1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: tip is that your remembering self will thank you for 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: the good memories you create, Even if creating memories can 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: be a hassle. Once you are on the other side, 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: there is a good chance you will be glad that 7 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: you did. I am writing this episode about a week 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: after my family returned from an epic trip to Ecuador 9 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: and the Galapagos Islands. Making this trip had been on 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: my list of one hundred dreams, and I was excited 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: to see this amazing landscape and the animals that inspired 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Charles Darwin and changed people's understanding of the natural world. 13 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: It was also not a low stress trip. Traveling with 14 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: seven people internationally is never easy, nor is getting to 15 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: remote islands in the Pacific, or living out of a 16 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: small suitcase for nine days, or even dealing with logistics 17 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: of needing to brush your teeth with bottled water and 18 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: the like. On the other hand, we saw some amazing wildlife. 19 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: I was able to be quite close to giant Galapagos tortoises. 20 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: I kayaked right over white tipped reef sharks. I saw Iguanas, 21 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: sea lions, blue footed boobies, amazingly colorful crabs, and of 22 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: course those finches with their famously changing beaks. Now that 23 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: I am home and on the other side and sleeping 24 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: in my own bed, I'm happy I did it. Even 25 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: if there was a fair amount of anxiety before and 26 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: during the trip, My remembering self is happy we did 27 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: the Galapagos adventure. Waking up at three am in Kito 28 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: to catch a flight back to Miami is just a 29 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: blip in the memory. And I love seeing my photos 30 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: of those tortoises. So it goes with many things. While 31 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: big chosen adventures are often challenging in the moment and 32 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: can inspire some anxiety beforehand, once you are on the 33 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: other side, you will probably be happy to have done them. 34 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: So as you are considering things that are slightly outside 35 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: your comfort zone, you might try thinking about your remembering self. 36 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: Picture yourself on the other side of this adventure. You 37 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: have given that speech to a giant audience. You have 38 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: done a live interview on national TV. You have taken 39 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: five children on an international trip. Picture yourself looking back 40 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: on the memories. You are looking through your photos. You 41 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: are telling people about the adventure. You are back in 42 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: your comfort zone now, having stepped outside it earlier, because 43 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: guess what what eventually you will be to that place. 44 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: Time keeps passing no matter what we do. I knew 45 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: during my Ecuador and Galopagos trip that in a certain 46 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: number of days I would most likely be back home. 47 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: I would be sleeping in my own bed and brushing 48 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: my teeth with tap water. It was just up to 49 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: me to make memories in the meantime that my future 50 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: self could look back on. So I did, and now 51 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: I can recount them in life. It is easier to 52 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: give a lot of consideration to our experiencing selves whatever 53 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: it is we are doing in the moment. A trip 54 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: like my Galapagos one is a lot more stressful for 55 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: an experiencing self than say, going to stay at a 56 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: hotel in Florida for a few days, and that trip 57 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: would be more stressful than staying at home and relaxing. 58 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: But while relaxing is nice, it doesn't tend to generate 59 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: as many memories. The days since I came home for 60 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: my trip have gone so much far faster than my 61 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: time on the trip. As I write this, I'm like, Wow, 62 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: it's already been a week. Making memories expands time and 63 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: doing things outside our comfort zones is one way to 64 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: create memories. So think about your remembering self, not just 65 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: your experiencing self. If your experiencing self can get your 66 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: head around doing cool things, your remembering self well. Thank 67 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: you looking back on the memories you created in the meantime. 68 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 69 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. 70 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 71 00:04:54,839 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 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