1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,000 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:14,791 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:15,166 --> 01:00:16,875 I hope you had a great weekend and now 5 01:00:16,875 --> 01:00:18,916 you're ready to conquer yet another week. 6 01:00:19,375 --> 01:00:20,958 And if you woke up feeling a little bit 7 01:00:20,958 --> 01:00:22,916 philosophical today, it's 8 01:00:22,916 --> 01:00:25,541 likely because today is Confucius 9 01:00:25,625 --> 01:00:27,291 Day, honoring the Chinese 10 01:00:27,291 --> 01:00:28,958 philosopher of wisdom and virtue. 11 01:00:29,708 --> 01:00:31,291 But if that's a little bit heavy for you 12 01:00:31,291 --> 01:00:31,833 this morning, I 13 01:00:31,833 --> 01:00:33,750 understand it's also National 14 01:00:33,750 --> 01:00:34,500 Coffee Day. 15 01:00:34,500 --> 01:00:36,458 So just start small, start with your 16 01:00:36,458 --> 01:00:38,333 coffee, then move on to 17 01:00:38,333 --> 01:00:39,625 diving into what philosophical 18 01:00:39,791 --> 01:00:40,791 archetype you want to 19 01:00:40,791 --> 01:00:41,708 be conquering today. 20 01:00:42,250 --> 01:00:44,833 All right, our quote this morning to set 21 01:00:44,833 --> 01:00:46,125 our week into motion comes 22 01:00:46,125 --> 01:00:47,333 from the singer-songwriter 23 01:00:47,500 --> 01:00:49,541 Halsey who said, "You are 24 01:00:49,541 --> 01:00:50,833 not allowed to be overwhelmed. 25 01:00:51,291 --> 01:00:52,916 You are only allowed to be strong." 26 01:00:54,041 --> 01:00:56,666 Okay, admittingly not one of the 27 01:00:56,666 --> 01:00:57,166 healthiest 28 01:00:57,166 --> 01:00:58,750 philosophies you could live by. 29 01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:00,083 But you get the point, right? 30 01:01:00,583 --> 01:01:02,875 Positive mindsets can power you through 31 01:01:02,875 --> 01:01:04,375 some of the toughest times. 32 01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:06,250 Well, if we're moving too fast for you 33 01:01:06,250 --> 01:01:07,125 this morning, just top 34 01:01:07,125 --> 01:01:08,166 off your coffee because 35 01:01:08,500 --> 01:01:09,583 today's news facts and 36 01:01:09,583 --> 01:01:12,416 birthdays are for September 29th. 37 01:01:12,625 --> 01:01:14,375 Starting back in 1982, that's when 38 01:01:14,375 --> 01:01:16,791 Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide 39 01:01:16,791 --> 01:01:18,250 killed seven people, 40 01:01:18,250 --> 01:01:19,500 leading to new safety 41 01:01:19,500 --> 01:01:22,166 packaging laws for pharmaceuticals. 42 01:01:22,166 --> 01:01:23,375 Apparently the 80s were crazy. 43 01:01:23,375 --> 01:01:23,875 People were putting 44 01:01:23,875 --> 01:01:25,000 razor blades in candy. 45 01:01:25,500 --> 01:01:26,041 What are we going to do? 46 01:01:26,333 --> 01:01:28,250 All right, let's move up to 1988. 47 01:01:28,958 --> 01:01:30,708 That's when NASA launched the Discovery. 48 01:01:31,166 --> 01:01:32,625 It was the first shuttle mission 49 01:01:32,625 --> 01:01:34,166 following the Challenger disaster. 50 01:01:34,958 --> 01:01:36,916 Then on the same day in the same year, 51 01:01:36,916 --> 01:01:38,458 1988, that's when Stacey 52 01:01:38,458 --> 01:01:39,916 Allison, she became the 53 01:01:39,916 --> 01:01:41,500 first American woman to reach 54 01:01:41,500 --> 01:01:43,041 the summit of Mount Everest. 55 01:01:43,875 --> 01:01:45,750 And then lastly, something we probably 56 01:01:45,750 --> 01:01:47,041 all remember, we all 57 01:01:47,041 --> 01:01:48,291 chewed our fingernails over 58 01:01:48,291 --> 01:01:50,791 it, but in 2008 on this date, the Dow 59 01:01:50,791 --> 01:01:52,041 Jones Industrial Average 60 01:01:52,041 --> 01:01:55,708 fell 777.68 points to be 61 01:01:55,833 --> 01:01:56,125 exact. 62 01:01:56,875 --> 01:01:59,208 It was then the largest single day point 63 01:01:59,208 --> 01:02:01,375 loss following the bankruptcies of Lehman 64 01:02:01,375 --> 01:02:04,083 Brothers and Washington Mutual and 65 01:02:04,083 --> 01:02:05,125 following Congress's 66 01:02:05,125 --> 01:02:07,125 inability to pass a $700 billion 67 01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:08,208 bank bailout. 68 01:02:08,833 --> 01:02:10,541 Now, imagine that, Congress having 69 01:02:10,541 --> 01:02:11,750 trouble getting things done. 70 01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:12,666 I'm just shocked. 71 01:02:13,500 --> 01:02:14,250 Well, moving on. 72 01:02:14,875 --> 01:02:16,833 Happy birthday if today is your birthday. 73 01:02:16,833 --> 01:02:18,000 You share a birthday with 74 01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:19,833 singer and songwriter Halsey. 75 01:02:20,041 --> 01:02:21,291 She's only 31. 76 01:02:22,208 --> 01:02:24,208 NBA All-Star Kevin Durant. 77 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:25,750 He's only 36. 78 01:02:26,541 --> 01:02:27,916 And lastly, the dice, 79 01:02:28,458 --> 01:02:30,000 Andrew Dice Clay, he's 68. 80 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:30,875 I actually thought he was older. 81 01:02:31,416 --> 01:02:33,250 Well, the number one song on this date 82 01:02:33,250 --> 01:02:35,666 back in 1994 was "I'll 83 01:02:35,666 --> 01:02:37,125 Make Love To You" by Boys 84 01:02:37,125 --> 01:02:37,583 To Men. 85 01:02:37,875 --> 01:02:40,250 Now, this is a classic ballad that you no 86 01:02:40,250 --> 01:02:41,333 doubt slow dance to 87 01:02:41,333 --> 01:02:42,333 if you're in school in 88 01:02:42,333 --> 01:02:42,958 the 90s. 89 01:02:43,208 --> 01:02:45,916 The song spent 14 weeks at number one, 90 01:02:45,916 --> 01:02:47,791 which at the time, tied 91 01:02:47,791 --> 01:02:49,416 Whitney's Houston, "I Will 92 01:02:49,458 --> 01:02:51,958 Always Love You" for the record length on 93 01:02:51,958 --> 01:02:53,166 the Hot 100 at number one. 94 01:02:53,958 --> 01:02:55,916 Well, those silky harmonies of Boys To 95 01:02:55,916 --> 01:02:57,125 Men and their heartfelt 96 01:02:57,125 --> 01:02:58,916 lyrics, they are still 97 01:02:58,916 --> 01:03:00,750 a staple of weddings and slow dances. 98 01:03:01,041 --> 01:03:02,458 And they had some really great songs. 99 01:03:03,041 --> 01:03:04,791 Well, from soulful harmonies to live 100 01:03:04,791 --> 01:03:06,375 pivots, let's hear Mel 101 01:03:06,375 --> 01:03:08,541 Robbins' story of "The Prom 102 01:03:08,541 --> 01:03:09,666 That Changed My Life." 103 01:03:10,375 --> 01:03:12,833 And in this chapter, Robbins shares a 104 01:03:12,833 --> 01:03:14,250 personal story about how 105 01:03:14,250 --> 01:03:16,000 her high school prom became 106 01:03:16,208 --> 01:03:17,416 a turning point in her life. 107 01:03:18,083 --> 01:03:20,625 Now, on the surface, it was awkward and 108 01:03:20,625 --> 01:03:23,083 imperfect, but it carried lessons that 109 01:03:23,083 --> 01:03:24,250 shaped her confidence. 110 01:03:24,875 --> 01:03:26,708 And she recalls worrying about fitting 111 01:03:26,708 --> 01:03:27,916 in, about appearances, 112 01:03:28,166 --> 01:03:29,333 about whether the night 113 01:03:29,333 --> 01:03:30,500 would go "right." 114 01:03:31,333 --> 01:03:33,291 But what she discovered was that the 115 01:03:33,291 --> 01:03:35,708 meaning of a moment isn't in perfection. 116 01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:36,958 It's in participation. 117 01:03:37,583 --> 01:03:40,250 By showing up, laughing through the 118 01:03:40,250 --> 01:03:42,333 awkwardness, and allowing herself to 119 01:03:42,333 --> 01:03:43,791 enjoy it, she realized 120 01:03:44,083 --> 01:03:45,250 that life rarely 121 01:03:45,250 --> 01:03:47,333 delivers flawless experiences. 122 01:03:48,083 --> 01:03:50,125 It delivers opportunities, though. 123 01:03:50,750 --> 01:03:51,666 And Robbins connects 124 01:03:51,666 --> 01:03:53,166 this to a broader truth. 125 01:03:53,458 --> 01:03:54,916 The events that change us 126 01:03:54,916 --> 01:03:56,625 don't always look monumental. 127 01:03:57,541 --> 01:03:59,916 Sometimes they're ordinary milestones 128 01:03:59,916 --> 01:04:01,916 that, in hindsight, they 129 01:04:01,916 --> 01:04:03,750 teach us resilience, humor, 130 01:04:03,750 --> 01:04:05,041 and self-acceptance. 131 01:04:05,375 --> 01:04:06,625 So, she frames the promise 132 01:04:06,625 --> 01:04:08,541 symbolic of a bigger pattern. 133 01:04:08,625 --> 01:04:11,291 "You don't need the moment to be perfect. 134 01:04:11,833 --> 01:04:12,916 You need to be present." 135 01:04:13,833 --> 01:04:16,125 And her story encourages us to reframe 136 01:04:16,125 --> 01:04:17,583 past memories of our own. 137 01:04:18,041 --> 01:04:20,833 Instead of cringing at imperfections, see 138 01:04:20,833 --> 01:04:22,958 how they shaped your growth, and, looking 139 01:04:23,208 --> 01:04:26,291 forward, embrace new events not as tests 140 01:04:26,291 --> 01:04:28,166 of perfection, but as 141 01:04:28,166 --> 01:04:29,958 chances to practice being 142 01:04:29,958 --> 01:04:30,416 real. 143 01:04:30,833 --> 01:04:32,291 Alright, here's your takeaway. 144 01:04:33,250 --> 01:04:33,958 Life-changing moments 145 01:04:33,958 --> 01:04:36,333 often wear ordinary disguises. 146 01:04:36,958 --> 01:04:39,666 Choose to be present over perfection, and 147 01:04:39,666 --> 01:04:42,083 you'll find meaning in unexpected places. 148 01:04:42,875 --> 01:04:45,416 Alright, well, today, sip your coffee 149 01:04:45,416 --> 01:04:47,000 like Confucius intended, 150 01:04:47,250 --> 01:04:48,500 with wisdom and harmony, 151 01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:51,000 and find strength in the ordinary. 152 01:04:51,583 --> 01:04:52,291 Thanks for starting your 153 01:04:52,291 --> 01:04:53,500 week here with Morning Serial. 154 01:04:53,500 --> 01:04:55,208 We'll see you back here tomorrow, and 155 01:04:55,208 --> 01:04:57,875 until then, have a fantastic day. 156 01:04:59,416 --> 01:05:01,041 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 157 01:05:01,041 --> 01:05:01,708 the Morning Serial 158 01:05:01,708 --> 01:05:03,791 podcast on the One Life Live 159 01:05:03,791 --> 01:05:04,291 It channel. 160 01:05:04,833 --> 01:05:06,750 You can 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