Nov. 18, 2024

The Healing Power of Small Compassionate Gestures with Teresa Ramirez

The Healing Power of Small Compassionate Gestures with Teresa Ramirez

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Award-winning best-selling author and motivational speaker Teresa Ramirez joins us on Keep Hope Alive for a heartwarming conversation about the transformative power of kindness. Teresa shares her personal journey, weaving through life's changes with grace and humor, including the everyday challenge of embracing graying hair. She recounts a poignant encounter with a grieving woman whose spirits were lifted by simply petting Teresa's dog, illustrating the profound impact of small, compassionate gestures.

Throughout the episode, we celebrate the unexpected joys that arise from genuine acts of kindness and authentic interactions. From delightful conversations with strangers to a "pay it forward" moment that unexpectedly helped my family, these stories underscore the profound simplicity and impact of kindness. We reflect on how such gestures, though surprising, could become an integral part of daily life, making the world a kinder place for everyone.

The episode also touches on the shared humanity found in everyday mishaps and the significance of empathy in understanding hidden burdens. Drawing insights from my book "Raising Kind Children," we explore how families can foster kindness through small acts that create a ripple effect in communities. We also discuss the vital importance of mental health awareness and supporting children through challenges, revealing how kindness can be a powerful tool for transformation and healing. Join us for this uplifting dialogue that champions the mission of spreading kindness and joy throughout our lives and communities.

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Chapters

00:02 - Spreading Kindness and Joy

10:12 - Unexpected Acts of Kindness

15:16 - Promoting Acts of Kindness

29:06 - Parenting, Friendship, and Mental Health

34:58 - Supporting Children Through Challenges

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Hello and welcome to Keep Hope Alive.

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We have another great show for you.

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I got Miss Teresa Ramirez here with us.

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She's award-winning best-selling author, motivational speaker, and you know what we're going to get ready to change that world with her too.

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So I'm excited.

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Thank you for coming on to Keep Home Alive.

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So can't wait to hear your story.

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But, but, but, but.

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I was like I'm not letting you talk, no, go ahead.

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No, I was just going to say thank you for having me.

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You are so welcome.

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So really quick, before we get started, random question like squirrel moment here how many weddings have you been to in, let's say, the past year?

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One One, okay.

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So when you go to a wedding and you're walking in maybe it's a church or you know you're walking in there is something to sign to let the bride and groom know that you were there.

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What are you signing?

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um at that wedding.

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Well, we normally sign the registration book that says hey, we were here, but um that wedding, they wanted us to sign a big white board and put well wishes not just sun, but add well wishes.

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That is so cool.

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I see a lot of that.

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Or I see Jenga pieces.

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One of my sponsors is named Life on Record and what they do is they have a vintage rotary phone setting out there that your guests can pick up and there is a QR code right next to it.

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So if you don't want to stand in the line, your guests can pick up and there is a QR code right next to it.

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So if you don't want to stand in the line, your guests can actually scan this too.

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But you can leave them a one minute, five minute, 30 minute.

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Well, if it's a wedding, don't do 30 minutes recording.

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Say congratulations on your wedding.

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You guys are such a cute couple.

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Many years of happiness, or?

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Hey, dude, it's about time you put that ring on Finger.

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I've been waiting and waiting and waiting and we got to have this party right now, so they can leave any kind of message, and this really goes for like any kind of event too.

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So I just don't want to cater it fully to weddings, but with all these messages, they'll burn it on a 12-inch vinyl record, or they have a key speaker.

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That is really adorable.

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So like it's a year later and you're sitting back enjoying your one-year anniversary.

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You get to hear all your friends and family voices, so it's so cool.

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I love it.

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So their plans start at $99 for the year.

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You do get that phone number for one year, which is really cool.

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So visit them at wwwlifeonrecordcom.

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All right.

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So, teresa, I love your hair.

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By the way, I love that color.

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I used to be redhead in 2017.

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And so funny, all my grays were coming through.

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So I was like I'm going blonde to hide them and I was like, no, I can still see in my video they're coming in.

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But I was like I'm going to just embrace life and let these grays just fly through.

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So, but, yes, I'm so glad to have you on.

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It sounds like your journey in life has just been so well thought out and planned and you know what.

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Who is Teresa?

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So well thought out and planned and you know what.

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Who is Teresa?

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Well, I have grown children and I'm unlike you.

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I fight the grays every step of the way and they're all colored.

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I wish I could do that.

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I wish I could just let go and say oh, don't worry about it, I really like my red.

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So I have.

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My kids are gone.

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I have a dog and a cat who make keep life interesting, and I love hiking and kayaking.

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And when I'm not doing that, I am trying to spread kindness wherever.

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I go.

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Good, I'm glad to hear that, Because I think that's our mission in life is to spread the kindness, the love, the joy and the hope.

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And you know, every time I go out, I'm hearing a new story from somebody.

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I may not even be talking directly, but I can hear them saying oh, I got this issue and da-da-da-da-da-da-da, and there's parts of me that go.

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Should I just tell them?

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I have a podcast and a series on this that they can listen to.

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So that's the one thing.

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They have an app called Linktree and with every episode I have done, I can go up to somebody and go, I think you would like this one.

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What's your phone number?

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I'm going to send you my.

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So there's different stories to be heard and spreading awareness and stuff.

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So how do you do that?

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Well, I can give you an example.

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Listening is huge.

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Listening is probably one of the kindest things we can do, and I mean really active listening, so that always helps.

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But you know you say you get stopped somewhere.

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I walk my dog in the park every day and I was going up the steps and this woman was going down the steps and she said, oh my gosh, can I please pet your dog?

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And I was like, oh sure, you know you're the fifth person today.

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But okay, and here she proceeds to sit down on the steps.

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The dog, of course she plays into this, jumps in her lap and the woman just starts petting her.

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And then you just see these tears and I was like, oh, I didn't bargain for this.

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And here she starts talking.

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She lost her husband six months ago.

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She just lost her beloved dog a month ago.

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You know how terribly lonely she is.

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She's going on and on and I'm just sitting there going uh-huh, uh-huh.

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I mean I just was so blindsided but I just listened to her and I let her pet my dog and I think that's all she wanted.

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And when she was done, she just stood up, wiped her tears and just said and when she was done, she just stood up, wiped her tears and just said you have no idea what you did for me and walked off.

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And I'm still sitting there stunned, going what just happened?

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You're an angel in disguise.

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That's what happened.

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I'm going to tell you that sometimes that's all it takes is active listening to help somebody out.

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I mean, those tears came flowing, they're, they're gone.

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You know like when we go through that once we have a good cry and I hope we like.

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One thing I noticed when we sleep that night and wake up the next morning it's a little bit better, and then the next day is a little bit better, and wake up the next morning it's a little bit better, and then the next day is a little bit better, and it's just kind of like, yeah, it's just, it's amazing how it works.

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But I understand when you get built up and you've just got to release that, you know I call it pure energy and of course we don't want to bottle up and, you know, restore it for later.

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We need to let it out right in there.

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But you know what?

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Your dog and you are the biggest therapy for her and that's amazing.

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It was it was an incredible experience, it is, it is and it makes you feel super good about yourself too, and then you're going to start noticing it's going to happen more and more and more to you.

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Yes, it does.

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You know when you're making, when you're making just something small like that that really all I did was take some time, no big deal, it doesn't cost anything to be kind.

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And when you're doing this in your everyday activities, you end up making it as natural as breathing and the next thing you know, like you said, stuff shows up all the time.

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And I had another, a gentleman.

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He was so cute, he retired, didn't know what to do and so he just went to be a parking garage attendant.

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He said it's the best job he's ever had.

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He was in his seventies.

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But what was funny about it, he said, said was I went on vacation for two weeks.

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When I came back, his regular parkers kept saying gosh, I missed your smile and your good morning.

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My days have not been.

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My days have been awful the last two weeks without your smile and your good morning.

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And the guy said I had no idea that I had that impact because it was each customer.

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He said it was one right after the other and it wasn't until he said you know, you, kindness, lady, you told me.

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And he said I didn't realize how impactful that just a smile is until my customers told me.

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So you know it doesn't take much.

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It doesn't.

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It doesn't and they need that.

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I remember well the company I work for.

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I love to death and they're well-known in Allen.

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But it's the shirt, it's the logo, and I remember I was at a local grocery store and because they're family owned, I thought it was cute because they were like, are you the daughter?

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And I was like nope, and they were like but she came out of the store kind of like maybe it was she wanted to.

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I was going to my car and she's like and you know, it was that little thing she took extra steps, she got outside to even say bye to me.

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But it brought a smile to my face because you don't see that many people actually going out of their way to show kindness and it's very important in today's world.

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It is so important and I was going to say and most people, some people say well, that's just fluffy stuff.

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And I said, no, there's actually scientific studies behind it that if you and I exchanged an act of kindness, your serotonin levels would go up and so would do mine.

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And serotonin are your happy hormones.

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So you and I are happy.

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But the fascinating thing I have always said is that anyone who observes that act of kindness, their serotonin levels also go up.

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I see you spread it and we didn't even know it.

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I love it because I know like when I work trade shows I will always have that positive vibe energy.

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And it was funny because it was yesterday had somebody come by.

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He was like your energy level is really good, I don't want to leave, and I just I was like it made me feel good.

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But also I was like what do I tell my boss that I have like really high vibes here?

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You know, I was just like.

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But you know I was like, sir, can I sell you ABCD?

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Or you know, come and do this for inspection.

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And you know, it was just funny.

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He's like I don't need anything.

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I was just like, okay, but it's funny because I'll get that a whole lot.

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You know, and I think sometimes also, being in customer service, they can pick up on that energy level too.

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You know, for me I never try to sound like anything robotic.

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I have the best intentions in my heart.

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I want to put that out there.

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You know, I remember another lady was like are you a robot?

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Like I was like last time I checked.

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No, but I'm here, I'm human.

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I had to laugh because it's so fun.

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I love that.

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You know we're able to talk to people and help them, but we get to use those levels of our energy to show that we care, that we're here, they're being listened to and heard.

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Yep.

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All that, yeah, and it doesn't take, like I said, I keep.

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It's so simple and people try to complicate it and it's not.

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it's not, it really isn't.

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So are you uh mentioned to pay it forwards?

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I was when I was younger, I still do it every now and then.

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I remember I I did, um, when I first started this podcast, I did a pay-it-forward one.

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I had a really good one.

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I've been doing it.

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Usually it was at grocery stores, gas stations, starbucks and McDonald's.

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I would always do a pay-it-forward.

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But you know, there was one time my baby boy was born.

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He was in the carrier, I had my camera on me and I was on the third floor of the aquarium and I stupidly literally take these glasses Well, not these.

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I put it in my shirt like this.

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I pulled my camera up and I was zooming in on the monkey and my brother's standing next to me and he goes I hope you got the monkey.

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Where's your glasses?

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What do you mean?

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And I was like and I'm looking down they had fell at the bottom of the aquarium and I didn't have any health insurance.

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I went for a good.

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I think it was six months without glasses, but all that mattered was the kids and everything.

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And back in the day with the short down, it's really sad.

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I was walking and I walked into one, like I got last place.

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You know how they have the doctor there.

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Nobody could have heard anything.

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I said I was the only one in there.

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They're like it's $69 for the visit.

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I was like, okay, I'll just come back when I have the money to do it.

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And then I was pushing the stroller out.

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We're in the middle walking and there's that whole area to buy glasses and stuff, and my daughter was with me and we're just getting to the other side and this lady comes running out.

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Getting to the other side, and this lady comes running out hey, hey, are you a single mom?

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And I was like, yeah, and she goes God is telling me to talk to you.

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I got to finish up, don't go anywhere.

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And my daughter's like what's happening?

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And I go, uh, pay it forward maybe.

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Yeah, I don't know, but I go.

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Should we wait?

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And so we did.

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She ended up not.

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She said when she came out do you need glasses?

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I had extra pair.

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I got 300.

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I want you to have 300.

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So I went back in to see if that company could take me and they couldn't.

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So on the other end there was another doctor's office and they took me.

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I was in tears.

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I was like I'm going to be able to see.

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This is amazing.

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But that doctor knew what had just happened and he did my daughter's eyes for free, got my daughter glasses and he goes.

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This is your second period forward of the day and you talk about when you're helping people and just listening and hearing.

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Yeah, it really does work.

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It does, it does.

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And you were shocked, weren't you?

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You were surprised that somebody was being kind to you, because that happened to me only.

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It was a coffee, and you know, I always buy the person behind me coffee all the time and I was shocked when, oh, they took care of yours.

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I'm like what, where, who?

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Me?

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And I was like I wonder why we're so surprised that somebody's kind to us.

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I still ask that question because we shouldn't be.

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Yeah, we shouldn't be.

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It's like I was with a group, like a meetup group, and some people bought it was like five ladies all our meals.

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But you know, I paid for mine in advance and so I wasn't covered and I'm like, wait, can we rewind this?

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But I thought it was very.

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That is very important For me.

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I used to get in a way after I did a pay-forward.

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I remember one lady followed me on the highway and she was like and it was a cup of coffee, that's all I bought.

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But she went out of the way to follow me down to make sure and she had the time.

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I didn't think that went through too fast, because if it's already paid for, she gets to go right and they're just handing her the coffee.

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I know, that was many, many, many years ago but you know, here we are living in this world, and I think it's come to my knowledge that with listening and being heard and understanding what somebody goes through is the most important, and that's how we learn and that's how we build on our path and foundation to help people too.

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So I was just thinking.

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Personal pain is so unique it's as unique as a fingerprint, and you just never know what somebody's going through, and so you should always be kind.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean depression, chronic pain, all that is hidden.

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I saw a reel today.

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It's like people will see oh, how many awards did they get or what's the relationship status.

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So maybe it was talking about Facebook or social media.

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You always see this top layer, but you don't know all the bills they're paying or if they had a really bad breakup or just whatever it is.

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But you got to keep that in mind.

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That is there.

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Yeah, let's just put it where it is.

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It's like how are you really doing today?

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That makes me feel good when I hear that I washed my cell phone yesterday in the washer.

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I had a little thunder bender and I almost ran into a washer on the highway what else?

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There was a tree on the road and then I got two bad news and when I went to T-Mobile they were like well, how is your day, ma'am?

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I was like ABCDEFGHI.

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They're like come right now, we're going to get you all set up.

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I was like it was a great experience and it was so funny because I just oh, my car broke the week down before so I had to get a new car, but it seems like everybody has a black SUV.

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So I was like why are my keys not working?

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And I'm like trying to get my door on.

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And you stupid me I could say this out loud Stupid me.

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I put my bag on top of the car and I put my purse there and I'm like trying to get in and I was like why is the head chain like around the thing different.

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I was like, oh my gosh, and T-Mobile has all the see-through windows.

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I'm like, oh my gosh, it's not happening.

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But I got my purse and I was like I looked at the window.

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I don't know, but it would be a funny video, right.

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It would be hilarious.

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You know, I had a friend I used to work with and he had gone into.

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A client came out, didn't see his car anywhere.

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Right looked everywhere, looked at all the cars, couldn't find it.

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Couldn't find it so he called the cops my car's been stolen.

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Well, he was on the other side of the building and the car his car was where it was supposed to be and here he had to.

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Here the cops found it.

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It was.

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You talk about embarrassing moments.

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That was one for him.

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It was hilarious.

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Just, my car's been stolen.

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Well, now it's over there.

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Somebody told me about a happy face and method yesterday and it really worked for them.

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Because I do this, I'm going to put this in a safe place, but I lose it.

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And that was my new Apple watch.

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And I spent a month now every day sitting like where did I put it?

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It's not in my boxes in the garage, it's not under my bed, it's in none of the cabinets and I need one.

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And I was like I told them they're like because I have a bundle packet, a T-Mobile, I'm going to just add another one.

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And they're like okay, ma'am.

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And I was like no, ma'am.

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And I was like no, in my luck, I'm going to come home and find that watch.

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And my son's like then what I go?

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Then it's yours.

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I was like that's a story, so I think it's funny.

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I was like he's really going to go looking for it now too.

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But I was like is this a sign of us getting older?

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Like we're getting all forgetful.

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You know, it was there somewhere.

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I know right, it has to be Well.

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Tell us about your, your journey.

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What's going on?

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Like?

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So you're helping people in the world?

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Did you write any books?

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and the world.

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Did you write any books?

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I did write, because my focus is actually on parents and I did write Raising Kind Children and it's quick.

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I made it a quick read for busy parents and it's just a simple process on how to incorporate kindness into your family.

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Yes, and then when you leave the house, you're going to spread that kindness when you go out.

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And there's little tips, suggestions, easy, easy day-to-day stuff, stuff going to the grocery store.

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Everybody goes to the grocery store.

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Yes, you know this is what you can do.

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You know here are some things you can do at the school.

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Here are things if you wanted to graduate to.

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Last week there was philanthropy day and that's where you bring your friends, neighbors, community together to form some kind of active Interesting.

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Yeah.

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So I mean that could be.

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Yeah, and that can be, since I just saw these bringing Thanksgiving dinners together to give to people for Thanksgiving Prom dresses, homecoming dresses, suits, ties, shoes, the whole works.

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There's a woman that started that, but the community has to donate all those things to make her charity work.

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That is so cool.

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Things to make her charity work, so that is so cool.

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And then from there, now that you've got it, you're making it as natural as breathing.

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Then you can use those acts of kindness in those awkward, sticky situations that aren't always so fun.

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But you can put it into practice in a different way.

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That is so cool.

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I love that it coming together.

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I mean, I see a lot of that at my church that I go to and you know getting gift cards and boxes ready.

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Right now People are donating blood and hair and I was like, wow, this is amazing.

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I haven't done it yet, I feel really bad, but I was like I'm always at the doctors and my blood.

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I was like I don't done it yet, I feel really bad, but I was like I'm always at the doctors and my blood.

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I was like I don't know if my blood is good and I was like you do need a haircut.

00:22:46.903 --> 00:22:49.864
I was like, but my hair is so dry right now.

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I'm trying not to come up with excuses, but I believe we're going to do a box.

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So I'm just I don't know why I've been so hesitant.

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You know we'll go to church.

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My son, he has made a decision that he wants to be a children's minister and he's only 12.

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He must be a pro football player and a minister and the little acts of kindness.

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You know, when I was bringing up my son opening the door for people, if we go into a mall or restaurant even Arby's, I think, has that little bell or whatever Dang it let them know they did a good job.

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One of the times I thought it was so funny, like he was so little and he well, maybe like six, maybe, yeah, six years old or something, because it's when the school gives them an ID card number for you know and I don't know if he was just trying to be funny or something at the restaurant, but there is like they were asking me and the guy visiting time, do we need a beer, wine?

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Blah, blah, blah, I need your license, blah, blah, blah number.

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And my son goes, I'll have a beer.

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And the guy goes, yeah, you have a number.

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And he's like I do.

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And he gave us school lunch number.

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I love it.

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Yeah, good, try, that's not going to work for your age.

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But it was those little things, you know.

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He just is the highlight.

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And seeing the acts of kindness, one of them, I think the movie is called Defending the Giants and it's a Christian movie about a football team, but one of the football teams he was on a couple of years ago our own team members were kind of getting an argument and my son just said that's not why we're here, guys, we come together this and he, he, he was I go, oh my gosh, you didn't come out black and blue Like I.

00:24:49.884 --> 00:24:54.106
To me it's like that's what the world has literally come to.

00:24:54.106 --> 00:24:58.089
Right, but yeah, but he had no fear to him.

00:24:58.130 --> 00:25:03.034
That takes guts especially with your peer groups, yeah, yeah, and younger kids.

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I was like, whoa, if you could do that and they're listening.

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You have a special gift, son.

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But you know, those are the highlights.

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I love watching my kids when they're succeeding and doing the things right and left, because it makes us as a parent feel good, right, so, yeah, definitely.

00:25:20.943 --> 00:25:23.434
But oh, your book is it on Audible?

00:25:23.434 --> 00:25:26.000
Also, I always ask that it's on Amazon.

00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:28.835
You can get it on Amazon, Amazon, but like to listen to it.

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Is there a reading?

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portion.

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I do not have an audio yet.

00:25:31.942 --> 00:25:34.066
I have to work on that.

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That's on my to-do list because I've had that request before.

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Yes, I'm one who can't read at night but I love listening.

00:25:44.836 --> 00:25:49.386
So the good thing about your book it's probably you said, on Amazon, right, they can get it.

00:25:49.386 --> 00:25:51.218
Is it at Barnes and Noble also?

00:25:51.218 --> 00:25:54.785
No, not at this time, no, okay.

00:25:54.785 --> 00:25:59.400
So the great thing about Keep Hope Alive podcast we have a storefront too.

00:25:59.400 --> 00:26:07.323
So all the authors I've ever interviewed, I will put the book there too to help get it out there and stuff.

00:26:07.383 --> 00:26:08.065
Thank you.

00:26:08.787 --> 00:26:19.365
Yeah, so what kind of advice would you give people about what's the best practices to really help kids strive in that area?

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I think the best thing to do is start before they leave the house.

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You know, put sticky notes on the mirror.

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You're important.

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You know, if they've got the big math test they've been studying for all week and they're stressing out about it, put a little note.

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You've got this inside their back.

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Just let them know that they're important.

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They're smart.

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The I love you is great, but it kind of I'll say it's cliche to a certain extent.

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But let them know they are important.

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Let them know that they're awesome, that they're the best, that you are grateful that they are in your life.

00:27:05.400 --> 00:27:10.296
Yeah, I do that with my kiddos when I take my son to school too.

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He came up with a word.

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He just says pizza.

00:27:13.482 --> 00:27:15.406
Oh yeah, here's his blanket.

00:27:15.406 --> 00:27:17.415
I found a pizza blanket, let me see.

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Yeah, but it means I love you and that is really important to us.

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And you know, when he's playing a game, he sees me jumping up and down like the mom who.

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I'm not that crazy, but I'm just like, oh my gosh, that's my son.

00:27:33.066 --> 00:27:34.467
He's doing so good.

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But you know, if it's winning or losing, he's treated just the same, no matter what.

00:27:40.932 --> 00:27:47.144
You know, and it's like I've developed even traditions that let him know that.

00:27:47.144 --> 00:27:50.877
You know, after our game, let's go to Canes, let's sit down.

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You know how's your day.

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It's important to do that.

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And on my last guest I was just interviewing, we were talking about how it'd be good just to talk about the important things in their life right now.

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And we got to get rid of cell phones, period.

00:28:06.788 --> 00:28:09.296
Just like everybody ignores each other.

00:28:09.296 --> 00:28:14.002
So, yeah, it's just crazy.

00:28:14.262 --> 00:28:23.145
So I don't know, and I also have three questions that you can ask your kids when you're running, to all those different activities they have.

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You can ask them in the car.

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You can ask them over dinner, whatever.

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Keep it casual, but ask them what was the best thing that happened to you today.

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What was the thing that wasn't so fun today.

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And then the final question I always say is what made you laugh today?

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Because I actually think that's the most telling question out of the three.

00:28:47.747 --> 00:28:49.798
That's probably real.

00:28:49.798 --> 00:28:51.404
I'm thinking what my son would say.

00:28:54.296 --> 00:29:06.144
But that's really that's good advice because, yeah, it's kind of like I noticed when my son will open up more to me and tell me the things that are really happening at school.

00:29:06.144 --> 00:29:09.502
It's like what I remember in elementary school.

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He's like did you know?

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Kids are going under the playground and get married.

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I was like what?

00:29:15.845 --> 00:29:22.221
I was like they're pretending to have this marriage ceremony and they actually have divorces.

00:29:22.221 --> 00:29:29.105
It's like, oh my goodness, I just remember monkey bars and playing tag.

00:29:30.878 --> 00:29:32.565
Yes, that's what entered my mind.

00:29:32.565 --> 00:29:38.830
But yeah, I remember when my kids were little and I was a single mom I always called it the show.

00:29:38.830 --> 00:29:45.325
For years we were just always in the car and we had some of the best conversations in the car.

00:29:46.775 --> 00:29:48.663
See, yeah, I remember that.

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Or like I like to leave early.

00:29:50.722 --> 00:29:57.546
It makes my son go crazy and he's like mom, it's like 40 minutes until.

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But I'm using it to talk to him and really get to know.

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I was like I just go out, just want to go get some food and maybe we could go to the park and watch the sunrise or the ducks or you know.

00:30:08.396 --> 00:30:15.859
Just, I want to have a little bit more time, because when you work a lot, like all week, my hours are 10 to seven.

00:30:15.859 --> 00:30:17.824
He's off at school in the morning.

00:30:17.824 --> 00:30:24.477
I just want that time to grab and say hey, you know, tell me about your day and stuff.

00:30:24.477 --> 00:30:38.109
But you know, as far as being football fans, like yes, he wants to go pro, but I want him to see how fans act and we're big Eagles fans, so yeah, there's an Eagles nest.

00:30:38.535 --> 00:30:47.342
There's an eagle's nest, but he got to, I taught him what it's like for a fan watching If he's going to be pro.

00:30:47.342 --> 00:30:53.227
How are they talking, how are they interacting, what are they doing?

00:30:53.227 --> 00:30:57.670
So I think it's helped build that confidence into him as well.

00:30:58.490 --> 00:31:09.797
And then church I'm always like what you learn and he will tell me everything he learned right away and I was like that is great, let's use that for something this week that we can do, you know.

00:31:09.797 --> 00:31:13.442
So just bringing that as an awareness thing out there.

00:31:13.442 --> 00:31:17.016
So but yeah, I love that your book.

00:31:17.016 --> 00:31:19.883
I'm sure you've sold a lot of copies already.

00:31:19.883 --> 00:31:21.667
Do you have a website too?

00:31:22.455 --> 00:31:26.547
I do have a website journeyinkindnesscom Real easy.

00:31:27.875 --> 00:31:31.104
Okay, and we're going to definitely add that on in everything.

00:31:31.104 --> 00:31:32.406
So I'm trying to also.

00:31:32.406 --> 00:31:52.902
You know, I was reading over your profile and I guess there are a lot of troubled teens out there and mental health seems to be the biggest thing, which, oh, I hate talking about this, I really do Depression, taking your life, you know.

00:31:53.342 --> 00:31:53.642
Anxiety.

00:31:53.721 --> 00:32:07.526
Violence, anxiety, depression, yes, and it's just, it's so mind boggling that kids this age can go through this.

00:32:07.526 --> 00:32:10.086
And I was out with a friend.

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We were listening to 80s music and he goes do you know what the song is really about?

00:32:16.009 --> 00:32:27.413
And I'm just thinking it's an 80s song and he was like it's about a mom and the kid is singing keep the noise down, because they were always fighting.

00:32:27.413 --> 00:32:43.336
And I was like, oh, and for the first time I was like man, you know, we're bringing awareness back in the 80s about this, you know, and it's just like, even though it's that catchy tune that you always sing to, I had a real story.

00:32:43.336 --> 00:32:48.266
So, but you know those little things to bring out.

00:32:48.266 --> 00:32:57.338
But really quick, I don't know if you, I'm going to try to show you it the best I can, talking about depression and everything.

00:32:57.338 --> 00:33:00.184
Have you ever seen these bracelets on Facebook?

00:33:00.184 --> 00:33:02.128
They're called snap bands.

00:33:02.358 --> 00:33:03.174
Oh, I haven't seen those yet.

00:33:03.255 --> 00:33:20.047
This one says hope, okay, and on the back of it it has an elastic band and you just take it out and mine's hope, I hope I have a wonderful week and nothing breaks on my car, yeah, but what this does?

00:33:20.047 --> 00:33:21.868
It's a proven scientific fact.

00:33:21.868 --> 00:33:29.866
It helps with anxiety and having, like you know, depression, ptsd.

00:33:29.866 --> 00:33:34.184
It helps re-trigger that thought.

00:33:34.184 --> 00:33:37.986
I also heard that this helps with sleep too.

00:33:37.986 --> 00:33:41.407
So I was like, okay, well, I got this.

00:33:41.407 --> 00:33:45.019
You know, I've been wearing mine for two years and I love it.

00:33:45.019 --> 00:33:48.066
And they have all different mantra words peace.

00:33:48.066 --> 00:33:52.363
They just came out with faith, which I love.

00:33:52.583 --> 00:33:53.586
And if you went onto?

00:33:53.605 --> 00:33:54.248
their website.

00:33:54.248 --> 00:33:57.016
That code is KHA for keep hope alive.

00:33:57.016 --> 00:34:00.565
You get the word faith, but they come in different colors and everything.

00:34:00.565 --> 00:34:06.744
A lot of the kids are wearing these to school too, so it's like the new happening trend for snap bands.

00:34:06.744 --> 00:34:29.483
But just to note that that is the main focus on making the world a better place and making it better out there, and they give portions to different organizations I can't talk today Different organizations out there to help with this too, but you can visit them at wwwsnapbandscom.

00:34:29.483 --> 00:34:34.230
It is spelled S-N-A-P-P-B-A-N-D-Zcom.

00:34:34.230 --> 00:34:38.438
So yeah, anyways, I got to throw that out there really quick.

00:34:38.438 --> 00:34:39.420
That was fun.

00:34:39.420 --> 00:34:47.809
I love snap hands, but yeah, so with the violence, have you ever had anybody?

00:34:47.809 --> 00:34:51.815
I've read your book, but my kid, it's just not working.

00:34:51.815 --> 00:34:55.045
Have you ever got much feedback on that?

00:34:55.755 --> 00:34:58.259
Yeah, I think the biggest.

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If you truly are in touch with your child and you see something serious, please go get professional help.

00:35:05.128 --> 00:35:09.782
Yes, don't hesitate, go do that immediately.

00:35:09.782 --> 00:35:25.818
Kindness, helping them, directing them to do acts of kindness, does and there are studies with this too does help reduce the stress level, reduce the anxiety level, reduce the depression.

00:35:25.818 --> 00:35:26.940
It does help.

00:35:26.940 --> 00:35:36.166
So if you get your child in the habit of doing acts of kindness, that will help all of those things as well.

00:35:36.166 --> 00:35:43.126
But if you truly, I truly strongly recommend professional health if you are definitely seeing some warning signs.

00:35:44.096 --> 00:35:45.914
Yeah, the warning signs and stuff.

00:35:45.914 --> 00:35:55.369
And you know that is always hard, because even when they turn adult, it's like I can't do much anymore as a parent.

00:35:55.369 --> 00:36:04.108
You know, if a kid was 23, 24, and you know you notice a red flag, I'm not going to take care of it.

00:36:04.108 --> 00:36:09.407
And then you're trying to be that parent, to be like, well, try this and this and this, you know.

00:36:09.407 --> 00:36:13.240
Then you hear, uh, no, mom, I love that.

00:36:13.240 --> 00:36:16.847
Saying no mom, I get that too, don't worry.

00:36:16.847 --> 00:36:24.869
Yeah, yeah, and I was going to mention earlier, even sometimes when I say I love you, I get okay.

00:36:24.869 --> 00:36:29.360
I was like okay, I was like do you love me too?

00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:37.436
Oh, yeah, but you should know that already I was like man, okay, times have changed out here.

00:36:37.557 --> 00:36:41.902
I am blessed my my, both of my sons, who are in their th 30s, both still.

00:36:41.902 --> 00:36:44.644
If I say I love you, they say oh, mom, I love you too.

00:36:45.626 --> 00:36:47.268
Yeah, yeah, definitely.

00:36:47.268 --> 00:36:50.652
It is so important you know to always be there.

00:36:50.652 --> 00:36:55.778
So what other goals are you working on?

00:36:55.778 --> 00:36:58.467
Are you moving forward and writing any other books?

00:37:00.137 --> 00:37:00.880
The second book.

00:37:00.880 --> 00:37:08.005
This one came out of me doing teaching the kindness straight along, and then people were like, write it down, write it down.

00:37:08.005 --> 00:37:17.425
I'm like okay, and um, so there may be a second book muddling around.

00:37:17.425 --> 00:37:25.443
Right now I'm just promoting this one and I love getting out and talking, speaking to groups, your PTOs.

00:37:25.443 --> 00:37:39.201
I actually even did a rotary club, so it doesn't really matter clubs or organizations, businesses, because you spread, have to spread kindness in every aspect of your life.

00:37:39.221 --> 00:37:41.425
Yeah, Business too.

00:37:41.425 --> 00:37:52.054
How many times have you been in that room and you have a sticky situation and you're yelling and yelling at each other or talking very distinctly and nothing's getting?

00:37:52.135 --> 00:37:52.675
resolved.

00:37:52.675 --> 00:37:54.719
That was my old job.

00:37:54.719 --> 00:38:02.105
I'm in a good job right now and I love it because everybody is kind to each other and they keep it alive.

00:38:02.105 --> 00:38:04.563
And I'm just like I'm blown away.

00:38:04.563 --> 00:38:13.043
I'm like because the past jobs that I've ever been in, yeah, there was a lot of stickiness and a lot of people just not happy.

00:38:13.043 --> 00:38:19.867
But going out and helping businesses gain that back, that's really good.

00:38:20.155 --> 00:38:22.360
So it's huge.

00:38:22.360 --> 00:38:26.358
Just because, um, I was like this is my greatest job ever.

00:38:26.358 --> 00:38:27.581
I would just tell you that.

00:38:27.581 --> 00:38:32.039
How, how fun is it to go out and talk about kindness all day, every day?

00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:34.585
There's no better job, in my opinion.

00:38:34.585 --> 00:38:36.257
There just isn't any better job.

00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:48.324
I love that, yeah, because it's very it's you, it's your energy, and talking about a topic that you're so passionate about it makes it fun and rewarding in life.

00:38:48.324 --> 00:38:49.567
So you got it made.

00:38:49.567 --> 00:38:51.858
You know, that's how I look at it.

00:38:51.858 --> 00:38:55.746
I've had people go why are you doing this podcast?

00:38:55.746 --> 00:38:56.628
And they go.

00:38:56.628 --> 00:38:57.958
You don't get paid anything.

00:38:57.958 --> 00:38:58.539
I go.

00:38:58.539 --> 00:39:00.663
I don't want to be paid for God's work.

00:39:00.663 --> 00:39:01.726
I go.

00:39:01.726 --> 00:39:03.108
That fazes me.

00:39:03.108 --> 00:39:13.769
This is God's work, so I'm here to help people hear from other people who can relate to their story and learn and move on.

00:39:13.769 --> 00:39:14.657
It's my pay.

00:39:14.657 --> 00:39:16.061
It forward, right.

00:39:16.422 --> 00:39:20.905
It is, and you know, god put this on my heart so many years ago.

00:39:20.905 --> 00:39:37.202
No-transcript, and that was huge for me.

00:39:37.202 --> 00:39:38.735
Yeah, that was huge for me.

00:39:38.735 --> 00:39:41.097
Somebody brought that up recently.

00:39:41.289 --> 00:39:43.690
I'm like ooh that's a good one.

00:39:43.690 --> 00:39:49.896
See, you know I'm so kind to people, I am a free spirit, I just get along with everybody.

00:39:49.896 --> 00:40:03.155
And I think it was a few weeks ago this guy you think he's mad just in general at life or whatever because I do karaoke and of course you know karaoke is only held in different.

00:40:03.155 --> 00:40:12.824
But I remember he just yelled at me and I didn't decide to even argue back and he's like I'm not going to sit next to you.

00:40:12.824 --> 00:40:21.684
I was like in my head I'm trying not to laugh I was like, but he walked around the whole area, there was nowhere to sit.

00:40:21.684 --> 00:40:27.181
And he comes and he sticks out his hand Hi, I'm so-and-so Nice to meet you.

00:40:27.181 --> 00:40:31.215
And I'm like go sit down and play with your video game that you were playing.

00:40:32.759 --> 00:40:44.364
I felt like I was being a mom, because how do you go from yelling at somebody for no reason and then realizing you have nowhere else to go?

00:40:44.364 --> 00:40:50.623
It's kind of like I say, karma came around in a circle really fast.

00:40:50.623 --> 00:41:20.501
But you know, I try to be nice to everybody and you know I just I don't know, I guess I, when I was growing up I was very quiet, I feel like at school, and then when I was a teenager, I had I would you know, we had about 10 close friends, but for some of them they stayed together and some have drifted off, is what I noticed with school.

00:41:20.501 --> 00:41:34.173
But now that I'm out there again, the friends I've made have helped me, got better to that level to make friends and I'm going to say this online.

00:41:34.173 --> 00:41:35.896
I haven't even told my new friend.

00:41:35.916 --> 00:41:37.257
I have a new friend.

00:41:37.257 --> 00:41:39.081
Her name is Christy.

00:41:39.081 --> 00:41:52.836
She's a sweetheart, but she came at a time in my life where I'd even know if I wanted to have a new friend, because my friend died two years ago and I'm still grieving her loss.

00:41:52.836 --> 00:41:57.393
We would talk every day on the phone for like two years and I'm like, I'm not used to this.

00:41:57.393 --> 00:42:00.240
And that friend, her name was Charity.

00:42:00.240 --> 00:42:07.947
So the one thing I will see a phone call from Christy and my brain thinks it says Charity.

00:42:07.947 --> 00:42:10.253
But they both had the same energy.

00:42:10.253 --> 00:42:11.554
I love them both.

00:42:11.554 --> 00:42:13.157
The same is just like.

00:42:13.820 --> 00:42:21.172
I was like okay, okay, god, we're going to go through this and I want to have a good friend Again.

00:42:21.172 --> 00:42:23.079
Charity will always be my friend.

00:42:23.079 --> 00:42:25.057
Charity is just up in heaven right now.

00:42:25.057 --> 00:42:28.949
So you know, it's like, but moving forward and taking those steps.

00:42:28.949 --> 00:42:41.311
And you know, I think, even with kids, when they go through processes and if they lose somebody too, they can't shut down, they can.

00:42:41.311 --> 00:42:43.038
I did an interview with somebody.

00:42:43.038 --> 00:42:46.769
You remember all the good things about them, you know.

00:42:46.769 --> 00:42:50.855
Try to put that smile, because that's what they want to see.

00:42:50.855 --> 00:42:59.925
Also is that you're remembering the good things and not just crying and dwelling that they are gone, because their legacy needs to live on too.

00:43:00.670 --> 00:43:02.539
Yes, yes, and remember kids grieve differently than adults that they are gone, because their legacy needs to live on too.

00:43:02.539 --> 00:43:05.222
So, yes, yes, and remember kids grieve differently than adults.

00:43:05.222 --> 00:43:06.423
They do.

00:43:06.423 --> 00:43:13.777
You know they might just be off running and playing, but you, in the back of their mind, it's there, so do be open to that.

00:43:13.777 --> 00:43:16.858
That's good to know, yeah.

00:43:17.090 --> 00:43:34.262
I mean, it's something you know, even as my parents get older you know, I'm at the age of 46 right now and I love both of my parents, but still it doesn't matter, like, oh, when this day comes, it's going to hurt me, you know, if they go.

00:43:34.262 --> 00:43:37.483
And then I was just like okay, but don't think about it.

00:43:37.483 --> 00:43:41.887
They're here now, but then you always get scared if they have a health issue.

00:43:41.887 --> 00:43:47.907
You know, and it's like okay, but you know, how is my kid going to process that?

00:43:47.907 --> 00:43:49.655
How am I processing that?

00:43:49.655 --> 00:43:50.077
You know?

00:43:50.077 --> 00:43:52.297
So, yeah, there is different levels.

00:43:52.297 --> 00:43:55.079
I, I see where you said that and everything.

00:43:55.079 --> 00:43:58.579
So, yeah, that should be in your next book and next book.

00:44:00.490 --> 00:44:02.077
I'm going to make you write a lot of books.

00:44:02.077 --> 00:44:04.378
Well, people keep talking to me about forgiveness.

00:44:04.378 --> 00:44:05.512
I said, ooh, that could.

00:44:05.512 --> 00:44:06.195
That's a yeah.

00:44:06.195 --> 00:44:08.101
That's a touchy one, but yeah, I can do that one.

00:44:08.101 --> 00:44:09.695
That may be up next too.

00:44:09.695 --> 00:44:11.795
We'll see where it goes.

00:44:12.478 --> 00:44:14.592
Yeah, that'd be really cool.

00:44:14.592 --> 00:44:19.922
Okay, so when you're not doing talk and you said you like to kayak, where have you?

00:44:19.961 --> 00:44:20.583
kayaked.

00:44:20.583 --> 00:44:22.010
I love to kayak there is.

00:44:22.010 --> 00:44:24.539
I live in Cincinnati Ohio, and there's Little.

00:44:24.559 --> 00:44:25.000
Miami.

00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:28.757
River Real close, like not even 10 minutes away.

00:44:28.757 --> 00:44:29.800
I can go.

00:44:29.800 --> 00:44:33.699
I usually make my sons come with me.

00:44:34.271 --> 00:44:40.539
That's our adult bonding time, you see, I wish I could do that.

00:44:40.539 --> 00:44:42.306
I'm such a klutz.

00:44:42.306 --> 00:44:44.833
I feel like I was sitting in a boat and it flip over.

00:44:44.833 --> 00:44:48.501
I think it's because I sat in a hammock and did that and I was like.

00:44:50.735 --> 00:44:54.023
I said I make my sons come with me, so that doesn't happen.

00:44:57.570 --> 00:44:58.052
Let me guess.

00:44:58.253 --> 00:45:01.519
You're in the middle and I would have the two sons on either side.

00:45:01.539 --> 00:45:02.041
I love that.

00:45:02.041 --> 00:45:06.978
Yes, do they fish?

00:45:06.978 --> 00:45:14.775
Because I know my son wants to do fishing all the time, but I won't touch a slimy fish yeah, I'm not into fishing.

00:45:14.835 --> 00:45:15.757
They do a little.

00:45:15.757 --> 00:45:20.219
My sister and her husband have a lake house up in michigan and sometimes they'll fish there.

00:45:20.219 --> 00:45:24.719
But it's not there and I'll be all of life by any means that's it.

00:45:25.800 --> 00:45:30.536
Yeah, oh my gosh, but that sounds so cool, it's so relaxing and everything.

00:45:30.536 --> 00:45:31.300
Oh my.

00:45:31.300 --> 00:45:35.701
So yeah, I'm trying to see if I covered everything with you.

00:45:35.701 --> 00:45:42.132
I mean, we're getting ready to change the world by being doing the motivational speaking.

00:45:42.132 --> 00:45:49.164
I'm sure schools have you been to any of like this senior citizen places.

00:45:50.992 --> 00:45:54.061
I have not to speak, I have.

00:45:54.061 --> 00:45:55.324
I did it.

00:45:55.324 --> 00:45:56.646
It's been a few years ago.

00:45:56.646 --> 00:46:15.362
There was a local senior nursing home and we got the first names of each resident and I had a group of kids write a note to Dear Sally and put Sally on the outside and then we took that and we took some goodies with us and the notes for the residents.

00:46:15.362 --> 00:46:17.394
I did that a few years ago.

00:46:17.394 --> 00:46:19.221
Yeah, that is so awesome.

00:46:19.510 --> 00:46:21.623
They love that too.

00:46:21.623 --> 00:46:22.286
Yeah, I was.

00:46:22.286 --> 00:46:22.769
Yeah.

00:46:22.769 --> 00:46:34.403
Whenever they see something coming from somebody else, that smile on their face just radiates and it's like, oh, I just love it you know, and it was personalized.

00:46:34.503 --> 00:46:37.172
I think that's one of the things that they really enjoy too.

00:46:37.172 --> 00:46:38.476
Yeah, yeah, I did before.

00:46:38.476 --> 00:46:40.300
I did before I forget.

00:46:40.300 --> 00:46:44.717
I do have a free gift for your listeners too.

00:46:44.717 --> 00:46:48.250
Um, it is um, and I'll give you send you the link for this as well.

00:46:48.250 --> 00:46:55.271
Um, it is 75 acts of kindness you can do with your children, so it's kind of a way to get you started.

00:46:55.271 --> 00:47:02.282
If you don't know where to start with acts of kindness, this is a little 75 ways, and you just pick one and start going through them.

00:47:02.282 --> 00:47:05.074
Oh nice, they're going to love that.

00:47:05.289 --> 00:47:07.297
So we'll put that on our Facebook page.

00:47:07.297 --> 00:47:17.402
Of course, I send it on my Facebook page too, which has a lot, but yeah, we're going to get that out there and we'll get the winner over to you and everything.

00:47:17.402 --> 00:47:31.179
So that's amazing, thank you, that is, of course, very kind, that's awesome, and I love your shirt and I was like God-sized dreams Girl.

00:47:31.179 --> 00:47:32.681
I love it.

00:47:32.701 --> 00:47:34.684
I gotta ask where you got it.

00:47:34.684 --> 00:47:38.639
One of my favorites, and it is something I can use on the side too.

00:47:38.639 --> 00:47:40.041
This is another side gig I do.

00:47:41.371 --> 00:47:53.784
Oh, nice, nice, Because I'm going to talk to you more about that then, because I reached out to a company that has different sweaters and hoodies.

00:47:53.784 --> 00:47:56.655
It's like blessed and I was like I love it.

00:47:56.655 --> 00:48:04.396
It's just like I wish I had somebody who can make these clothes and we get it out there and give it to the world too.

00:48:04.396 --> 00:48:07.981
So, yeah, but that is wonderful.

00:48:07.981 --> 00:48:12.440
I want to say thank you so much for, okay, we got your website right.

00:48:13.041 --> 00:48:15.235
Yes, and I'll resend it all to you.

00:48:15.235 --> 00:48:16.018
So you've got it.

00:48:16.018 --> 00:48:17.155
Oh girl, I gotcha.

00:48:18.771 --> 00:48:20.255
But definitely so.

00:48:20.255 --> 00:48:26.378
Remember, guys, you can find her book on our storefront and wwwkeephopealivepodcastcom.

00:48:26.378 --> 00:48:31.135
And thank you to our sponsors, life on Record and Snap Vans.

00:48:31.135 --> 00:48:41.483
And if you ever wanted to become a guest on our show, there is a guest intake form you can fill out and we're always open to new stories.

00:48:41.483 --> 00:48:48.664
I think we're going into season 20 almost for Keep Hope Alive, so we're doing pretty good out there.

00:48:48.664 --> 00:48:58.034
You know what it is, keeping that energy, that love, that light and having you know, like Teresa Ramirez, here on our show.

00:48:58.034 --> 00:49:13.286
It's just been wonderful to learn about your book and what you do, and I love the kayaking story because I mean, that's something I have to put in consideration because I know my son's going to be saying that pretty soon.

00:49:13.286 --> 00:49:23.239
But anyways, thank you so much for coming on and I hope you have a wonderful holiday, because Thanksgiving's right.

00:49:23.239 --> 00:49:24.079
What next week?

00:49:24.079 --> 00:49:26.603
I think it's next week, wait where are we?

00:49:26.643 --> 00:49:26.985
No, it is.

00:49:26.985 --> 00:49:33.559
It's a week from Thursday, not quite two weeks.

00:49:34.690 --> 00:49:35.795
Okay, so we have more time.

00:49:36.369 --> 00:49:38.818
It's like I'm trying to plan the Christmas list.

00:49:38.989 --> 00:49:39.371
It's this week.

00:49:39.371 --> 00:49:40.976
It's like I'm trying to plan the Christmas list.

00:49:40.976 --> 00:49:42.159
It's this week, it's every day.

00:49:42.289 --> 00:49:48.795
Every day is a Friendsgiving Thanksgiving kind of day, that's true, very true, and thank you so much for having me.

00:49:48.795 --> 00:49:49.778
This has been a lot of fun.

00:49:50.811 --> 00:49:52.478
Oh, thank you so much.

00:49:52.478 --> 00:49:54.574
Well, until next time, guys.

00:49:54.574 --> 00:49:59.789
I hope everybody has a great week, a great holiday, Love and light.

00:49:59.789 --> 00:50:01.172
Bye-bye.