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In this episode, Rob admits to his sister and everyone that for most of his life, he has had to hold both hands up in front of him, see which thumb and forefinger made an L (the left one), and that’s the way he has always managed to remember left from right! It was a well-kept secret, and a serious concern that his driver’s test officer might say, “Rob, turn left here,” and he’d turn right—and never, ever get a driver’s license. He was relieved when he moved to Orlando and began to meet other actors and musicians who seem to have the same problem!

Tricia and Peter have discovered that a daily walk is helpful as a way to just get some exercise and a break from the constant reality of COVID and quarantine.  They have found a reprieve by going for a daily walk by a river near their home that Tricia has, well, only recently discovered (after a decade of living nearby). On one particular day, they were on their second loop around the trail, enjoying the day… until the moment that Tricia stepped on a slippery rock, falling hard. She has a long list of trips and falls in her past so this wasn’t a big shock. She’s just going to add this experience to a very long repertoire of falls and mishaps. She fell so hard that, well…her eyes didn’t work and she couldn’t read.  She can’t live like that. (Rob seems to have never heard of jostling one’s eyes so hard that one cannot read…)

Rob shares a phrase he recently heard and found helpful: “Proportional happiness or proportional sadness.”  Examples?

“There are some really bad things happening in the world…but I had a bad day, too.”

“Perhaps I shouldn’t be happy in view of the problems others are experiencing, but still, I am happy today.”  (The examples offered became pretty hilarious. Apparently one should not complain about a headache, considering that other people don’t even have…well, heads.)

A Lott family value that was passed on from their parents: “What is important to one of us is important to all of us.” So, this means that we ALL go to see Tyler’s theatre performance, but…does it really mean that we ALL go see all 47 of Tuck’s baseball games this season??

Another family value: If you have accomplished something good or have something fun you’d like to tell about yourself, the dinner table is a great place to say it. And we will all listen and we’ll all say, “GREAT JOB!”

Rob quoted Jon Acuff who gives permission to his friends and family to come and sit at “the brag table,” where it’s okay to just be honest about what you do well. Rob added that even when you didn’t get the job, you need to be able to pull up a seat to the brag table and say that you auditioned really well.

Tricia closes out this episode by telling everyone about The Time that I Failed My Brother at Sea World.  Yes, she does, and…she did.

And  Rob asks a closing question: “If there is a sin of omission, is there also a sin of …too much mission?”

Big News: Let’s Talk Soon now has a page on Facebook! We’re excited about it!  Join us there and tell us your response to today’s topic—and we’d love to let you brag about something you did well!

Highlightable Quotes from this episode:

• “What’s important to one of us is important to all of us.” – Dad (Doyle Lott)
• “If you have something good to say about yourself, the dinner table is a great safe space to say it.” –Also Dad
• “Everybody should have a safe space to say, ‘You know what? I’m proud of this’—and someone who will say to them in response, ‘You know what? I am, too.’” –Tricia

You can find Tricia on Facebook or Instagram at Tricia Lott Williford, and that’s also the name of her blog: Tricia Lott Williford.  You can find Rob on Twitter or Instagram at robalott (that’s one b and two t’s!), and he also has his own podcast called The Leading Creative Podcast.