Good morning and
welcome to Morning Cereal.
Okay, good morning
and welcome to Thursday.
And in addition to being my
favorite day before Fridays,
it is also one of my
favorite celebrations.
It's World Kindness Day.
And I just feel like kindness is an art
form that fewer and fewer
people practice these days.
But not today, people. Okay?
Let's hold some doors open.
Buy someone the coffee behind you.
Or maybe smaller steps for those of you
that are newer to this, okay?
How about just simply not honking at that
person who clearly didn't see that the
light was green already?
Well, the act of being kind is a free
gift for you to give to
anyone of your choosing.
Alright, and on that note, here's a quote
from a man who built his
career on laughter and heart.
And very recently had this quote.
Jimmy Kimmel said, "Let's choose
kindness. Let's choose understanding."
This is Jimmy's exhortation for people to
consciously make a decision to act with
compassion and empathy towards others.
Okay, well, let's head
into the nostalgia of Altair.
Today's news facts and
birthdays are for November 13th.
Starting back, way back in 1789, this is
when in a letter to
Jean-Baptiste Leroy, Benjamin Franklin,
he wrote the famous saying, "In this
world, nothing can be said to be certain
except for what? Death and taxes."
Then moving up to 1940, that's when Walt
Disney's animated film
Fantasia starring Leopold Starwosky,
the Philadelphia Orchestra, Mickey Mouse,
and ballet dancing hippopotamuses.
Did I say that right, hippopotamuses?
Well, either way, it premiered at the
Broadway Theater in New York City.
Then in 1979, Darryl Dawkins, well, he
broke his very first backboard in a
powerful dunk in Kansas City.
And then lastly on this date in 2002,
Eminem released the single "Lose
Yourself" from the
soundtrack of "Eight Mile."
And it was the first rap song to win the
Academy Award for the best original song.
And it was and is still one of my
favorite pump up songs.
Well, happy birthday to you
if today is your birthday.
You share it with actor
Gerard Butler. He's 56 today.
Talk show host Jimmy
Kimmel, he's 58 today.
And lastly, comedian and actress Whoopi
Goldberg, she is 70 today.
Now, the number one song on this date
back in 2014 was "Blank
Space" by Taylor Swift.
Now, this mega hit topped the charts and
cemented Taylor as the master of
self-aware pop, right?
With lyrics poking fun at her media image
and a music video that
blended elegance with chaos,
"Blank Space" became both
satire and an anthem for Taylor.
It's clever, it's catchy, and it's proof
you can turn perception into power.
And it was Taylor's third number one hit,
famously knocking her song "Shake It Off"
out of the top spot.
Well, speaking of emotions and
perceptions, let's turn to today's book
review in Mel Robbins'
"The Let Them Theory."
Now, in today's sub-chapter, learn to
ride the emotional wave.
Mel compares emotions to ocean waves.
They're natural, they're
powerful, but temporary.
She writes, quote, "emotions come in
waves. You can't stop them, but you can
learn to surf," end quote.
Robbins explains that our biggest mistake
is trying to fight
emotions instead of riding them.
When you resist a wave, it pulls you
under. When you accept
it, you rise with it.
She encourages readers to approach
emotions with curiosity, not control.
The key is awareness. Talked about it
yesterday a little bit. Feel it, name it,
and let it pass, right?
The wave will always crest and fall, but
your reaction determines whether you wipe
out or you glide through it.
Robbins also emphasizes that emotional
intelligence isn't
about avoiding feelings.
It's about creating space between what
you feel and how you respond.
She uses her own experiences of being
overwhelmed and fear to show that mastery
doesn't mean calm seas.
It means calm navigation.
All right, here is your takeaway. You
can't stop life's emotional waves, but
you can choose to surf, not sink, okay?
So today, be kind to others and to
yourself. Smile a little bit longer,
breathe a little bit
deeper, and ride your way.
And thank you again for joining Morning
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