Good morning.
And welcome to your morning cereal.
Okay, good morning
and welcome to Tuesday.
Well, if you feel like you're
holding on to something today
that you just need to let go of,
well, today may be a good day to do it
because today is National Forgiveness Day
and Happiness Day.
Now, I don't think it's a coincidence
that the two of those go together, right?
Well, it turns out
that letting go of grudges
makes room for a little
bit more joy in your life
and maybe it even
lowers your blood pressure
a little bit too.
Well, our quote today is from someone
who generally has a
pretty large grin on his face,
Simon Cowell, who said, quote,
"If you've got a big
ego, you're going to lose.
I try to keep mine in check," end quote.
Now, even the king of sharp critiques,
and I would argue probably
a fairly large ego himself,
but even he knows that humility, not ego,
it builds staying power.
All right, well, today's news, facts,
and birthdays are for October 7th.
Starting back in 1982,
that's when Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats,
it opened on Broadway and
it became one of the longest
running shows in history
and provided some pretty
funny late night comedy too.
Then moving up to 1996,
that's when the Fox News Entertainment
Channel was launched
and it reshaped cable television news.
And lastly, in 2003, Arnold
Schwarzenegger was elected
the governor of
California, simpler times.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share a birthday
with singer Tony Braxton.
She's 58 today.
That TV judge we all love to hate,
music executive Simon
Cowell, he's 66 today.
And the leader of Russia,
still sucking in air, Vladimir Putin, 73.
And now the number one
song on this date back in 2002
was "A Moment Like
This" by Kelly Clarkson.
Now, fresh off of her American Idol win,
Kelly's debut single,
it rocketed to the number one position
on the Billboard Hot 100.
And the track became an
anthem for new beginnings
and it is still remembered
as one of the defining TV
to pop crossover hits.
All right, well, in this moment,
let's turn to Mel Robbins'
book, "The Let Them Theory."
And in this sub-chapter,
which is entitled "A
Tool to Implement Wisdom,"
Robbins emphasizes
that the Let Them Theory
isn't just about
peace, it's about wisdom.
She calls it a tool, okay?
Something you can carry
with you and use it daily.
So the wisdom lies in knowing
that you cannot control others,
but you can control
your response to them.
She explains that wisdom
is about discernment, okay?
By recognizing where
to invest your energy.
Now, by saying let them,
you instantly filter out
what's not yours to carry.
And Robbins' notes quote,
"The wisest people know
that control is an illusion.
What you release will
release you," end quote.
And she compares it to
learning to drive, okay?
At first, you grip the wheel so tightly
that you're exhausted.
And then over time,
you realize that you can
relax a little bit, right?
The road isn't smooth or
the road hasn't changed,
but you're actually a little bit calmer
because you trust yourself.
And the Let Them tool is like that.
Not changing life, but
changing how you hold it, okay?
Robbins also stresses that
wisdom means setting boundaries.
Letting people be themselves
doesn't mean you allow
harmful behavior to yourself.
It means that you calmly just step back.
You keep your standards,
but you stop
internalizing someone else's chaos.
And the brilliance of the
tool is its portability, right?
You don't need a meditation cushion
or a workshop to implement it.
You just need those two words, Let Them.
So Robbins reminds us that
Let Them is not giving up.
It's growing up.
Okay, here is your takeaway.
The Let Them tool is wisdom in action.
Use it daily and
you'll protect your peace
and you'll sharpen your perspective.
All right, so today,
forgive freely, choose happiness,
and well, keep your ego in
just a little bit of check.
Hey, thanks for
starting your Tuesday morning
with morning cereal, and
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