Michael opens the week reflecting on Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death and what it means to check in with your body before it's too late. He shares the raw story of his own 2013 health crisis — noticing blood in his urine, ignoring early warning signs, and ending up in emergency surgery to remove a kidney and an 18-pound tumor. From that near-miss, Michael unpacks the gift of good health, why gratitude doesn't require perfection, and how small daily choices — like a 20-minute walking program — can rebuild strength over time. He also touches on medication, aging, losing loved ones to chronic illness, and the mindset shift that keeps him moving forward. Equal parts personal, funny, and honest, this episode is a wake-up call to pay attention to your body's signals and thank it for carrying you this far. Tune in for real talk on health, mortality, and starting the week with intention.

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Michael returns after time away with an episode that's raw, honest, and deeply personal. After a stretch of life feeling "wonky" — and a devastating day that followed — Michael sits down to process the sudden loss of his 24-year-old cat, Cornelius, a beloved companion who spent every evening curled in his lap.

In this episode, Michael reflects on what it means to grieve well: honoring memories instead of erasing sadness, and finding meaning in the love that came before goodbye. He shares stories of Cornelius's final days, the support of family — including his son Zack and his girlfriend, and his "favorite ex-wife" — and a quiet, healing moment over chocolate shakes from Steak and Shake. He also touches on other losses in his life, from his brother, sister, and mother to his son's boxer, weaving together a meditation on pet loss, family, and resilience.

It's a tender, unfiltered conversation about grief, gratitude, and showing up anyway — plus a few thoughts on where this podcast goes next.

What a difference a day can make. In this heartfelt and often humorous episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael reflects on the simple but powerful gift of feeling better after a difficult weekend of aches, exhaustion, and uncertainty. While waiting on medical test results and battling a few frustrating technical glitches, he discovers something worth celebrating: improvement.

Sometimes gratitude isn't about winning the lottery, reaching a major goal, or having everything figured out. Sometimes it's simply waking up and realizing you're moving in the right direction. Michael shares his thoughts on daily goals, the importance of small victories, and why appreciating progress can be one of life's greatest blessings.

With his trademark warmth, honesty, and a few laughs along the way, Michael reminds us that even when life throws challenges our way, there is always something to be grateful for.

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What if reinvention isn't something reserved for twenty-somethings chasing dreams? What if it's actually a superpower that gets stronger with age?

In today's episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael shares a surprisingly frustrating adventure involving a Florida certification renewal, an online portal that seemed determined to defeat him, and an unexpected assist from ChatGPT. What begins as a battle with modern technology becomes a reflection on something much bigger: the freedom to reinvent yourself at any stage of life.

Along the way, Michael recalls an old friend who decided to walk away from a decades-long career path and embrace a completely different future. That conversation sparks an important realization: when we change directions later in life, we're not starting over from scratch—we're building on a lifetime of experience, lessons, relationships, mistakes, victories, and wisdom.

This heartfelt and humorous episode explores gratitude, personal growth, lifelong learning, and the courage to embrace new possibilities. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to try something different, this episode is your reminder that the answer is a resounding "no."

Because gratitude doesn't make change less scary—it makes change feel like an adventure.

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Did you know the Boomtown Rats — led by Bob Geldof — had just one major hit? It was "I Don't Like Mondays," and ironically, Michael loves Mondays. In this episode, he makes the case that Mondays aren't something to dread — they're a fresh, blank page full of possibility.

Michael shares a deeply moving experience attending Tyler's Timeout, a one-man show (that turned into so much more) performed by his 44-year-old son, Tyler, who has Down syndrome. The show was a celebration of unity, love, community, and new beginnings — and it ended with the entire audience waving colorful scarves while singing True Colors together. Michael kept his blue scarf as a keepsake.

From appreciating quiet mornings and a good back scratch to climbing three flights of stairs in Ybor City, this episode is a reminder that gratitude doesn't always come from life-changing moments — sometimes it comes from simply showing up and embracing the ordinary.

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This week on The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael takes us on a hilarious and heartfelt Friday journey through broken refrigerators, exploding rice disasters, garage cleanouts, family chaos, rising gas prices, and the surprising abundance hidden inside ordinary life.

What starts as a frustrating appliance meltdown somehow turns into a warm reflection on gratitude, aging, health, children, nephews, old memories, and the kind of wealth you can’t deposit in a bank. Michael shares stories about raising five kids, learning what real abundance means, and why hearing little feet running through the house once made him feel richer than any millionaire.

There’s laughter, honesty, a little complaining (because it wouldn’t be Michael without it), and a whole lot of appreciation for the people who show up when life gets messy. From survival-camp daughters to dependable nephews and brothers who bring canes when you can’t walk, this episode reminds us that gratitude often hides inside the imperfect moments.

It’s funny. It’s touching. It’s wonderfully human.

And yes… the refrigerator is still dead. (Well, kinda)

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Some memories don’t fade… they drift around in your head like cigarette smoke in a downtown Michigan elevator from 1958. In this wonderfully rambling and heartfelt episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael takes listeners on a funny, nostalgic ride back to Battle Creek, Michigan — where mysterious towers held imaginary Wolverines, abandoned mansions hid crank-up record players, and childhood adventures somehow felt bigger than life itself.

Along the way, there’s crystal kitty litter powerful enough to fuel the Starship Enterprise, stories about Tyler’s sold-out one-man show, old downtown movie theaters, Kellogg family legends, and the strange realization that the places we come from eventually start feeling more like dreams than actual memories.

Warm, quirky, reflective, and laugh-out-loud funny in all the right places, this episode reminds us that gratitude often hides inside the weird little moments we never expected to remember forever.

Pull up a chair, grab a green Gatorade Zero, and come wander through memory lane with Michael Crose.

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In this episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, we celebrate the little victories that quietly hold life together. From clogged dishwashers and paper plate dinners to getting pulled over by a deputy who let Michael off with a warning, this episode is packed with funny stories, honest moments, and surprisingly powerful reminders about resilience.

Michael talks about why emotional survival isn’t built on giant milestones — it’s built on tiny wins. The small problems that didn’t become disasters. The stressful days that somehow worked out okay. The unexpected lessons hidden inside frustrating moments.

There’s also a touching reflection on loss, gratitude, and a life-changing question inspired by motivational legend Tony Robbins: “What’s good about this?”

Warm, witty, deeply human, and occasionally ridiculous, this episode reminds us that peace, stability, and getting through the day without total catastrophe deserve a little more celebration.

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On this episode of The Daily Grateful, Michael takes a joyride straight through the Baby Boomer experience — from transistor radios and handwritten letters to Woodstock, rotary phones, and standing in line for concert tickets like it was a sacred mission from the rock-and-roll gods.

Michael reflects on growing up in a world with no smartphones, no internet, and no GPS… just bicycles, neighborhood adventures, and parents yelling your full name when it got dark outside. Along the way, he shares stories about seeing Jerry Lee Lewis, the Dave Clark Five, Frank Zappa, and Jefferson Airplane back when concerts cost less than a large pizza today.

But this episode is more than nostalgia. It’s about resilience, gratitude, and being part of the last generation to experience an entirely analog childhood before the digital world took over. From polio vaccines to AM radio to the strange realization that radio may actually be making a comeback, this one is funny, heartfelt, quirky, and deeply human.

Because maybe growing older doesn’t make us obsolete.

Maybe it makes us all part of living history.

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