Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and
welcome to Wednesday.
Well, here we are.
We find ourselves midweek again and we're
starting to gain some
momentum, right, that
we're really going to do this week.
So let's just continue on
with it and let's get into it.
And you might have to be of a certain age
to appreciate today's first national day,
okay?
It's national TV dinner day.
So get your TV trays out of the attic
because we are eating bad
food on the couch tonight
and we're going to watch some Magnum PI.
Well, conversely and much more seriously,
it is also World
Suicide Prevention Day and
it's a deeply important reminder to
connect and support those
that are in crisis and to
show up for each other.
And just in case you need to talk with
somebody, you can always
call or text 988 24 hours a
day for help.
So while you heat up dinner and you
settle in for today, let's
also warm a human connection
today.
And now someone who doesn't want to miss
a thing in this life,
our quote this morning
is from Aerosmith's Steven Tyler who
said, "Every life has a
measure of sorrow and sometimes
this is what awakens us."
Now experiencing sadness, pain, or even
loss is unfortunately a
universally human thing,
but it can be a catalyst for personal
growth and self-discovery.
So hang in there.
All right.
Well, today's news, facts, and birthdays
are for September 10th
and we're going to start
back not too far back, but in 1988.
That's when tennis star Steffi Graff,
well, she clinched the
US Open title to complete
a counter-year grand slam, dominating the
sport that year with
grace and with power.
Then moving up to 1993, that's when The
X-Files starring David
Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,
remember that?
Well, it debuted on Fox today.
So go ahead, cue it.
That music that we all know so well.
Then on this date back in 2008, that's
when scientists, they
first powered up the large
Hadron Collider at CERN.
Now this gave the world its most powerful
particle accelerator,
ushering in a new frontier
in physics.
If you don't know
anything about this, look it up.
Incredible stuff happening there.
And here's one extra one for
you that I thought was funny.
On this date, Mike, the headless chicken
was decapitated in Fruita, Colorado.
But good news, good news, people.
Hang in there.
He survived.
Good old Mike survived another 18 months
before he choked to
death on a chicken bone.
Most of that is true.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share a birthday with groundbreaking
ballet dancer and the first
African American principal
ballerina at ABT, Misty Copeland.
She turns 43 today.
Actor known for pride and prejudice in
the King's speech and
hated by his nieces and
nephews, Colin Firth, he's 65 today.
And the late Arnold Palmer, not the very
refreshing drink, but the golfer.
He was born on this date in 1929.
Now the number one song on this date back
in 1998 was, "I Don't
Want to Miss a Thing"
by Aerosmith.
Now, this is a 90s must have song that I
know you burned onto a CD at some point.
Now this soaring power ballad topped the
Billboard Hot 100 and it became
synonymous with epic
love and asteroids.
Interesting fact for you here, this was
Aerosmith's first and only number one
song on the Billboard
Hot 100.
All right.
Now from sweeping love songs to sweeping
renewal, let's explore
Kobe's four dimensions
of renewal.
Part of habit seven,
which is sharpen the saw.
And this is in Stephen R. Kobe's, "The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People."
Now, Kobe teaches that sustainable
effectiveness and emotional steadiness,
they come from balanced
renewal across those four key dimensions
that we talked about yesterday.
Number one, physical, caring for our body
through proper
nutrition, exercise, getting
stress and stress management.
Secondly, mental, keeping our minds
active through reading
and learning and reflection.
Then there was number
three, emotional and social.
That means nurturing your relationships,
having empathy for other
people and connecting with
other people.
And then lastly, as you remember, was
spiritual and that's
tapping into our purpose here.
What are our values?
How do we find our inner peace?
However it is that you define that.
Kobe writes, "Sharpening the saw is
preserving and enhancing
the greatest asset that you
have, which is you."
Now without attention in all four of
these areas, one becomes depleted.
And Kobe warns that if you neglect the
body and the mind, then
the spirit will start fading,
ignoring emotions and
mental sharpness dulls.
So Kobe advocates daily rhythms, a
workout, some reading, heartfelt
conversation and time
in reflection, or
whatever feeds your core.
As he notes, "Without renewal, the body
becomes tired, the mind
mechanical, the emotions unengaged
and the spirit insensitive."
Again, he says, "Look, it's not
indulgence, it's insurance."
By investing small, consistent time to
each of these
dimensions, we start reinforcing
our resilience, our
creativity and our compassion.
All right, here's your takeaway.
Balanced renewal, physical, mental,
emotional and
spiritual, it isn't optional.
It's what keeps you sharp,
what keeps you grounded and alive.
So today, don't worry if you can't find
that old fold out dinner tray.
Instead, tend to your soul and hold space
for someone else who might need it.
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