have I have more of a variety of subjects 61 00:05:20,340 --> 00:05:24,020 Speaker 2: than people do, So I admit that, But my point 62 00:05:24,060 --> 00:05:27,580 Speaker 2: here is that it actually worked. I made this resolution, 63 00:05:28,580 --> 00:05:31,260 Speaker 2: I more or less kept to it. I didn't in 64 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:36,340 Speaker 2: ensuing years, taking along a video camera small as they 65 00:05:36,380 --> 00:05:41,420 Speaker 2: are today was just simply tougher than I had anticipated, 66 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:44,140 Speaker 2: not anticipated then I wanted it, just you don't want 67 00:05:44,180 --> 00:05:46,219 Speaker 2: to carry an object like that. It's easier for a 68 00:05:46,260 --> 00:05:49,940 Speaker 2: woman because of a purse, but most men don't carry 69 00:05:49,980 --> 00:05:54,460 Speaker 2: along a bag with them of anything. And while now 70 00:05:55,260 --> 00:05:58,140 Speaker 2: you have digital cameras that can take a video as 71 00:05:58,140 --> 00:06:00,900 Speaker 2: well and do a pretty good job. I don't mean 72 00:06:01,300 --> 00:06:03,779 Speaker 2: it's not going to be shown on television, but a 73 00:06:03,820 --> 00:06:07,500 Speaker 2: good job to even watch on your TV. That's a 74 00:06:07,660 --> 00:06:11,940 Speaker 2: great resolution to take as an example. Man. I'm going 75 00:06:12,020 --> 00:06:15,460 Speaker 2: to talk to you about a whole host of possibilities, 76 00:06:16,660 --> 00:06:22,260 Speaker 2: but let me begin with this notion that you shouldn't. 77 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:25,859 Speaker 2: You shouldn't make any resolution. It's not worth it because 78 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:33,260 Speaker 2: people break them anyway. So what one of the crusades? 79 00:06:33,300 --> 00:06:35,380 Speaker 2: If I'm allowed to use the term, which has gone 80 00:06:35,420 --> 00:06:39,260 Speaker 2: out out of out of normal usage, which is unfortunate 81 00:06:39,380 --> 00:06:45,500 Speaker 2: because I don't know of a good synonym campaign project goal. 82 00:06:47,220 --> 00:06:51,980 Speaker 2: A crusade is a holy march. I'm gonna say holy war. 83 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:57,740 Speaker 2: That's even worse. Get deeper trouble here. I have been 84 00:06:57,740 --> 00:07:01,260 Speaker 2: on a crusade my whole life to have people never 85 00:07:01,420 --> 00:07:06,460 Speaker 2: think in terms of all or nothing. That if I 86 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:09,980 Speaker 2: had to be guided by ten principles, that would probably 87 00:07:10,020 --> 00:07:13,500 Speaker 2: be one of the ten that guides me. The notion 88 00:07:13,660 --> 00:07:20,620 Speaker 2: of all or nothing it so rarely matters I certainly 89 00:07:20,620 --> 00:07:24,500 Speaker 2: I know I have campaigned against this strongly and religious 90 00:07:24,540 --> 00:07:29,420 Speaker 2: life where people have a it's an all or nothing 91 00:07:29,460 --> 00:07:34,100 Speaker 2: attitude on so many matters. I'll give you an example 92 00:07:34,100 --> 00:07:37,700 Speaker 2: that would affect a lot of religious people in our society. Tithing, 93 00:07:39,700 --> 00:07:42,740 Speaker 2: which means giving ten percent of your income to charity, 94 00:07:42,780 --> 00:07:46,700 Speaker 2: which is a beautiful, obviously a beautiful idea. Now, if 95 00:07:46,740 --> 00:07:50,860 Speaker 2: you don't give ten percent, should you give nothing? Do 96 00:07:50,900 --> 00:07:53,220 Speaker 2: you know anybody who would say to someone, well, look, 97 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:57,660 Speaker 2: you know you consider yourself a religious person, but you 98 00:07:57,700 --> 00:08:00,580 Speaker 2: don't give ten percent. You only give six percent, So 99 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:03,580 Speaker 2: you might as well give nothing because you haven't fulfilled 100 00:08:04,260 --> 00:08:13,140 Speaker 2: that particular commandment. It's or you name it, you name 101 00:08:13,340 --> 00:08:19,300 Speaker 2: the area. There may be murder. Murder is all or 102 00:08:19,340 --> 00:08:22,100 Speaker 2: nothing because either you did murder or you didn't murder. 103 00:08:22,820 --> 00:08:26,260 Speaker 2: But by and large, in life it is it is 104 00:08:26,340 --> 00:08:31,660 Speaker 2: a constant, a matter of degree, not a matter of 105 00:08:31,740 --> 00:08:35,580 Speaker 2: all or nothing. You name the area, and I mean it. 106 00:08:35,699 --> 00:08:37,699 Speaker 2: You name the area, and I will show you how 107 00:08:37,819 --> 00:08:42,820 Speaker 2: a little is better than none. And so a little, 108 00:08:43,020 --> 00:08:46,260 Speaker 2: a little of your living your resolution is better than 109 00:08:46,260 --> 00:08:53,420 Speaker 2: not living your resolution at all. If let's say you you, 110 00:08:53,420 --> 00:08:57,260 Speaker 2: you say this year, I am going to watch less television, 111 00:08:57,940 --> 00:09:01,020 Speaker 2: which is a very fine idea for all of us, 112 00:09:01,740 --> 00:09:06,059 Speaker 2: well for me, it would be almost it. It borders 113 00:09:06,060 --> 00:09:11,380 Speaker 2: the impossible, It boords the impossible. I don't know how 114 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:15,700 Speaker 2: I can, how I can actually make less, how I 115 00:09:15,740 --> 00:09:20,420 Speaker 2: can how I could watch less television. But for most 116 00:09:20,420 --> 00:09:22,860 Speaker 2: people that is a real possibility. And let's say you 117 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:26,220 Speaker 2: do it for a month, Well, then you will be 118 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:30,580 Speaker 2: able at least to reflect on how that month affected you. 119 00:09:30,580 --> 00:09:33,140 Speaker 2: You will have a chance that month will have been 120 00:09:33,340 --> 00:09:37,740 Speaker 2: probably a better month. And by the way, I find 121 00:09:37,780 --> 00:09:41,060 Speaker 2: it hard to imagine that if you watch less television 122 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:44,580 Speaker 2: for a month that you will go back on February 123 00:09:44,660 --> 00:09:47,260 Speaker 2: first to the amount of TV watching you did before. 124 00:09:47,340 --> 00:09:49,900 Speaker 2: It's hard for me to imagine. Now you have to 125 00:09:49,900 --> 00:09:54,820 Speaker 2: give it a month in any event, you know my belief. 126 00:09:54,940 --> 00:09:56,980 Speaker 2: My belief is as well that it is better to 127 00:09:57,060 --> 00:09:59,860 Speaker 2: fail at something than never to have engaged in it. 128 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:06,580 Speaker 2: Failure is not nearly the failure that never trying is. 129 00:10:08,860 --> 00:10:11,780 Speaker 2: That's why I do believe, and I think that most 130 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:14,700 Speaker 2: people who have gone through this belief that it is 131 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:17,860 Speaker 2: better to have married and divorced than never to have married. 132 00:10:19,580 --> 00:10:22,220 Speaker 2: Ask people, ask people who have been I don't mean 133 00:10:22,220 --> 00:10:24,140 Speaker 2: the person who is married for a year. I mean 134 00:10:24,220 --> 00:10:28,260 Speaker 2: ask people who have had a marriage and children. Would 135 00:10:28,300 --> 00:10:30,540 Speaker 2: you have preferred to have been single the whole time? 136 00:10:30,580 --> 00:10:33,460 Speaker 2: Not a better marriage? Of course everybody would prefer a 137 00:10:33,460 --> 00:10:36,460 Speaker 2: better marriage. But would you have preferred never to have 138 00:10:36,540 --> 00:10:41,420 Speaker 2: been married than to have been married and it ended? 139 00:10:43,260 --> 00:10:46,500 Speaker 2: What is life not worth living because it didn't work 140 00:10:46,540 --> 00:10:50,820 Speaker 2: out at the very end. It's such an odd way 141 00:10:50,860 --> 00:10:56,140 Speaker 2: of viewing life. Unless it works out perfectly, then it 142 00:10:56,220 --> 00:11:01,220 Speaker 2: is not worth embarkgon. That's not my view. My view 143 00:11:01,340 --> 00:11:04,340 Speaker 2: is you live life to the fullest. So making the 144 00:11:04,420 --> 00:11:08,540 Speaker 2: case here for resolutions even if in fact you end 145 00:11:08,620 --> 00:11:14,699 Speaker 2: up breaking them one ad Prager seven seven six. It's 146 00:11:14,820 --> 00:11:18,420 Speaker 2: time to give a try about getting into the show. 147 00:11:18,460 --> 00:11:20,940 Speaker 2: It's going to be easier than on a regular day. 148 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:25,140 Speaker 2: And I'd love to get your feedback on this overriding attitude. 149 00:11:25,380 --> 00:11:28,140 Speaker 2: Better to make a resolution and fail than not do it. 150 00:11:28,179 --> 00:12:04,819 Speaker 2: All we continue on the Dennis Prager Show. You are 151 00:12:04,860 --> 00:12:07,300 Speaker 2: listening to the best of the Dennis Prager Show. 152 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:11,300 Speaker 1: This episode of Timeless Wisdom will continue right after this. 153 00:12:15,820 --> 00:12:21,060 Speaker 1: Now back to more of Dennis Prager's Timeless Wisdom, everybody. 154 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:25,300 Speaker 2: Dennis Prager, Happy New Year to you. It can be 155 00:12:25,420 --> 00:12:29,140 Speaker 2: a very meaningful day New Years. Aside from rest and relaxation, 156 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:31,820 Speaker 2: which is worth it on its own, it can be 157 00:12:31,980 --> 00:12:35,900 Speaker 2: if in fact, you really do make some resolutions. They 158 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:39,620 Speaker 2: fall into three categories. That's my opening point, and that 159 00:12:39,780 --> 00:12:48,140 Speaker 2: is health and general happiness, things that'll make you happier. 160 00:12:48,740 --> 00:12:52,380 Speaker 2: And third character no order of importance here, all three 161 00:12:53,100 --> 00:13:00,260 Speaker 2: are very important. Health, happiness and character HHC. Nothing like 162 00:13:00,340 --> 00:13:04,060 Speaker 2: a an initials, series of initials to help you one eight 163 00:13:04,140 --> 00:13:07,660 Speaker 2: Prager seven seven six. My opening argument is, do not 164 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:10,620 Speaker 2: let the fact that you may break it stop you 165 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:16,380 Speaker 2: better something than nothing, and let's get some models of 166 00:13:16,540 --> 00:13:22,460 Speaker 2: resolutions taken and Kathy Kathy, Santa California, Happy New Year 167 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:22,700 Speaker 2: to you. 168 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:25,459 Speaker 3: Hi, Denni's Happy New Year to you. It's such an 169 00:13:25,460 --> 00:13:27,700 Speaker 3: honor to speak with you. I just thank you so 170 00:13:27,820 --> 00:13:31,939 Speaker 3: much for the clarity you bring to my life. So 171 00:13:31,980 --> 00:13:36,459 Speaker 3: I appreciate your program wonderful. Well, I wanted to call 172 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:39,700 Speaker 3: and say I managed to keep my resolution last year 173 00:13:39,980 --> 00:13:43,100 Speaker 3: and I was forty nine years old then, I'm fifty now. 174 00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:46,500 Speaker 3: I kind of anticipated that fifty might be a tough 175 00:13:47,020 --> 00:13:51,059 Speaker 3: birthday for me. And I took a real hard look 176 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:53,940 Speaker 3: at my life and the way I was feeling physically 177 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:57,820 Speaker 3: and emotionally spiritually as well, and I decided I would 178 00:13:57,820 --> 00:14:01,140 Speaker 3: do something about my weight. I was not real heavy, 179 00:14:01,179 --> 00:14:03,300 Speaker 3: but I felt like I had at least twenty pounds 180 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:05,820 Speaker 3: to get off. And I managed to take twenty two 181 00:14:05,860 --> 00:14:09,260 Speaker 3: pounds off in the course of how long, Well, I 182 00:14:09,260 --> 00:14:10,420 Speaker 3: did it very slowly. 183 00:14:10,780 --> 00:14:13,140 Speaker 2: That's what I wanted to hear. Actually, I wanted to 184 00:14:13,140 --> 00:14:14,460 Speaker 2: hear it almost took you a year. 185 00:14:15,060 --> 00:14:17,380 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, it did, and it's still something that I'm 186 00:14:17,380 --> 00:14:17,900 Speaker 3: working at it. 187 00:14:18,660 --> 00:14:19,940 Speaker 2: What did you do well? 188 00:14:19,980 --> 00:14:22,780 Speaker 3: I did something to different. I went to see a nutritionist, 189 00:14:23,060 --> 00:14:28,940 Speaker 3: and a Princeton educated nutritionist who was, you know, really 190 00:14:29,180 --> 00:14:33,020 Speaker 3: credentialed and very smart. And I really looked at it 191 00:14:33,060 --> 00:14:36,540 Speaker 3: from a standpoint of strength. I wanted to maintain my strength. 192 00:14:36,700 --> 00:14:41,500 Speaker 3: I wanted to feel good. I wanted to not only 193 00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:44,140 Speaker 3: look good, but I just wanted to feel powerful again. 194 00:14:44,180 --> 00:14:47,620 Speaker 3: As strange as that might sound, and just take control 195 00:14:47,860 --> 00:14:50,020 Speaker 3: of my life. 196 00:14:49,660 --> 00:14:51,100 Speaker 2: So specific. 197 00:14:52,180 --> 00:14:54,420 Speaker 3: Well, what if you want to talk about my diet 198 00:14:54,420 --> 00:14:57,580 Speaker 3: and my nutrition. What I did was I no longer 199 00:14:57,660 --> 00:15:01,700 Speaker 3: had really large meals. I it was more about portion control. 200 00:15:02,140 --> 00:15:04,540 Speaker 3: I always had kind of an issue with my blood 201 00:15:04,540 --> 00:15:08,380 Speaker 3: sugar levels, so I had like six small meals a day, 202 00:15:08,420 --> 00:15:12,980 Speaker 3: I had snacks. I really watched my blood sugar. I 203 00:15:13,060 --> 00:15:15,860 Speaker 3: was very concerned about, you know, getting headaches and my 204 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:19,020 Speaker 3: energy level and that kind of thing. So I really 205 00:15:19,140 --> 00:15:23,260 Speaker 3: looked at the nutrition content of food and what I 206 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:26,260 Speaker 3: was feeding. And so it really works for me. And 207 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,260 Speaker 3: plus I combine that with exercise. I started weight training 208 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:30,740 Speaker 3: again and walking. 209 00:15:30,580 --> 00:15:31,340 Speaker 2: With a trainer. 210 00:15:32,660 --> 00:15:35,380 Speaker 3: No, actually, I mean I knew all of this. 211 00:15:36,220 --> 00:15:37,500 Speaker 2: How many days a week. 212 00:15:38,380 --> 00:15:41,260 Speaker 3: Well, you know, to be honest, I maybe got into 213 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:42,420 Speaker 3: the gym two to three. 214 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:45,700 Speaker 2: Well that's good. You see. The more the more moderate 215 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:49,940 Speaker 2: your your change of life, the better it is for 216 00:15:50,020 --> 00:15:53,660 Speaker 2: people to hear people are afraid of getting in shape. 217 00:15:53,780 --> 00:15:57,740 Speaker 2: It's totally understandable. They think they will deprive themselves of 218 00:15:57,820 --> 00:16:01,180 Speaker 2: all fun foods. They think that they will have to 219 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:05,980 Speaker 2: work out a tremendous amount, and it's if that's very 220 00:16:05,980 --> 00:16:08,340 Speaker 2: intimidating for ninety nine percent of people. 221 00:16:08,780 --> 00:16:10,820 Speaker 3: No, it doesn't have to be extreme, and in the 222 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:12,660 Speaker 3: past it was really extreme. 223 00:16:12,700 --> 00:16:15,940 Speaker 2: And for me it was never about being one final. 224 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:17,220 Speaker 3: Question about feeling good. 225 00:16:17,340 --> 00:16:18,340 Speaker 2: Are you Are you married? 226 00:16:18,940 --> 00:16:19,220 Speaker 4: Yes? 227 00:16:19,340 --> 00:16:21,580 Speaker 2: I am. How did your husband react? 228 00:16:21,980 --> 00:16:25,500 Speaker 3: Well, my husband, I have to say, he's an incredible 229 00:16:25,580 --> 00:16:30,220 Speaker 3: man that never really made my weight an issue. But 230 00:16:30,380 --> 00:16:33,540 Speaker 3: I think he admired me. I mean more so than 231 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:37,220 Speaker 3: looking at my body, which I think looks better. He 232 00:16:37,380 --> 00:16:41,060 Speaker 3: just admired my discipline. And I remember one night we're 233 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,260 Speaker 3: having dinner out at a restaurant and I passed on 234 00:16:44,380 --> 00:16:46,860 Speaker 3: dessert and they said, oh, are you dying, And my 235 00:16:46,940 --> 00:16:50,460 Speaker 3: husband just piped up and said, no, she's just very reasonable. 236 00:16:51,220 --> 00:16:53,140 Speaker 3: And I thought that was an excellent comment. 237 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:58,580 Speaker 2: Well, you're a you are a beacon for those who 238 00:16:58,620 --> 00:17:01,820 Speaker 2: want to engage at losing weight. Happy New Year to you, Kathy, 239 00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:06,459 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. One eight prager seven seven six. Folks, 240 00:17:06,500 --> 00:17:09,060 Speaker 2: I really I want to I want to really affect 241 00:17:09,100 --> 00:17:12,820 Speaker 2: you today. I really do. I have emails from all 242 00:17:12,859 --> 00:17:16,179 Speaker 2: the past years of New Year's shows where resolutions has 243 00:17:16,220 --> 00:17:19,300 Speaker 2: been the subject and people say, well, they finally took 244 00:17:19,379 --> 00:17:21,740 Speaker 2: it seriously, they listened to it, and they did, and 245 00:17:22,260 --> 00:17:27,739 Speaker 2: it was effective. There is a psychological impact. Of course, 246 00:17:27,820 --> 00:17:31,740 Speaker 2: January first is intrinsically no different from August twenty third. 247 00:17:31,820 --> 00:17:36,179 Speaker 2: Of course that's true, but it is different. There is 248 00:17:36,419 --> 00:17:41,540 Speaker 2: a new date, one has a chance for I hate 249 00:17:41,540 --> 00:17:46,780 Speaker 2: to use cliches a new beginning and to date things 250 00:17:46,780 --> 00:17:50,340 Speaker 2: from today. Here's something that you can do. This would 251 00:17:50,379 --> 00:17:55,220 Speaker 2: go into the framework of happiness. Start a diary. Incidentally, 252 00:17:55,260 --> 00:17:58,020 Speaker 2: when I give these pieces of advice, it doesn't mean 253 00:17:58,020 --> 00:18:00,340 Speaker 2: that I have followed them. All. I'm talking to Dennis 254 00:18:00,379 --> 00:18:03,699 Speaker 2: as much as I'm talking to any of you. The 255 00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:07,260 Speaker 2: reason that I don't start a diary haven't started one, 256 00:18:07,540 --> 00:18:12,180 Speaker 2: is not because I don't see the intrinsic value of it, 257 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:14,779 Speaker 2: but it's because I always think it's too late. I 258 00:18:14,780 --> 00:18:18,139 Speaker 2: should have started when I was twenty. But I've been 259 00:18:18,179 --> 00:18:24,179 Speaker 2: saying that for so long. It's really absurd, and I know, 260 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:27,220 Speaker 2: I know it is absurd, and I know the value 261 00:18:27,260 --> 00:18:31,899 Speaker 2: of it. I mean, Alan has had has had one 262 00:18:32,060 --> 00:18:36,299 Speaker 2: for his whole adult life, and he disciplines himself to 263 00:18:36,459 --> 00:18:39,699 Speaker 2: essentially writing handwriting a page a day. That's it. How 264 00:18:39,739 --> 00:18:43,219 Speaker 2: long does it take? And once you start, you won't 265 00:18:43,219 --> 00:18:47,859 Speaker 2: want to stop he has in there. The day we 266 00:18:47,939 --> 00:18:53,939 Speaker 2: first met. I met this big guy, Dennis Praeger, And god, 267 00:18:54,020 --> 00:18:56,419 Speaker 2: is he a jerk? Now I'm kidding. I'm kidding that 268 00:18:56,580 --> 00:19:01,619 Speaker 2: that was not what he wrote. If, in fact, if 269 00:19:01,659 --> 00:19:03,619 Speaker 2: he wrote that, it would be very funny. But it 270 00:19:03,699 --> 00:19:06,059 Speaker 2: is not what he wrote. But it wouldn't that be 271 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:09,500 Speaker 2: something The day you first met anyone who became important 272 00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:12,219 Speaker 2: to your life, and you didn't even know that day 273 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:17,060 Speaker 2: how important that person would become your first impressions or 274 00:19:17,219 --> 00:19:20,619 Speaker 2: or or watch the way your your child or children 275 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:24,899 Speaker 2: grows up or grow up and to have that down 276 00:19:24,939 --> 00:19:29,899 Speaker 2: there as the first word said, or or even if 277 00:19:29,899 --> 00:19:32,619 Speaker 2: the kid is older than that, you know the first 278 00:19:32,659 --> 00:19:34,699 Speaker 2: time the kid yelled at you. I mean, there's just 279 00:19:34,939 --> 00:19:41,019 Speaker 2: any any number of any number of possibilities. But I 280 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:45,019 Speaker 2: do begin with something that if you adopt as an 281 00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:49,019 Speaker 2: attitude in life generally, not just for resolutions, will change 282 00:19:49,020 --> 00:19:52,499 Speaker 2: your life. A little is better than nothing. Something is 283 00:19:52,540 --> 00:19:56,699 Speaker 2: better than nothing. And I gave a dramatic one that 284 00:19:56,780 --> 00:19:59,379 Speaker 2: a lot of you don't agree with me on. Better 285 00:19:59,459 --> 00:20:03,699 Speaker 2: to have been married, and for a while I'm divorced, 286 00:20:04,659 --> 00:20:07,099 Speaker 2: than never to have been married. I believe that with 287 00:20:07,179 --> 00:20:12,980 Speaker 2: every fiber in my body. Is it not better to have, 288 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:17,260 Speaker 2: let's say, driven a car for fifteen years and then 289 00:20:17,340 --> 00:20:20,859 Speaker 2: had a crash, then never to have driven at all? 290 00:20:21,859 --> 00:20:24,500 Speaker 2: We might as well not live because every life ends 291 00:20:24,500 --> 00:20:28,300 Speaker 2: in death. Well, I'm gonna die anyway, Why bother living. 292 00:20:30,739 --> 00:20:33,060 Speaker 2: It's just an attitude I have never had, and it's 293 00:20:33,179 --> 00:20:36,100 Speaker 2: enabled me to live life to the fullest that I can, 294 00:20:36,179 --> 00:20:39,580 Speaker 2: at any way, at any rate, one, aid Praguer seven 295 00:20:39,699 --> 00:20:42,379 Speaker 2: seven six On this New Year's show, I continue. This 296 00:20:42,500 --> 00:20:43,259 Speaker 2: is Dennis Prager. 297 00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:45,779 Speaker 1: This episode of timeless Wisdom will. 298 00:20:45,659 --> 00:20:46,779 Speaker 2: Continue right after this. 299 00:20:51,260 --> 00:20:55,459 Speaker 1: Now back to more of Dennis Prager's timeless wisdom. 300 00:20:55,979 --> 00:20:58,340 Speaker 2: Everybody you're listening to the Dennis Prager Show on a 301 00:20:58,379 --> 00:21:02,499 Speaker 2: happy New Year. To you making the case here for 302 00:21:02,780 --> 00:21:05,219 Speaker 2: your making resolutions, even if you're going to go and 303 00:21:05,419 --> 00:21:10,579 Speaker 2: break them at some point. It is just having the attitude, 304 00:21:10,659 --> 00:21:13,340 Speaker 2: just adopting the attitude toward the life that I'm talking 305 00:21:13,379 --> 00:21:16,459 Speaker 2: to you about. It is better something than nothing in 306 00:21:16,939 --> 00:21:23,499 Speaker 2: every area I can think of. Listen, we all die anyway, 307 00:21:23,619 --> 00:21:26,260 Speaker 2: so you might as well say nothing is worth starting 308 00:21:26,300 --> 00:21:31,859 Speaker 2: since everything will stop. I am not at all being melodramatic. 309 00:21:33,300 --> 00:21:37,619 Speaker 2: Everything ends, at least in this world. I do believe 310 00:21:37,619 --> 00:21:39,699 Speaker 2: in an after life, but that's not the subject of 311 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:45,100 Speaker 2: the hour or of the day, talking about solely this life. 312 00:21:46,580 --> 00:21:49,100 Speaker 2: If you argue that, well, you know it's going to 313 00:21:49,139 --> 00:21:51,780 Speaker 2: come to an end anyway, then you might as well 314 00:21:51,820 --> 00:21:59,780 Speaker 2: not not experience anything. So I believe that though anything 315 00:21:59,899 --> 00:22:02,299 Speaker 2: might come to an end, it is still where if 316 00:22:02,340 --> 00:22:05,220 Speaker 2: it's positive, it is still worth having embarked on it. 317 00:22:07,580 --> 00:22:10,540 Speaker 2: And that certainly goes true for a New Year's resolution 318 00:22:10,659 --> 00:22:12,300 Speaker 2: that you might end up breaking in. Let's say you 319 00:22:12,379 --> 00:22:15,139 Speaker 2: make three resolutions and you keep two or you keep one, 320 00:22:15,219 --> 00:22:20,939 Speaker 2: it's still incredibly ahead, incredibly all right, Let's go to 321 00:22:20,979 --> 00:22:25,899 Speaker 2: San Antonio, Texas and Daniel, Hello, Daniel, how old are you? 322 00:22:25,899 --> 00:22:28,059 Speaker 2: You're ten years old? How are you? Daniel? Thank you 323 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:32,419 Speaker 2: for calling good good? So what's your resolution? 324 00:22:33,379 --> 00:22:38,100 Speaker 5: To eat healthier, not to bother my sister, not to 325 00:22:38,139 --> 00:22:40,979 Speaker 5: watch your sister, not to bother my sister, you bother 326 00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:46,100 Speaker 5: your sister, And to be kinder to my dog? 327 00:22:46,659 --> 00:22:48,459 Speaker 2: And how will you be kinder to your dog? 328 00:22:49,260 --> 00:22:53,020 Speaker 5: Like not to pick on air and throw her on 329 00:22:53,060 --> 00:22:53,579 Speaker 5: the couch. 330 00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:58,100 Speaker 2: Uh huh. How do you know your dog doesn't like 331 00:22:58,139 --> 00:22:59,219 Speaker 2: being thrown on the couch? 332 00:23:00,060 --> 00:23:01,100 Speaker 5: She runs away from me. 333 00:23:01,699 --> 00:23:05,420 Speaker 2: Well that's pretty that's pretty clear indication. Yeah, well, those 334 00:23:05,459 --> 00:23:09,259 Speaker 2: are very big resolutions. Let's let's go through them. You 335 00:23:09,300 --> 00:23:13,899 Speaker 2: pick on your sister sometimes? How old is she twelve? 336 00:23:15,260 --> 00:23:16,220 Speaker 2: Does she pick on you? 337 00:23:16,699 --> 00:23:17,100 Speaker 5: Yes? 338 00:23:17,739 --> 00:23:19,300 Speaker 2: You think she'll make the same resolution? 339 00:23:20,659 --> 00:23:21,100 Speaker 5: Will please? 340 00:23:21,859 --> 00:23:22,980 Speaker 2: You've discussed it with her? 341 00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:24,139 Speaker 6: No? 342 00:23:26,219 --> 00:23:28,100 Speaker 2: So how did? Why did? What makes you think she'll 343 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,780 Speaker 2: make a resolution not to pick on you? 344 00:23:30,619 --> 00:23:31,980 Speaker 5: Because I want to pick on her? 345 00:23:32,500 --> 00:23:34,139 Speaker 2: Oh? So usually you. 346 00:23:34,020 --> 00:23:38,139 Speaker 5: Start most of the time. 347 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:41,540 Speaker 2: Hmm. Well that's very good thinking. What made you come 348 00:23:41,619 --> 00:23:45,740 Speaker 2: up with the idea of making these resolutions for that week? 349 00:23:45,899 --> 00:23:50,379 Speaker 5: Can be kinder to each other and not fight often? 350 00:23:51,619 --> 00:23:55,619 Speaker 2: That's wonderful. I am very proud of you. What made 351 00:23:55,619 --> 00:23:56,419 Speaker 2: you call my show? 352 00:23:57,580 --> 00:23:58,459 Speaker 5: My mom made me? 353 00:23:59,659 --> 00:24:00,979 Speaker 2: Made you? Or encouraged you? 354 00:24:02,580 --> 00:24:03,580 Speaker 5: She encouraged me? 355 00:24:04,139 --> 00:24:06,580 Speaker 2: Mm hmm. Well that's a big difference because I don't 356 00:24:06,580 --> 00:24:08,939 Speaker 2: want to I don't want your mom to sound like 357 00:24:09,020 --> 00:24:11,660 Speaker 2: she made you do it? And while was the third one? 358 00:24:11,699 --> 00:24:12,580 Speaker 2: You'll eat healthier? 359 00:24:13,139 --> 00:24:13,340 Speaker 4: Yes? 360 00:24:13,939 --> 00:24:16,219 Speaker 2: Can you give me one example of something you you 361 00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:18,100 Speaker 2: won't or will eat? 362 00:24:18,379 --> 00:24:18,580 Speaker 4: More? 363 00:24:18,659 --> 00:24:19,859 Speaker 5: Vegetables? 364 00:24:20,739 --> 00:24:21,500 Speaker 2: You eat any now? 365 00:24:23,820 --> 00:24:24,139 Speaker 5: Yes? 366 00:24:26,379 --> 00:24:30,340 Speaker 2: You do? Yes, so will you? Will you just eat 367 00:24:30,459 --> 00:24:32,539 Speaker 2: more of the ones you're eating? Or you're going to 368 00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:36,979 Speaker 2: eat new ones, new ones name two that you think 369 00:24:37,020 --> 00:24:38,459 Speaker 2: you'll now start eating. 370 00:24:40,899 --> 00:24:46,500 Speaker 5: Yellow squash and bell peppers, so you can certainly. 371 00:24:46,139 --> 00:24:49,940 Speaker 2: Have a precise view of what you'll be doing. Well, Daniel, 372 00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:53,100 Speaker 2: I wish you good luck. It's a wonderful Those are 373 00:24:53,219 --> 00:24:56,300 Speaker 2: three wonderful things. And let me tell you something. They 374 00:24:56,340 --> 00:25:00,100 Speaker 2: all come back to benefit you. If you eat more vegetables, 375 00:25:00,139 --> 00:25:03,139 Speaker 2: you'll be healthier. That you know. If you treat your 376 00:25:03,179 --> 00:25:06,500 Speaker 2: sister better, she'll treat you better. And that you know too. 377 00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:09,300 Speaker 2: And if you treat your dog better, your dog won't 378 00:25:09,340 --> 00:25:11,580 Speaker 2: run away from you, so you'll have more fun with 379 00:25:11,659 --> 00:25:16,619 Speaker 2: your dog. Yes, well, that that's really big stuff. So 380 00:25:16,699 --> 00:25:19,260 Speaker 2: happy new year, Daniel, and thank you for calling. 381 00:25:19,139 --> 00:25:20,419 Speaker 5: Happy New Year to you to. 382 00:25:20,820 --> 00:25:25,540 Speaker 2: Okay, bye bye. It certainly sounded very happy about making 383 00:25:25,580 --> 00:25:33,499 Speaker 2: those resolutions, didn't he. That's beautiful you see now, You 384 00:25:33,540 --> 00:25:37,659 Speaker 2: see now, Daniel is is exhibit a of what I 385 00:25:37,699 --> 00:25:43,179 Speaker 2: am advocating here. Let's say he lapses all right, in 386 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:46,459 Speaker 2: all three. He doesn't end up eating bell peppers and 387 00:25:46,540 --> 00:25:51,139 Speaker 2: yellow squash at least not long, and he treats his 388 00:25:51,219 --> 00:25:55,419 Speaker 2: sister just a little better or better for a while, 389 00:25:55,500 --> 00:25:57,779 Speaker 2: and the dog just a little better or better for 390 00:25:57,820 --> 00:26:01,459 Speaker 2: a while. The fact is he now knows what's the 391 00:26:01,580 --> 00:26:05,179 Speaker 2: right thing to do. So just making and thinking about 392 00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:08,899 Speaker 2: resolutions is an advance. It makes you aware of the 393 00:26:08,979 --> 00:26:11,379 Speaker 2: right things to do back in a moment one a 394 00:26:11,540 --> 00:26:52,379 Speaker 2: breaker seven seven six. You are listening to the best 395 00:26:52,540 --> 00:26:57,459 Speaker 2: of the Dennis Prager Show. Hi, everybody, Dennis Prager happen 396 00:26:57,500 --> 00:26:59,340 Speaker 2: to be new year to you, and I mean that 397 00:27:02,699 --> 00:27:06,819 Speaker 2: and averting news topics to talk to you about a 398 00:27:07,139 --> 00:27:11,980 Speaker 2: very life changing possibility, and that is making resolutions and 399 00:27:12,020 --> 00:27:14,900 Speaker 2: the life changing philosophy that I want you to adopt 400 00:27:14,899 --> 00:27:17,139 Speaker 2: that even if you might break it, it is still 401 00:27:17,179 --> 00:27:19,939 Speaker 2: worth endeavoring. Like the boy who just called a ten 402 00:27:20,020 --> 00:27:25,219 Speaker 2: year old who now knows thanks to the concept of resolutions, 403 00:27:26,060 --> 00:27:29,100 Speaker 2: now knows that you can change your behavior. One of 404 00:27:29,139 --> 00:27:31,619 Speaker 2: the greatest lessons a human being could learn in the 405 00:27:31,659 --> 00:27:36,580 Speaker 2: earlier you learn it, the better. The earlier the better 406 00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:40,219 Speaker 2: you can change your behavior and in fact need to. 407 00:27:42,020 --> 00:27:46,819 Speaker 2: And his was with regard to vegetable eating, treating his 408 00:27:46,979 --> 00:27:53,219 Speaker 2: sister better and treating the dog better. I'm just thinking 409 00:27:53,219 --> 00:27:57,619 Speaker 2: about the dog because I don't know if I guess 410 00:27:57,619 --> 00:28:03,020 Speaker 2: an animal doesn't like to be thrown onto a couch. Yeah, yeah, 411 00:28:03,540 --> 00:28:06,219 Speaker 2: I mean dogs are playful, but I think flying in 412 00:28:06,260 --> 00:28:10,540 Speaker 2: the air is not fun. Cats are better at flying 413 00:28:10,659 --> 00:28:15,219 Speaker 2: than dogs, and I don't advocate throwing cats either. I'm 414 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:18,299 Speaker 2: just gonna get a bad name here. One ad Prager 415 00:28:18,459 --> 00:28:24,179 Speaker 2: seven seven six and Savage Minnesota. Susan, Hi, Susan. 416 00:28:24,179 --> 00:28:28,100 Speaker 7: Happy New Year, Oh, Dennis, Happy new Year. I'm so 417 00:28:28,219 --> 00:28:31,899 Speaker 7: excited to talk to Thank you, thank you, thank you well. Dennis. 418 00:28:31,979 --> 00:28:36,740 Speaker 7: You mentioned about writing a diary. Yes, and I started 419 00:28:36,820 --> 00:28:41,019 Speaker 7: writing fourteen years ago every day and I don't but 420 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:45,420 Speaker 7: I don't call it a diary. I just write every morning. 421 00:28:45,459 --> 00:28:48,100 Speaker 2: The journal. Journal is a word people use. 422 00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:50,100 Speaker 7: Is often because it's more my thoughts. 423 00:28:50,219 --> 00:28:53,779 Speaker 2: Well, you write every morning, Yes, that's so interesting. 424 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:56,100 Speaker 7: The reason I write in the morning is because I'm 425 00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:58,500 Speaker 7: more upbeat in the morning. And I tried writing at 426 00:28:58,580 --> 00:29:01,700 Speaker 7: night and I wasn't quite as happy at night as 427 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:02,459 Speaker 7: I was in the morning. 428 00:29:02,900 --> 00:29:04,980 Speaker 2: That's a very good idea. You work out your own 429 00:29:05,060 --> 00:29:07,940 Speaker 2: rhythm and how long how much do you write? Is 430 00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:08,820 Speaker 2: it a set amount? 431 00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:09,660 Speaker 3: No? 432 00:29:09,940 --> 00:29:15,700 Speaker 7: Whatever, No it isn't. But two other points that go 433 00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:19,459 Speaker 7: with it. Seven years ago I started reading the Bible 434 00:29:19,700 --> 00:29:24,420 Speaker 7: in its entirety throughout the year. So this year I 435 00:29:24,459 --> 00:29:27,020 Speaker 7: started on my eighth year, and I work through the 436 00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:30,300 Speaker 7: entire Bible, so I always do that first and then 437 00:29:30,340 --> 00:29:33,979 Speaker 7: I write, which I think really helps my writing and 438 00:29:34,100 --> 00:29:35,460 Speaker 7: it centers it. 439 00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:41,580 Speaker 2: I think that is that is beautiful. But did you 440 00:29:41,660 --> 00:29:45,060 Speaker 2: take that resolution on a New Year's Yes? 441 00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:45,460 Speaker 7: I did. 442 00:29:45,660 --> 00:29:49,500 Speaker 2: Huh. There you go. There's the power, folks. I'm restating it. 443 00:29:50,260 --> 00:29:53,499 Speaker 2: God bless you, Susan, and I mean that sincerely. That 444 00:29:55,340 --> 00:29:58,660 Speaker 2: it's a little it's almost painful to me to realize 445 00:29:58,739 --> 00:30:02,900 Speaker 2: how much people can enrich their lives and don't do that. 446 00:30:03,739 --> 00:30:07,499 Speaker 2: The idea of reading through the Bible, for example, like 447 00:30:07,580 --> 00:30:13,460 Speaker 2: that is so it's so magnificent, it's so elevating. And 448 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:16,979 Speaker 2: remember all these things take time, but we don't realize 449 00:30:17,020 --> 00:30:20,420 Speaker 2: how anything done daily or near daily, as little as 450 00:30:20,420 --> 00:30:23,580 Speaker 2: it is is. It is unbelievable how it mounts up. 451 00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:27,940 Speaker 2: And I'm not speaking as a master of this, I 452 00:30:27,979 --> 00:30:36,940 Speaker 2: am not, so please understand I need to hear this 453 00:30:37,060 --> 00:30:39,259 Speaker 2: from you and from me as much as you do. 454 00:30:40,219 --> 00:30:46,059 Speaker 2: All right, Susan, thank you so much. We go to Largo, Florida, 455 00:30:46,340 --> 00:30:49,020 Speaker 2: Largo and Lois Hi Lois Dennis Prager. 456 00:30:49,219 --> 00:30:50,860 Speaker 6: Hi, Hi, God bless you. 457 00:30:50,900 --> 00:30:52,540 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Thank you you too. 458 00:30:53,820 --> 00:30:57,059 Speaker 6: I guess I just wanted to mention that my husband 459 00:30:57,060 --> 00:30:59,420 Speaker 6: died this last year, and after he died, it was 460 00:30:59,420 --> 00:31:01,900 Speaker 6: a very fearful thing for a mom, because I'm a 461 00:31:01,940 --> 00:31:06,340 Speaker 6: mom of two teenagers and two teenage sons. Nonetheless, and 462 00:31:06,420 --> 00:31:08,900 Speaker 6: facing that was a very fearful thing for me. And 463 00:31:08,940 --> 00:31:12,219 Speaker 6: I decided that I heard I think it was a 464 00:31:12,260 --> 00:31:16,660 Speaker 6: George Whitfield comment where he said, until the day the 465 00:31:16,700 --> 00:31:19,780 Speaker 6: Lord takes me home, I am invincible. Beyond that day, 466 00:31:20,020 --> 00:31:23,260 Speaker 6: nothing can keep me here. So I just thought, wye here, 467 00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:26,260 Speaker 6: and I've just adopted that on this new year. I'm 468 00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:28,620 Speaker 6: gonna this whole year, I'm just gonna live that way. 469 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:31,900 Speaker 6: It's made life an adventure that's given me some of 470 00:31:31,940 --> 00:31:33,940 Speaker 6: the power and strength I need to get on when 471 00:31:33,979 --> 00:31:36,860 Speaker 6: things have been pretty hairy after my husband's death, with 472 00:31:36,900 --> 00:31:39,780 Speaker 6: my sons and everything has just been really a very 473 00:31:39,820 --> 00:31:40,940 Speaker 6: powerful way to live. 474 00:31:41,820 --> 00:31:45,980 Speaker 2: I want you to say, again, what specific philosophy has 475 00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:48,540 Speaker 2: enabled you to go on after this tragedy. 476 00:31:49,300 --> 00:31:51,700 Speaker 6: Well, I think it was a quote by George Whitfield, 477 00:31:51,700 --> 00:31:54,579 Speaker 6: and it said something to the effect this is my interpretation. 478 00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:59,300 Speaker 6: Until the day the Lord takes me home. I'm invincible. 479 00:31:59,780 --> 00:32:01,820 Speaker 6: Beyond that day, nothing. 480 00:32:01,580 --> 00:32:06,420 Speaker 2: Can keep me the first part no. So in other words, 481 00:32:06,620 --> 00:32:09,700 Speaker 2: you have again I hate these cliches, but you have 482 00:32:09,739 --> 00:32:10,780 Speaker 2: empowered yourself. 483 00:32:11,380 --> 00:32:13,580 Speaker 6: Yeah, yep, I needed to. 484 00:32:14,219 --> 00:32:16,499 Speaker 2: Boy did you ever? God bless you? See? This is 485 00:32:16,580 --> 00:32:20,459 Speaker 2: you know what I always say, folks, the percent of 486 00:32:20,459 --> 00:32:22,940 Speaker 2: the heroes are not known, and ninety nine percent of 487 00:32:22,979 --> 00:32:28,539 Speaker 2: those known are not heroes'. This is such a good example, Susan. 488 00:32:28,620 --> 00:32:36,620 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean Lois. I am so looking at 489 00:32:36,660 --> 00:32:39,340 Speaker 2: the chart and I saw the name Lois. I am 490 00:32:39,459 --> 00:32:44,780 Speaker 2: so impressed with you. What a blow fifty years old 491 00:32:44,860 --> 00:32:52,460 Speaker 2: to lose your husband. Everything is attitude, everything everything. That's 492 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:55,740 Speaker 2: why I devote an hour of my show each week 493 00:32:55,900 --> 00:33:01,779 Speaker 2: to happiness. It's all attitude. The given facts of one's 494 00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:07,380 Speaker 2: life do not determine, in the vast majority of instances 495 00:33:07,739 --> 00:33:12,059 Speaker 2: how happy you will be. You determine how happy you 496 00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:19,020 Speaker 2: will be, not your circumstances, if you wish to. It's 497 00:33:19,140 --> 00:33:20,860 Speaker 2: up to you. By the way, it's up to you 498 00:33:20,900 --> 00:33:25,499 Speaker 2: whether you allow the outside world to dictate you or 499 00:33:25,580 --> 00:33:29,020 Speaker 2: you dictate you. That is the choice that you have. 500 00:33:29,900 --> 00:33:33,620 Speaker 2: So that's why I'm pushing the concept of resolutions so strongly, 501 00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:43,019 Speaker 2: one Aid Praguer, seven seven six, And well, whoops, the 502 00:33:43,020 --> 00:33:45,180 Speaker 2: whoops is the music. I was just about to call 503 00:33:45,219 --> 00:33:48,019 Speaker 2: on one of you, and we continue from around the country. 504 00:33:48,060 --> 00:33:52,820 Speaker 2: Getting the calls very important. How do you like the idea? 505 00:33:53,540 --> 00:33:56,380 Speaker 2: I'm curious if any of you have any challenges or 506 00:33:56,459 --> 00:34:00,499 Speaker 2: don't find clear my concept that having done something is 507 00:34:00,540 --> 00:34:03,539 Speaker 2: always better than not having done it, even if it 508 00:34:03,739 --> 00:34:10,900 Speaker 2: ends up a failure, one Aid Praguer, seven seven six. 509 00:34:11,219 --> 00:34:13,739 Speaker 2: On this New Year's Day, you are listening to the 510 00:34:13,780 --> 00:34:14,779 Speaker 2: Dennis Prager Show. 511 00:34:15,660 --> 00:34:18,940 Speaker 1: This episode of timeless wisdom will continue goright after this. 512 00:34:23,500 --> 00:34:27,100 Speaker 1: Now back to more of Dennis Prager's time of swiz tear. 513 00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:36,780 Speaker 2: I may have missed that note. It's such happy music. 514 00:34:37,580 --> 00:34:40,900 Speaker 2: Thank you Ramsey Lewis for yet another year of great music. 515 00:34:40,940 --> 00:34:43,379 Speaker 2: You are listening to the Dennis Prager Show this New 516 00:34:43,460 --> 00:34:47,380 Speaker 2: Year's Day. I think it is so important New Year's 517 00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:50,620 Speaker 2: believe it or not, it's the day, and I'm gonna 518 00:34:50,620 --> 00:34:54,020 Speaker 2: work on it myself. I'm gathering my own strength here. 519 00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:57,100 Speaker 2: Maybe I really will do the diary thing. It's so 520 00:34:57,259 --> 00:34:59,779 Speaker 2: stupid of me not to. I'm at the computer. All 521 00:34:59,819 --> 00:35:01,740 Speaker 2: I have to do is jot in a few words, 522 00:35:01,739 --> 00:35:04,540 Speaker 2: and you know what has stopped me? What has stopped me? 523 00:35:04,620 --> 00:35:08,379 Speaker 2: Here's the irony. It just shows how I fall into 524 00:35:08,380 --> 00:35:12,100 Speaker 2: the same traps everybody else does. I've always thought of 525 00:35:12,140 --> 00:35:16,379 Speaker 2: myself as every man, just every man who has clarity. 526 00:35:17,540 --> 00:35:20,539 Speaker 2: That's that's where I may differ. I have and I'm 527 00:35:20,700 --> 00:35:23,979 Speaker 2: able to step outside of myself and realize my own flaws. Here. 528 00:35:24,500 --> 00:35:28,620 Speaker 2: I have not done it only because for years, so 529 00:35:28,779 --> 00:35:31,500 Speaker 2: many years, I've said it's too late. I should have 530 00:35:31,580 --> 00:35:35,660 Speaker 2: started when I was twenty. But if i'd have started 531 00:35:35,660 --> 00:35:37,459 Speaker 2: when I said it was too late, I would have 532 00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:40,339 Speaker 2: a twenty year diary probably now, or ten year or 533 00:35:40,380 --> 00:35:45,020 Speaker 2: even five years. So what it would be great? All right, 534 00:35:45,060 --> 00:35:48,259 Speaker 2: that's it. That's it, Alan, I'm joining your ranks, but 535 00:35:48,339 --> 00:35:52,500 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna I'm not going to handwrite it. I 536 00:35:52,580 --> 00:35:56,420 Speaker 2: would like to handwrite it because I love using Fountain pens, 537 00:35:56,859 --> 00:35:59,980 Speaker 2: but I know that it's so much easier from just 538 00:36:00,020 --> 00:36:02,539 Speaker 2: sitting at the computer at any given time of day, 539 00:36:03,299 --> 00:36:06,820 Speaker 2: and you don't even doesn't have to be thoughts, just events, 540 00:36:08,660 --> 00:36:25,660 Speaker 2: just events, see to remind what happened. Yeah, yeah, okay, 541 00:36:25,859 --> 00:36:28,259 Speaker 2: I'm thinking mine through, which is pretty stupid. Since you're 542 00:36:28,259 --> 00:36:30,859 Speaker 2: supposed to talk. If you have a talk show, you're 543 00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:33,380 Speaker 2: supposed to think, but you're not supposed to stop talking 544 00:36:33,540 --> 00:36:38,660 Speaker 2: while you think. Okay, good, he has a man after 545 00:36:38,739 --> 00:36:41,140 Speaker 2: my own heart. Oh boy, this is going to hurt 546 00:36:41,580 --> 00:36:43,060 Speaker 2: James and san Antonio. 547 00:36:43,180 --> 00:36:46,299 Speaker 4: Go ahead, Dennis, how glorious to start off on you. 548 00:36:46,299 --> 00:36:47,219 Speaker 4: You're talking to you. 549 00:36:47,259 --> 00:36:48,140 Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you. 550 00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:50,779 Speaker 4: Here's the deal. I've got this chronic problem, and it 551 00:36:50,819 --> 00:36:53,339 Speaker 4: seems to me you've said something like this may be 552 00:36:53,380 --> 00:36:56,020 Speaker 4: one of your problems too. It is I stay up 553 00:36:56,020 --> 00:36:58,300 Speaker 4: too late at night. Yeah, I've done this all my life. 554 00:36:58,420 --> 00:37:01,219 Speaker 4: I have time alone to myself and the families to bed. 555 00:37:01,339 --> 00:37:05,020 Speaker 2: It's it's the best. 556 00:37:03,460 --> 00:37:07,420 Speaker 4: And a doctor has told me, a medical doctor and 557 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:10,020 Speaker 4: this too, said, this can hurt your health in the 558 00:37:10,060 --> 00:37:10,539 Speaker 4: long term. 559 00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:13,819 Speaker 2: I know that's what they is. How much do you sleep? 560 00:37:13,859 --> 00:37:14,780 Speaker 2: How much do you sleep? 561 00:37:15,940 --> 00:37:17,060 Speaker 4: Well, I have to get him go to work the 562 00:37:17,060 --> 00:37:17,459 Speaker 4: next day. 563 00:37:17,540 --> 00:37:18,419 Speaker 2: How much do you sleep? 564 00:37:18,420 --> 00:37:20,140 Speaker 4: It's get maybe four or five hours of sleep? 565 00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:23,140 Speaker 2: Well, I'm not as bad. I'm into the five and 566 00:37:23,140 --> 00:37:25,539 Speaker 2: a half hour area, but I want to be six 567 00:37:25,580 --> 00:37:28,339 Speaker 2: and a half. All right, stay on, that's the only 568 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:32,899 Speaker 2: I got to everybody, Stay on. We continue New Year's Day. 569 00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:38,420 Speaker 1: This has been timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. Visit dennisprager 570 00:37:38,460 --> 00:37:41,980 Speaker 1: dot com for thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, 571 00:37:42,020 --> 00:37:46,060 Speaker 1: and classic radio programs, and to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational 572 00:37:46,180 --> 00:37:46,700 Speaker 1: Bibles