Holiday CRAZY...how to not survive instead thrive and have fun.

Written by Lisa A. Barrett, M.S., LPC, ATR

Speaker | Author | Coach | Artist | Podcast Guest

Blog #5: October 22, 2026 

Isn't it interesting what happens when the holidays arrive?

Can you identify with any of these feelings: overwhelmed, stressed, exhausted, or simply wishing there were more hours in the day?

Does any of this sound familiar: Overbooked schedules to accommodate extra events, shopping for food and gifts, those inevitable last-minute stops, increased traffic, no parking, too much company in one day, too much noise, lack of self-care and self-love, going over budget, and everyone wanting your time all at once.

Uuuggghhh!

Just because the holidays have always been a certain way doesn't mean they have to continue that way.

YES! You can move beyond survival mode and create a new way of experiencing the holidays—one where you thrive, enjoy yourself, and actually have fun!

How? That's always the question!

Let's begin with some wonderful reminders we often forget as we selflessly give our time, money, energy, and talents to others.

First and foremost, WE are the keepers of our schedules!

Balance, flexibility, pre-paving, healthy boundaries, self-care, and self-love are essential ingredients for thriving rather than merely surviving.

1. Balance: You Don't Have to Do It All!

Yes, there is the office party, the children's concerts, family gatherings, visiting relatives, and numerous other social events.

The Solution:

Make conscious choices about what takes priority and be willing to release something else. This can make a tremendous difference in eliminating those packed schedules. Although these events may be enjoyable and even memorable, attending too many can drain your energy.

When we operate from a state of exhaustion, we deprive ourselves of the opportunity to be fully present with ourselves and those around us. And when we're not fully present, no one truly benefits.

Remember: You don't have to attend everything to enjoy the holidays.

2. Flexibility: When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan

Wouldn't it be wonderful if everything went exactly as planned? Well, we know that doesn't always happen, especially during the holidays!

For example:

Your child announces at the last minute that they need to bring a gift to school tomorrow.

You discover you're expected to bring an appetizer to work—today!

Your in-laws are arriving earlier than originally planned.

A good friend decides to host a last-minute party and insists you attend.

Your car suddenly needs an urgent repair.

And once again... uuuggghhh!

The Solution:

When circumstances change, something may need to give. Allow the change to be simply a fact rather than another source of emotional stress.

It's perfectly okay to let something go. Adaptability can be approached with grace rather than frustration.

You may not be able to change what has happened, but you can absolutely choose how you respond to it. By shifting your attention from emotional reactivity to the facts of the situation, you create space for solutions.

Remember your power to make choices about how and where you expend your energy—including your emotional energy.

This is where you can access what I call Calm Clarity, found within the Neutral Zone.

And isn't a little more calm—and perhaps even some magic—exactly what the holidays could use?

3. Pre-Paving and Healthy Boundaries: You Have Choices!

Do you ever feel as though you're at the mercy of other people's schedules, expectations, or agendas?

Let's explore two powerful tools: pre-paving and healthy boundaries.

Pre-paving simply means preparing the pathway ahead of time by becoming clear about your intentions for yourself and sharing them with others.

Healthy boundaries are the personal limits we establish to protect our physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

The Solution:

When we become clear about our intentions and communicate healthy boundaries, we honor ourselves while giving others a clearer understanding of our choices.

Here are two examples.

Example 1: The Holiday Party

When I decide which parties or social events to attend, I may communicate ahead of time that I would love to join everyone but will only be staying for a few hours. By doing so, I am pre-paving and establishing a healthy boundary. My intentions are clear, and others know what to expect. When it's time for me to leave, I can graciously say my goodbyes without feeling obligated to stay longer.

Example 2: The Holiday Invitation

"Yes, I would love to see you! Unfortunately, I can't make it that day. How about we plan to get together after the holidays when we can relax and really catch up?"

Simple, respectful, and empowering! Remember, setting boundaries isn't about rejecting others. It's about respecting yourself while honoring your relationships.

4. Self-Care and Self-Love: Remember to Include Yourself!

During the holidays, we can become so focused on making everyone else happy that we forget to include ourselves in the experience.

Ask yourself:

Am I allowing enough time to rest and recharge?

Am I making choices based on what truly matters to me?

Am I enjoying the holidays, or simply completing another list of obligations?

Am I giving myself permission to say no without guilt?

The Solution:

Make yourself part of your holiday plans!

Self-care and self-love are not luxuries reserved for when everything else is finished. They are important daily practices that help us maintain balance, emotional well-being, and healthier relationships. When you care for yourself, you have more energy, patience, and presence to share with others.

From Emotional Reactivity to Calm Clarity

At the heart of everything I teach is the ability to create space between an emotional reaction and our response.

When we pause, reframe, and consider another possibility, we begin shifting from emotional reactivity into what I call Calm Clarity, found in the Neutral Zone.

This is where we can approach situations with greater perspective, creativity, and confidence.

The holidays don't have to be about doing more, spending more, or pleasing everyone. They can be about making conscious choices, honoring yourself, and creating meaningful experiences.

Imagine approaching this holiday season with less stress, greater balance, more laughter, and the freedom to truly enjoy yourself!

After all, isn't that what the holidays are meant to be about?

This holiday season, don't just survive. Choose to THRIVE!

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These concepts are central to my book, How to Live an Empowered Life: Easy and Daily Practical Tools, where I share accessible tools designed to help you move from emotional reactivity toward Calm Clarity, reframe situations and emotions, and approach your personal and professional life from a more empowered place.

I am also available for professional speaking engagements, workshops, and individual coaching for professionals, parents, and educators.

Connect with Lisa A. Barrett, M.S., LPC, ATR

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From Emotional Reactivity to Calm Clarity.

Travel in Time with Dan: Interview from the Past with Cass Gilbert

 🎤 Travel in Time: Dan Blanchard Interviews Cass Gilbert

Location: CT's Abandoned Seaside Sanatorium – Year: Timeless*

Dan Blanchard: Mr. Gilbert, it’s an absolute honor to speak with you today. Your work has shaped some of America’s most iconic spaces—from the U.S. Supreme Court to the Woolworth Building. But today, I want to talk about something closer to my home: the Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford, Connecticut.

Cass Gilbert: Thank you, Mr. Blanchard. I’m pleased someone still remembers Seaside. It was one of my most humane and hopeful designs—less monumental than my other projects, but perhaps more meaningful.

Dan: I’m glad you said that. The Seaside Sanatorium wasn’t just another building. It was a response to crisis—a stand against the horrors of tuberculosis, especially for children. What inspired your design?

Cass Gilbert: In the 1930s, we were losing far too many young lives. The state of Connecticut asked me to design a place for healing—one that didn’t feel like a cold institution. The guiding idea was heliotherapy. Sunshine. Fresh air. Nature’s remedies. The architecture needed to support that.

Dan: And you certainly delivered. The open-air ground floor, the southern exposure, the gentle curve of the building—all brilliant. But it almost feels ironic now, doesn’t it? That such a place of light would later become so dark?

Cass Gilbert: (pauses) Yes. Buildings often outlive their first purpose. But they carry memories. When Seaside became a geriatric hospital and later a mental health facility, the light dimmed—not just literally, but symbolically. These were some of society’s most voiceless people. And when the care faded… well, the building could only echo what was happening inside.

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Dan: And that’s the hard part. I’ve walked the perimeter of that property. It’s beautiful—Long Island Sound shimmering, gulls flying—but there’s a stillness that feels… haunted. Not by ghosts, necessarily, but by forgotten stories.

Cass Gilbert: Precisely. Architecture is storytelling in stone. But if no one listens… the story fades. That’s why what you’re doing—bringing these hidden histories forward—is vital. The past has value when it teaches us something.

Dan: Thank you. One of the leadership lessons I’ve tried to draw from Seaside is this: Real leaders advocate for the forgotten. People often think leadership is standing at a podium or holding power. But true leadership means standing beside someone who has no voice.

Cass Gilbert: I couldn’t agree more. In my day, I advocated through design. Today, you advocate through storytelling. And both are necessary. Tell me, what do you hope happens to Seaside now?

Dan: I dream of someone with imagination—and resources—transforming it into something new. Maybe part museum, part hotel. A place that honors the past but brings joy and purpose into the future. Just like you intended: sunlight, healing, and fresh air.

Cass Gilbert: (smiling) That would be a second life worth living for a building born of hope. Let’s hope your generation doesn’t forget.

Dan: We won’t. Not if I have anything to say about it. Thank you, Mr. Gilbert.

Cass Gilbert: And thank you, Mr. Blanchard—for listening to the stones and the stories they still carry.

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🧭 Post-Interview Reflection:
Cass Gilbert may be gone, but his vision lives on. And now, the torch is ours to carry. The lesson of Seaside is clear: beauty and pain can coexist, and leadership often means shining light into forgotten corners.

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Calm First, Perform Better: How to Follow Through Without Carrying Everyone Else’s Urgency

By Mary-Anne Schelb
Bringing Calm to the Chaos

Follow-through matters.

In business, relationships, networking, leadership, and everyday professional life, people remember whether we do what we said we would do.

Did we send the introduction?
Did we return the call?
Did we provide the information?
Did we follow up after the meeting?
Did we close the loop?

Trust is often built in those small moments.

But there is another side to follow-through that many busy professionals know well.  The moment someone asks for something, it can feel like it has to be carried immediately.

A client needs an answer. A colleague asks for a document. Someone requests an introduction. A committee member needs clarification. A friend in business asks for a connection. A supervisor says, “Can you take care of this?”

And suddenly, what began as one request becomes mental clutter.

You may not be working on it yet, but you are carrying it.

It is sitting in the back of your mind while you answer emails, attend meetings, drive home, make dinner, or try to fall asleep.

That is where follow-through can start to feel heavy.

Not because you do not care.

Because you are trying to mentally hold too much.

Being Helpful Should Not Mean Being Overloaded

Many professionals want to be helpful.
They want to be reliable.
They want to be known as someone who follows through.
Those are good qualities.

But when every request becomes an internal emergency, helpfulness can become exhausting.

We start absorbing other people’s urgency as if it all belongs to us.  We say, “I’ll take care of it,” but we do not define when.  We mentally promise ourselves we will remember, but we do not write it down.  We let small commitments float around in our minds, taking up energy and attention.

Then we either forget, rush, or carry unnecessary stress until it is done.  That does not support calm.  And it does not support strong follow-through.

Calm Helps Us Hold Requests Differently

Calm does not mean ignoring what people need.  It does not mean being less responsive.  It means creating a system that allows you to respond with clarity instead of carrying every request in your body.

There is a difference between responsibility and urgency.  Responsibility says, “This matters, and I will handle it appropriately.”  Urgency says, “This must take over my attention right now.”

Sometimes urgency is real.

But often, it is simply how the request lands.  When we calm first, we can sort the difference.

We can ask:

What is actually being requested?
When is it truly needed?
What is mine to do?
What is the next step?

That shift helps us follow through without becoming overwhelmed.

The Calm Follow-Through Map

Here is a simple tool to use when someone asks something of you and you want to be helpful without carrying the request as mental clutter.

There are four steps:

Capture it. Clarify it. Calendar it. Close the loop.

First, capture it.

Do not rely on your already-full mind to remember every request.

Write it down.
Put it in your planner.
Add it to your task list.
Send yourself a note.
Create a reminder.

The goal is to move the request out of your head and into a trusted place.

When we do not capture requests, we keep mentally rehearsing them because part of us is afraid we will forget.  That creates unnecessary stress.

Second, clarify it.

Before you agree to something vague, get clear.  What is actually needed?

Is the person asking for a name, a document, a decision, a meeting, a phone call, or your opinion?

When do they need it?
What would be considered complete?

A simple clarifying question can save you from wasted time later.

You might ask:

“What exactly would be most helpful from me?”

Or:

“When do you need this by?”

Or:

“Are you looking for a quick thought, or do you need a more detailed response?”

Clarity reduces stress because it defines the task.

Third, calendar it.

If it matters, give it a place.  Do not just say, “I’ll get to it.”  Decide when.

Maybe it goes into your afternoon follow-up block. Maybe it becomes a Friday task. Maybe it needs ten minutes tomorrow morning. Maybe it requires a longer block next week.

When a commitment has a time attached to it, it becomes more manageable.  It also stops floating around in your mind as an open loop.

Fourth, close the loop.

People appreciate communication.  Sometimes a quick update is enough to maintain trust.

You might say:

“I received this and will follow up tomorrow.”

“I have not forgotten — I have this on my list for Thursday.”

“I made the introduction. Let me know if you need anything else.”

“I reviewed it and here is the next step.”

Closing the loop shows reliability.

It also helps prevent people from following up repeatedly because they do not know where things stand.

You Can Be Reliable Without Being Reactive

One of the biggest myths in professional life is that being reliable means being instantly available.

It does not.

Reliability is not about reacting to everything the moment it arrives.  Reliability is about doing what you said you would do, communicating clearly, and following through with intention.

That may mean responding immediately.

But it may also mean saying:

“I can take care of that by Friday.”

“I want to make sure I give this proper attention.”

“Let me confirm the details and get back to you.”

“I can help with this, but I need to schedule it.”

Those are not weak responses.

They are calm, clear, and professional.

They protect the quality of your work and the steadiness of your energy.

Calm First. Then Follow Through Better.

The people who follow through well are not necessarily the people who carry the most in their minds.

Often, they are the people who have learned how to create simple systems that protect both trust and energy.

They capture what matters. 
They clarify what is needed.
They calendar the next step.
They close the loop.
They do not confuse every request with an emergency.
They do not let helpfulness become overload.
They understand that calm follow-through is still strong follow-through.

So the next time someone asks something of you, pause before absorbing the urgency.

Take a breath.
Capture it.
Clarify it.
Calendar it.
Close the loop.

Because when you stop carrying every request as mental clutter, you create more space to do what matters well.

Calm first.

Then follow through with intention.

Then perform better.

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About the Author

Mary-Anne Schelb is a Life Coach, Holistic Lifestyle Consultant, Holistic Health Practitioner, and founder of Intentional Calm. Through her work, Mary-Anne helps busy professionals calm the chaos, reduce stress, and move forward with more clarity, steadiness, and intention.

She is the creator of the Intentional Calm Method™, a practical framework that blends holistic wellness, nervous-system support, mindfulness, energy work, journaling, and intentional living tools to help people return to center and make clearer, more grounded decisions. She is also the author of Calming the Chaos: The Intentional Calm Method™.

In addition to her holistic wellness practice, Mary-Anne is an educator, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Her signature message is simple: calm is not a luxury — it is a lifeline.

Learn more at Intentional Calm.

                                            GOING CRAZY ON THE SIDELINES   

                                                                  By John P. Slosek, Jr. — The Insurance Coach™       

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 © 2026 John P. Slosek Jr. 
— The Insurance Coach® — All Rights Reserved.

About the Author                                           

 John P. Slosek Jr. is the founder of Slosek Insurance Corporation, established in 1984 and still serving clients today. For more than 40 years, John has worked in the insurance industry helping individuals, families, and business owners better understand protection, risk, and financial responsibility. In addition to operating his and his wife’s insurance agency, John has spent over 30 years as a motivational and self-improvement speaker, focusing on common-sense life lessons, personal growth, and real-world decision-making. John is also the host of The Insurance Coach® radio show, heard every Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. on Classic Hits 97.7. www.classichits977.com (Hit Listen Live). 

The program combines insurance education, life experiences, motivational insight, and practical advice designed to help listeners make better decisions for themselves and their families. John proudly resides in Massachusetts with his family and enjoys spending time with his children, grandchildren and his two Golden Doodles Maggie & Morgan.

Monthly Enlightenment - October 2026- A Threshold Brief For Businesspersons

 

October is the threshold month of the business year.  The books are not closed, but the year is no longer young.  Fourth-quarter work is real, and next year’s shape is already being decided — in what gets finished, what gets funded, and what gets released.  For owners, operators, and professionals, this is not a sprint dressed up as commitment.  It is a leadership month.

Wealth is built when a close is clean: cash collected, pipeline sorted, and one bet placed that will still be earning in 2027.  Health is protected when shorter days and longer meeting lists are not allowed to borrow against sleep.  Happiness is chosen when the quarter has a named priority, and people are recognized for serving it — not left to guess what matters while the calendar tightens.

A threshold is not a pause.  It is the place where you decide what you will carry across.  October 2026 asks every businessperson to finish with discipline, recover on purpose, and lead so the people beside you can finish well too.  The three pillars below are a monthly practice.  Use them in the forecast, in the one-on-one, and in the hour before the first meeting.

WEALTH

Finish the year cleanly. Found what next year will stand on.

Enlightenment

October wealth is the difference between revenue and residue.  Revenue clears.  Residue is the proposal that will not close, the discount that trains the wrong customer, the project that consumes January before January arrives.  The businesses that compound do not chase a frantic fourth quarter.  They sort the work.  What can honestly be finished this year is finished.  What belongs to next year is named as next year.  What only consumes is released.

A clean close is an asset.  So is one decision made while there is still time to fund it: a hire, a system, a market, a price.  Activity through December is not a strategy.  Wealth this month is knowing which dollars you will bring in, which commitments you will not make, and which single investment will still be working when the year turns.

Highlight

Run a four-line October close.  Cash you can realistically collect by year-end.  Pipeline that can close this quarter, separated from pipeline that belongs to 2027.  One cost, client, or commitment to release.  One investment you will fund now — and the one you will explicitly not.  If a line is fuzzy, that is the work.  Not another campaign.  Finish is a verb.  So is no.

Affirmation

I finish this year cleanly.  I fund what compounds, and I release what only consumes.

Gratitude

I am grateful for revenue already earned, for clients who pay as agreed, and for the clarity to leave some opportunities on the table.

HEALTH

The body keeps the books. A tired leader makes expensive decisions.

Enlightenment

October compresses.  Days shorten, inboxes lengthen, and the fourth quarter invites a quiet theft: sleep traded for one more pass at the deck, recovery postponed until “after the push.”  The push does not end in October.  It runs through the holidays and into the plan for next year.  A business cannot outperform the nervous system of the person who leads it — and teams copy the hours leaders actually keep, not the wellness line in the handbook.

Health this month is not a retreat.  It is operating discipline.  Protect the block that restores judgment.  Eat like someone who still has decisions to make at four o’clock.  Treat late-night messages as a training program: they teach everyone that the day never ends.  The leaders who finish strong are not the ones who prove they can run on empty.  They are the ones who refuse to spend the asset — attention — that the close requires.

Highlight

Hold one recovery block, same time, five days a week, before the inbox owns the morning. Walk, lift, or sit in silence — the form matters less than the fact that it is kept.  Set one team norm for the quarter: no “quick” messages after a stated hour, unless the building is actually on fire.  Say the norm out loud.  Then keep it yourself.  Recovery is part of the close, not the prize after it.

Affirmation

I protect the energy that protects the business.  Rest is part of the work, not the reward after the work.

Gratitude

I am grateful for a body that still carries the day, for teammates who cover one another, and for mornings that can still be quiet.

HAPPINESS

A clear quarter is a kinder quarter.  People do their best work when they know what matters.

Enlightenment

Culture is tested when the calendar tightens.  Happiness in a business is not a party at the end of the month, and it is not the speech that waits for the holiday gathering.  It is the felt sense that priorities are real, that effort is seen, and that people are not being asked to carry a plan leadership has not yet chosen.  Ambiguity under pressure is expensive.  It breeds rework, resentment, and the quiet belief that nothing they do will be the right thing.

October happiness is fairness with a deadline.  Name the priority.  Stop adding a second and a third in the hallway.  Recognize the specific act that served the priority — not a personality, not a generic thanks.  Joy and results are partners.  A team that knows what “done” means can finish proud.  A team that is guessing cannot.

Highlight

Publish the October priority in one sentence, where the team can see it, and do not revise it every Monday.  Then give one public, specific recognition each week for work that served that sentence.  Name the act.  Close the month by asking one question and meaning it: what should we stop so this can be finished well?

Affirmation

I lead a clear quarter.  People know what matters, and they know they matter.

Gratitude

I am grateful for people who stay steady when the calendar tightens, and for work worth finishing well.

Living Life @ 300% – Wealth, Health, & Happiness!

Travel in Time with Dan: Interview from the Past with Both CT Governors Named Samuel Huntington

 🎤 Travel in Time: Dan Blanchard Interviews the Two Samuel Huntingtons

Location:  Connecticut State Capitol Rotunda, CT – Year: Timeless*

Dan:
Welcome back to Travel in Time. Today, we’re exploring one of the most paradoxical and profound chapters in Connecticut’s history. I’m joined by not one—but two Governors named Sam Huntington. One was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Connecticut’s White Governor. The other, his enslaved man… and simultaneously, Connecticut’s Black Governor. Gentlemen, welcome.

White Governor Sam Huntington:
Thank you, Mr. Blanchard. It’s… unusual to speak of such things across centuries.

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
Grateful to be here. My story has been buried too long.

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The Duality of Power

Dan:
Let’s start with the basics. Governor Huntington—white Governor Huntington, that is—how did this “Black Governor” system even come to be?

White Governor Sam Huntington:
Well, it was… a form of governance within the Black community. The elections were held after ours, and the leaders chosen—though enslaved—were tasked with maintaining order among their own. It gave us a way to, shall we say, delegate cultural authority.

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
Let’s be clear—it gave you convenience. It gave us a voice. A constrained voice, yes. But a voice nonetheless. We were expected to maintain discipline, resolve disputes, and serve as the middleman between two very different worlds.

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On Being Both a Slave and a Governor

Dan:
Black Governor Sam Huntington, how did it feel to be a Governor… yet still a slave?

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
Strange. Heavy. I wore chains in one world… and was called “Governor” in the other. I had to uphold laws I didn’t always agree with. But it mattered. My people needed leadership, and I could give them that. Even without full freedom, we had dignity.

White Governor Sam Huntington: (softly)
And yet I must admit—I saw how your people looked at you. With respect. Perhaps more than they looked at me.

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Power and Performance

Dan:
Governor Huntington—white Huntington—did you ever truly consult your Black counterpart?

White Governor Sam Huntington:
On occasion. If tensions were rising or disputes needed settling, I would say, “Governor, handle it.” He knew better how to reach hearts in that community than I ever could. And frankly, his presence preserved peace.

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
But let’s not pretend it was equality. I couldn’t vote. Couldn’t own land. Couldn’t even protect my family fully. I governed… within a cage.

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Representation or Manipulation?

Dan:
Some argue the Black Governor system was just a tool of control—a trick to pacify the enslaved. How do you both respond?

White Governor Sam Huntington:
There is some truth in that criticism. But I also saw leadership rise where few expected it. It was more than pageantry.

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
It was a system of control… but also of survival. We took what little power was offered and made something of it. We found pride, even in paradox.

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Leadership Lessons from the Past

Dan:
So what do your stories teach us today, in this age of DEI, representation, and continued racial reckoning?

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
That real leadership doesn’t wait for the perfect system. It leads anyway. It listens. It serves. Even when the chains are still on, mentally or physically.

White Governor Sam Huntington:
And that those with power must do more than tolerate leaders from the margins—we must respect, elevate, and follow them, too.

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Final Reflections from the Burial Ground

Dan:
Some say your grave, Black Governor Huntington, may lie unmarked in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. How does that sit with you?

Black Governor Sam Huntington:
History forgets what it finds inconvenient. But I hope, with shows like yours and people like you… the next generation won’t forget me or us.

White Governor Sam Huntington:
May our intertwined stories remind future leaders that dignity, paradox, and power often coexist—and that progress sometimes begins in the most unlikely arrangements.

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Dan:
Thank you, both, for this powerful conversation. Connecticut’s dual-governor system may seem contradictory—but it holds deep truths about resilience, resistance, and leadership. Until next time, keep traveling in time—and don’t forget the leaders history tried to forget.

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[Fade out to image of the Ancient Burying Ground. Soft music playing. Text on screen: “In Memory of Connecticut’s Forgotten Black Governors.”]

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