Little Happier: Dolly Parton Knew Exactly What to Say to the Tennessee State Legislature.

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Dolly Parton is such an admirable person. Her statement to the Tennessee legislature—to ask that they withdraw legislation proposing to erect a statue of her on the Capitol grounds—was gracious, humble, appropriate to the moment, in her own voice, and a tribute to her enduring love for her home state. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.1	I'm Gretchen Reuben and this is a little happier.
0:31.2	I've talked many times about how much I admire Dolly Parton.
0:35.9	Not so much for her music but because she seems to be such a truly good person.
0:42.8	I've also talked about how I'm always looking for examples of people knowing the right thing to say.
0:47.9	Often it's so hard to find the words to express ourselves.
0:50.8	It makes me so happy when someone finds just the right words.
0:54.4	So I find myself reading and rereading something posted by Dolly Parton on social media on February 18th, 2021.
1:03.4	She writes,
1:04.8	I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on the capital grounds.
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