WEBVTT - New Year, New Beginnings

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Welcome, welcome, my friend, to my new podcast series.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not giving up my night job, oh no. I

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<v Speaker 1>love being on the air with you each and every night.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm creating this, uh, this outlet, if you will,

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<v Speaker 1>this venue uh to compliment what I do each and

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<v Speaker 1>every day on the radio at night. This podcast is

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<v Speaker 1>being brought to you by the wonderful folks, my friends

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<v Speaker 1>at Twinings Tea. In fact, why don't you just take

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<v Speaker 1>a moment here. You can pause this. You can't do

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<v Speaker 1>that on the radio at night, but you can pause

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast. Make yourself a lovely cup of hot Twinings tea.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll wait for you. I'll be right here because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do the same thing. I'm gonna make myself some

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<v Speaker 1>English breakfast. It's one of my favorites. But we've got

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<v Speaker 1>all sorts of delicious flavors of Twinings Tea. I have

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<v Speaker 1>it in the studio, I have it in my kitchen.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty much all that I drink. I'm not a

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<v Speaker 1>coffee drinker. I'm a tea drinker, and Twinings Tea is

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite. All right, Now that we are here together

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<v Speaker 1>on this podcast, I want to talk about the new year.

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<v Speaker 1>A new year is upon us, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that. I want to talk about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that the older you get, the sillier it seems to

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<v Speaker 1>make resolutions when you're young. You're like, Okay, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>lose thirty pounds, I'm going to run a triathlon, participate

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<v Speaker 1>in an iron Man, and uh, you know, by week

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<v Speaker 1>two in January or week three in January, you're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on the couch eating a bag of potata chips. Because

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<v Speaker 1>resolutions or a statement or a declaration of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the great things you're going to take on usually don't

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<v Speaker 1>result in lifelong changes. Instead of saying I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>lose thirty pounds or I'm going to enter a triathlon,

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<v Speaker 1>why not say I'm going to make healthier eating choices.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna put down the potato chips and I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to pick up pomegranate when I'm at the store, or

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<v Speaker 1>more apples or oranges. I got a whole case of

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<v Speaker 1>fresh oranges from my friend Jim Ryan for Christmas. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a tradition. He sends my family and my cases of

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<v Speaker 1>oranges every holiday season, and I love eating fresh oranges.

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<v Speaker 1>I try to have at least one a day, and

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<v Speaker 1>when I make healthier eating choices, then my body is

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<v Speaker 1>happy and my heart is happy. So instead of making

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<v Speaker 1>big um New Year's resolutions, maybe you should make healthier choices.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of saying I'm never drinking again, I'm not drinking again,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not getting drunk and getting stupid, say let's look

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<v Speaker 1>at this and let's see if I have a problem

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<v Speaker 1>with alcohol. Instead of making foolish promises that aren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to last, how about making healthy choices for a better you,

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<v Speaker 1>a better life, a better future. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>wrote into my website when we were talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>new year, and I wanted to share some of the

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<v Speaker 1>comments and my response to them. Heather Thomas says, I

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<v Speaker 1>hope and pray to have a job soon. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>unemployed from my full time job for a year and

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<v Speaker 1>my last tempt job since late summer. Times are tough

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<v Speaker 1>to say the least, and without my husband working and

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<v Speaker 1>the help of family, would be sinking faster than the Titanic.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm praying to God the brings some welcome news and

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<v Speaker 1>that I land a job. First off, Heather, I will

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<v Speaker 1>pray along with you that that happens that you find

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<v Speaker 1>a job. But I want to share a story with you,

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<v Speaker 1>a true story. Anybody who is underemployed, unemployed, or underemployed.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to share this story with you, and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to challenge you to let it really sink into

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<v Speaker 1>your heart. It's a true story. Many many years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a mechanic whose family had moved. He had

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<v Speaker 1>moved his family so that they could be closer to

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<v Speaker 1>his mother in law. His wife missed her mama, and

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<v Speaker 1>his wife wanted her parents to be able to help

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<v Speaker 1>with the children. So he agreed, in order to bless

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<v Speaker 1>his wife, to move to the town where his in

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<v Speaker 1>laws lived. That's love. But he left a good job

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<v Speaker 1>as a mechanic and moved to this new town without

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<v Speaker 1>a job. And he applied for jobs and didn't get hired.

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<v Speaker 1>So one day he went to a garage where he

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<v Speaker 1>saw three or four mechanics working, and he asked to

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<v Speaker 1>speak with the manager and he said, may I work

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<v Speaker 1>for for you? I would like to work for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And the manager said, buddy, I'm not hiring. I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>full up. I can't afford to hire somebody right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And the mechanics said, no, I'm not asking you to

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<v Speaker 1>hire me. I'm asking you if I can work for you,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to pay me. I'll sweep the garage,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll clean up the oil spills, i'll open the doors,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll greet the customers, and you don't have to pay

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<v Speaker 1>me a dime. I'm just going crazy sitting at home

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<v Speaker 1>and I need to do something with my time. And

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<v Speaker 1>so the manager hired him. His name was Stewart. And

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<v Speaker 1>the manager hired Stewart and the other mechanics of the

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<v Speaker 1>garage heard about this and they laughed and they thought,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy is a fool. We're making good money and

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to come down here and clean the floors

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<v Speaker 1>for nothing. And sure enough, Stewart did just that. He

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<v Speaker 1>was the first one to show up the next day.

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<v Speaker 1>He was there before the paid employees, and he worked

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<v Speaker 1>all day long. He cleaned the floors, he cleaned up

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<v Speaker 1>the oil spills, he cleaned the men's tools. He asked

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<v Speaker 1>their permission, and he oiled down all the tools and

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<v Speaker 1>cleaned them up and put them away neatly. And now

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<v Speaker 1>the guys are really cutting up laughing at him, thinking

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<v Speaker 1>what a fool. The Steward, is what a fool to

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<v Speaker 1>work this hard, doing all the dirty work and not

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<v Speaker 1>getting paid a time for it. But as the days

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<v Speaker 1>went on that week, the managers saw in Stewart a

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<v Speaker 1>humble heart and a willingness to work hard for nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>And he also noticed how a couple of his employees

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<v Speaker 1>were really taking advantage of Stewart's hard work. They were

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<v Speaker 1>slacking and letting Stewart do more and more work all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, instead of just cleaning the floors and cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>the tools. He was working on the car, as he

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<v Speaker 1>was replacing the tires, he was fixing the engine, he

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<v Speaker 1>was changing the oil, and the other guys, a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of the other guys were all too happy to let

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<v Speaker 1>Stewart do the work they were supposed to be doing,

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<v Speaker 1>laughing at him all the time. Well, you can probably

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<v Speaker 1>guess what happened. It didn't take the manager long to

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<v Speaker 1>realize that a couple of his employees were ungrateful and

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<v Speaker 1>lazy and willing to take advantage of others. And in

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<v Speaker 1>just a few weeks he let those two men go

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<v Speaker 1>who were not working, who were willing to take advantage

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<v Speaker 1>to somebody, who were mocking someone's goodness, and he hired

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<v Speaker 1>Stewart and in just a matter of months, Stuart's hard

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<v Speaker 1>work really paid off and the manager was able to

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<v Speaker 1>open another shop, and he made Stewart the manager over

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<v Speaker 1>the other shop, and in time they became business partners

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<v Speaker 1>in their business through and grow. If you are unemployed

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<v Speaker 1>and your board and you're going out of your mind,

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<v Speaker 1>go volunteer. Go volunteer. Go to your local library and say,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not here to get paid, but I need to work.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to stay busy, clean the parking lot, pick

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<v Speaker 1>up trash. Go to your local school and apply to

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<v Speaker 1>be a volunteer. If you are an educator, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a teacher and you can't get your foot in the door,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a principal and you've been laid off and

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<v Speaker 1>you can't get your foot in the door, go volunteer

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<v Speaker 1>and prove how valuable you are. Not only will you

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<v Speaker 1>feel better because you're being productive. Not only will you

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<v Speaker 1>feel better because you're giving back to the community. You

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<v Speaker 1>will feel better because you're using the gifts and the

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<v Speaker 1>talents and the skills God gave you to enrich the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And you'll meet other people. And even though a door

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<v Speaker 1>may not open there, you're probably going to meet somebody

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<v Speaker 1>who recognizes your tenacity, who recognizes your character, and they

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<v Speaker 1>will find you a position. And another thing, don't be

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<v Speaker 1>prideful if you're looking for work. Don't be prideful. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>tell yourself, well, I've got this education and this is

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<v Speaker 1>beneath me, because guess what, if you need to make money,

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<v Speaker 1>there are places that will hire you. They might not

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<v Speaker 1>be places that where your skill set is appreciated. You

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<v Speaker 1>might have a college degree, you might have two or

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<v Speaker 1>three college degrees. But if you need a job and

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<v Speaker 1>the store at the corner is hiring for you to

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<v Speaker 1>make coffee and Greek customers, take the job until the

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<v Speaker 1>right job opens up, because again, you're going to feel

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<v Speaker 1>better about yourself. You're gonna feel so much better about yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're busy, if you're doing something, if you're can attributing,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're making this world a better place, that should

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<v Speaker 1>be your new year's resolution. To make this world a

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<v Speaker 1>better place. To be kinder, to be more giving, more

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<v Speaker 1>generous with your time and your energy and your love.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy New Year's Welcome twenty seventeen. I'm excited about this

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<v Speaker 1>new year. Everybody was complaining about sixteen. I had a

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<v Speaker 1>great ten. I praise God for sixteen. My kids are healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing well in school. My adult children, most of

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<v Speaker 1>them are doing really well, and most of them are

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<v Speaker 1>making really good decisions. A few of them aren't, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm praying they change that around in twenty seventeen. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. Thank you for listening to this podcast. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you to the folks at Twinings Tea for sponsoring this podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are a tea drinker like I am, get

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<v Speaker 1>yourself a big box of Twinings Tea and then enjoy

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