There Is Still Good in the World 🌎 | Miami Mangroves, 106-Year Skydiver & a $1 Lemonade Stand

Summary

Stay Tranquilo Podcast Summary

Episode: There Is Still Good in the World 🌎 | Miami Mangroves, 106-Year Skydiver & a $1 Lemonade Stand
Host(s): Stay Tranquilo Network (Aaron & Co-host Aaron)
Date: November 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

This uplifting episode of Stay Tranquilo spotlights inspiring stories that remind us "there is still good in the world." The hosts, Aaron and his co-host, share and discuss feel-good news from both their Miami community and across the country. These stories include a local environmental hero cleaning up mangroves, a record-breaking 106-year-old skydiver, a janitor’s incredible musical breakthrough, and a little girl's lemonade stand that rallies her whole community. The hosts reflect on the power of small acts, resilience, and how one person’s kindness can ripple outward.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Miami Mangrove Cleanup Hero: Andrew Otaso

[01:40 – 05:56]

• Who: Andrew Otaso, a Cuban American writer, runner, and environmental activist.
• What: Since 2018, Andrew has single-handedly (with occasional help) removed over 35,000 pounds of trash from Miami’s mangroves.
  • Retrieved not only plastic bottles/wrappers but also refrigerators, couches, tires, and even an abandoned boat.
• Impact:
  • Reminds listeners that mangroves are vital to South Florida’s ecosystem and home to diverse wildlife.
  • Highlights the dedication, perseverance, and courage required to keep these areas clean given challenges like bugs, narrow branches, and even alligators.
  • The story was recently covered by the Washington Post, elevating the message locally and nationally.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “[Andrew] has a quote here. ‘I just love Miami. If I can leave this place better than I found it, then that's enough.’” — Host Aaron [05:40]
• Takeaway:
  • Individual actions can inspire collective change: “Imagine what a hundred or a thousand people could do.”
  • The hosts encourage small efforts like picking up a bag of trash to make a significant difference.

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2. Oldest Skydiver Ever: Alfred Blaschke

[05:57 – 08:13]

• Who: Alfred Blaschke, retired craftsman from Texas.
• What: At 106 years old, he broke his own world record as the oldest person to complete a tandem skydive from 9,000 feet.
  • Previously set the record at 103, and decided to “do it again.”
• Impact:
  • “If you think you can't, you’re underestimating yourself. Everyone is more capable than they think.” — paraphrasing Alfred’s mindset [07:02]
  • The act inspires all ages to pursue adventure and challenge self-imposed limits.
• Memorable Moments:
  • Hosts marvel at the feat, joking about their own hesitations around skydiving.
  • “If I make it 106, leave me alone. I’m not jumping out of any plane.” — Co-host Aaron [07:58]
• Takeaway:
  • Age is no limit to boldness or ambition.
  • “Props to you, Al. You are a legend. You’re an inspiration to many.” — Host Aaron [08:13]

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3. Janitor-to-Country Chart Topper: Richard Gadol

[09:09 – 14:36]

• Who: Richard Gadol, middle school janitor from Indiana.
• What:
  • Known as “the nicest guy in the building,” he loves singing as he works.
  • A viral video of him performing “Don’t Stop Believin’” at a school talent show led to national attention.
  • Went on “America’s Got Talent,” released an original song, “A Long Time Coming,” which hit #1 on iTunes’ country chart within 24 hours.
• Impact:
  • Showcases how “your life can turn in a second” through the power of social media and being authentic.
  • “It really is crazy how your life can turn in a second and how… you can go from mopping floors and now performing and singing and writing music.” — Co-host Aaron [10:26]
  • Emphasizes the importance of support and encouragement; sometimes all it takes is someone sharing your talent for your life to change.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “When you love what you do and you're just organic in the way that you go about your day, something like this could happen to you… don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.” — Host Aaron [11:12]
• Takeaway:
  • Dreams can come true at any age or stage; small acts of sharing or encouragement can change lives.
  • The hosts highlight “the true purpose of social media” as sharing uplifting, real stories.

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4. Community Kindness: Emory Johnson’s Lemonade Stand

[15:03 – 21:03]

• Who: Emory Johnson, a 7-year-old girl from Alabama.
• What:
  • After her mother passed away at 29, Emory wanted to raise money for her mother’s headstone, so her grandparents helped her set up a lemonade stand (“Lemonade $1: Raising Money for Mommy’s Headstone”).
  • Local attention snowballed into media coverage and over $10,000 in donations.
• Impact:
  • “[Emory] brought an entire community together… she didn’t have to go through it alone.” — Co-host Aaron [18:31]
  • Story demonstrates compassion in strangers and the ripple effects of public kindness.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “It’s a testament that there’s good in the world, right?… there’s actually so much good out there.” — Host Aaron [17:29]
  • “Her memory of her mom passing isn’t going to be having to put her mom — it’s going to be, I brought an entire community together and I had… so much overwhelming support.” — Co-host Aaron [18:31]
• Takeaway:
  • Small, vulnerable gestures can spark immense generosity and healing.
  • Communal support can transform trauma into hope and belonging.

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5. Reflections: The Power of Simple Acts

[21:03 – 23:17]

• The hosts urge listeners to recognize the significance of small actions:
  • “A simple, ‘How are you doing?’, opening the door for someone, buying a coffee… you don’t realize how much a little act of kindness can do, and it's like that ripple effect.” — Host Aaron [19:44]
• Ripple Effect: Goodness inspires more goodness — one act can lead to another, shaping lives for the better.
• Final Takeaways:
  • “Do good in the world. Do your part to help however you can. Even in the smallest ways, it has the biggest impact.” — Host Aaron [22:09]
  • The episode concludes as a call to action to “love your neighbor,” “support your neighbor,” and “do whatever you can to make the world better today.” [23:01]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Andrew Otaso on motivation:
  • “If I can leave this place better than I found it, then that’s enough.” [05:40]
• On age and possibility:
  • “If you think you can't, you’re underestimating yourself. Everyone is more capable than they think.” (paraphrasing Alfred Blaschke) [07:02]
  • “If I make it 106, leave me alone. I’m not jumping out of any plane.” — Co-host Aaron [07:58]
• On viral success and authenticity:
  • “Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there because you really never know what’s going to happen.” — Host Aaron [11:12]
• On community impact:
  • “She brought an entire community together… so much overwhelming support.” — Co-host Aaron [18:31]
• On the importance of simple acts:
  • “It doesn’t need to be anything extravagant… it’s just little things that can then be passed on to the next person and make such an impact in someone’s day.” — Host Aaron [22:09]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Miami Mangrove Cleanup (Andrew Otaso): 01:40 – 05:56
• Record-Breaking Skydiver (Alfred Blaschke): 05:57 – 08:13
• Janitor Turned Singer (Richard Gadol): 09:09 – 14:36
• Lemonade Stand Kindness (Emory Johnson): 15:03 – 21:03
• Reflections & Call to Action: 21:03 – 23:17

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Tone & Style

The hosts are relaxed, conversational, and encouraging, often peppering their exchanges with humor and warmth. Their Miami flair comes through in the language (“cafesito”), and their hope is contagious: they call for listeners to notice and create the good around them, no matter how small the gesture.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode is a heartfelt reminder that everyday heroes walk among us and small acts — whether cleaning a coastline, leaping from a plane, sharing a talent, or selling lemonade — have the power to change the world. The hosts encourage everyone to be part of that change, spreading simple kindnesses and believing in the “still good in the world.”

Transcript

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[Host Aaron]

Feliz Lunes. That's for sure. It's Monday. We excited for the week. We're going to be bringing to you some very, very powerful uplifting stories today. Some here locally, here in Miami and some across the nation that are some awesome stories. It includes some picking up of the mangroves here in Miami. A skydiver that just broke a record, 109 years old.

[Co-host Aaron]

Okay.

[Host Aaron]

A girl with a lemonade stand. Super inspirational story. And we got a one more story here with the. Let me see where. Oh, a janitor who just hit number one in the country charts. So, okay.

[Co-host Aaron]

Yeah.

[Host Aaron]

Is that a nice little lineup of some cool stories?

[Co-host Aaron]

Here we go. Let's get into it, bro.

[Host Aaron]

We're going to start here locally.

[Co-host Aaron]

Let's do it.

[Host Aaron]

Andrew Otaso, Cuban American writer, runner and environmental activist here in Miami. He actually has been picking up trash here in the Miami Mangrove since 2018. He just got featured and I think it was the New York, the New York Times or the Washington Post, I think just picked him up on a story. But he's picked up over 35,000 pounds of trash from the mangroves by himself. Like, maybe a couple, you know, friends here help him. But over the course of the last seven years, essentially, he's been picking up trash through the mangroves, just cleaning up the ocean, basically.

[Co-host Aaron]

Listen, man, it's, I think people forget how important the mangroves are to, like, our ecosystem. Like, not only, you know, you see them around the grove, coconut Grove, you see him, you know, closer, like around the grove. The Bay Area, as you get down to the Florida Keys, it's a lot of mangrove areas there. And obviously it's just the home of so much life and ecosystem. And you know, unfortunately, man, those branches, they catch a hold of anything you know, those things are crowded, they're packed with branches, they're narrow. So any little piece of trash gets caught up in there. So not only is it impressive, but it's like a dedication to really go into those mangroves. Because anyone that goes. Kay. To the mangroves, know there's mosquitoes, there's bugs.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah.

[Co-host Aaron]

In some areas, there's gators. You really have to have some courage to do. But kudos to him, man. I mean, it's definitely amazing to see, you know, and there's so many initiatives like that, you know, picking up the beach, picking up the man girls. But to see one man taking the initiative.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah.

[Co-host Aaron]

And picking up 35.

[Host Aaron]

I mean, 35, 000. I mean, you're talking about. He's. He's picked up. It's not just like plastic bottles and little wrappers. He's taking out refrigerators.

[Co-host Aaron]

Yeah.

[Host Aaron]

Couches, tires. It's messing gear, metal scraps, water, log debris.

[Co-host Aaron]

It's messed up. I mean, you'd be surprised. You know, people might have dumped this somewhere and it just finds its way to the mangroves and you just get stuck in there. Obviously you talking so many trees and stuff in there, But I mean, £35,000 is a lot, a lot of trash.

[Host Aaron]

Seven years of picking up trash.

[Co-host Aaron]

I mean, if you check out your trash at home, you know, it's probably maybe 10 pounds. Imagine that.

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Times.

[Host Aaron]

No, no. 100%.

[Co-host Aaron]

3,500.

[Host Aaron]

3,500.

[Co-host Aaron]

300. Imagine 300 and 3,500 bags of trash and carry that out on your shoulder and see how that feels. It's crazy.

[Host Aaron]

No, absolutely.

[Co-host Aaron]

Kudos to him, man. That's amazing.

[Host Aaron]

No, it's. It's awesome what he, what he's done. You know, even for it to be recognized by the Washington Post shows, obviously what he's doing is, is, you know, inspiring one. But it's also like a testament, like, we got to take care of our oceans. Like, this is one person. Imagine what like hundreds of us can do, thousands of us can do. And, and it's like the prevention too, right, where don't like, if you see a trash can, go throw it away or just don't. Don't just like toss things and just toss things, you know, And I have seen the shift our oceans, I've seen.

[Co-host Aaron]

A shift like locally of people kind of getting annoyed when people see people dumping into trash. And like, I mean, you see a lot of like, you know, not to call them out, but you see a lot of tourists just kind of dumping away, you Know, probably see a lot of people popping balloons after a birthday, letting it fall into the ocean. You can see like the locals are very on top of it. They're reporting it. They're like, hey guys, like, that's not okay. Yeah, like, you know, maybe they're not out there cleaning up the trash, but they're aware of it and like, at least on their own and they're not going out and they're trying to keep our oceans clean. But you know, to see someone doing the initiative, you know, hopefully it's a little bit of inspiration to other people that, you know, love to kayak, they love the water, they love the ocean and go out there, you know, you know, picking up one bag of trash is just makes it such a long way of just, you know, cleaning, cleaning things up out there. So kudos to him, man.

[Host Aaron]

We talked about that reef, you know, that's going on out there. And a lot of those things are put in place because of the fact that there's been so much pollution over the years that, you know, our reefs are dying. And reefs are essential to, to the ecosystem in the ocean. And doing stuff like this is not only going to help the, you know, the future of the ocean, but the current state of the ocean now and helping these initiatives kind of prolong and, and have like a longer longevity to them. One of the things that he pulled, he pulled out an entire abandoned boat out of the ocean. Like it was rotting there, it was becoming a problem to the ecosystem. And he pulled out a whole boat, appliances. Like it's, it's incredible.

[Co-host Aaron]

This guy's going beyond just plastics.

[Host Aaron]

He's going, he's finding everything and anything that is detrimental to the ocean. He was pulling that out.

[Co-host Aaron]

That's a level of dedication, a level of commitment to it and you know, you got to respect it.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah. Like all through Miam Me Local that just, I mean he has a quote here. I just love Miami. If I can leave this place better than I found it, then that's enough. So kudos, kudos to Andrew. Shout out to you Cuban American. Love to see that here in our backyard taking care of our, our oceans.

[Co-host Aaron]

Hell yeah.

[Host Aaron]

So another pretty epic story here is there's a 106 year old skydiver who just broke the record of being the oldest person to ever go skydiving crazy. His name's Alfred Blaschke. He's retired craftsman from Texas who became famous at 103 years old when he broke the record for oldest tandem skydiver. And he did it again now at 106 years old.

[Co-host Aaron]

So he broke his own record.

[Host Aaron]

He broke his own record. He jumps from 9,000ft.

[Co-host Aaron]

So is it the oldest person to skydive or the highest skydive by someone that age?

[Host Aaron]

I, I, I. It's the oldest person to ever go skydiving.

[Co-host Aaron]

That's crazy. So he broke his own record.

[Host Aaron]

So he broke his own record. He, he broke it at 103, and he just broke it again at 106.

[Co-host Aaron]

106 years old. Just. Just being 106 years old is crazy. I mean, dude, like, if there's a way to go, it's skydiving. You're overlooking the city, and you just peacefully just go. I mean, that's crazy. But the fact that he's still going up there at 106 and skydiving, I mean, me personally, I don't know if I'd skydive. So the dude at 106, man, that's crazy.

[Host Aaron]

Well, like, he, he, he mentions here, he's like, if you think you can't, you, you're underestimating yourself. Everyone is more capable than they think. Oh, no, he's a true testament to just saying, like, if you don't think you could do something, go look at this guy because he's living life, man.

[Co-host Aaron]

Living life and never stopping, dude.

[Host Aaron]

Because one thing is, like, you know, you hit, like, the midlife crisis. You're 50 years old, and you're like, damn, I want to go skydiving. This guy's completely surpassed that. Like, he's lived his life.

[Co-host Aaron]

He's lived his life.

[Host Aaron]

He's 106 years old.

[Co-host Aaron]

He's a little boy, and he's like.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah, I'm gonna go jump out of a plane from 9,000ft. Apparently he was smiling the whole way down. And, yeah, he's a Guinness World Record. Immediately reinstated him as the oldest skydiver in the world.

[Co-host Aaron]

So someone had broke his record?

[Host Aaron]

Well, no, he had his own record.

[Co-host Aaron]

So he's like 100 that he's not going.

[Host Aaron]

I mean, I don't know how many people. One. Just getting to 106. So, like, there's already a small sample size of people that are 106 years old. And out of those people, how many of them are going to choose to jump out of a plane?

[Co-host Aaron]

Not many.

[Host Aaron]

Not many.

[Co-host Aaron]

Not many. If I make it 106. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. I'm not jumping out of any place.

[Host Aaron]

I'm just there. I'm sipping my cafesito, maybe watching some news, and, and that's the extent of my day. I'm waking up saying I'm going to go jump out of a plane at 106.

[Co-host Aaron]

Got to go jump out of a plane.

[Host Aaron]

But, man, props to you, Al. You are a legend. You're an inspiration to many. And it's. It's pretty epic to see someone being able to do that at 106 years old. And let us know what your. What your training regimen is to, you know, live last to 106. That's pretty epic. So here we got another awesome story. His name is Richard Gadol. He's a middle school janitor.

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[Host Aaron]

Deanna. All right. Apparently, he's known as the nicest guy in the building. He loves to sing while he's working. You know, he's there mopping, doing his little thing. Got the headphones on, you know, jamming. But there was a video. This is a. It's. It's been around already. But in 2024, a video went viral of him singing don't stop believing at a school talent show, and it got millions of views. He recently then was on America's got Talent and he's saying, you know, he did his. His bit there and he came out with a song called a long time coming and is now number one in the iTunes country charts within 24 hours of it being released.

[Co-host Aaron]

That's freaking. I've seen this video. I haven't seen it. I believe I have come across it because, like, you. So when you said it, I'm like, dude, I feel like I've seen something like that. Agenda at a school goes to the Italian show, performance of the kids, and all the kids hide him up and stuff.

[Host Aaron]

Insane. Insane. Imagine. I mean, that's. That's the power of social media, right? Like, at one given moment, like, your life could literally change.

[Co-host Aaron]

Discovered, man. I mean, that's like a life change. Like, he just did his.

[Host Aaron]

His, you know, his middle school talent show just because he likes to, you know, he likes to sing. He Likes to participate in, in the, in the arts, right. And he's just there doing his job as a janitor. And boom goes on America's Got Talent and his song goes number one on the country art.

[Co-host Aaron]

It really is crazy how your life can turn in a second and how your, the entire trajectory of your life go from mopping floors and now performing and singing and writing music. I mean, for all we know he's probably been writing music and he's probably had his head. He just maybe not maybe, maybe didn't have the time or didn't have the.

[Host Aaron]

Courage to do it right.

[Co-host Aaron]

And you know, social media, you know, he saw this, you know, support is one thing, seeing the support from people and be like, I want to hear you sing, I want to hear you, you know, I want to hear more from you. I mean the power of that alone and then to actually go out and do it and to have so much success doing it off the bat, I mean it's, it's a crazy inspiring story to see. You know, I mean the come up really, it's just the come up with somebody's career and just, you know, how it can take off at any given time. It doesn't matter. You know, we always say it doesn't matter how old you are. You know, you just got to go out there.

[Host Aaron]

Exactly.

[Co-host Aaron]

And make it happen. I mean, dude, look at him making it happen.

[Host Aaron]

I know.

[Co-host Aaron]

Crazy.

[Host Aaron]

That's pretty epic. That's pretty epic. I mean he's a guy that just living his life every day and I think it's a testament to, you know, when you, you love what you do and you're just organic in the way that you go about your day. Like something like this could happen to you. And it's, it's also like, don't be afraid to put yourself out there because you really never know what's going to happen. This guy probably never expected any of that to happen.

[Co-host Aaron]

I mean, honestly, you think about it.

[Host Aaron]

ATV and then number one on, on country people can call it.

[Co-host Aaron]

It's a crazy mistake that the video went out and it went viral. But like imagine the video didn't go out. You know, you'd probably still be doing his thing, probably still singing and then, you know, you know, so many people that sing. But for it to go like that and go crazy like that, it just, you talk about the power of social media and the power of, you know, the true purpose of social media is to put the stories out there and you know, give people exactly, you know, that's the that's the social media I love. That's the side of social media that I love and that, you know, I love to see come to life. Because that's really what the true purpose it is to share stories and share the amazing people out.

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[Co-host Aaron]

Aaron, you know, you might have just discovered a jare that might be the next big country music star just because he was cleaning floors one day and singing, and someone's like, I'm gonna take a video of this and post it.

[Host Aaron]

Exactly. And I think it's just like, whatever you're thinking about doing, like, go do it right. Because like we were saying, like, at any given moment, your life can change. And it's just about doing the little things right every single day. And the rest will kind of just kind of stack.

[Co-host Aaron]

It's kind of like that guy, the famous voiceover guy that, you know, he was homeless, on the street. Someone videotaped him, and he became one of the most famous voiceover artists in history. I mean, he does a voiceover so many things. So it's like the same thing. They took a video of Him. Yeah, it went viral and they're like, you know, I'm gonna give you a job, I'm gonna give you a trial. And dude, his life turned around because someone decided to take out their phone and post it and absolutely. It's a story that, you know, who knows where that guy's life would have been if he never went on kind or someone didn't post that video.

[Host Aaron]

100.

[Co-host Aaron]

So it's, it's crazy to see that, you know, this, this side of social media still, still lives and you know, people are still.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah.

[Co-host Aaron]

Benefiting from what, you know, like I said, the true purpose of social media is. And that's just put people out there. That's crazy.

[Host Aaron]

Absolutely.

[Co-host Aaron]

I love stories.

[Host Aaron]

Shout out to, to Richard in Indiana. Gotta go check out his song.

[Co-host Aaron]

Listen to the song.

[Host Aaron]

Go check out his music. Go see, see where the inspiration, maybe it inspires you to go do something.

[Co-host Aaron]

Maybe, maybe that's a foreshadow to our song of the week on Friday. Who knows? Foreshadow.

[Host Aaron]

I like that.

[Co-host Aaron]

Show Richard some love. You know, maybe, maybe we'll play. Maybe we'll play. We'll see.

[Host Aaron]

I like it. I like it. And then another story here that we have. This is kind of like an emotional roller coaster of a story, but it's pretty, pretty amazing. So it's, it's unfortunately Emory Johnson, she's a seven year old girl from Alabama. Her mother passed away at 29 years old. So she loses her mom. You know, they were not a well off family and they didn't have funds to pay for a headstone for, for the funeral basically for her, for her mom. So Emory goes out of her way, ask her grandparents if she could set up a lemonade stand. And it was basically the lemonade stand sign said lemon lemonade, $1 raising money for mommy's headstone. And essentially people started seeing the sign. People were driving by, saw what the initiative was and people just started going crazy. A local news outlet featured her story and then essentially it led to $10,000 worth of donations that she received by just starting this lemonade stand in front of her house and having her grandparents support through the process for, for her mom. I mean that's unreal.

[Co-host Aaron]

There's really no words to describe something like that. And you know, one, the bravery of a little kid to go out there.

[Host Aaron]

And do seven years old dude, seven years old.

[Co-host Aaron]

Going through that kind of, you know, life altering event and then just seeing, you know, the humanity of people getting behind and just, you know, pouring their love and supporting this little girl, her mission. So, you know, what she thought she had to be doing for years of selling lemonade and trying to, you know, she was able to achieve just because there's still humanity out there. I mean, it's, there's really no words to describe something like that other than it's just inspiring to see, you know, how people come together to support, you know, their fellow neighbor. And in this case, you know, a little girl that went through so much and you know, for the most, for all we know, people probably didn't know this, this mother, this girl, little girl's mom, this little girl's, you know, of course, yeah, you know, what her situation was. But, you know, it's crazy to see that, you know, the support still exist and you know, there's still people out there that are willing to, you know, especially a little girl seeing they're out there and doing their thing. I mean, there's probably people that, you know, saw them in her own shoes and you know, they're like, you know, exactly. I don't want this little girl in, to stand out here. I'm gonna go and try to get her off here as quick as possible and help her achieve her goal as quick as possible. And for all we know, she probably achieved her goal and then some, you know.

[Host Aaron]

Oh, but I mean, I don't think she ever expected to, you know, say, hey, I'm, I'm gonna raise $10,000 by starting a lemonade stand. But it's a testament that there's good in the world, right? And, and I think we always hear, and that's obviously like the, the basis of all of this, right? It's like we're always so tied up in the negative every single day and we don't really, you know, see that there's actually so much good out there. And I think you, you said it best, right? Like when you put yourself in the, in the shoes of someone that's going through something unfortunate and uncomfortable, you, you relate to that person and say, damn, imagine, you know, me losing my mom at seven years old, right? Like the impact that that would have had. And you, you're like, you're, you're looking at yourself and you're like, damn, I'm so fortunate. So I'm going to give so I can help this little girl who's going through something terrible. But also in the midst of her going through something terrible, she put it upon herself, I mean, incredible seven year old girl to think about doing something like that. And then that's what happens. Like, the good just kind of starts stacking because you see, holy cow, I want to help this girl.

[Co-host Aaron]

And you think of the little girl, too. You know, her memory of her mom passing isn't going to be, you know, having to put her mom. It's going to be. I brought an entire community together and I had, you know, I was able to, you know, had so much overwhelming support. Yeah, that you turned a little girl's trauma into, you know, something that, you know, as unfortunate as had a. A positive impact on not only the community, but on her life. And just to see that, you know, she didn't have to go through it alone and that people were willing to have her back. And, you know, for a little girl, maybe she doesn't understand it now, but we're looking at, you know, down her line. I mean, imagine she looks back on this event. Be like, I lost my mom. But, you know, the support for my community, you know, and how people came to support me, I mean, it's incredible. You know, it's crazy to think how much, you know, just that at this age can impact that girl's life. You know, she's not gonna look back at the trauma and be sad. She'll be like she passed away. But look. Look at the overwhelming support. Look at the. Look at the positivity. You know, a little thing of 11 instant just brought an entire community together, rallied, you know, thousands of people, gathered a thousand dollars of money just to, you know, support her. And not only support her, but support her mom so that she can, you know, have a proper burial, a proper headstone, so that her, you know, life is remembered. I mean, it's. It's crazy how you can turn tragedy into, you know, a promise and really just a miracle, you know, it's crazy.

[Host Aaron]

Yeah. People. People were driving hours away once they saw, you know, what. What was going on. They drove hours away just to come by and. And support her initiative. It's. It's great to see. You know, like, you mentioned community coming together and people willing to do good in. In unfortunate situations. And I hope that's like, motivation to go do something, you know, good. Because it's crazy how, like, something so simple could be so impactful. Right? Like, it's a $$ lemonade, right? And it raised $10,000. Like, think about, like, all the things that we could do. Like, we talked about what's happening in Jamaica, you know, with the storm, and there's so much unfortunate, like, bad things that go on on an everyday basis, like, throughout the world, yet there's so much that we can do as good to, to take care of these issues. Right. Like, I mean, it's, it's as simple as like opening the door for somebody or, you know, just buying someone a coffee that, you know, may need it. Like, you don't realize, like, how much some little act of kindness can do. And it's like that ripple effect, right? Like, I do something kind to you now, you're going to feel like, I want to do something kind for someone else. And it just gets passed on to the next person and the next person, the next person. And things like this are, I think, a testament of, like, if we all just do our part to do something good, good's gonna just get passed on naturally. Yeah.

[Co-host Aaron]

You've seen so many stories of like, you know, someone going through something really bad and, you know, maybe they're thinking negative thoughts and they had a simple conversation with someone's like your conversation with you saved my life. It was as simple as just, hey, man, how's your day going? Yeah, but you really don't know, you know, the impact of just asking someone.

[Host Aaron]

Absolutely. Like, how are you doing?

[Co-host Aaron]

How you doing? You know, open the door for them a natural. You know, you don't know what people are going through. Maybe, you know, for the five minute conversation, you know, you bring some joy back in there. You bring a little bit of light and, you know, some people need that, man. Some people, you know, have a hard time finding joy. You know, they're going through stuff, they're seeing a lot of struggles.

[Host Aaron]

Yep.

[Co-host Aaron]

You know, a simple, how you doing? A simple, hey, man, I got you, man. I'll get your coffee today. Yeah, you enjoy the rest of your day. You can really change the trajectory of someone's life, you know, it's crazy.

[Host Aaron]

One act, simple.

[Co-host Aaron]

Simple acts. Yeah, I think that's something we can do better. Simple acts.

[Host Aaron]

It doesn't have to be anything. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, man.

[Co-host Aaron]

Just, you see someone, you know, you see someone down, hey, man, you doing okay, bro? Let me buy you, let me buy you a beer. Like, oh, you know, like, cry, Help him across the street. You see someone, you know, with a broken leg. Hey, man, you need some help, bro? How see helping. I will eat that, Take her groceries to the car. You know, simple stuff like that, man, it's crazy. A simple act.

[Host Aaron]

Absolutely. It doesn't need to be anything, this grand gesture. It's just like little things that can then be passed on to the next person and the next person and it can make such an impact in someone's day. So if there's anything out of all of this, you know, I think it's just like, do good in the world, do your part to help, you know, however you can. Even in the smallest ways, the. It has the biggest impact. And I, I don't think we realize that just doing these little things make a huge difference. So, you know, we got people cleaning mangroves, we got 106 year old skydivers living life to the fullest and a janitor just following his dreams, singing some country music, and then a seven year old girl, you know, doing, doing the Lord's work and, and doing amazing things. So if there's anything out of this, it's, it's a reminder that there is good in the world and it's a reminder for us to do our part to do good in the world as well.

[Co-host Aaron]

Love your neighbors, support your neighbor, you know, don't be afraid to talk support, you know, and like I said, a simple act can go a long way.

[Host Aaron]

Absolutely, absolutely.

[Co-host Aaron]

That's what we strive to do, man. That's the purpose of the show. Everything we do simple acts.

[Host Aaron]

Absolutely.

[Co-host Aaron]

You're still good out here, man. Still good out here.

[Host Aaron]

But yeah, that, that pretty much does it. As far as our recap today of what's going on in the world. The good, the positive, all that makes the world go around at the end of the day. So if anything, I hope you guys enjoyed this. I hope you guys are motivated to do good this week. Support your neighbor, love your neighbor, do. Do whatever you can to make the world better today. And the world will just continue to get better and better rather than worse and worse like they like to put out there. So do your part and live a good. Happy Monday.

[Co-host Aaron]

Happy Monday.

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