The Morning Four

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  • Chip-eating seagulls, otters, debt kindness and an affirmation -- Tues., Jan. 14, 2020

    Seagulls will travel really far for junk food and otters sleep holding hands. Tune in for these fun facts and info about a 5 year old paying off school lunch debt for classmates.

    Seagulls:  https://crazyfacts.com/for-months-scientists-in-france/

    Otters: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421731/Otterly-adorable-Dozy-otters-hold-hands-taking-nap-dont-drift-apart-sleep.html

    School lunch kindness:

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/5-year-old-girl-sells-treats-to-pay-off-123-classmates-lunch-debt-its-all-about-kindness/ar-BBY6kWz

    Contact: [email protected]

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    4 min
  • #MondayMotivation - Write Down Your Wins

    It's so easy to focus on where we fall short -- but in an average day, we are slaying so many things in our lives. Listen in to today's #MondayMotivation for a weekly task that highlights your wins.

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    5 min
  • Tesla trick, Scrabble, grief kindness and an affirmation -- Mon. Jan. 13, 2020

    Nikola Tesla had a sense of humor, a non-French speaker won French Scrabble, and a father grieves his lost son through charity work on today's episode.

    https://crazyfacts.com/in-1898-nikola-tesla-tricked/

    https://crazyfacts.com/a-man-from-new-zealand-memorized/ 

    https://www.today.com/food/how-1-man-s-son-s-death-inspired-him-help-t170234

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    5 min
  • Energy savings, avocados and kindness and longevity -- Fri., Jan. 10, 2020

    Kindness can prolong your life, according to research. Learn more about saving energy on today's episode, as well as where the avocado craze started in the U.S. 

    https://www.infiniteenergy.com/blog/general/three-tips-for-national-cut-your-energy-costs-day/

    https://fsi.colostate.edu/avocados/

    https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/kindness-doesnt-just-make-you-healthier-it-can-actually-slow-aging-new-research-shows.html

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    6 min
  • #ThursdayThoughts - Being You is Enough

    Host Katie Parsons references an online conversation she recently had with a listener that made her reconsider one of the affirmations she had written. Tune in to learn why.

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    6 min
  • Scottish unicorns, long veils, food court kindness and an affirmation -- Thurs., Jan. 10, 2020

    Move over Nessy - Scotland actually has a different official animal. Today's episode also looks at the longest wedding veil in the world and shares a story of kindness between strangers.

    https://www.visitscotland.com/about/uniquely-scottish/national-animal-unicorn/

    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/2/brides-dreams-comes-true-with-wedding-veil-thats-longer-than-63-football-fields

    https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/january/5-year-old-who-talks-about-kindness-daily-gives-mom-a-lesson-in-being-kind-to-others

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    7 min
  • Bubble baths, chef's hat, postman retirement and an affirmation -- Wed., Jan. 8, 2020

    Take a soak in the tub today - and impress a friend with a few fun facts from today's episode.

    Bubble bath day: https://nationaltoday.com/national-bubble-bath-day/

    Chef's hat knowledge: https://www.reluctantgourmet.com/chef-hat-history/#context/api/listings/prefilter

    Retiring postman: https://www.foxnews.com/us/retiring-georgia-mailmans-heartwarming-sendoff-goes-viral

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    6 min
  • Hashtags, sweet potatoes, Google Doodle and an affirmation -- Tues., Jan. 7, 2019

    Before it was a hashtag (or a pound sign), it was an octothorpe. Tune in for some sweet potato knowledge and content details that could earn your little artist a college scholarship.

    Hashtag: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octothorpe

    Sweet potato: https://vardamansweetpotatofestival.com/

    Google Doodle contest: https://9to5google.com/2020/01/06/doodle-for-google-2020/

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    7 min
  • #MondayMotivation - Write yourself a letter

    Have you ever written a letter to a younger version of yourself, giving tips and advice that you wish you'd known? Well today's #MondayMotivation flips that idea and asks you to write a letter to a future self - tune in to learn why.

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

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    6 min
  • Bean Day, Coca-Cola ban, trash friends and an affirmation -- Mon., Jan. 6, 2020

    If adding more fiber to your diet is a New Year's resolution, take advantage of National Bean Day. Today's episode also outlines where in the world you cannot buy Coca-Cola and shares a feel-good news item about a young man who has befriended his recycling man. Have a great Monday!

    Beans: https://nationaltoday.com/national-bean-day/

    Coca-Cola: https://bestlifeonline.com/world-facts/

    Lincoln and the recycling man: https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/westfield-3-year-old-forms-friendship-with-neighborhood-garbage-man/?fbclid=IwAR2nv7qfzzrkYvUwHo463xfLcX1-axV943tg6NTHAd6WNCc9xk3Qe_Lehbo

    Contact: [email protected]

    Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

    Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

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    7 min

About The Morning Four

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The Morning Four is a weekday podcast that lasts 5 minutes or less and contains two fun facts, one feel-good news story and ends with an affirmation. Host Katie Parsons intends to start each day on…