WEBVTT - It might rain

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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 it might rain, so, especially if you

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<v Speaker 1>are planning a lot of outdoor fun this time of year,

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<v Speaker 1>you might want to consciously figure out some backup plans

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<v Speaker 1>for rainy days. That way, no matter the weather, you

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<v Speaker 1>have something to look forward to, a truth that is

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<v Speaker 1>literal and metaphorical as well. I wrote this episode at

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<v Speaker 1>a point in early May when the past two weekends

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<v Speaker 1>were just incredibly rainy. Given that it is spring, there

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<v Speaker 1>were a lot of outdoor events that had to be

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<v Speaker 1>rescheduled or were just canceled. In general, I try to

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<v Speaker 1>do some longer runs and pretty places on weekends, but

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<v Speaker 1>if it's pouring, that is close to zero fun, and

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<v Speaker 1>so the runs tend not to happen. Now, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>it could rain in a metaphorical sense too. My weekend

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<v Speaker 1>plans for one of those rainy weekends also involved one

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<v Speaker 1>of my kids doing a fair number of activities. Then

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday morning he started feeling sick. He didn't wind

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<v Speaker 1>up doing any of his activities, and all the plans

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<v Speaker 1>that had been built around him being at one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things couldn't happen. I know this is the sort

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<v Speaker 1>of thing that it is easy to get frustrated about.

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<v Speaker 1>But rain is inevitable, so are kid illnesses or people's

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<v Speaker 1>planes being delayed? Are people canceling for all sorts of reasons,

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<v Speaker 1>some good, some not. I believe that truly enjoying your

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<v Speaker 1>leisure time requires being prepared for that possibility. Fortunately, if

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<v Speaker 1>you think about this ahead of time, it is not

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<v Speaker 1>that hard to come up with backup plans that might

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<v Speaker 1>also be fun. As you are planning your weekends, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>you might simply identify those things that have a reasonable

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<v Speaker 1>probability of not happening. A baseball game has a reasonable

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<v Speaker 1>probability of getting rained out. A half marathon is more

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<v Speaker 1>likely to go on rain or shine. But the uncertainty

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<v Speaker 1>on that side is you being sick or injured. So

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<v Speaker 1>figure out what could go wrong, and then figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what you would do instead that might also be fun. So,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, if your neighborhood cookout gets rained out, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you'll go to a movie. If the Little League game

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<v Speaker 1>is canceled, you'll go to the science museum. If a

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<v Speaker 1>kid is sick, you'll spend some extra time doing a

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<v Speaker 1>new puzzle you bought, or reading that page turner book

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<v Speaker 1>during the time that you might have gone somewhere, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you can move things around. I was supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>take my daughter to lunch that weekend when her little

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<v Speaker 1>brother got sick. My husband was coming back from the

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<v Speaker 1>airport and was delayed, so when the little guy couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>go to his class, we couldn't leave him. But we regrouped,

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<v Speaker 1>figured out what time my husband's plane was landing, and

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<v Speaker 1>left for a very late lunch. The second he pulled

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<v Speaker 1>in the driveway, we still had our fun. Rain can

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<v Speaker 1>be disappointing, but it is also inevitable. The key to

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<v Speaker 1>managing the disappointment is having other stuff that you are

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely cool with doing. If Option A can't happen, a

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<v Speaker 1>good Option B means you don't worry so much about

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<v Speaker 1>the rain. You are going to enjoy yourself either way.

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

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

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