WEBVTT - Thinking of you 

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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 to let other people know when you're

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<v Speaker 1>thinking of them. This is a very easy way to

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<v Speaker 1>spread some cheer in the world to other people and

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<v Speaker 1>to yourself. Two a dozen times a week or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even more. You probably think of a friend or family

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<v Speaker 1>member that you don't see often. Maybe you go BlackBerry

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<v Speaker 1>picking and think about your parents neighbor who let you

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<v Speaker 1>pick berries in her yard every summer as your kids

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<v Speaker 1>hunt easter eggs. Do you remember the year you had

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<v Speaker 1>chicken pox and couldn't go to the community easter egg

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<v Speaker 1>hunt and your best friend put a basket with eggs

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<v Speaker 1>she'd found on your front doorstep, so you feel included.

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<v Speaker 1>Rather than just let this thought pass, you buy why

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<v Speaker 1>not reach out to the other person sees these thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>as a chance to reconnect to that person or even

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<v Speaker 1>to others who know that person. This is pretty straightforward.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are friends with your parents neighbor on Facebook,

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<v Speaker 1>and come on, you know you probably are. Just send

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<v Speaker 1>a message. Just went BlackBerry picking and I'm remembering lots

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<v Speaker 1>of summer fun in your backyard. Thanks for the memories.

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<v Speaker 1>You could message your siblings too about these memories, or

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<v Speaker 1>your parents or any other neighborhood kids now grown up

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<v Speaker 1>who joined in the berry picking fun. If you've got

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<v Speaker 1>your old Easter egg finding friends email or cell phone number,

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<v Speaker 1>won't email or text about your memory of that Easter

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<v Speaker 1>egg hunt. I loved getting the basket that year. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember how special it made me feel. Thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>These chances for memory and reconnecting are everywhere once you

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<v Speaker 1>start to become aware of them. Seeing your college basketball

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<v Speaker 1>team play on TV can be a chance to message

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<v Speaker 1>tons of folks who are probably watching the game too.

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<v Speaker 1>Cleaning out your closet and seeing a dress from an

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<v Speaker 1>old formal can be a chance to text friends who

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<v Speaker 1>are there as well. One real upside of this habit

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<v Speaker 1>is that you are not asking for anything. With this outreach.

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<v Speaker 1>Your connections don't have to pull out their calendars to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out when they're free for a get together. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to weigh whether they can afford to do

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<v Speaker 1>you a favor or anything else. You are just letting

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<v Speaker 1>them know that you are thinking about them. It's a simple, quick,

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<v Speaker 1>an authentic way of reinforcing your relationships. You brighten other

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<v Speaker 1>people's days. Who wouldn't want to be reminded that they

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<v Speaker 1>did something nice at age ten. You're giving them a

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<v Speaker 1>moment of happiness and then letting them get back to

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<v Speaker 1>whatever they were doing. This spreads cheer in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>but will also create cheer for you too. Our memories

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<v Speaker 1>are funny things. They become stronger the more we interact

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<v Speaker 1>with them. When you relive a fun memory by sharing

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<v Speaker 1>it with someone else, the memory becomes more vivid for you.

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<v Speaker 1>The more good memories we do this with, the more

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<v Speaker 1>we believe the narrative that we have had a good

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<v Speaker 1>life and most likely we will continue to do so.

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<v Speaker 1>We are creating memories now that can become shared moments

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<v Speaker 1>of recollection in the future. So today, if you find

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<v Speaker 1>yourself thinking of someone fondly tell that person so you'll

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<v Speaker 1>brighten your day and theirs and feel like the world

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<v Speaker 1>is a smaller and friendlier place. In the meantime, This

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

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

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