In this short monologue, the speaker delivers a special "Moment of Yes" for Election Day, set against a rainy St. Louis backdrop. He recounts a personal anecdote about Shepherd, a 17‑year‑old gamer who, while online with friends from Florida, faced a heated political discussion despite none of them being voters. Shepherd calmly questioned the source of negative claims, then politely exited the conversation to focus on his upcoming soccer game, ending with a loving farewell. The speaker uses this story to illustrate how, especially on a day marked by political tension, we can choose love, respect, and the willingness to "agree to disagree" rather than let frustration dominate. He encourages listeners to carry that loving attitude into their own Election Day interactions.
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Hey, good morning everyone. Here's your Moment of Yes, special Election Day edition here. It's Election Day here in the U.S. and in St. Louis it's still raining. It hasn't stopped for 2 days. Shepherd has a big district game tonight. Hopefully it'll let up by then. But here you go, a bonus Moment of Yes for today. Speaking of Shepherd, you know, who is 17 years old, he was, uh, Online last night, video gaming with some of his friends back in Florida, and we could hear that they were talking about politics, even though none of them were voting. And we could hear what Shepherd was responding to, and it was clear that, you know, I think his, his friend's family has different political views than our family. And they were, you know, accusing the candidate that his parents are voting for in a negative light. And he was like, yeah, I'm not sure, you know, what's your source of that? It was just funny how he was just kind of pushing back. And they kept pushing. And at one point, you know, he has a big soccer game today. And he's like, all right guys, I'm gonna go. I need to get sleep. I need to go. I got a big game tomorrow. And you could tell that they kept saying more stuff. He goes, listen guys, I love you guys. Have a good night. And I loved the simplicity of his ability to go, you know what, we're just not gonna agree on this, and I love you guys, and we'll end it with that. And so as we move throughout the day today, and not that this is going to be resolved today or Whatever, as this kind of takes over the next couple of days, if hopefully just days, not weeks and months. Just remembering that idea of, especially when there's frustration, discouragement, and disagreement, the ability to say, you know what, hey, I love you, and let's move on. And so, hey, carry that love into your Election Day today. That's your moment of yes.
