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Good morning friends and welcome to Wake Me Up.

Thanks so much for tuning in today.

We all have dreams and hopes for ourselves,

for the people we care about, for the world. Too often our dreams are shunted, our voices

muted by outside forces. Right now in the United States, it's Black History Month.

And so today, I'd like to honor that with inspirational words from one of the greatest speakers ever.

Martin Luther King Jr.

But first, let's take some time to get up and prepare our bodies and minds for a great day. I hope you always remember. Today is your day. This is your life.

Others may and will try to hold you back.

As forces for good, we must stand with one another. We must appreciate our differences. We must help each other to dream and to better ourselves.

And though humanity has progressed, our road of improvement is never ending.

It begins anew each day. With the rising of the sun, we face a new opportunity, to love ourselves, to love each

other, to better the world, and to work together towards our dreams.

So let's not waste another moment of that opportunity.

If you're in bed, take a deep breath in and on your exhale, roll over and make your way to

standing up.

So stand up straight, make sure you have plenty of room,

and of course only take part if you're able to do this, and if you want to do something else,

please be my guest. If you're going to follow me, reach

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