WEBVTT - Celebrate in different ways

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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 find new ways to celebrate the holidays.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot will need to change this year, but by

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<v Speaker 1>thinking ahead, you increase the chances of feeling contented rather

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<v Speaker 1>than disappointed. Many of my listeners are celebrating Halloween this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanksgiving in November, and Christmas or Hanukkah in December. The

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<v Speaker 1>last ten weeks of the year are pretty much packed

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<v Speaker 1>with such things. It's always a fun, festive time, but

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<v Speaker 1>this year many things will have to change. People won't

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<v Speaker 1>throw big parties, parades, and other concerts might be canceled

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<v Speaker 1>or look different. Anything with a crowd is suspect, and

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<v Speaker 1>many people won't want to travel, even if it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like research is showing that flying is relatively safe. None

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<v Speaker 1>of this is breaking news. We've obviously lived with the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of a pandemic for a while now. But the

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<v Speaker 1>holidays also feature tons of traditions. These are things that

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<v Speaker 1>we do the same way year after year. Because they

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<v Speaker 1>are so ingrained, we don't necessarily think about them until

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<v Speaker 1>the holidays are upon us. So the next few weeks

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<v Speaker 1>are going to bring some big realizations that, oh, after

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<v Speaker 1>ten years of going to the Joneses holiday party, the

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<v Speaker 1>Joneses aren't going to be able to have a big

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<v Speaker 1>holiday party. The kids always sit on Santa's lap, but

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<v Speaker 1>there won't be any sitting on Santa's lap. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>for example, I got my family tickets to all sorts

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<v Speaker 1>of crowded favorite indoor holiday events like a performance of

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<v Speaker 1>The Nutcracker, a classical coral concert, Disney on ice circ

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<v Speaker 1>de Sole. With my city restricting all large gatherings, these

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<v Speaker 1>are not likely to happen. This could certainly make the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the year feel even more woeful than it

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<v Speaker 1>already will. But here's the thing. We know this realization

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<v Speaker 1>is coming up, and if you know it, you can

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<v Speaker 1>plan to deal with it. There are plenty of options

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<v Speaker 1>for celebrating in different ways, and if you proactively plan

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<v Speaker 1>in enough fun stuff that can be done, the absence

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<v Speaker 1>of what can't be done won't seem quite so difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with. My family is doing this with Halloween.

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<v Speaker 1>When I realized that some of the usual adventures like

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<v Speaker 1>a Halloween parade or my husband's office Halloween party wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be happening. We hunted for other events where we could

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<v Speaker 1>wear our costumes. We wound up doing a drive through

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<v Speaker 1>Halloween parade, going to a ghost gathering at a local

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<v Speaker 1>botanical garden, and getting tickets for a music ms socially

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<v Speaker 1>distanced Halloween event. With enough fun stuff stacked up, the

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<v Speaker 1>holiday couldn't help but still feel really fun. We're taking

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<v Speaker 1>the same approach with Christmas. I'm pretty sure we'll wind

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<v Speaker 1>up doing lots of outdoor festive stuff and just bottling up.

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<v Speaker 1>It will still feel like Christmas and that will be good.

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<v Speaker 1>So today, think about the upcoming holidays you might be celebrating.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about what traditions you do automatically, and think about

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<v Speaker 1>which might have to change. Think about what you can

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<v Speaker 1>do instead that will be really fun and meaningful. You

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<v Speaker 1>just might come up with some new stuff that you'll

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<v Speaker 1>want to keep when all this is over and the

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<v Speaker 1>normal traditions are possible. That would be the best of

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<v Speaker 1>both worlds. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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

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