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Good horizons. I'm Brian,

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and this is grateful Grains. Welcome

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back. Believe it or not, we've

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made it to the final week of twenty

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twenty two. Last week, we

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re explored ritual primarily how

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to use ritual and intention in

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order to double down on nourishing what's

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most fulfilling in our lives. This

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week, we're wrapping up the year by

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revisiting one of our favorite weeks of

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all, a week called Resolute,

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It's all about choosing meaningful

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resolutions that will actually

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serve us. Actionable resolutions.

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We'll also be digging into the ways that we can make

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a resolution work. But today,

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we're getting it started by defining the

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word itself, because as words have

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power, and this one is certainly

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no exception. So

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what does it mean to be resolute?

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The Miriam Webster Dictionary says

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it is to be marked by firm determination.

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Oxford Languages says

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it's to be at my irritably purposeful,

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determined, and unwavering. There's

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no misconstruing the intention here.

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It's a powerful word Much

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more powerful than say, an option

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or a choice or a decision. Resolution

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has more in common with the word vowel.

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Take for example, the decision

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to eat healthier. Great choice.

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But people make decisions like that

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all the time. In fact, we

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make countless decisions each and

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every day. We get overwhelmed

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by the number of decisions we have to

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make, so much so that we

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often end up choosing the path of least

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resistance. Add on top of

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that the busyness of life, the

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obligations, the workload, the family, the

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friends, the temptation. Suddenly

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eating healthier is a decision

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you're just gonna have to make another day.

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When we really understand the definition

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of resolution. When we keep

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it close to us while we're setting our

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goals, we understand its

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weight. If we are resolute

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about eating healthier, it means

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that we are marked by a firm

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determination about it. We

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are purposeful determined and

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unwavering about it.

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Like so many things in the modern world,

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powerful words lose their

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magic. In overuse. They're

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dulled with lackluster intention.

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We can change that by giving the words

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we use power. So

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accepting the power of this word,

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how do we go from making the decision

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to eat healthier, to being

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resolute about it. It's

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all about imbuing the word

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with the strength of our why.

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Why are we choosing to eat healthier?

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Is it to live longer? Is it

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to remain in good health so that

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we can continue experiencing all

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the world has to offer? Is

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it because we've the negative

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effects of a poor diet in someone

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we love? We galvanize our

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willpower with our whys.

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We get as specific as possible

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about each and one of

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our reasons. We're reinforcing

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the foundation on which our

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resolution will stand. Therefore,

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when we say we have made a resolution, it's

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within the context of our being resolute

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about that need for change. As

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all others fall short, we

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can stand strong in what we've endeavored

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to change. Knowing full well

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the power of the word we use to

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identify our pursuit, our

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resolution. Because when we

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say we are resolute, we

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are resolute. Just

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like that, we can wield the

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word like a weapon against our weaker

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moments. Call it a reminder.

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Call it a one word prayer. Call it a spell.

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The point is, when

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we imbue the word with our intention,

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our very strongest wise,

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the reasons we chose to

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make the change. We can quickly

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call four the strength to

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press on by simply recalling

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that it is our resolution. We

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can supercharge our resilience

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by remembering why we

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are resolute. Thanks

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so much for joining us on Grateful Grains. You

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can find us on Instagram at goodrisings

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or you can find me at b mcmuff. We'll

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be back again tomorrow for day two of our

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week resolute. Until

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then remember, the better tomorrow

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starts with today. Risings

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