1 01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:03,125 Good morning and welcome 2 01:00:03,125 --> 01:00:04,875 to your morning cereal. 3 01:00:05,125 --> 01:00:09,833 All right, good morning 4 01:00:09,833 --> 01:00:10,916 and welcome to Friday. 5 01:00:11,166 --> 01:00:12,416 We did it, we made it. 6 01:00:12,416 --> 01:00:13,625 We might all freeze 7 01:00:13,625 --> 01:00:14,708 to death this weekend, 8 01:00:14,708 --> 01:00:16,125 but hey, we've got 9 01:00:16,125 --> 01:00:17,416 today and it's a Friday. 10 01:00:18,041 --> 01:00:20,541 And it's also national pie day, 11 01:00:20,916 --> 01:00:22,041 which is definitely the 12 01:00:22,041 --> 01:00:23,625 universe's way of telling us 13 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:24,833 you've made it through a 14 01:00:24,833 --> 01:00:26,291 tough week, have a dessert. 15 01:00:26,958 --> 01:00:27,833 The only question is 16 01:00:27,833 --> 01:00:29,250 what's your favorite pie? 17 01:00:29,833 --> 01:00:30,708 Well, before we dig 18 01:00:30,708 --> 01:00:32,291 into that sweet cherry pie, 19 01:00:32,708 --> 01:00:34,000 the answer to yesterday's 20 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:36,000 trivia question was Cairo. 21 01:00:36,583 --> 01:00:38,500 Capital of Egypt is Cairo. 22 01:00:39,416 --> 01:00:40,625 And now the essential 23 01:00:40,625 --> 01:00:42,375 vitamins in your morning cereal. 24 01:00:42,666 --> 01:00:43,875 Today's quote is from 25 01:00:43,875 --> 01:00:45,958 birthday girl who turns 52 today, 26 01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:48,250 Tiffany Amber Thiessen, who said, 27 01:00:49,125 --> 01:00:50,250 "Balance is key. 28 01:00:50,916 --> 01:00:53,416 Too much of anything isn't good for you." 29 01:00:53,416 --> 01:00:53,791 End quote. 30 01:00:54,333 --> 01:00:56,000 And that feels especially 31 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:58,250 appropriate today on pie day, 32 01:00:58,833 --> 01:01:00,458 life's best enjoyed with 33 01:01:00,458 --> 01:01:02,916 intentionality, not gluttony. 34 01:01:03,291 --> 01:01:04,375 All right, well, you have 35 01:01:04,375 --> 01:01:06,041 heard more than enough from me, 36 01:01:06,250 --> 01:01:07,750 so let's pour in some let 37 01:01:07,750 --> 01:01:09,458 them theory by Mel Robbins. 38 01:01:10,041 --> 01:01:11,541 And today's chapter, the 39 01:01:11,541 --> 01:01:13,791 hard truth about healing. 40 01:01:14,416 --> 01:01:15,583 This chapter, it lands 41 01:01:15,583 --> 01:01:17,500 gently, but it's firm as well 42 01:01:17,916 --> 01:01:20,750 on a truth that many of us resist. 43 01:01:21,416 --> 01:01:22,000 Healing doesn't 44 01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:24,166 happen because time passes. 45 01:01:24,791 --> 01:01:26,083 Healing happens because we 46 01:01:26,083 --> 01:01:27,625 choose to face what hurts. 47 01:01:28,458 --> 01:01:29,791 Robbins explains that many 48 01:01:29,791 --> 01:01:31,791 people say they want to heal, 49 01:01:32,125 --> 01:01:33,708 but what they really want is 50 01:01:33,708 --> 01:01:36,791 relief and without discomfort. 51 01:01:37,541 --> 01:01:39,291 So healing doesn't work that way. 52 01:01:39,541 --> 01:01:40,458 She writes, quote, "You 53 01:01:40,458 --> 01:01:42,541 don't heal by avoiding the pain. 54 01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:44,250 You heal by allowing 55 01:01:44,250 --> 01:01:45,750 yourself to feel it." 56 01:01:45,750 --> 01:01:46,166 End quote. 57 01:01:46,666 --> 01:01:49,583 That line alone, it refrains how we think 58 01:01:49,583 --> 01:01:51,166 about emotional recovery. 59 01:01:51,875 --> 01:01:53,208 Suppressing emotions 60 01:01:53,208 --> 01:01:55,500 doesn't make them just disappear. 61 01:01:55,708 --> 01:01:58,416 It just gives them a backstage pass to 62 01:01:58,416 --> 01:02:01,041 show up later in messier ways. 63 01:02:01,833 --> 01:02:04,583 Robbins challenges the myth that closure 64 01:02:04,583 --> 01:02:06,666 comes from other people changing, 65 01:02:06,958 --> 01:02:08,500 apologizing, or finally 66 01:02:08,500 --> 01:02:09,750 just getting it, right? 67 01:02:10,083 --> 01:02:11,375 Instead, she reminds us 68 01:02:11,375 --> 01:02:13,666 that healing is an inside job. 69 01:02:13,958 --> 01:02:15,833 Quote, "Healing begins when you stop 70 01:02:15,833 --> 01:02:17,166 waiting for someone else 71 01:02:17,500 --> 01:02:18,625 to become different." 72 01:02:18,625 --> 01:02:19,041 End quote. 73 01:02:19,666 --> 01:02:22,041 That's the moment your power comes back. 74 01:02:22,500 --> 01:02:25,375 And this chapter also dismantles the idea 75 01:02:25,375 --> 01:02:28,500 that healing should be linear or pretty. 76 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:29,208 OK? 77 01:02:29,666 --> 01:02:31,416 Some days you feel strong. 78 01:02:31,416 --> 01:02:32,916 Other days, old feelings 79 01:02:32,916 --> 01:02:34,250 resurface unexpectedly. 80 01:02:35,083 --> 01:02:36,958 And Robbins emphasizes that 81 01:02:36,958 --> 01:02:38,875 setbacks don't mean failure. 82 01:02:39,333 --> 01:02:40,500 They simply mean that 83 01:02:40,500 --> 01:02:42,000 surprise you're human. 84 01:02:43,000 --> 01:02:43,791 Progress isn't about 85 01:02:43,791 --> 01:02:45,500 feeling good all the time. 86 01:02:45,500 --> 01:02:46,875 It's about responding 87 01:02:46,875 --> 01:02:48,666 differently when you don't. 88 01:02:49,333 --> 01:02:51,750 One of the most impactful ideas here is 89 01:02:51,750 --> 01:02:54,125 learning to sit with discomfort 90 01:02:54,291 --> 01:02:56,375 instead of rushing to fix it. 91 01:02:56,750 --> 01:02:58,500 She says, quote, "Your nervous system 92 01:02:58,500 --> 01:03:00,541 needs safety, not speed." 93 01:03:00,916 --> 01:03:01,291 End quote. 94 01:03:01,750 --> 01:03:04,125 Healing slows us down, asks us to listen, 95 01:03:04,125 --> 01:03:05,625 and invites compassion 96 01:03:05,625 --> 01:03:07,500 where judgment used to live. 97 01:03:08,208 --> 01:03:11,625 Ultimately, Robbins is reframing healing 98 01:03:11,625 --> 01:03:14,375 as an act of courage, not weakness. 99 01:03:14,875 --> 01:03:17,625 It's choosing honesty over numbing, 100 01:03:18,000 --> 01:03:19,791 awareness over avoidance, 101 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:21,833 and self-trust over shortcuts. 102 01:03:22,541 --> 01:03:22,875 All right. 103 01:03:23,500 --> 01:03:26,750 Your Friday takeaway is healing starts 104 01:03:26,750 --> 01:03:29,083 when you stop running from discomfort 105 01:03:29,333 --> 01:03:30,458 and you start listening 106 01:03:30,458 --> 01:03:31,791 to what it's teaching you. 107 01:03:32,500 --> 01:03:35,000 So enjoy that pie today, but maybe let it 108 01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:37,166 remind you that balance matters 109 01:03:37,250 --> 01:03:39,416 and growth is allowed to be messy. 110 01:03:40,083 --> 01:03:41,041 Now the prize in the 111 01:03:41,041 --> 01:03:41,958 bottom of the cereal box, 112 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:43,083 the morning cereal 113 01:03:43,083 --> 01:03:44,625 trivia question of the day. 114 01:03:45,250 --> 01:03:48,541 In the Peanuts comic strip, what is the 115 01:03:48,541 --> 01:03:51,958 name of Linus and Lucy's little brother? 116 01:03:52,750 --> 01:03:53,083 All right. 117 01:03:53,375 --> 01:03:54,833 Hey, have a great weekend. 118 01:03:54,833 --> 01:03:57,166 Stay warm if you are in this cold front. 119 01:03:57,583 --> 01:03:59,500 We will see you back here on Monday for 120 01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:00,791 the answer to the trivia question 121 01:04:00,833 --> 01:04:02,833 and more sugar for the soul. 122 01:04:03,166 --> 01:04:04,125 Hey, thanks for listening 123 01:04:04,125 --> 01:04:05,208 to morning cereal today. 124 01:04:05,541 --> 01:04:08,500 And until then, have a fantastic day. 125 01:04:09,916 --> 01:04:11,708 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 126 01:04:11,708 --> 01:04:13,625 the morning cereal podcast on the One 127 01:04:13,625 --> 01:04:14,958 Life Live It channel. 128 01:04:15,500 --> 01:04:17,416 You can find more episodes and videos by 129 01:04:17,416 --> 01:04:18,625 visiting our YouTube channel 130 01:04:18,625 --> 01:04:19,875 and the website at 131 01:04:19,875 --> 01:04:22,458 seaningless and at seaningless.com, 132 01:04:22,750 --> 01:04:24,541 where you can also follow our other 133 01:04:24,541 --> 01:04:25,666 podcasts, the Mr. and 134 01:04:25,666 --> 01:04:26,541 Mrs. English podcast 135 01:04:26,833 --> 01:04:28,250 and the Life Happens podcast. 136 01:04:29,083 --> 01:04:31,208 And these other podcasts will dive deeper 137 01:04:31,208 --> 01:04:32,125 into everyday issues, 138 01:04:32,375 --> 01:04:34,208 self-improvement, well-being, business, 139 01:04:34,208 --> 01:04:35,666 and finance, and we 140 01:04:35,666 --> 01:04:36,916 welcome special guests too. 141 01:04:37,416 --> 01:04:38,166 So join us. 142 01:04:38,166 --> 01:04:39,166 It will be a good time. 143 01:04:39,166 --> 01:04:39,541 I promise. 144 01:04:40,333 --> 01:04:41,041 Thanks again for listening. 145 01:04:41,291 --> 01:04:42,875 Have a fantastic day and 146 01:04:42,875 --> 01:04:43,375 we'll see you tomorrow.