Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday.
We did it again.
Feels like we've come so far.
Another week, a new season and arguably
the best one that has Halloween.
It's got Thanksgiving.
We're going to start
getting ready for Christmas.
What a great season.
So much to look forward to.
Well, looking at just today, however,
today is Save the Koala
Day, reminding us that even
the sleepiest looking
creatures need protecting.
And speaking of sleepy creatures, and
much more importantly
to me at least, over the
weekend on the 28th,
it's National Sons Day.
It's a time to bask in the testosterone
of boys becoming men.
And I have two sons of my own that I love
more than life, and I am so proud of both
of you boys individually.
Love you guys so much.
All right, well, a voice from the past
that was a bit boy crazy
probably in the late 70s
was Olivia Newton-John, who said, quote,
"Healing takes courage and
we all have courage, even
if we have to dig a
little to find it," end quote.
Now this is a nice reminder from Sandy, I
mean Olivia, that resilience isn't about
being unbreakable, it's about being
willing to heal and move forward.
Okay, today's News, Facts and Birthdays
are for September 26th.
We're going to start back in 1687 when on
this date, the
Acropolis in Athens was attacked
by the Venetian army in an attempt to
eject the Turks, and
they damaged the Parthenon.
And if you're watching this on YouTube,
that's me this summer at
the Parthenon, confirming
that the Parthenon is still damaged.
All right, moving up to 1957, on this
date, the play, The West
Side Story, it opened up
on Broadway, and one of America's
favorite families, not
the Kardashians, I'm talking
about The Brady Bunch, the TV show
premiered on this date in 1969.
All right, well, we are just going to
stick to that horribly
great television because
on this date in 1982, the first episode
of Knight Rider aired,
introducing the world
to Michael Knight, and the coolest car in
the world at the time, right?
With a little bit of that sarcasm that I
really appreciated, the car was kit.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share a birthday with
tennis legend Serena Williams.
She's 43, also 43, singer and actress,
Christina Milan, and actress
from the Terminator movies,
Linda Hamilton.
She's 69 today, and singer, actress,
icon, the late Olivia Newton-John.
She would have been
77 today, born in 1948.
Well, the number one song on this date
back in 1989 was Girl,
I'm Going to Miss You by
Millie Vanilli.
Say what you want about
their awesome dance moves.
These guys, or
somebody, had some great songs.
Girl, I'm Going to Miss You became their
second US number one
before the lip sync scandal
unraveled everything.
This bittersweet ballad still stands as a
snapshot of pop before
its biggest controversy.
Well, from pop allusions to personal
clarity, let's unpack
chapter one in Mel Robbins, Let
Them Theory.
Now, in chapter one, Robbins unpacks what
she calls the Let Them Theory in a little
bit more detail.
It's a simple, but what she's going to
say, a radical shift.
Stop controlling others.
She writes, "When people show you who
they are, let them."
Which I thought was interesting.
It's very similar to
what my wife and I say.
When people show you who
they are, believe them.
But back to Mel.
The theory reframes
countless everyday stresses.
Friends cancel plans.
Well, let them.
Your partner doesn't
want to join your activity.
Well, let them.
Your coworker chooses differently.
Well, let them.
Now, by practicing these two words, you
reclaim emotional energy.
Otherwise that's wasted on
resentment or over analysis.
Robbins explains that much anxiety comes
from expecting others
to behave the way we want
them to behave.
When they don't, we start spiraling.
Letting them just
strips away that struggle.
It's not passivity.
It's clarity.
You can still set boundaries.
If you're late, I'll start without you.
But you don't tie your
worth to others' behaviors.
Now, she argues that this shift, it
builds resilience and independence.
Instead of becoming
reactive, you become steady.
I remember in the last book, they said
you become proactive.
But this one, you become steady.
You stop micromanaging outcomes and you
start focusing on what you can do.
This also fosters healthier relationships
when you, quote, "let
them" because you allow
others the dignity of choice, even if
it's not your choice.
Now, Robbins underscores that this
practice is deceptively powerful.
Two small words that can quiet over
thinking, can reduce
conflict, and it builds peace.
Okay, here is your Friday takeaway.
Some comes when you stop forcing scripts
on others and you
choose peace over control.
Two words, let them.
They can transform your
energy and your relationships.
So today, hug your sons if they'll let
you and tell them you
love them six or seven times.
Protect your own energy and
let others be who they are.
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