1 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: What is going on? 2 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 2: Emily A Badi here coming to you from the Age Studio. 3 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: You are listening to five Minute Friday from Hurdle. I 4 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: am in a great mood today. I feel as though 5 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: things are just working for me right now. And I 6 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: don't want to say that to brag, but I want 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: to say that to put some context into just what 8 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: has been happening for me. I felt as though in November, December, January, 9 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: February I was going through the trenches, and now that 10 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: I can say that I am on the other side 11 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: of a lot of frustration and anger and to be 12 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 2: really candid sadness, I feel empowered and hopeful and excited 13 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: and those are all just really really great adjectives. I 14 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: took a meeting this morning quite early, at seven thirty, 15 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: and I decided, because it was such an early meeting, 16 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: that I would take it while on a three. 17 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: Mile walk Chef's kiss. 18 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: It was amazing, Okay, so cool, glad I summarized my 19 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: mental state for all of you. What I actually want 20 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: to talk about this week on five Minute Friday is 21 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: perspective and my beautiful moment of perspective this week, aside 22 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: from the amount of gratitude that I just shared with 23 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: all of you came from my dear friend Willy. 24 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:48,279 Speaker 1: Now you may. 25 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: Remember Willie because he was on the show a few 26 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: months back. Willy Valderrama, I will link his episode in 27 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: the show Notes was diagnosed with MS last year. He 28 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: went from not being able to walk and being in 29 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: the hospital two months later, training for and ultimately running 30 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: a marathon. His story is absolutely beautiful and I'm so 31 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: grateful because meeting him and recording with him brought him 32 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 2: into my life now as a dear friend, both him 33 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: and his girlfriend Ali, And so Willie and Ali and 34 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: I got together earlier this week and we were bonding 35 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: over whiskey and tacos, chatting about the pandemic, and Willie 36 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: said something that literally made me chuckle. 37 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: He said, you know, the pandemic has really worked for me. Yeah. 38 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 2: This is the same man who was diagnosed with MS 39 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 2: during the pandemic. And he was talking about how at 40 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: the very beginning of when everything started to shut down, 41 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 2: he was being paid while not having to work in 42 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: the capacity that he used to have to and he 43 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: was able to breathe a little bit, and the that 44 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: time is when he got into running and In his words, 45 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: the MS was just kind of like a sidebar to 46 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 2: all of the good things that were happening in his life, 47 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 2: and man like it made me really take a step 48 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: back and reflect. Right, I just talked about this small 49 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: time period, these few months where I felt as though 50 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: I was personally struggling. But when I think about things 51 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: and really try to find some perspective, how lucky am 52 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: I in the scheme of life that I have so 53 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: much beautiful opportunity and goodness surrounding me. And I say 54 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: that also not to downplay that if you are in 55 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: a moment of sadness or struggle, that you're not entitled 56 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: to feeling all of those feelings and experiencing them in 57 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: their wholeness, because that is critical for you to be 58 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: able to process and then ultimately move on. So feel 59 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 2: the feels, but then if you can, once you get 60 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: to the other side of that moment, find some perspective, 61 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: recognize how lucky we are to have the things that 62 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: we have within our life, and that we have every 63 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: single day. The choice to make a lot of decisions, 64 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 2: the choice to be in control of how we react 65 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: to our feelings, the choice to go after our potential 66 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 2: and do things that excite us. 67 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: And so thanks Willie for my necessary dose of perspective 68 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: this year. 69 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: I am so so grateful that this man's in my life. 70 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: A question for you, my thought prompt of the week, 71 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 2: Who is someone in your life that you are really 72 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: really grateful for? 73 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: And why? 74 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: Who is someone in your life that you are really 75 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 2: really grateful for and why? 76 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: And now a listener question, how do you look so 77 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: good all the time? 78 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: Like running from a workout or a run to a 79 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: call to a meeting for and your hair, makeup and 80 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 2: clothes always amazing? 81 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: Well, if this isn't flattery, I really don't know what is. 82 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: Uh. 83 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: Thank you. 84 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: This is a very nice compliment, although I will tell 85 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: you that the secret to quote unquote having it all 86 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: together is really just having the same stables that you 87 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: go back to time and time again, and also having 88 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 2: the right attitude. With that said, I'm gonna let you 89 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: in on my essentials toolbox. This is really big. The 90 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 2: dry shampoo I swear by is R and Co. They 91 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 2: have a dry shampoo called Death Valley. I believe the 92 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: smell of it is heaven. I also never leave home 93 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: if I'm gonna do a sweat and then like continue 94 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: on with my day and I have a place to 95 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 2: put my things. I'll never leave home without the dry shampoo. 96 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: I have a travel size of my go to perfume, 97 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: which smells like Santall thirty three from Lalabo, but it's 98 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: actually from a company called Mason Louis Marie. I believe 99 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: that's how you say it. It's their number four. It 100 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: is divine. I also firmly believe that my face needs 101 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: three things period. The first thing is a brow I 102 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 2: swear by the Benefit brow gel. Then I must must, 103 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 2: must use the Cover Girl outlast Extreme Where foundation, and 104 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 2: last but not least, I use either the Nars Climax 105 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 2: mascara or the Ilia mascara. 106 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: And that's it. 107 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: As for hair, I'm all about a low bud post workout, 108 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 2: a little of that dry shampoo, coma back, and you're 109 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: good to go. Curls can be saved, but that is 110 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 2: not something that I can explain on a podcast. So 111 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 2: if you want to see how I save my hair 112 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 2: after a sweat, go find me on TikTok. 113 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: I'm over at Emily a Body. 114 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 2: I feel like that was kind of a cop out 115 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 2: for answering a listener question it was like a nice 116 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: compliment that I just elaborated on. But I'm here to 117 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 2: answer what you really want to know. So if you 118 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: have more listener questions, I am here to answer them. 119 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: And I know that you do because y'all are in 120 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: my DMS. So in the show notes there is a 121 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: link that says, ask me a question, leave me a 122 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: voice message, go do it right now. Whatever you want 123 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: to know, I'm all yours. Make sure you're following Hurdle 124 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: over at Hurdle Podcast. I am over at Emily a Body, 125 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: and by the time you're listening to this, I will 126 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 2: be in Los Angeles and I will be seeing some 127 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: of the Los Angeles hurdlers tomorrow Saturday at the Gooder 128 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: Venice Cabana. Link to get in on the Hurdler Huddle 129 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: Los Angeles edition is in the show notes. Another hurdle conquered. 130 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: Catch you guys next time.