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Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 1, Episode 4 on Transacting Value Podcast!

It’s Thanksgiving time in the US, and today Porter sits down with his pal Daex for a talk about gratitude and appreciation. The conversation ranges from light-hearted banter – about pecan and pumpkin pie, ham versus turkey, yams versus sweet potatoes, and the mystery meat Daex’s grandmother would put in the stuffing during lean years – to contemplative philosophical discussions. They talk about Thanksgiving family traditions, the benefits of multi-generational family get-togethers, and the importance of making memories as a family. 

Listeners will also learn about how other cultures celebrate harvest time – celebrations like China’s mid-autumn harvest with moon cakes and India’s Painted Cow Festival.

Since Porter and Daex’s discussion takes place outside, you can hear autumnal breezes and crickets chirping in the background.   

In the end, family – whether biological or those you choose to surround yourself with – is what matters most. Porter and Daex reflect on the importance of having people you can be comfortable with, be real with, be challenged by, and held accountable by. 

Some quotes from today’s episode:

• “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” 
• “A community that shares food together stays together.”
• “Discipline equals freedom.” 
• “If you learn how to conquer yourself – being able to control your emotions and control what you’re doing on a day-to-day basis – you become empowered to accomplish whatever goals you want to accomplish.” 
• “Focus on the highway you want to build but understand where that bridge behind you came from.” 
• “Every choice counts, and every choice has a consequence.” 
• “Plan to live in the present. Don’t wait until the last minute.”
• “Tempering carnal desire is a show of strength.” 
• “I tell myself to be the man that I want my daughter to marry, and be the man that I want my son to become.” 
• “There is power in community. There is power in vulnerability. There is power in your ability to be able to be vulnerable to the people you care most about and that care most about you.” 

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