Is pressure pushing down on you? Maybe it’s work. Maybe it’s a relationship. Maybe it what is going on in the world. Pressure over time leads to bringing buildings down, splitting families, putting people on the street, mental and physical health issues… and so much in between. If you are feeling pressure, in this episode …
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Ep-90 Knowing Yourself Better Through Your Name
One of the codes of conduct to follow spiritually is to “know thyself.” This concept show up in almost all ancient traditions and is one of our primary goals in this life. Remember who we really are. In this episode we share more about what our names mean, one way we have started to know …
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Ep-89 An Attitude of Gratitude
What would you do if the fortune cookie you open said “Wednesday will be the day to express gratitude for the blessings in your life?” If Wednesday happened to be the day we record new podcasts, we would dedicate one session to gratitude. In this episode we discuss how developing an attitude of gratitude can …
E393 Sam and Bobby McGee
What does a poem about the Canadian gold rush and the song “Me and Bobby McGee” written by Kris Kristofferson (famously covered by Janis Joplin) have in common? The are both tales of journeys that we can learn a lot from. Self isolation, regret, carrying burdens, heartache, keeping our word, feeling good, and freedom… just …
Ep-88 Being Impeccable
Are the things you think, say and do done with the highest standards of propriety? Are you being impeccable in your thoughts and actions? In this episode we discuss what impeccability means to us and some practical ways we can all be more impeccable each and every day. Following codes of conduct and universal laws …
E392 We Can Be Heroes
“We can be heroes for ever and ever, What d’you say?” David Bowie, Changes.Ever wonder why super hero movies are so popular? Maybe those movies and the song “Heroes” from David Bowie are trying to tell us something. In this episode we jump into both and discuss how heroes tend to be those we don’t …
Ep-87 Taking a Path with Heart
“A path without a heart is never enjoyable. You have to work hard even to take it. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy; it does not make you work at liking it.” ― Don Juan as quoted in, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda. …
E391 Major Tom’s Ashes
What happened to Major Tom? We get some clues in Ashes to Ashes which is the topic of this #podcast episode. We discuss the writing of Space Oddity, feelings of isolation, the dangers of technology taking over, and other sordid details following. “My mother said, to get things done You’d better not mess with Major …
Ep-86 Monkey Wrench
“What have we done with innocence? It disappeared with time. It never made much sense” – Monkey Wrench by The Foo Fighters. In this episode we use this song and some of its lyrics to shape our discussion. “I’d rather leave than suffer this” and “I was always caged and now I’m free.” Sometimes on …
E390 Ch-Ch-Changes
“Time may change me, but I can’t trace time” David Bowie, Changes.Are you prepared to turn and face the strange changes in your life?Are you facing change and working through it, or ignoring it hoping it will go away?“The only constant in life is change,” said the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, and he is correct. In …
