WEBVTT - Your remembering self will thank you

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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 your remembering self will thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the good memories you create, Even if creating memories can

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<v Speaker 1>be a hassle. Once you are on the other side,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a good chance you will be glad that

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<v Speaker 1>you did. I am writing this episode about a week

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<v Speaker 1>after my family returned from an epic trip to Ecuador

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<v Speaker 1>and the Galapagos Islands. Making this trip had been on

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<v Speaker 1>my list of one hundred dreams, and I was excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see this amazing landscape and the animals that inspired

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<v Speaker 1>Charles Darwin and changed people's understanding of the natural world.

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<v Speaker 1>It was also not a low stress trip. Traveling with

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<v Speaker 1>seven people internationally is never easy, nor is getting to

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<v Speaker 1>remote islands in the Pacific, or living out of a

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<v Speaker 1>small suitcase for nine days, or even dealing with logistics

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<v Speaker 1>of needing to brush your teeth with bottled water and

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<v Speaker 1>the like. On the other hand, we saw some amazing wildlife.

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to be quite close to giant Galapagos tortoises.

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<v Speaker 1>I kayaked right over white tipped reef sharks. I saw Iguanas,

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<v Speaker 1>sea lions, blue footed boobies, amazingly colorful crabs, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course those finches with their famously changing beaks. Now that

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<v Speaker 1>I am home and on the other side and sleeping

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<v Speaker 1>in my own bed, I'm happy I did it. Even

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<v Speaker 1>if there was a fair amount of anxiety before and

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<v Speaker 1>during the trip, My remembering self is happy we did

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<v Speaker 1>the Galapagos adventure. Waking up at three am in Kito

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<v Speaker 1>to catch a flight back to Miami is just a

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<v Speaker 1>blip in the memory. And I love seeing my photos

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<v Speaker 1>of those tortoises. So it goes with many things. While

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<v Speaker 1>big chosen adventures are often challenging in the moment and

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<v Speaker 1>can inspire some anxiety beforehand, once you are on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side, you will probably be happy to have done them.

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<v Speaker 1>So as you are considering things that are slightly outside

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<v Speaker 1>your comfort zone, you might try thinking about your remembering self.

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<v Speaker 1>Picture yourself on the other side of this adventure. You

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<v Speaker 1>have given that speech to a giant audience. You have

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<v Speaker 1>done a live interview on national TV. You have taken

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<v Speaker 1>five children on an international trip. Picture yourself looking back

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<v Speaker 1>on the memories. You are looking through your photos. You

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<v Speaker 1>are telling people about the adventure. You are back in

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<v Speaker 1>your comfort zone now, having stepped outside it earlier, because

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<v Speaker 1>guess what what eventually you will be to that place.

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<v Speaker 1>Time keeps passing no matter what we do. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>during my Ecuador and Galopagos trip that in a certain

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<v Speaker 1>number of days I would most likely be back home.

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<v Speaker 1>I would be sleeping in my own bed and brushing

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<v Speaker 1>my teeth with tap water. It was just up to

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<v Speaker 1>me to make memories in the meantime that my future

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<v Speaker 1>self could look back on. So I did, and now

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<v Speaker 1>I can recount them in life. It is easier to

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<v Speaker 1>give a lot of consideration to our experiencing selves whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is we are doing in the moment. A trip

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<v Speaker 1>like my Galapagos one is a lot more stressful for

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<v Speaker 1>an experiencing self than say, going to stay at a

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<v Speaker 1>hotel in Florida for a few days, and that trip

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<v Speaker 1>would be more stressful than staying at home and relaxing.

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<v Speaker 1>But while relaxing is nice, it doesn't tend to generate

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<v Speaker 1>as many memories. The days since I came home for

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<v Speaker 1>my trip have gone so much far faster than my

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<v Speaker 1>time on the trip. As I write this, I'm like, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>it's already been a week. Making memories expands time and

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<v Speaker 1>doing things outside our comfort zones is one way to

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<v Speaker 1>create memories. So think about your remembering self, not just

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<v Speaker 1>your experiencing self. If your experiencing self can get your

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<v Speaker 1>head around doing cool things, your remembering self well. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you looking back on the memories you created in the meantime.

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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