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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make time for delight. The point

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Speaker 1: of time management is to build a meaningful, fulfilling life,

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Speaker 1: and part of that is occasionally pausing to savor the

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Speaker 1: delightful moments that life offers up. Yes, you have time, Indeed,

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Speaker 1: these moments of delight can make you feel like time

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Speaker 1: is more abundant. I was thinking of this a few

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Speaker 1: months ago during the pre dinner bustle when my twelve

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Speaker 1: year old son suddenly said, hey, check out that sunset.

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Speaker 1: I looked out the window and wow, it was indeed spectacular.

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Speaker 1: It was still winter then, and gray bare trees framed

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Speaker 1: the pink and orange hues of waning light. We paused

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Speaker 1: and stared for a while through the kitchen window and

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Speaker 1: then out on our cold back porch. This moment of

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Speaker 1: reverence didn't take long, just a minute or two, but

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Speaker 1: it was a reminder of this planet's rhythms and the

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Speaker 1: extravagant beauty that is there if you pay attention. We

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Speaker 1: can find delight in all sorts of places if we're

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Speaker 1: open to it. Maybe it's an unusual flower in a

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Speaker 1: neighbor's yard, a bright red cardinal stopping by a bird feeder,

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Speaker 1: the sound of church bells or a wind chime. When

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Speaker 1: in doubt, lean in close. Even a tree you've passed

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Speaker 1: a hundred times might offer up an interesting modeled pattern

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Speaker 1: on its trunk. Or if you're looking for man made delight,

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Speaker 1: think small. Lots of people find tiny things delightful newborn clothes,

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Speaker 1: dull house furniture, supplies for building model airplanes. Look for

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Speaker 1: photos of these things online, or pull up the tiny

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Speaker 1: onesies that are still in your attic. For other delightful ideas,

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Speaker 1: look through photo books you haven't paid through in a while,

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Speaker 1: or through photos of previous vacations on your phone. Engage

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Speaker 1: all your senses. Really, enjoy that first bitter sip of

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Speaker 1: strong coffee, take a deep whiff of the vanilla extract

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Speaker 1: you use while baking, Listen to a recording of an

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Speaker 1: opera or the stirring orchestration of a movie soundtrack, and

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Speaker 1: of course, put yourself in places or delight might happen.

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Speaker 1: There are many reasons to build little adventures into life,

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Speaker 1: even in these days of social distancing. Whether it's a

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Speaker 1: lunchtime walk or a trip to an international grocery store.

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Speaker 1: But the opportunity for delight is a big one in

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Speaker 1: any case. The next time you notice something beautiful or unexpected, pause,

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Speaker 1: savor it, don't rush past in your determination to get

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Speaker 1: from one thing to the next. Instead, realize that you

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Speaker 1: weren't going to do much profound in those extra thirty seconds. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: you have time to linger. Indeed, slowing down naturally stretches

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Speaker 1: out our enjoyment of things, and when we feel like

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Speaker 1: more of our time is spent joyfully, we feel like

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Speaker 1: we have more time. What delights you? I'd love to

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Speaker 1: hear about your experiences taking time for delight. You can

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Speaker 1: reach me at Before Breakfast podcast at I heart media

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Speaker 1: dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with

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