The host reflects on Cadre Today's opening questions—who are you, what do you do, and how are you—and invites listeners to notice the pauses that bring clarity and to honor everyday feelings.
Cadre Today interviews always start with the questions, who are you? What do you do? And how do those questions make you feel? Sometimes we struggle to answer the question, how are we? I encourage you to find those moments where you have to wait for the click.
Well, good morning, Cadre. How are we doing today? I am. I am here. I always struggle. Right. If you've ever tuned into a Cadre Today interview, we always start with whoever we're interviewing with the questions, who are you? What do you do? And how do those questions make you feel? The who are you? The how are you? The what do you do? Questions. I always find myself going, I don't know how to answer them. But even though I don't know the answer to those questions, I do know that I'm glad that I'm here.
K. Dallin. How are you? Jules, Nice to see you. Good morning. Good morning. Speak wonder. Nice to see you, my friend. I'm getting the gas tank filled right now. This is one of my favorite moments. And all of a sudden, you can't do anything because you need to wait for the thing to happen, something powerful within these moments where you have to stop for a moment and wait. Then all of a sudden, you hear the click and you go, okay, now my day can continue. I encourage you to find those moments where you have to wait for the click, where you have to go ahead and be where you are with what you have and honor that.
Jewel says same. I bounce back between work, home, life, and don't know which or what to say. Yeah, right. The who are you and what do you do? But even the how are you taking the time to go, huh? How am I? I'm really tired. I'm pretty scattered. But is that how I am? The real answer is yes. My friend called me on Tuesday morning, and I'm not a person who picks up the phone, but I was like, I'm supposed to pick up the phone. I picked up the phone, and my friend said, my dad just died. And I sensed they were gonna say something like that.
And the last few days, we've been texting. Whenever she goes, here's the thing I need to say. You know, this morning, she texts me, I feel like doing everything, and I feel like doing nothing. I feel numb, and it hurts. And I think in those moments when life gets very loud, we get better at saying how we are. So I invite you to know that the loud moments are great teaching moments, but also I think part of the reason why we struggle with not knowing how to answer the question, how am I? Is because we perceive that some moments aren't big enough to have feelings.
We presume that some moments are not big enough or loud enough to have feelings. Say it for a third time. We feel like some moments in our life are not big enough or loud enough to have feelings. So we struggle to answer the question, how are we? I start every Cadre today with I'm glad I'm here. I'm glad you're here. I know what I know and I care about you. I waited to say it to the end today because there's feelings wrapped up in all of that. And I'm glad I'm here. I'm glad you're here. Gladness is a feeling.
There's an excitement. There's a buzz. I know what I know right to know is a cognitive exercise and verb. But knowing feels a certain way. How do you feel when you go up? I know the answer. Up, I know what I want to do. Or up, I know what we can try. And I care about you. Caring about other people creates something. So even though this is not a big moment, a loud moment, this is a me filling up a gas tank moment and making sure no one needs the pump, which I've been just sitting here. I have feelings and they are indeed enough.
Yeah, I'll be back tomorrow. I'm gonna head from the gas station to the dentist. That's what my Friday looks like. I hope you have a good one and talk to you soon. Bye. Lot four moms at checkout. Cracker barrels offering 20% off gift cards for moms. And IHOP is a 20% discount on.
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