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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1664: Oh, Linda by Josie Michelle Davis on The Distraction of Technology & How To Live In The Moment

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Josie Michelle Davis shares her thoughts on the distraction of technology. Episode 1664: Oh, Linda by Josie Michelle Davis on The Distraction of Technology & How To Live In The Moment Josie Michelle Davis is a full time stylist, a writer, and a lover of rescue mutts. She's a bit of a jack-of-all-trades and she spent years blogging DIYs and outfits. These days she's more focused on helping others learn how to change their mindset to achieve big goals. The original post is located here: https://josiemichelledavis.com/blog/2019/1/17/kfbuxno36o6nmsvwsgeipm9a1kpac1 Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1664,

0:03.6

O-Linda, by Josie Michelle Davis of JosieMichelleDavis.com,

0:08.4

and I'm Justin Malik, the guy who's been reading articles, book excerpts,

0:12.0

even student essays to you every day, including holidays for over four and a half years,

0:16.7

covering personal development or self-help, how to live a better life, and a lot more.

0:21.0

It's always with permission from the authors or websites,

0:24.2

just hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app to get new episodes for free.

0:29.2

But for now, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.

0:36.9

O-Linda, by JosieMichelleDavis of JosieMichelleDavis.com

0:42.6

Hiking through the rainforest can be a magical thing.

0:45.9

The lush greenery all around, the far off sounds of birds you've only ever seen in a zoo

0:50.9

chatting with one another, the light rain on your face, and the deep smell of mossy rocks.

0:56.6

What's not so magical is getting stuck in a downpour under a lean-to with a woman named Linda,

1:02.2

who insists on calling everyone she's ever met, and loudly talking to them about how her

1:06.6

arthritis is putting a bit of a damper on her dating life. I don't mind rain. For a few minutes,

1:12.7

me and Frank stood together under the lean-to, watching the rain fall with only the steady

1:16.8

beats of drops falling around us. I love the sound of rain, probably because of my fairly

1:22.0

privileged wiker, who's only really bad experiences with rain, where when it put a bit of a damper

1:26.8

on our family's day at Epcot, and I had to buy children's large sweatpants, because my jeans got

1:32.0

soaked through. Seriously though, why does it always rain on Epcot day? I mostly find rainstorms

1:37.4

charming, and even calming, and was perfectly happy to stand with my husband's arms wrapped around

1:43.0

me, watching the rain until it slowed. And then, Linda came, standing on the edge of the lean-to,

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