#10: Small Things
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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast…
We’re talking about:
enthusiasm and why being “cool” might not be worth the cost
an excerpt from Kate Morton’s The Secret Keeper
examining cycles, times of strife, finding happiness in small things, and letting ourselves laugh
Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:
[00:46] - welcome
[01:09] - season one and two and a request for suggestions
[01:32] - sign up to get emails
[01:51] - on being cool
[03:18] - enthusiasm and excitement
[05:34] - what do you get out of it?
[06: 22]: Tabitha Brown quote
[07:11] - love what you love and get excited
[09:02] - an excerpt from Kate Morton’s The Secret Keeper
[11:13] - “quite something to be out"
[13:18] - peace in patterns (reference to Episode 9)
[13:40] - plants at Chernobyl (article)
[14:17] - “Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems"
[16:02] - small things
[18:10] - habits
[18:31] - what does this look like
[20:09] - let ourselves laugh
[22:04] - simple pleasures
[23:32] - things to see us through
[25:16] - Melissa B.’s favorite quote from Toni Morrison’s Beloved
[26:18] - what’s coming up next week
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