We See Things Not as They Are (Monday Moment ep. 283)

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John O'Leary

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🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Join me every Monday for a quick burst of inspiration on our Live Inspired Podcast Monday Moments segment.

We see things not as they are, but as we are." - Immanuel Kant

The above is one of my favorite quotes and comes from a poet who wrote eloquently and extensively on living a more meaningful, impactful and worthwhile life regardless of the challenges around us.

With all the challenges we face as individuals and as a society, I thought today might be a good day not only to send our own children back to school, but for us to get a refresher on what remains possible in our lives, too.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends.
0:06.9	Welcome to Monday morning motivation, August 24th style with John O'Leary.
0:12.5	We record these so that you may begin your day and your week on fire and in awe with a burst of inspiration.
0:19.6	And with all the divisions in the marketplace, with all the
0:24.1	headwinds blowing in the economy, with all the challenges we face with COVID-19 and all the
0:29.4	difficulties you face in your personal walk. Gosh, I feel like we need a lot of inspiration on these days.
0:34.8	So let's get after it today with a quote from Emmanuel Kant. Kant writes that we see things not as they are, but as we are. We see things not as they are,
0:46.7	but as we are. One of my favorite quotes comes from a poet who wrote eloquently and extensively
0:53.3	on living a more meaningful, a more
0:55.9	impactful, and a more worthwhile life, regardless the challenges around us. With all those difficulties
1:02.9	around us that we face as individuals or as a society, gosh, we know we have plenty, I thought today
1:09.1	might be a good day not only for you to send your own children back
1:12.4	to school for some of you, but also what remains possible in your own lives.
1:18.4	You probably were forced to read Ralph Waldo Emerson in a high school English class.
1:25.4	You might even have vague memories go ahead and search for them
1:28.3	of learning about the Transcendentalist movement.
1:31.3	And you may even know a few of Emerson's essays or maybe his books.
1:35.3	It's important to note that although Transcendentalism
1:38.3	celebrates the beauty of nature, the goodness of human beings,
1:42.3	and embraces a passionately optimistic view of life.
1:46.5	The individual who began the movement, that's Ralph Waldo Emerson, dealt with significant
1:51.1	challenges throughout his life. At just eight years of age, little Ralph experienced the
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