WEBVTT - Go watch the fireflies

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of My 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 go watch the fireflies. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you are feeling behind or busy, taking a few minutes

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<v Speaker 1>to relax and enjoy the world probably won't make the

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<v Speaker 1>situation worse, and it might make it better. This is

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<v Speaker 1>my first summer in our new house, and every night

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<v Speaker 1>in July the yard just came alive with fireflies. We

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<v Speaker 1>never had quite that many in the old place, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's like a marvelous little light show. July was also

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<v Speaker 1>a very challenging month in otherwise we were relying on

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<v Speaker 1>back up childcare arrangements, and I wound up doing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more camp driving than I had planned on, taking

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<v Speaker 1>an hour out of my already shortened work days most

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<v Speaker 1>mornings and afternoons. The time needed to get made up somewhere,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'd try to get scraps of work time

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<v Speaker 1>wherever I could. But one night, while I was pecking

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<v Speaker 1>away its stuff while my two year old was watching

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<v Speaker 1>Peppa Pig videos, I realized I was probably not going

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<v Speaker 1>to make much progress in the next twenty minutes, and

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<v Speaker 1>since it was twilight, the lightning bugs would be out

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<v Speaker 1>in all their glory, so he and I went outside,

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<v Speaker 1>bringing a few more kids with us. They ran after

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<v Speaker 1>the fireflies, only occasionally catching them and then immediately letting

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<v Speaker 1>them go. The red sky and cooler air after the

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<v Speaker 1>hot day felt almost magical. We stayed outside until it

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<v Speaker 1>was dark. Then it was back inside, where it turns

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<v Speaker 1>out I was still behind. I wish there was a

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<v Speaker 1>great moral here, like I had some amazing idea that

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<v Speaker 1>changed everything I didn't. I mean other than this podcast topic,

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<v Speaker 1>which doesn't really change much, but it was a memory

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<v Speaker 1>piercing the wash of time, like fireflies light up the night.

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<v Speaker 1>I doubt I would have done anything better sitting at

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<v Speaker 1>my desk. Likewise, perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed too. Summer

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<v Speaker 1>can bring vacations, but there's always the madness of prep

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<v Speaker 1>beforehand and catching up later. Many places are short staffed,

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<v Speaker 1>plus they're dealing with supply chain madness and price increases,

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<v Speaker 1>and it just makes everything harder. It's easy to feel

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<v Speaker 1>behind and like there isn't enough time in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe there isn't, But the truth is, there isn't

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<v Speaker 1>going to be enough time in the day. Regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>what we do. Sometimes we are better off taking a

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<v Speaker 1>little time to enjoy the world and create a memory,

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<v Speaker 1>even if we are overwhelmed. So even if you're swamped,

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<v Speaker 1>take twenty minutes to eat lunch under the shade of

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<v Speaker 1>a tree outside. Even if you're overwhelmed, take a short

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<v Speaker 1>walk with your kids at night, or go through a

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<v Speaker 1>few stones in a creek. The work will still be there,

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<v Speaker 1>the inbox will be there, and yes, we need to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with it, but small amounts of time probably won't

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<v Speaker 1>matter one way or another. You can be overwhelmed and

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<v Speaker 1>see the fireflies, or overwhelmed and not see the fireflies.

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<v Speaker 1>In the long run, memories are all we've got in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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

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