March 3, 2026

Episode 74: Say Thank You More And Watch What Happens!

What if naming just three things each day could shift how you see your life?

In this episode, we explore a simple daily gratitude habit that helps steady your mind during stressful weeks. From appreciating basic comforts like shelter and air conditioning during extreme heat to recognizing the stability many people take for granted, the conversation shows how small acknowledgments can create a powerful mindset shift.

We also talk about something many people forget to do.

Calling the people who shaped your life with no agenda. A quick conversation with parents or grandparents can reveal stories about who they were before responsibility took over. Those moments turn family history into lessons about sacrifice, resilience, and opportunity.

You will hear practical ways to build this habit into daily life.

Write three gratitudes each morning.
Pair it with a cue like coffee.
Ask loved ones simple questions about their past.
Save those conversations for the days when you need perspective.

Sometimes the smallest practices are the ones that change how you move through the world.

00:00 - Daily Gratitude Practice

00:38 - Simple Examples Of Thanks

01:29 - Shelter, Heat, And Basic Needs

02:47 - Reconnecting With Loved Ones

03:36 - Cherishing Grandparents’ Stories

05:12 - Legacy, Sacrifice, And Identity

06:20 - Practical Ways To Stay Connected

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Practice gratitude.

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That's something that we like to do every day.

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You know, wake up, thank the Lord for this day.

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But what are three things that you're thankful for each day?

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And if you can kind of write that down or, you know, even say that out loud to somebody, that is just going to be something that's going to elevate your mood and remind you that no matter what's happening in the world, I can still be thankful for where I am or what I have.

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And then I can, you know, move throughout my day.

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Yeah.

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For somebody that maybe is thinking about that or trying to do it for the first time, and they're like, well, what are we grateful for?

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And I think about, you know, today practicing this, you know, I'm grateful I woke up this morning.

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Amen.

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I'm grateful for you.

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Yes.

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Um, and also I'm grateful that I'm healthy, right?

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Like I feel like sometimes not overthinking it, and it doesn't have to be about, you know, today was the most extravagant weekend ever.

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And it's just like, man, I'm healthy.

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I've got a lot to be grateful for.

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I've got family.

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I've got all of those little things.

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And I think if we can start there, um, it just allows you to be open and receptive to more of those positive things coming into life versus what's gonna happen, or what's that negative thing, or maybe what um am I worried about or have fear of.

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Yes, and this reminds me of the Oprah Winfrey Crow quote, where she mentions that you want to focus on the things that you do have and not the things that you don't have.

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So I think when we talk about gratitude, it's that same piece there.

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And so three things that I'm grateful for, first and foremost, I always say waking up.

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I mean, just on the basic level is waking up.

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And then I get into things like I'm so grateful that I have shelter.

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I mean, the unhoused population right now is is significantly increasing.

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And as we talk about policies and, you know, other things that are happening here on the government policy side, it's getting difficult for people to continue to stay housed.

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Um, and then also, you know, on a basic level of having a car, being able to have transportation that has AC, especially here in Arizona, right?

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Like just being grateful for the things also that you can control and that are things that are gonna allow you to remember that let's get back to basic human needs and basic human um rights, really.

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Yeah, and there's so many people that are struggling with that right now.

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And I think about the fact that we're based and we're filming in Arizona, and this is home for us.

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But how many people last year, I think you said a hundred that had heat-related deaths in Arizona due to it being, you know, triple digits, 115 plus degrees, and you're living without, you know, you're unhoused and the concrete is high.

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Just it's it's hard to even think about that reality for somebody, and that's someone's everyday.

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Exactly, exactly.

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So the second point is too, and you mentioned this briefly before, is connect with your loved ones, right?

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Like getting back to your roots.

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That's one thing that we always hear too, even just as you on a separate note are building your brand, right?

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You remembering who you are, remembering your roots, talking to your loved ones and saying to them, I just appreciate you, you know, and calling somebody up, not because I want anything or need anything, but just because I want to just tell you hello today.

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I just want to see how you're doing today.

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Uh, I think that goes so far when we talk about uh the connection piece, which I feel like especially here in America, we are lacking.

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And it seems like it's getting further and further away uh from us being able to actually connect with each other.

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It's a great call though because so many so often when you think about family and even the quality time that you want to spend.

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I mean I was having a conversation earlier with somebody and they were like, man, they don't have, and we talk about this too.

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A lot of people don't have living grandparents left.

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Yeah, that's me.

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Right.

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And I'm super grateful because I have my grandparents living.

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So, like being able to talk to grandma today and you know, ask her what she thought of the movie centers.

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And like, like those, it seems small, but those are things that you can really cherish and be appreciative of.

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Um, so I just I think about that, and and that can be a reminder for somebody of just think about that little connection that you can have or those moments.

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And sometimes that takes your mind off of all the craziness that's going on in the world.

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Absolutely.

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And something just came to me too, that when you are talking about your loved ones, something that you and I just talked about a couple of weeks ago was oh yeah, like our grandparents were not our grandparents, right?

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Before, like our mom was not our mom before.

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So, what was your life like before?

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And asking those questions of, you know, who were you and what were some of the experiences that you had?

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And just again, getting back to that connection piece, but these are also stories that you can take along in your journey and take along too when you do have kids or need to pass down that legacy piece.

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Um, because it does bring a during a time of unrest, it brings some source, some sort of stability and really brings you back to your core.

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You're so right.

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You know, Gam Gam and Paw Paw had a life, they had a life before us, right?

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And so, you know, and I think to your point on being able to draw that appreciation, I know I talk about so often, um, and I literally just sent a message to my granddaughters.

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This is on Facebook, but he commented on a post where I was speaking somewhere, and I was just like, I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing right now if it wasn't for your sacrifices.

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Yes.

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For you know, you being able to like, you know, and this is across all of the grandparents of just like me, you really paved the way for us to be here and have these opportunities.

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And so I'm just I'm not lost, like that's not lost on me, you know, is that man, someone had to make serious sacrifices.

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I even see, you know, we're living that prayer or that life that they wanted.

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Yes, you know, 2050.

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How many other years ago was for us to be able to do what we're doing today?

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Absolutely.

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And when you talk about sacrifices, right?

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Um, especially for us, also uh being in a place where you can talk to your grandparents, but learning more about their story, but it gives you insight into your legacy and it gives you insight into who you are.

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And it's like, oh shoot, this is why I am the way that I am.

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It started generations before.

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And um not only appreciating that, but then also just again, giving that, giving your loved one another uh opportunity to connect with you, and especially as we talk about grandparents, right?

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Something that my mom said, she is she's worked in senior living for over 30 years as an executive, and she's told me that, you know, when you talk about elderly people, it's typically I have five things going on for the entire week, right?

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And I think that when we start thinking about that, that gives us another opportunity to say, you know what, I'm gonna make that call some more.

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I'm going to even text because we've got some grandparents that can text now, right?

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I'm gonna send a text or I'm gonna share, like you said, some things on um social media too.

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That's just those little pieces of connection that you can create that allows you to just get more stability.

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