Kelsey Grammer
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So wherever that came from. And that reminded me, oh, yeah, I am sort of a sun worshiper. That light, that golden light that exists in us and outside of us at all times is one of those gifts that just says, I'm right over here.
My wife has a saying. She says, always declare God your partner. And I like that idea a lot. Whether I consciously did that in my previous lifetimes, I don't know. But I think there is an alignment that occurs if you're... Having luck is considered, by W.H. Auden, having luck is considered alignment with providence, meaning God. And I like that idea.
My wife has a saying. She says, always declare God your partner. And I like that idea a lot. Whether I consciously did that in my previous lifetimes, I don't know. But I think there is an alignment that occurs if you're... Having luck is considered, by W.H. Auden, having luck is considered alignment with providence, meaning God. And I like that idea.
But if you have the wherewithal, the time, the good fortune to hear what your calling is, what your mission is, because it comes up a lot. All of a sudden, somebody's saying, I want you to do a play for me. That's what happened to me. They said, I think you'd be good in this role. And suddenly I'm standing there thinking, oh, I'm going to go be an actor.
But if you have the wherewithal, the time, the good fortune to hear what your calling is, what your mission is, because it comes up a lot. All of a sudden, somebody's saying, I want you to do a play for me. That's what happened to me. They said, I think you'd be good in this role. And suddenly I'm standing there thinking, oh, I'm going to go be an actor.
So these things that sort of bookmark our lives or landmark our lives are... indications of where we can go. Like somebody said recently, I heard somebody say, I guess it's from Robert Frost, if you see a fork in the road, take it. Oh no, I think it was Yogi Berra. Yogi Berra. I think he said it. If you see a fork in the road, take it.
So these things that sort of bookmark our lives or landmark our lives are... indications of where we can go. Like somebody said recently, I heard somebody say, I guess it's from Robert Frost, if you see a fork in the road, take it. Oh no, I think it was Yogi Berra. Yogi Berra. I think he said it. If you see a fork in the road, take it.
You have these things that come and hit you on the head, and if you don't hear them, you know, there was a moment in my life when I was walking up the street to go move in with a girlfriend. It was a bad decision. It was a temporary stopover, let's say. Oh, we've all had them. It turned out poorly. But as I walked toward this moment when I'd be moving in,
You have these things that come and hit you on the head, and if you don't hear them, you know, there was a moment in my life when I was walking up the street to go move in with a girlfriend. It was a bad decision. It was a temporary stopover, let's say. Oh, we've all had them. It turned out poorly. But as I walked toward this moment when I'd be moving in,
I heard more fire engines and more sirens than I'd ever heard in my life, to the point where my dog, who was my greatest friend at the time, was howling uncontrollably. And I kept thinking, oh, wait a minute. I thought of Carlos Castaneda and how the universe attempts to inform your choices. am I making a mistake? And then I shook it off and said, no, that's crazy to think that.
I heard more fire engines and more sirens than I'd ever heard in my life, to the point where my dog, who was my greatest friend at the time, was howling uncontrollably. And I kept thinking, oh, wait a minute. I thought of Carlos Castaneda and how the universe attempts to inform your choices. am I making a mistake? And then I shook it off and said, no, that's crazy to think that.
But at least it crossed my mind. I've never forgotten it as a result. It just was like everything in the universe was saying, you don't need to do this. But I did it anyway. So sometimes we listen, sometimes we don't. If you have the good fortune to hear it in the nick of time and take that course, God is with you. Jesus is with you, whatever.
But at least it crossed my mind. I've never forgotten it as a result. It just was like everything in the universe was saying, you don't need to do this. But I did it anyway. So sometimes we listen, sometimes we don't. If you have the good fortune to hear it in the nick of time and take that course, God is with you. Jesus is with you, whatever.
And the book I turned in after all this time, I was in a conversation with Jesus. And I thought, boy, this is really, really interesting, but it's as clear and vivid as anything I've ever done. And, uh, yeah, I was like, Hey, you don't need to keep carrying this. I've got it.
And the book I turned in after all this time, I was in a conversation with Jesus. And I thought, boy, this is really, really interesting, but it's as clear and vivid as anything I've ever done. And, uh, yeah, I was like, Hey, you don't need to keep carrying this. I've got it.
what do you mean? I got it. I mean, I'm fine. I can handle it. It's all right. He said, no, this is not for you. That's why I came. You don't need to carry this.
what do you mean? I got it. I mean, I'm fine. I can handle it. It's all right. He said, no, this is not for you. That's why I came. You don't need to carry this.
It's a good thing.
It's a good thing.
Yeah, well, you're a very, very successful person. You have all those habits of people who are. We do think we're supposed to do it. We forget how often someone else is doing it for us. And that the burden need not be ours. I heard this a while ago. There was one of those radio guys talking a sermon. I dial in once in a while in the car. I go between news and religious channels.