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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 37) – Crisis: Jodi Picoult

Today’s quote about the subject of crisis comes from American author, Jodi Picoult, who wrote: “Maybe it did take a crisis to get to know yourself; maybe you needed to get whacked hard by life before you understood what you wanted out of it.”

Find time each day to work on yourself and plan for your future. Once you take care of what must be done for day-to-day life, use the remaining time to relax and build the life you deserve. Before you know it, we will be back to normal and you will be miles ahead of everyone who wallowed in place.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 36) – Crisis: Michelle Dean

Given the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic fallout, the quotes this week are crisis themed. We start with this short, poignant take from Michelle Dean, who said: “Crisis forces commonality of purpose on one another.”

With many countries and communities forced to stay their homes, the human connection we all crave is difficult. Yet, we are finding ways. Applaud, sing, connect, and reach out to those that are alone – together is how we get through a crisis.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 35) – Calm: The Serenity Prayer (Reinhold Niebuhr)

We wrap-up this week of examining calm with my go-to prayer/meditation – the Serenity Prayer, attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, and it goes like this: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

I want to first state that I understand not everyone believes in God. If you want to remove that reference, this still works equally as well and maybe think of it as a meditation.

I wake up each day and meditate. Then I say and reflect on this prayer. These two practices help me get centered and prepare for the day’s challenges – and right now there are many. My hope is that this quickcast can be a positive part of your daily routine. And I hope the quotes around calm this week helped you just a little bit.

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 34) – Calm: Dr. Dorothy Neddermeyer

Looking at calmness in a slightly different light, we turn to a quote from Dr. Dorothy Neddermeyer, who said: “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.”

If Dr. Neddermeyer is right about overall life being 90% of how you respond to it, that makes a calm mind even more important. Continue this journey to a calm mind and spirit because your life’s experience depends on it.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 33) – Calm: Dalai Lama

When people think about calm, one person who comes to mind is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, Dalai Lama, who once said: “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.”

Start practicing a calm mind and watch it manifest in your good health.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 32) – Calm: St. Francis de Sales

In trying times, people often turn to their faith for comfort. That got me thinking about a quote from St. Francis de Sales, who once said: “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”

Practice calm with things like reading, prayer, meditation, listening to or playing music, or a walk. Find the time to proactively seek calm because that is the only way to ensure it happens.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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This episode’s sponsor:

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That Wine Pod

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 31) – Calm: James Allen

Today’s inspirational quote about calm comes from British philosophical writer, James Allen, who once wrote: “The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.”

It takes time to learn calm because it is a skill. Instead of fretting over not being calm today, work consistently to gain that skill and it will happen. Understand where you are in the process and practice grace with yourself and others.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

Come check out The No Fear Project on Facebook.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

This episode’s sponsor:

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The No Fear Project

That Wine Pod

FatMan Chronicles

SUPPORT the Be Better Today podcast through The No Fear Project on Patreon!

The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 30) – Calm: Lao Tzu

Continuing our theme of calm, we have this incredible quote from ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, who wrote: “Make your heart like a lake, with a calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.”

Stay calm in the chaos and practice consistent – no, make that persistent - kindness.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

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This episode’s sponsor:

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The No Fear Project

That Wine Pod

FatMan Chronicles

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The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 29) – Calm: Geri Larkin

As I write and record these episodes, we are combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that, this week’s theme is calm.

We start off with a quote from the founder of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple, Geri Larkin, who said: “Calmness is a huge gift. And once you master it, you will be able to respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart.”

Find, practice, and master calmness and your life will always be a beacon for the world to enter and embrace this spirit.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

Come check out The No Fear Project on Facebook.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

This episode’s sponsor:

Anchor

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The No Fear Project

That Wine Pod

FatMan Chronicles

SUPPORT the Be Better Today podcast through The No Fear Project on Patreon!

The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

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Be Better Today (Season 2, Episode 28) – Change: Charles Darwin

We round out this week of exploring change with a quote from the legendary biologist, Charles Darwin, who once wrote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."

Given what is happening in the world right now with the COVID-19 pandemic, this quote from Darwin is very appropriate. We need to learn to adapt, to change.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

Come check out The No Fear Project on Facebook.

Now, let’s get out there and #bebettertoday!

This episode’s sponsor:

Anchor

Check out our other podcasts:

The No Fear Project

That Wine Pod

FatMan Chronicles

SUPPORT the Be Better Today podcast through The No Fear Project on Patreon!

The Be Better Today podcast, The No Fear Project, and Paragon Media are committed to helping those with mental illness get help and to defeating the stigma. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or suicide, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline for help now at 800-273-8255. Remember, you are not alone.

Be Better Today is a production of Paragon Media.

Copyright 2020 – All Rights Reserved