Good morning and
welcome to your Morning Syria.
(upbeat music)
Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday,
Eve, less well known as Thursday.
But if it feels like it's
been a long week for you,
well, good news.
Today is National Hug Day,
which means if
someone is lingering around
a little bit longer than
usual, just go with it, right?
The world can always use a few more hugs.
All right, yesterday's trivia answer,
the Macedonian Empire.
Alexander the Great led
the Macedonian Empire.
And now the essential vitamins
in your morning cereal today's quote,
and it's from birthday girl
turning 46 years old today,
Christina Ricci, who said, quote,
"I've learned to
trust myself," end quote,
which might be the most underrated life
skill that there is,
right up there with knowing
when to leave a party early.
Right?
Well, let's go ahead
and just jump straight
into what the experts have to say.
It is time to pour in some Let Them
Theory by Mel Robbins.
And today we are summarizing chapter 18,
which was let them show
you who they are, okay?
And this chapter, it might've
been one of the most freeing
in the entire book.
Remember, Mel's core
message here is simple,
but it's uncomfortable as well.
People are already
showing you who they are.
You just have to stop explaining it away.
She explains how we spend years
rationalizing bad behavior,
minimizing red flags
and holding onto potential
instead of reality.
And as Mel writes, quote,
"You don't need more time.
You don't need more proof.
The behavior is the proof," end quote.
Now, this chapter, it challenges the idea
that clarity comes from conversations.
Instead, Mel argues that
clarity comes from observation.
What do people consistently do?
Not what do they promise?
Not what do they apologize
for or intend to do, okay?
One powerful reminder she
offers us is this, quote,
"Patterns don't lie.
We lie to ourselves
about patterns," end quote.
Now, Mel explains that
letting them isn't about being cold
or cutting people off dramatically.
It's about acceptance.
When you accept
someone's behavior as truth,
you stop trying to manage them.
You stop trying to fix them
or earn better treatment from them.
And that shift, it creates peace.
She also addresses how often
that we take other people's
actions personally, right?
Someone's lack of effort
or lack of availability
or even kindness.
It's not a referendum on your worth.
It's information about their capacity.
When you stop chasing
people who are showing you
that they can't or
that they won't meet you
where you are, your energy, it returns.
So this chapter is
about emotional maturity.
It's about recognizing when you're
negotiating with reality
and choosing instead
to respond to it, okay?
Mel reminds readers that disappointment
usually comes from
expectation, not from behavior.
When you let people be who they are,
you can make decisions
from truth instead of hope.
Okay, here it is.
Your Thursday takeaway.
When people show you who they are,
believe them and
choose peace over potential.
All right, well, don't
overcomplicate things today.
Instead, just give a few
extra hugs to people, okay?
Remember, you need four
hugs a day for survival,
eight hugs a day for maintenance,
and 12 hugs a day for psychological
growth and development.
All right, well, now
it's time for the prize
from the bottom of the cereal box,
the morning cereal
trivia question of the day.
Here it is.
What is the distance
between the Earth and the moon?
All right, hey, thanks for listening to
morning cereal today.
We will see you back here tomorrow
for the answer to the trivia question
and for more sugar for your soul.
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Have a fantastic day and
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