May I Elaborate? Sound Wisdom from JB Smoove

Today actor Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Freaks and Geeks) joins JB Smoove and Miles as they continue to “Reach for the F***ing Stars!” JB and his Spider-Man co-star reminisce on their adventures shooting overseas before teaming up on a quote about how to enjoy life's rain-out games.  

Today’s Quote:

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." - Nuke in the movie "Bull Durham," screenplay by Ron Shelton (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).  

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Today Wanda Sykes joins JB Smoove and Miles as we “Reach for the F***ing Stars!” JB reunites with his Curb and Pootie Tang co-star to explain why you need to start practicing a routine of positivity.  

Today’s Quote: “The flow of water carves rock, a little bit at a time. And our personhood is carved, too, by the flow of our habits.” – Jonathan Safran Foer (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar, Workman Publishing).

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Today JB Smoove and Miles elaborate on more quotes submitted by listeners - they also explain how “crazy” is relative.  

Today’s Quote:

"Don't dig up in doubt what was planted in faith." - Elisabeth Elliot (a listener submission from Sullydude)  

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Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that your role in this life’s story is up to you.

Today’s Quote:

"Other people might try to make me think I'm wrong or cast me as the villain to justify their own actions and protect themselves, but I don't have to fall for it and scapegoat myself." - Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).

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Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to take stock of the memories you’ve put away in your soul’s storage space.

Today’s Quote:

"I'm more sensitive than I let on. Sometimes I have to go back and feel emotions from the past that I've had to push down just to survive or be strong." -  Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).

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Today JB Smoove and Miles implore you to look for beauty in every obstacle.

Today’s Quote:

“It should be expected that we will find wonder in a vast mountain landscape but it is a more serious challenge to find wonder in a hill.  It is a great achievement to find it in a molehill.” – Tristan Gooley (A Year Of Gratitude: Inspiration For Living Life As A Gift, Workman Publishing).  

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Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that this week doesn’t care about last week’s accomplishments.  

Today’s Monday Thought:

“Don’t rest on your laurels.”  

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Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that your reactions are just as important as your actions.

Today’s Quote:

“It’s not our experiences that form us but the ways in which we respond to them.” – Pico Iyer (A Year Of Gratitude: Inspiration For Living Life As A Gift, Workman Publishing).  

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Today JB Smoove and Miles explain that none of us can make sparks on our own.  

Today’s Quote:

“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves.” – Laura Esquivel (A Year Of Gratitude: Inspiration For Living Life As A Gift, Workman Publishing).

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Today JB Smoove and Miles remind you that there’s nothing wrong with shooting for the stars.  

Today’s Quote:

“We can be grateful for what we have while also demanding what we deserve.” – Abby Wambach (A Year Of Gratitude: Inspiration For Living Life As A Gift, Workman Publishing).

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