Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay good morning and
welcome to Thursday.
And if you are waiting to hear back on
that big thing, don't fret.
Today is national.
No news is good news day.
Or maybe that just means ignoring the
news on the TV for a
day is good for our mental
health too.
So take a break, close
those apps and breathe.
Sometimes silence is really golden.
Especially on a day with today's historic
significance as we
remember the people who
lost their lives and those first
responders that gave their
lives nearly a quarter of
a century ago.
So in the spirit of never forgetting, our
quote this morning is from George W. Bush
on the night of September 11, 2001 who
said, "I can hear you.
The rest of the world hears you.
And the people who knocked these
buildings down will hear all of us soon."
Now this powerful line spoken in the
aftermath of tragedy, it
reminds us of resilience,
unity and the strength that rises when
people stand together.
Alright well today's news, facts and
birthdays are for September 11.
And other than the obvious, oddly there
is not a lot of
notable news on September 11.
So we're going to go
with starting back in 1297.
That's when the battle of Sterling
Bridge, Scottish rebel
William Wallace, well he defeated
the English.
Then in 1916 that's when the first true
self-service supermarket, Clarence
Saunders' Piggly Wiggly,
well it opened up in Memphis, Tennessee.
They're still around today, it's like a
King Super or a Publix if
you haven't been to one.
And then lastly of course in 2001, that's
when planes hijacked
by Al-Qaeda terrorists,
they crashed into New York's World Trade
Center Towers, the
Pentagon and downed Flight 93,
collapsing both towers and resulting in
the deaths of 3,187 people.
Never forget, and I won't ever forget the
unity that we had in those days after.
We as Americans, those following days and
months we came together
as one, as one country.
It was incredible.
Well as we reflect on the past, let us
also celebrate the future.
So happy birthday to you if you're
celebrating another year.
You sure birthday with rapper and actor
and someone that was
just born in the great year
of 1977, Luda Ludacris, he's 48 today,
and electronic musician
and activist, he's not
36 anymore, Moby, he's 59 today.
And lastly, crooner and actor with charm,
Harry Connick Jr., he's 57 today.
Now the number one song on this date back
in 1987 was, "I Just
Can't Stop Loving You"
by Michael Jackson and Sida Garrett.
Now this duet topped the Billboard's Hot
100 and it was the
first single from Michael
Jackson's Bad Album.
And it was a good start for Michael.
The Bad Album had five number ones on it.
So this song was followed up by the
songs, "Bad," "The Way
You Make Me Feel," "The
Man in the Mirror," and one of my
favorites, "Dirty Diana."
Well from "Dirty Diana" to "Contaminated
Kobi," does that work?
I don't know.
Let's talk about Kobi's view and the
physical dimension in
Habit 7, "Sharpen the Soft,"
and Stephen R. Kobi's "The Seven Habits
of Highly Effective People."
And in this sub-chapter, Kobi emphasizes
that our bodies are
instruments, not ornaments.
Kobi says, "The physical dimension
involves caring for our
physical body, eating right,
exercising, resting, and relaxing."
And just like sharpening a saw before
chopping wood, caring for
the body increases capacity
for life's demands.
And Kobi identifies four keys to this,
nutrition, exercise,
rest, and stress management.
If you neglect any one of these, you'll
find that your
effectiveness starts plummeting.
Kobi explains that, "To keep the saw
sharp, you must pay the price.
Discipline today for strength tomorrow."
And he encourages aerobic exercise for
endurance, strength training for
capacity, and flexibility
for resilience.
And he's careful to say it's not about
vanity, it's about
energy and effectiveness.
"The best contribution we can make to our
work, our family, and our life is to keep
ourselves physically healthy and fit."
And Kobi also addresses balance.
Too much work and too little rest, well,
that doles your performance.
Renewal is a cycle.
Output demands input.
By scheduling time for exercise and
sleep, we invest in
ourselves and everyone benefits
from that.
All right, here's your takeaway.
Treat your body as your greatest tool.
Fuel it, move it, and rest it.
Physical renewal is the foundation of
sustainable effectiveness.
So today, step away from the noise, give
your body what it
needs, and remember, silence
and strength go hand in hand.
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