In this brief motivational video, the speaker greets viewers with a belated Father’s Day wish and introduces the “Moment of Yes” for Monday, June 21. He recounts being woken at 3:30‑4 am by his anxious dog while camping in the Missouri woods, describing the inconvenience of walking in the dark and the dog’s repeated scratching. The anecdote becomes a springboard for a reflection on emotional choice: he could stay annoyed at the dog’s behavior, or he could respond with patience and compassion, recognizing that the dog’s distress signals an unmet need. He explains that shifting from annoyance to acceptance allows a more constructive response, both to the dog and to people or situations that irritate us. The speaker emphasizes that our internal reaction determines our well‑being, urging listeners to choose peace over aggravation. He ends on a light note, noting the dog’s calmness and wishing everyone a great day.
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Hey, good morning everyone! This is your Moment of Yes for Monday, June 21st. Yeah, so a belated Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. Hopefully you guys had a great weekend, Sunday day, whether it was watching some sports, getting outside. Yeah, so here we go, new week, Monday, June 21st. This guy just, he wouldn't let me shoot the video today without jumping up in my lap. Um, and he actually is kind of the reason for the moment of yes for today, because last night, for some— don't know what reason, um, 4 o'clock, 3:30, 4 o'clock, he just was anxious and kept scratching at the door and was whining. And so it was annoying, right? There was no reason. He went on a bunch of walks yesterday. He was well fed. Didn't make sense. So So there I am at 4 o'clock in the morning. You know, we're still in the woods here in Missouri, you know, walking around out in the dark, 4 o'clock in the morning, trying to avoid snakes and anything else. And I have to do this twice, right? I have to do it twice from 3:30 to 4. And then finally, after the second time, he comes in, he settles down, and he sleeps for the rest of the night or the rest of the morning, whatever. But as I was out there being annoyed, At 4 o'clock in the morning and trying to figure out why he was acting this way, I got to the point where it hit me that clearly he doesn't want to be awake and something is— right, he either needs to go to the bathroom, something's off. And so, I can either be annoyed at him for something bothering him or I can just be patient, right? I can be patient, I can be compassionate. And just deal with it. No big deal. Whatever. You're up in the middle of the night. Who cares? Come back in. So, it's interesting when we move from annoyance to acceptance, right? When we go from annoyance to acceptance, when we're in acceptance, then we can choose how we're going to respond to that situation because at 4 o'clock in the morning, I'm thinking to myself, I should be asleep right now. He should be not doing this. And as long as we stay in that should-be space, it prevents us from actually dealing with what is, which is something's wrong. Yeah, you're up. You can either bring aggravation to it or you can bring patience and compassion to it. And by making that mental shift, we can do that with people and with situations. Again, The people that annoy us, the things that annoy us, they're probably not intentionally annoying us, but there's probably something else there going on as well. We can show up with annoyance or we can show up with patience. Either way, right, it's going to have an impact on us. How do you want to impact your own well-being? Do you want to be aggravated or do you want to find some peace and harmony? So again, it's an inside job. The choice is always yours. And now he's being adorable. And laying his head down. Um, yeah, it's crazy, this dog, right? I love him. All right, that's your moment of yes for today, everybody. Yeah, Mako, say have a great day, everyone. Yeah, I know, that's annoying.
