WEBVTT - Life is worth the bother

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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.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is that creating a full and wonderful life

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<v Speaker 1>takes work. Good things can magically land in our laps,

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<v Speaker 1>but they often don't, so there is no point begrudging

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<v Speaker 1>the time it takes to create fun experiences or enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>other people.

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<v Speaker 2>Best to just repeat this phrase, life is worth the bother.

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<v Speaker 2>You will be able to enjoy the life that bother

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<v Speaker 2>creates a whole lot more. Longtime listeners have often heard

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<v Speaker 2>me say that people are a good use of time.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter how busy you are, you are probably not

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<v Speaker 2>going to regret having gone to a family friend's birthday party,

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<v Speaker 2>or spending an hour catching up with your college roommates

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<v Speaker 2>by phone, or going out to dinner with your spouse.

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<v Speaker 2>In the abstract, we can all appreciate that where people

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<v Speaker 2>get tripped up, though, is with the time and effort

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<v Speaker 2>it takes to make experiences like these happen. Getting to

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<v Speaker 2>the family friend's party may take an hour or more

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<v Speaker 2>of travel time, Arranging a single group call for four

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<v Speaker 2>people requires twenty texts to the group thread, and going

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<v Speaker 2>out with your spouse means getting a babysitter and arranging

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<v Speaker 2>a reservation and dealing with the fact that there's traffic

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<v Speaker 2>and that it's hard to park and it's raining, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can see where this is going. Life can be

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<v Speaker 2>a real bother sometimes, but so what life is worth

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<v Speaker 2>the bother? Twenty texts to have a beautiful group call

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<v Speaker 2>is a good investment. Bring an umbrella and you know

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<v Speaker 2>you will be in that warm restaurant eventually. Don't let

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<v Speaker 2>the time and effort required to see your friends and

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<v Speaker 2>family keep you from getting together. I mean, after all,

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<v Speaker 2>what are we saving our energy for. I don't picture

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<v Speaker 2>most of us getting to the end of our lives

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<v Speaker 2>and thinking, well, thank goodness, I didn't do anything. What

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<v Speaker 2>a pain that would have been. People are worth the

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<v Speaker 2>bother and fun is worth the bother too. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want to have more fun in your life, you are

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to invest time and effort in making

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<v Speaker 2>it happen. Want to do a painting class, That means

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<v Speaker 2>finding a class, registering, buying the supplies, and getting yourself

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<v Speaker 2>there even if it's rainy or cold. Maybe you keep

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<v Speaker 2>thinking it would be fun to go canoeing, but then

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<v Speaker 2>that means figuring out where you can rent a canoe

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<v Speaker 2>and how to get there, and where you can park,

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<v Speaker 2>and if they take credit cards, And it is enough

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<v Speaker 2>to make you think twice.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you do want to do something, most likely

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be happy to have done it.

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<v Speaker 2>You just have to get through a little bother to

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<v Speaker 2>make it happen. So keep repeating this phrase to yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Life is worth the bother. There is no reason to

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<v Speaker 2>let a little time and effort deter you from something

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<v Speaker 2>that sounds like fun, or from enjoying your relationships. These

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<v Speaker 2>are the things that make.

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<v Speaker 1>A good life, so it is worth making them happen.

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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