3320: How to Become Beautiful in One Simple Step by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Compassion

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🗓️ 14 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3320: Dr. Kelly Flanagan shares a powerful story about a family who responded to global and local tragedies by saying "Yes" to their children's compassionate ideas. By embracing their own natural beauty and inner compassion, they inspired change, raising tens of thousands of dollars for homes in Haiti, orphans in their hometown, and clean water in Africa. The article invites readers to discover their unique beauty by stripping away superficial layers and embracing the essence of who they truly are. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drkellyflanagan.com/how-to-become-beautiful-in-one-simple-step/ Quotes to ponder: "Our real beauty is what emerges through all the layers of paint and image we slather on." "When hearts break with compassion, they don’t break apart, they break open." "Only you contain the shape of your beauty beneath all the bright, distracting paint." Episode references: Mission: https://www.bloodwater.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:03.0	How to Become Beautiful in One Simple Step by Dr. Kelly Flanagan of Dr. Kelly Flanagan.
0:09.9	And I'm Justin Malik your very own personal narrator. I read to you every single day of the year so that you don't have to go find articles yourself all in an effort to make your and my days just a little bit better.
0:21.0	So with that let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life.
0:26.4	How to become beautiful in one simple step by Dr Kelly Flanagan of Dr Kelly Flanagan.com.
0:36.7	On January 12, 2010 a devastating earthquake leveled the island nation of Haiti.
0:44.4	In Haiti it broke buildings and bodies and everything in between.
0:49.8	Around the world it broke hearts.
0:52.2	And in my neighborhood, one family made a decision that's changing the world.
0:57.5	They decided to tell their six-year-old children about the tragedy. They made the gutsy decision to let their children in on the pain of the world. the and they wanted to say yes to whatever beauty poured forth.
1:15.0	One evening after bedtime prayers the kids decided they wanted to rebuild one home for one family in Haiti.
1:22.0	So their parents said yes. for one home for one family in Haiti.
1:22.7	So their parents said, yes.
1:25.2	They did research, and they found out the cost of building one home in Haiti is $2,500.
1:32.0	With fear and trepidation they devised a fundraiser and set out to raise the money.
1:37.2	The money began to trickle in. Then it began to pour in. Then one family offered to match the funds that were raised and then a second
1:45.7	family offered to do the same. In a few short months, two kindergartners with hearts of compassion
1:52.0	and two parents saying yes
1:54.4	raised $3,500 to build homes in Haiti. In case you're counting that's 15
2:01.6	Haitian families with a brand new roof over their heads.
2:06.6	The beautiful thing about heartstrings.
2:09.8	Here's the thing about heartstrings and the beautiful music they play. The song of compassion
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