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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you are having a pleasant moment,

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<v Speaker 1>try to linger in it. If you are enjoying time

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<v Speaker 1>with a loved one or an experience that is interesting

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<v Speaker 1>or fun, don't pull yourself away too fast unless you

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<v Speaker 1>truly have to, when you can stay awhile and savor it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure many of us have had the experience of

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<v Speaker 1>having a lovely lunch with a friend, but then feeling

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<v Speaker 1>like we should get back to our desks, even if

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have anything scheduled at one pm. Oh, we

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<v Speaker 1>are sitting outside enjoying the nighttime sounds side, we need

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<v Speaker 1>to get back inside to do the laundry. We're wandering

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<v Speaker 1>around an art museum, and we didn't tell people we'd

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<v Speaker 1>be back at a specific time, but probably we should

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<v Speaker 1>rush back all the same. Right. So often, those of

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<v Speaker 1>us with full lives feel pulled to things our desks,

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<v Speaker 1>our chores, our screens, our family members, even if they

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<v Speaker 1>are entirely safe and happy in someone else's care. But

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<v Speaker 1>here's an idea. If you are doing something truly enjoyable,

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<v Speaker 1>and you feel this pull even without a specific reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Resist it unless you actually have something you need to

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<v Speaker 1>do right away. Encourage yourself to stay a while, give

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<v Speaker 1>yourself a few extra minutes linger. It is so easy

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<v Speaker 1>to hurry from one scheduled commitment or task to another,

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<v Speaker 1>and there are days when we definitely have to keep

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<v Speaker 1>up that fast pace. But when it is possible, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>we can try savoring things and not rushing. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>famous scene in the Odyssey when Odysseus is determined not

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<v Speaker 1>to be seduced off his course by the entrancing songs

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<v Speaker 1>of the sirens. He has the sailors on his boat

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<v Speaker 1>tie him to the mast so that he can enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>hearing the sirens song without letting it draw him away.

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<v Speaker 1>Busy folks sometimes have that experience in reverse, whereas Odysseus

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<v Speaker 1>hears a sirens song that tempts him toward pleasure. When

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<v Speaker 1>we are enjoying a pleasant moment, we are often tempted

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<v Speaker 1>away by the siren song of chores or other perceived duties.

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<v Speaker 1>But we don't have to have that happen. When you

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<v Speaker 1>are savoring a special moment, lash yourself to the mast

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<v Speaker 1>so you're not drawn away too soon. Remind yourself to linger,

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<v Speaker 1>to stay awhile. Tell yourself this is wonderful and I

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<v Speaker 1>choose to enjoy it. You can't linger forever, and there

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<v Speaker 1>are things you need to do and want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>But be sure you are moving towards something and not

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<v Speaker 1>just succumbing to the sense that you should always be

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<v Speaker 1>doing something else in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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