1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: tip is to make a pilgrimage to a place that 4 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: is significant to you. Doing so can make your leisure 5 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: time feel a lot more purposeful. For centuries, people have 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: visited places of religious significance, places like the Western Wall 7 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: or Mecca, to name a few. People make these trips 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: because they believe that visiting those places will deepen their 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: devotion and help them feel part of the community of 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: faithful people through the ages. But places don't need to 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: be religious to feel significant. There are many other reasons 12 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: a place can feel important, and taking the time and 13 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: effort to visit can give a sense of purpose to 14 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: travel or to discretionary time. I'm in general, so it 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: might be worth making a pilgrimage somewhere as one of 16 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: your next trips, or even as a weekend event. For instance, 17 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: maybe your ancestors lived somewhere that you would like to visit. 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: Years ago, I visited the little town in the Netherlands 19 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: where my grandfather lived. You might go find the town 20 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: where your great grandmother was born and visit the church 21 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: where she was baptized and married. Even if you can't 22 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: get that precise, you might know that family members were from, 23 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: say Sicily. As you wander around the general area, you'll 24 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: know that you are probably seeing the same landscape that 25 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: they saw. That can be an awe inspiring feeling. Of course, 26 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: you don't have to visit sites from just your own 27 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: family's past. Maybe you are fascinated by a particular period 28 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: of history. It might be worth visiting the beaches of Normandy, 29 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: or the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma or Ellis Island. 30 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: See where other people's courageous actions created the life we 31 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: live today. Other pilgrimages may be more personal rather than 32 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: religious or historical. Did you love Laura Ingalls Wylder's Little 33 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: House Books when you were a kid. Go on a 34 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: road trip and visit places depicted in her books. Did 35 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: you learn to cook from the Moosewood Cookbooks? Travel to 36 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: Ithaca and eat at the Moosewood Cafe and reconnect with 37 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: your twenty something self. Place is meaningful, and the truth 38 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: is that most of us are going to travel somewhere 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: in the next year or so. I'm all about seeing 40 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: exciting sites and relaxing, but connecting with an interest can 41 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: make for a good mix when added to these other things. 42 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 1: If you normally take vacations with your family, maybe you 43 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: could do a weekend trip to a site of interest, 44 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: or maybe there's even something nearby and accessible. You love 45 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: model trains and you find out there's an elaborate disy 46 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: display at a store two hours from your house. What 47 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: a great place for a Saturday pilgrimage. You'll spend Saturday 48 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: doing something, so why not spend Saturday seeing something that 49 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: will delight you and touch on a part of your identity. 50 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: So think about what inspires you and intrigues you, think 51 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: about the places that are important for those things, and 52 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: then think about how you can get yourself there. Doing 53 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: so will probably make for sharper memories than just doing 54 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: the same thing over again. In the meantime, this is Laura. 55 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 56 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: our time. 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