WEBVTT - Bring joy to the world

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about little ways that you can bring

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<v Speaker 1>more joy to the world. This episode is first airing

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<v Speaker 1>on Christmas Day, and for those who celebrate the holiday,

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<v Speaker 1>it's supposed to be one of the most joyful days

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, and hopefully for anyone listening to this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>that is the case. But happiness in general is a

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<v Speaker 1>funny thing. Well, we certainly appreciate moments of big joy,

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<v Speaker 1>our moods and life satisfaction tend to be more affected

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<v Speaker 1>by small, repeated pleasures and wonders. So what would it

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<v Speaker 1>take to make every day? Mary? We can choose to

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<v Speaker 1>bring little joys to the world, both to ourselves, those

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<v Speaker 1>we love, and to the people we meet in general.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been brainstorming a list of these little joys, and

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<v Speaker 1>I invite you to share one's dream up with me

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<v Speaker 1>as well. One fun one. If you're the first rising

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<v Speaker 1>member of your family, wake the others a minute or

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<v Speaker 1>so before their alarms would go off with a kiss

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<v Speaker 1>or a hug. If you're on your own, wait to

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<v Speaker 1>inspirational music rather than a soulless beap. Get a programmable

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<v Speaker 1>coffee maker that can be set the night before so

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<v Speaker 1>everyone wakes to a hot cup, or if you're the

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<v Speaker 1>first riser, make it for everyone else. Don't start your

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<v Speaker 1>day reading depressing headlines or demanding emails. There's time enough

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<v Speaker 1>for that later. Make the first thing you read something beautiful,

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<v Speaker 1>like poetry or a sacred text. If you read something

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<v Speaker 1>that makes you think of a friend or family member,

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to share it with that person. By

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<v Speaker 1>email is fine, but an actual phone call can really

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<v Speaker 1>spark joy. When you get to your office, smile and

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<v Speaker 1>say hello to your coworkers. Ask how they're doing. Listen

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<v Speaker 1>with your full attention as they respond. Be generous with praise.

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<v Speaker 1>Send a note of appreciation. You never know when it

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<v Speaker 1>will make someone's day. Okay, scratch that, you can actually

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<v Speaker 1>be quite confident that it will make someone's day. Most

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<v Speaker 1>of us don't exactly sit around reaping praise notes daily,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is an easy way to spread joy. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have a good experience at a restaurant or hotel

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<v Speaker 1>or store, right the manager and name the person who

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<v Speaker 1>helped you. These are the sorts of things that tend

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<v Speaker 1>to go up on the wall in the employee break

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<v Speaker 1>room and can make everyone feel better about life. Put

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<v Speaker 1>your change in the tip jar. Those quarters cause more

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<v Speaker 1>joy there than they do in your pocket. And if

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<v Speaker 1>those quarters do, land in your pocket. And put a

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<v Speaker 1>little extra change in your parking meter so someone else

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<v Speaker 1>can park for free after you. People give and get

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<v Speaker 1>lots of gifts on Christmas, and that can be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>But gifts can bring more joy when they're given just because.

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<v Speaker 1>Buy your spouse a five dollar bouquet of flowers at

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery store simply because it's Tuesday. Bring home something

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<v Speaker 1>whimsical from a business trip, or maybe you don't even

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<v Speaker 1>need to bring something home. You can start an inside

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<v Speaker 1>joke with a teenage child. Every time either of you

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<v Speaker 1>sees a snow globe or a pet sweater in a store,

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<v Speaker 1>you text a picture to each other. If you see

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<v Speaker 1>litter somewhere and you can safely pick it up, do so.

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<v Speaker 1>Check in on older neighbors, occasionally, print up some of

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<v Speaker 1>the photos you take and mail copies to the people

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<v Speaker 1>who are in them. Sharing little bits of joy with

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<v Speaker 1>the world doesn't need to take a whole lot of time.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you go through your days consciously looking for

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<v Speaker 1>ways to make the world better. Well, you will make

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<v Speaker 1>it better and that can make every day I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like Christmas. I'd love to hear how you bring joy

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<v Speaker 1>to the world. You can email me at Before Breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>podcast at iHeart media dot com. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear

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