WEBVTT - Make a pilgrimage

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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 make a pilgrimage to a place that

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<v Speaker 1>is significant to you. Doing so can make your leisure

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<v Speaker 1>time feel a lot more purposeful. For centuries, people have

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<v Speaker 1>visited places of religious significance, places like the Western Wall

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<v Speaker 1>or Mecca, to name a few. People make these trips

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<v Speaker 1>because they believe that visiting those places will deepen their

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<v Speaker 1>devotion and help them feel part of the community of

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<v Speaker 1>faithful people through the ages. But places don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>be religious to feel significant. There are many other reasons

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<v Speaker 1>a place can feel important, and taking the time and

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<v Speaker 1>effort to visit can give a sense of purpose to

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<v Speaker 1>travel or to discretionary time. I'm in general, so it

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<v Speaker 1>might be worth making a pilgrimage somewhere as one of

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<v Speaker 1>your next trips, or even as a weekend event. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe your ancestors lived somewhere that you would like to visit.

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<v Speaker 1>Years ago, I visited the little town in the Netherlands

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<v Speaker 1>where my grandfather lived. You might go find the town

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<v Speaker 1>where your great grandmother was born and visit the church

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<v Speaker 1>where she was baptized and married. Even if you can't

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<v Speaker 1>get that precise, you might know that family members were from,

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<v Speaker 1>say Sicily. As you wander around the general area, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>know that you are probably seeing the same landscape that

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<v Speaker 1>they saw. That can be an awe inspiring feeling. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to visit sites from just your own

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<v Speaker 1>family's past. Maybe you are fascinated by a particular period

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<v Speaker 1>of history. It might be worth visiting the beaches of Normandy,

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<v Speaker 1>or the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma or Ellis Island.

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<v Speaker 1>See where other people's courageous actions created the life we

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<v Speaker 1>live today. Other pilgrimages may be more personal rather than

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<v Speaker 1>religious or historical. Did you love Laura Ingalls Wylder's Little

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<v Speaker 1>House Books when you were a kid. Go on a

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<v Speaker 1>road trip and visit places depicted in her books. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you learn to cook from the Moosewood Cookbooks? Travel to

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<v Speaker 1>Ithaca and eat at the Moosewood Cafe and reconnect with

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<v Speaker 1>your twenty something self. Place is meaningful, and the truth

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<v Speaker 1>is that most of us are going to travel somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>in the next year or so. I'm all about seeing

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<v Speaker 1>exciting sites and relaxing, but connecting with an interest can

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<v Speaker 1>make for a good mix when added to these other things.

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<v Speaker 1>If you normally take vacations with your family, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>could do a weekend trip to a site of interest,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe there's even something nearby and accessible. You love

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<v Speaker 1>model trains and you find out there's an elaborate disy

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<v Speaker 1>display at a store two hours from your house. What

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<v Speaker 1>a great place for a Saturday pilgrimage. You'll spend Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>doing something, so why not spend Saturday seeing something that

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<v Speaker 1>will delight you and touch on a part of your identity.

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<v Speaker 1>So think about what inspires you and intrigues you, think

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<v Speaker 1>about the places that are important for those things, and

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<v Speaker 1>then think about how you can get yourself there. Doing

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<v Speaker 1>so will probably make for sharper memories than just doing

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing over again. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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