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Hi there. Good morning and welcome to Wake Me Up.

The podcast Where Morning People Are Made.

I hope you're waking up full of excitement and possibility today.

Isn't it such a nice feeling when things are going right and you're in stride. But we know that's not always the case.

Sometimes life beats us down and we just want to retract. Cur curl up in bed and avoid everything, even the things we genuinely

enjoy. That's a totally legitimate feeling. It's one that I have from time to time myself.

Friends, sometimes we work really hard at something, a relationship, a job, only to be let down in the end.

Disappointments like this happen.

It's a reality of life.

But just because we have disappointments in life doesn't mean life itself should be a disappointment.

Disappointment gives us directions.

It tells us where to focus our energy.

Disappointed is information.

And when used properly, it can be freeing and inspiring.

When a door closes on us, we have to learn

not to put more energy into that door.

And instead, go looking for new doors.

There are infinite ones out there.

And the chances are they're better than the one you just left that's closed.

So that's what we'll focus on this morning.

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