1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,958 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:13,291 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:13,291 --> 01:00:14,416 welcome to Wednesday. 5 01:00:14,791 --> 01:00:15,958 Well, here we are. 6 01:00:15,958 --> 01:00:18,416 We find ourselves midweek again and we're 7 01:00:18,416 --> 01:00:19,500 starting to gain some 8 01:00:19,500 --> 01:00:20,750 momentum, right, that 9 01:00:20,750 --> 01:00:22,208 we're really going to do this week. 10 01:00:22,208 --> 01:00:23,541 So let's just continue on 11 01:00:23,541 --> 01:00:24,833 with it and let's get into it. 12 01:00:25,458 --> 01:00:27,583 And you might have to be of a certain age 13 01:00:27,583 --> 01:00:30,166 to appreciate today's first national day, 14 01:00:30,166 --> 01:00:30,375 okay? 15 01:00:30,625 --> 01:00:33,291 It's national TV dinner day. 16 01:00:33,541 --> 01:00:35,958 So get your TV trays out of the attic 17 01:00:35,958 --> 01:00:38,083 because we are eating bad 18 01:00:38,083 --> 01:00:39,750 food on the couch tonight 19 01:00:39,750 --> 01:00:41,458 and we're going to watch some Magnum PI. 20 01:00:42,166 --> 01:00:44,666 Well, conversely and much more seriously, 21 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:46,000 it is also World 22 01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:47,958 Suicide Prevention Day and 23 01:00:47,958 --> 01:00:50,166 it's a deeply important reminder to 24 01:00:50,166 --> 01:00:51,916 connect and support those 25 01:00:51,916 --> 01:00:53,416 that are in crisis and to 26 01:00:53,458 --> 01:00:54,791 show up for each other. 27 01:00:55,375 --> 01:00:57,458 And just in case you need to talk with 28 01:00:57,458 --> 01:00:58,750 somebody, you can always 29 01:00:58,750 --> 01:01:02,000 call or text 988 24 hours a 30 01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:02,500 day for help. 31 01:01:03,125 --> 01:01:05,375 So while you heat up dinner and you 32 01:01:05,375 --> 01:01:07,250 settle in for today, let's 33 01:01:07,250 --> 01:01:09,166 also warm a human connection 34 01:01:09,291 --> 01:01:09,583 today. 35 01:01:10,166 --> 01:01:11,916 And now someone who doesn't want to miss 36 01:01:11,916 --> 01:01:13,083 a thing in this life, 37 01:01:13,500 --> 01:01:14,750 our quote this morning 38 01:01:14,750 --> 01:01:17,250 is from Aerosmith's Steven Tyler who 39 01:01:17,250 --> 01:01:18,916 said, "Every life has a 40 01:01:18,916 --> 01:01:21,000 measure of sorrow and sometimes 41 01:01:21,500 --> 01:01:22,833 this is what awakens us." 42 01:01:23,291 --> 01:01:26,000 Now experiencing sadness, pain, or even 43 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:28,375 loss is unfortunately a 44 01:01:28,375 --> 01:01:30,291 universally human thing, 45 01:01:30,833 --> 01:01:33,416 but it can be a catalyst for personal 46 01:01:33,416 --> 01:01:35,083 growth and self-discovery. 47 01:01:35,500 --> 01:01:36,500 So hang in there. 48 01:01:36,875 --> 01:01:37,083 All right. 49 01:01:37,416 --> 01:01:38,958 Well, today's news, facts, and birthdays 50 01:01:38,958 --> 01:01:40,416 are for September 10th 51 01:01:40,416 --> 01:01:40,916 and we're going to start 52 01:01:40,916 --> 01:01:43,541 back not too far back, but in 1988. 53 01:01:43,916 --> 01:01:45,625 That's when tennis star Steffi Graff, 54 01:01:45,625 --> 01:01:46,916 well, she clinched the 55 01:01:46,916 --> 01:01:48,416 US Open title to complete 56 01:01:48,708 --> 01:01:51,500 a counter-year grand slam, dominating the 57 01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:52,333 sport that year with 58 01:01:52,333 --> 01:01:53,500 grace and with power. 59 01:01:54,083 --> 01:01:56,708 Then moving up to 1993, that's when The 60 01:01:56,708 --> 01:01:58,125 X-Files starring David 61 01:01:58,125 --> 01:01:59,541 Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, 62 01:01:59,541 --> 01:02:00,000 remember that? 63 01:02:00,333 --> 01:02:02,041 Well, it debuted on Fox today. 64 01:02:02,458 --> 01:02:03,500 So go ahead, cue it. 65 01:02:03,833 --> 01:02:05,583 That music that we all know so well. 66 01:02:06,041 --> 01:02:08,666 Then on this date back in 2008, that's 67 01:02:08,666 --> 01:02:09,583 when scientists, they 68 01:02:09,583 --> 01:02:11,041 first powered up the large 69 01:02:11,041 --> 01:02:13,291 Hadron Collider at CERN. 70 01:02:13,375 --> 01:02:16,041 Now this gave the world its most powerful 71 01:02:16,041 --> 01:02:17,125 particle accelerator, 72 01:02:17,708 --> 01:02:19,250 ushering in a new frontier 73 01:02:19,250 --> 01:02:19,791 in physics. 74 01:02:20,250 --> 01:02:20,666 If you don't know 75 01:02:20,666 --> 01:02:22,333 anything about this, look it up. 76 01:02:22,708 --> 01:02:23,833 Incredible stuff happening there. 77 01:02:24,416 --> 01:02:25,708 And here's one extra one for 78 01:02:25,708 --> 01:02:26,541 you that I thought was funny. 79 01:02:27,000 --> 01:02:29,583 On this date, Mike, the headless chicken 80 01:02:29,583 --> 01:02:32,375 was decapitated in Fruita, Colorado. 81 01:02:32,708 --> 01:02:34,291 But good news, good news, people. 82 01:02:34,291 --> 01:02:34,708 Hang in there. 83 01:02:35,125 --> 01:02:35,750 He survived. 84 01:02:36,083 --> 01:02:38,250 Good old Mike survived another 18 months 85 01:02:38,250 --> 01:02:40,041 before he choked to 86 01:02:40,041 --> 01:02:41,458 death on a chicken bone. 87 01:02:42,166 --> 01:02:42,791 Most of that is true. 88 01:02:43,416 --> 01:02:44,541 Well, happy birthday to you. 89 01:02:44,541 --> 01:02:45,708 Today is your birthday. 90 01:02:45,958 --> 01:02:47,791 You share a birthday with groundbreaking 91 01:02:47,791 --> 01:02:49,125 ballet dancer and the first 92 01:02:49,125 --> 01:02:50,375 African American principal 93 01:02:50,458 --> 01:02:53,041 ballerina at ABT, Misty Copeland. 94 01:02:53,041 --> 01:02:54,416 She turns 43 today. 95 01:02:55,166 --> 01:02:57,250 Actor known for pride and prejudice in 96 01:02:57,250 --> 01:02:58,500 the King's speech and 97 01:02:58,500 --> 01:03:00,166 hated by his nieces and 98 01:03:00,166 --> 01:03:03,041 nephews, Colin Firth, he's 65 today. 99 01:03:03,583 --> 01:03:05,500 And the late Arnold Palmer, not the very 100 01:03:05,500 --> 01:03:07,208 refreshing drink, but the golfer. 101 01:03:07,208 --> 01:03:09,208 He was born on this date in 1929. 102 01:03:10,208 --> 01:03:12,291 Now the number one song on this date back 103 01:03:12,291 --> 01:03:14,708 in 1998 was, "I Don't 104 01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:15,666 Want to Miss a Thing" 105 01:03:15,666 --> 01:03:16,416 by Aerosmith. 106 01:03:16,750 --> 01:03:19,666 Now, this is a 90s must have song that I 107 01:03:19,666 --> 01:03:21,958 know you burned onto a CD at some point. 108 01:03:22,541 --> 01:03:24,958 Now this soaring power ballad topped the 109 01:03:24,958 --> 01:03:26,791 Billboard Hot 100 and it became 110 01:03:26,791 --> 01:03:27,916 synonymous with epic 111 01:03:27,916 --> 01:03:28,875 love and asteroids. 112 01:03:29,458 --> 01:03:31,083 Interesting fact for you here, this was 113 01:03:31,083 --> 01:03:33,458 Aerosmith's first and only number one 114 01:03:33,458 --> 01:03:34,541 song on the Billboard 115 01:03:34,583 --> 01:03:35,458 Hot 100. 116 01:03:36,041 --> 01:03:36,458 All right. 117 01:03:36,583 --> 01:03:38,958 Now from sweeping love songs to sweeping 118 01:03:38,958 --> 01:03:40,500 renewal, let's explore 119 01:03:40,500 --> 01:03:41,875 Kobe's four dimensions 120 01:03:41,875 --> 01:03:42,416 of renewal. 121 01:03:42,958 --> 01:03:43,916 Part of habit seven, 122 01:03:44,208 --> 01:03:45,500 which is sharpen the saw. 123 01:03:45,958 --> 01:03:47,333 And this is in Stephen R. Kobe's, "The 124 01:03:47,333 --> 01:03:49,083 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." 125 01:03:49,500 --> 01:03:52,083 Now, Kobe teaches that sustainable 126 01:03:52,083 --> 01:03:54,458 effectiveness and emotional steadiness, 127 01:03:54,791 --> 01:03:56,208 they come from balanced 128 01:03:56,250 --> 01:03:59,041 renewal across those four key dimensions 129 01:03:59,041 --> 01:04:00,083 that we talked about yesterday. 130 01:04:00,708 --> 01:04:03,250 Number one, physical, caring for our body 131 01:04:03,250 --> 01:04:03,791 through proper 132 01:04:03,791 --> 01:04:05,666 nutrition, exercise, getting 133 01:04:05,875 --> 01:04:07,916 stress and stress management. 134 01:04:08,791 --> 01:04:11,541 Secondly, mental, keeping our minds 135 01:04:11,541 --> 01:04:13,000 active through reading 136 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:14,500 and learning and reflection. 137 01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:15,416 Then there was number 138 01:04:15,416 --> 01:04:17,041 three, emotional and social. 139 01:04:17,416 --> 01:04:19,291 That means nurturing your relationships, 140 01:04:19,541 --> 01:04:20,666 having empathy for other 141 01:04:20,666 --> 01:04:21,666 people and connecting with 142 01:04:21,666 --> 01:04:22,208 other people. 143 01:04:22,791 --> 01:04:24,208 And then lastly, as you remember, was 144 01:04:24,208 --> 01:04:25,291 spiritual and that's 145 01:04:25,291 --> 01:04:26,958 tapping into our purpose here. 146 01:04:27,291 --> 01:04:28,416 What are our values? 147 01:04:28,416 --> 01:04:30,000 How do we find our inner peace? 148 01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:31,625 However it is that you define that. 149 01:04:32,041 --> 01:04:34,375 Kobe writes, "Sharpening the saw is 150 01:04:34,375 --> 01:04:36,000 preserving and enhancing 151 01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:37,791 the greatest asset that you 152 01:04:37,791 --> 01:04:38,833 have, which is you." 153 01:04:39,958 --> 01:04:42,000 Now without attention in all four of 154 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:44,708 these areas, one becomes depleted. 155 01:04:45,208 --> 01:04:47,125 And Kobe warns that if you neglect the 156 01:04:47,125 --> 01:04:48,625 body and the mind, then 157 01:04:48,625 --> 01:04:50,458 the spirit will start fading, 158 01:04:50,875 --> 01:04:52,000 ignoring emotions and 159 01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:53,708 mental sharpness dulls. 160 01:04:53,958 --> 01:04:57,125 So Kobe advocates daily rhythms, a 161 01:04:57,125 --> 01:04:59,208 workout, some reading, heartfelt 162 01:04:59,208 --> 01:05:01,125 conversation and time 163 01:05:01,291 --> 01:05:02,541 in reflection, or 164 01:05:02,541 --> 01:05:04,541 whatever feeds your core. 165 01:05:05,041 --> 01:05:07,500 As he notes, "Without renewal, the body 166 01:05:07,500 --> 01:05:09,250 becomes tired, the mind 167 01:05:09,250 --> 01:05:12,041 mechanical, the emotions unengaged 168 01:05:12,041 --> 01:05:13,875 and the spirit insensitive." 169 01:05:15,166 --> 01:05:16,416 Again, he says, "Look, it's not 170 01:05:16,416 --> 01:05:18,333 indulgence, it's insurance." 171 01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:21,791 By investing small, consistent time to 172 01:05:21,791 --> 01:05:22,375 each of these 173 01:05:22,375 --> 01:05:24,750 dimensions, we start reinforcing 174 01:05:24,750 --> 01:05:26,000 our resilience, our 175 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:27,500 creativity and our compassion. 176 01:05:28,333 --> 01:05:29,625 All right, here's your takeaway. 177 01:05:30,416 --> 01:05:32,208 Balanced renewal, physical, mental, 178 01:05:32,208 --> 01:05:32,791 emotional and 179 01:05:32,791 --> 01:05:34,416 spiritual, it isn't optional. 180 01:05:34,791 --> 01:05:36,166 It's what keeps you sharp, 181 01:05:36,625 --> 01:05:38,416 what keeps you grounded and alive. 182 01:05:39,125 --> 01:05:41,416 So today, don't worry if you can't find 183 01:05:41,416 --> 01:05:43,125 that old fold out dinner tray. 184 01:05:43,250 --> 01:05:46,041 Instead, tend to your soul and hold space 185 01:05:46,041 --> 01:05:47,708 for someone else who might need it. 186 01:05:47,958 --> 01:05:48,500 Hey, thanks for tuning 187 01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:49,750 into Morning Serial today. 188 01:05:50,083 --> 01:05:51,833 We'll see you back here tomorrow for more 189 01:05:51,833 --> 01:05:53,541 music, meaning and mindful connections. 190 01:05:53,875 --> 01:05:55,625 Hey, have a fantastic day. 191 01:05:57,333 --> 01:05:59,000 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 192 01:05:59,000 --> 01:05:59,666 the Morning Serial 193 01:05:59,666 --> 01:06:01,750 podcast on the One Life Live 194 01:06:01,750 --> 01:06:02,250 It channel. 195 01:06:02,791 --> 01:06:04,708 You can find more episodes and videos by 196 01:06:04,708 --> 01:06:06,375 visiting our YouTube channel and the 197 01:06:06,375 --> 01:06:08,000 website at seaningless 198 01:06:08,375 --> 01:06:10,541 and at seaningless.com, where you can 199 01:06:10,541 --> 01:06:11,833 also follow our other 200 01:06:11,833 --> 01:06:13,208 podcasts, the Mr. and Mrs. 201 01:06:13,500 --> 01:06:14,500 English podcast and 202 01:06:14,500 --> 01:06:15,541 the Life Happens podcast. 203 01:06:16,375 --> 01:06:18,041 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 204 01:06:18,041 --> 01:06:19,416 deeper into everyday issues, 205 01:06:19,708 --> 01:06:20,458 self-improvement and 206 01:06:20,583 --> 01:06:22,958 well-being, business and finance, and we 207 01:06:22,958 --> 01:06:24,250 welcome special guests too. 208 01:06:24,750 --> 01:06:25,250 So join us. 209 01:06:25,291 --> 01:06:26,791 It will be a good time, I promise. 210 01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:28,375 Thanks again for listening. 211 01:06:28,583 --> 01:06:30,125 Have a fantastic day and 212 01:06:30,125 --> 01:06:30,666 we'll see you tomorrow.