WEBVTT - Second Cup: Give the gift of time

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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 to consider how you can give the gift

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Far more than a gift card. The gift

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<v Speaker 1>of time can help nurture relationships and build community. I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to do an episode on this topic after hearing

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<v Speaker 1>from a Before Breakfast listener who had thoughts on an

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<v Speaker 1>earlier episode we did on having too much time. The

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<v Speaker 1>listener noted that people whose schedules open up because they're

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<v Speaker 1>between jobs or retired, or who children have grown are

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<v Speaker 1>often advised to volunteer. That's a great idea, but the

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<v Speaker 1>listener reminded me that volunteer opportunities don't have to be formal.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, she decided to take on some kid driving

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<v Speaker 1>duties for a busy family. She knew the kids got

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<v Speaker 1>to spend special time with someone who is like an

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<v Speaker 1>aunt to them, and the parents got a break. Time

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<v Speaker 1>can be an incredible gift in many ways. It's more

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<v Speaker 1>valuable than money or things, because while you can make

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<v Speaker 1>more money, you cannot make more time. The richest person

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<v Speaker 1>on the planet still has just twenty four hours in

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<v Speaker 1>a day. Once a second is gone, all the money

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<v Speaker 1>in the world cannot buy it back. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>sounds daunting and maybe like we should hoard our time,

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<v Speaker 1>But as with money, having a mentality of abundance can

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<v Speaker 1>actually make us feel rich. While philanthropists are technically giving

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<v Speaker 1>their money away, they're building the world they want to see,

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<v Speaker 1>which makes them feel wealthier. Not everyone has money, but

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<v Speaker 1>all of us do have time. By thinking of yourself

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<v Speaker 1>as a time philanthropist, you can seek out opportunities to

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<v Speaker 1>invest your time in building the community you'd like to inhabit.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you've got time you can give. Become a

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<v Speaker 1>time detective. Who in your community needs help, who's struggling

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<v Speaker 1>to cope with their responsibilities in the twenty four hours

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<v Speaker 1>we have each day. Maybe a single parent in your

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<v Speaker 1>neighborhood could really use a break. She might not ask,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can offer. Maybe someone with a new baby

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<v Speaker 1>would welcome the opportunity to hand over the other children

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<v Speaker 1>for a few hours. Maybe a family with two working

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<v Speaker 1>parents facing the stress of making a daycare pickup with

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<v Speaker 1>the vagaries of traffic would love to have you on

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<v Speaker 1>call for those days when the interstate is backed up

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<v Speaker 1>for miles Maybe a neighbor who works an hour away

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<v Speaker 1>would welcome your offer to check on an aging parent

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<v Speaker 1>if there's ever an issue like that parent isn't picking

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<v Speaker 1>up the phone. You could offer to drive someone whose

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<v Speaker 1>car is broken down to the grocery store. There are

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of needs when you look, but you can also

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<v Speaker 1>think about giving the gift of time in general, perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>as a substitute for more traditional gifts. Instead of giving

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<v Speaker 1>a relation to a sweater, take her as your guest

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<v Speaker 1>to the art museum for the afternoon. Instead of giving

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<v Speaker 1>a friend a plant for her birthday, offer to do

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<v Speaker 1>a few additional carpool runs. If you're pressed for time,

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<v Speaker 1>this won't work. None of us can give more than

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<v Speaker 1>we actually have. But if you're in a stage of

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<v Speaker 1>life where there is more time, all of these ideas

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<v Speaker 1>will nurture your relationships and build your community. And here's

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<v Speaker 1>the even better part of gifts like these. If you

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<v Speaker 1>come into a time squeeze yourself, people will remember and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll pay it back. In that sense, the gift of

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<v Speaker 1>time isn't really a gift. It's more like banking time

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

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<v Speaker 1>for listening. And here's to making the most of our time.

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