Rekindling Dreams: Harnessing Childhood Memories for Motivation and Joy

Have you ever wondered how the memories of your childhood dreams could inspire your present self? Join me on Leo's Liberation as I reflect on the past weekend, filled with gratitude and meaningful interactions, reminding me of the youthful ambition to "rule the universe." This episode is a heartfelt exploration of how revisiting those cherished memories can fuel motivation and spark joy in our daily lives. Discover how embracing nostalgia and the ongoing journey of self-growth, termed as Leo's Liberation, can help us navigate the complexities of aging while staying true to our dreams.

As we kick off the week, let's focus on ending Monday with a positive mindset. I'll share insights on the importance of self-care and caring for others, ensuring we spread good energy throughout the week. Although social media updates are still in the works, rest assured that we are moving forward together. I invite you to reconnect on Friday and encourage everyone to have a safe, uplifting week full of growth and learning. Let's make each day brighter for ourselves and those around us, leaving behind a legacy that truly reflects who we were.

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Transcript

Speaker 1 0:05

Welcome to another episode of Leo's Liberation. I'm your host, ray, and I'm here to add a perk of positivity to your Mondays and to help you mentally energize and carry a good thought with you throughout the week, and Friday we'll reconvene and I'll help reflect and then we'll kind of move into the weekend feeling a little bit less stressed, hopefully. I hope that you enjoyed your weekend and I hope that was well spent. Whether you were at home enjoying a hobby, your family or engaging in carnal escapades or at least planning to or whether you were at work receiving a text message from a friend who wanted to send you a photo of them having a better time than you, that counts as a good weekend too, as long as you got to laugh at it. Remember to laugh at yourself the best takeaway from the weekend you're still here to explore more opportunities and make the changes that make you a better you.

Speaker 1 0:51

Like many of you, I worked this weekend. After work, I didn't have time to prepare for today's morning release, so I decided that we could still start the week together, but we make it through our Monday first and then we push through the week with that thought to carry us. We will get through this week. I promise you that I went through the start of my work weekend a little bit stressed, but it ended, even though I was a little exhausted. It ended and it ended in a good way. You know, I really had a feeling of being blessed and thankful for the people that I've encountered in my life. But you know, that feeling was oddly amplified this morning on my way to work and the music just had a little bit better of a tune. It was energizing, and this was all basically due to just interactions over the past 72 hours. You know, these thoughts and feelings brought about a thought of, you know, a little bit of nostalgia, but more importantly, it reminded me of a motivating piece of advice that was provided to me when I was a kid. A lot of my best memories come from childhood because obviously that's when you're kind of free and you don't have the stresses that we have today as grownups. But you know, I'm sure a lot of us do have great memories as children. I'm hoping you can kind of dig deep and find some of those and just kind of relive them for a second, because there's nothing in the world that makes you feel better.

Speaker 1 2:06

I never covered this before, but the meaning of Leo's liberation. This is all about self-discovery. If you're living life, self-discovery is an ongoing experience and sometimes it takes effort. As we get older, we change. We change mentally, we change physically, emotionally. You know the way we see life. Our perspective is totally different as we age, which is always a good thing, sometimes not, but whether you look at it as a negative or positive, it is a good thing because you're growing as a person. We all grow in different ways and we have different experiences that make us grow, but we're always and constantly growing, um, and you know, until that final day. But you know, this is what makes us great. It's what gives us hope for better us and a better next day, liberating ourselves from those things that mean nothing versus the things that make us who we are. For each of us, this journey is a little bit different, but in the end, we can't take any of it with us, but we can leave behind a memory of who we were. We're always aiming to be the best uh that we can be. You know, taking a break to relax and just letting things happen is fine too, you know, come what may, right, at least that's what I've heard. So the. You know, as I was saying, because you know I love to stray during conversation the thought to get us to friday this week.

Speaker 1 3:21

Thinking back to, you know, when I was a kid a kid as I've already said there was some information and just advice. That was or I guess, encouragement that was bestowed upon me and it was probably the greatest thing I've ever heard as a child and it has stuck with me for the past. What 30 something odd years. It has been my motivation, it's been my go-to. But you know, my moment moment, as mentioned, was basically from childhood. I've shared it with a few people, but it is seriously the main motivation that drives me from day to day and helps me to overcome challenges in life. Uh, you know, just kind of when you kind of want to give up, but you know you can't, um. So you know.

Speaker 1 3:59

Onward to the story. So, basically, when I was about seven or eight, um back in the eighties, we had that thing where families gathered around the TV. I'm not sure if people still do that, but that's what we did back in the eighties, cause we didn't have the internet and I'm pretty sure you guys have heard this a thousand times If you're younger and you're listening to this. Uh, but you know me and my family. We were gathered around the TV in a sense we're just at least sitting in the Watching TV, and I think the commercial break came on and I'm not really sure what sparked the conversation.

Speaker 1 4:29

But my mom asked each of us what we want to be when we grew up, and my older brother and older sister both mentioned something to the effect of doctors, lawyers. You know the, the normal kid responses. Maybe it's because of what you saw back on TV, or maybe it's just an expectation, maybe it's what you hear in school. I don't know why that's always the go to, but when my turn came around, I did tell my mom that I wanted to rule the universe. That is what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Speaker 1 4:58

Apparently, I've always been obsessed with being in charge, I guess since birth. I'm not sure how that works out, but yeah, maybe it's just a birthright, I'm not sure. Anyhow, my brother and sister, you know, at that time they laughed at me. You know, as brothers and sisters do. That's just kind of their job to harass you, and they kind of made fun of my ambition. But my mom, as any mother would do, she quickly moved in and she reinforced my pursuit for greatness. She told me I could be anything that I wanted to be.

Speaker 1 5:26

And you know, at that moment I couldn't recall what my little brother and little sister stated but I don't think they were old enough to even talk at that moment or at least understand what the conversation was that we were having but I really couldn't recall what they they said, just basically, because that that level of encouragement literally just engulfed me for about a few minutes, I think, to where I want to say almost blacked out, like I think I was, it just, I think it just took, took me over for a second, um. But you know, just before I turned back around and start watching, watching cartoons, cause you know, you hear the cartoons come on, it's like it snaps you out of your you snapped out of that, that stage of hypnosis, um. But you know in the Bay and in basics, that that one moment of encouragement or advice is what I believe to be my secret to success. Um, and yet again, success is different for all of us, um, but for me I'm not rich, but I'm happy and I'm alive, and I think for me that's, that's all I asked for and the greatest thing is everything that I've set out to pursue or to accomplish. You know it's either come to pass or I've've actually accomplished it. So, like I say, I can't ask for more. I'm very thankful for you know what has happened.

Speaker 1 6:36

You know my challenge to you guys this week. I want you to think back to a positive bit of advice that has kind of stuck with you and, you know, let this be that thing that fuels you. You know, keep it in your back pocket and bring it to the forefront of your mind when you're experiencing a challenging time. This week or any day hereafter, we've all received some good advice from somebody at one time. Some of us may have to think long and hard about this, but we have all received that advice. It can be from a family member, your mom, your dad, your brother, your sister, your best friend. It can be from your boss. It can be from the damn janitor who cleans the building, I don't care, but we have all received some type of advice that has stuck with us and it constantly rings in our head from time to time and I think that's just your mind, your soul's way of reminding you go. You know, go in this direction.

Speaker 1 7:31

So definitely take out a second whenever you have time. You know when you're laying in bed tonight if you're not already there, but it's just take out a second and just think of that one positive thing. That can be a driver for you for this week, that can be a driver for you for this week, um, you know. And? And secondly, uh, I would almost say, if you have children or anyone important in your life, uh, this is where the power of words um, I've actually thought the the power of conversation, uh, the power of just, you know, encouragement uh, this is where that kind of comes into play, in my personal opinion, yet again. But you know, if you have any children or someone important in your life, you know, encouragement this is where that kind of comes into play, in my personal opinion, yet again.

Speaker 1 8:10

But you know, if you have any children or someone important in your life, you know, give them some positive advice this week. You'll be surprised how far those words will carry this person. Better yet, if you see a stranger in the street or in a grocery store and you just see they may be having a hard day, give them some positive encouragement, because for some people, that that one bad moment, feels like the world is ending, but it doesn't have to, right? So just, you know, yet again, you'll be surprised how far words can carry a person, especially if they're positive, because those are the things that change us all to some extent. But you know, children, they're sponges, they absorb that stuff and this stuff sticks with them. So definitely, you know, you kind of want to water them, as people say, so they can grow, but you know, yet again, that advice is going to act like a moral compass of sorts and it's going to point them in the right direction every time and keep them moving forward, always, at least in my experience.

Speaker 1 9:04

So, as always, people, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to sign off, but you know I always want you to take care of yourself and take care of each other. And you know we're ending Monday together. I promise next week we will start together. I still have not gotten the social media. I promise you guys that is coming as well, but you know I do look forward to chatting with you guys on Friday. I want you all to have a great week and be safe and spread that positive energy and make someone's day and yours a better one. Have a great week, guys, thank you.