Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and
happy Tuesday to you.
I hope your copy is strong this morning
and your courage is
even stronger because today
is National Face Your Fears Day.
Whether it's spiders like me, public
speaking, or maybe just
checking your email after a
long weekend or a holiday off, this day
is your cue to stare it down.
Now remember, bravery isn't the absence
of fear, but it's
doing the thing anyways.
And speaking of facing things, Stevie
Wonder once said, "You
can't base your life on other
people's expectations."
And that's a gentle reminder here that
living for someone else's
approval is the scariest
fear of all.
Freedom, well it starts when
you choose your own rhythm.
All right, well today's news, facts, and
birthdays are for October 14th.
We're going to start back in 1982.
That's when then US President Ronald
Reagan, while he
proclaimed a war on drugs.
And we all learned what our
brains looked like on drugs.
They looked like a fried egg.
Then in 1997, the movie "Pulp Fiction"
was released in theaters
and it reintroduced all
of us to Uncle John Travolta.
Then in 2007 on this date, this was the
beginning of the downfall
of television, keeping up
with the Kardashians.
It premiered on E!
Cable Network in the US.
Well done E!
Well done.
Well happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share a birthday with singer and
actress Rowan Blanchard.
She's 24 today.
R&B superstar and dancer Usher.
He is 47 today.
And fashion icon Ralph Lauren.
He's 85 today.
Now the number one song on this date back
in 1984 was "I Just Called to Say That I
Love You" by Stevie Wonder.
Now this Grammy winning hit from the
movie "The Woman in Red"
it topped charts worldwide.
It is simple, it's sweet, and it's
entirely unforgettable,
proving that sometimes the
best message really is just picking up
the phone to say what you feel.
Usually if it's positive though.
Okay.
So in the book review Batman, we are
reading Mel Robbins,
"The Let Them Theory."
And today's sub-chapter
is the airport stress test.
Imagine that you're
running late for a flight, right?
People are cutting in the TSA line.
Someone's arguing over a carry-on and
someone else left a phone
and their keys and all the
kinds of stuff in their pocket and they
didn't know you couldn't
take that through a metal
detector.
Either way, you are running late and the
gate agent just announced final boarding.
That's what Mel Robbins
calls an airport stress test.
Life's spontaneous exam in patience,
control, and self-awareness.
Here Robin explains that stress moments
are mirrors, revealing
our default reactions.
"When chaos hits, you can either join the
chaos or ground yourself in calm."
The Let Them Theory tells us to stop
trying to control what
everyone else is doing.
The line cutters, the loud talkers, the
delays, and instead
control our own energy.
And she challenges readers to ask, "What
am I adding to this moment?
Peace or panic?"
It's not about
pretending things are fine.
It's about reclaiming power by responding
rather than reacting.
And Robbins emphasizes, "Every
situation gives you a choice.
You can either add
fuel or you can add air."
For insight, you always
have permission to pause.
The airport stress test reminds us that
composure isn't born,
it's built one decision at a
time.
Okay, here's your Tuesday takeaway.
When life tests your patience, ace it by
staying grounded because
calm is your superpower.
So today, whether it's turbulence at work
or a little fear of
your own, take a breath
and face it with grace.
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