I am reposting this podcast from a few years ago because it seems relevant to moving forward in this ever-changing world. Most of us know what it is like to have an unpleasant business or personal relationship—it can leave us feeling bitter. Even though a situation might not be fair to us, our bitterness can further shut our hearts to new possibilities. At some point, we may need to choose whether an experience will leave us “bitter” or “...better.” It is not always easy to let things go, but if we can turn our attention to the “better,” we might find more expansion, opportunities, and wisdom in the days to come.
It can be challenging to "feel good" with so many people suffering worldwide. In a talk years ago, Wayne Dyer said, "you can't feel bad enough to make anybody else's life better." Wayne believed that our "intention to feel good" was the best way to help ourselves and others around the world. Listen to this podcast to reconcile how we can witness suffering with still being able to "feel good" so that we may take inspired action for ourselves and t...hose around us in need.
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week, you might feel that it's challenging not to feel despair about the world's future. But it’s essential to remember that despair is just our need for certainty in times like these. It's a feeling we have when we project our fears of today into the future. We forget that life is uncertain, which means there is always hope that things can turn out differently than we fear — and sometimes better than... we can imagine. Listen to this podcast for a technique to remember the potential of hope that always exists in any given situation.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” (Maya Angelou). Listen to this podcast to find a path to kindness so that you can help the people in your life feel supported and loved.
After spending the weekend binging Netflix's Love Is Blind Season 2, I started to think about this universal need we all have to be loved and cared for unconditionally. Yet, this "blind love" is hard to give or receive when we reject or judge aspects of ourselves. As cliché as it sounds, we first must wholeheartedly love ourselves before expecting or giving that type of love to one another. Listen to this podcast to start cultivating a process ...to embrace the parts of ourselves that we don't accept so that we move towards the deep and peaceful experience of "blind love."
Every day, it seems like we read a different article predicting the future of the pandemic and Covid-19. Even if we accept how things are today, it's hard not to get on an emotional rollercoaster when one minute we think things are getting better and the next we hear something that scares us about the future. Listen to this podcast to find a technique to help us return to the moment to relieve our stress and worry, make better decisions, and find... joy in the life we have now.
Thich Nhat Hanh once wrote, "People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." Sometimes we choose a job, a relationship, or make a big decision for the sake of certainty, even if this decision causes us suffering and dissatisfaction. Listen to this podcast to learn how to start overcoming your fear of the unknown to pursue a life of passion, freedom, and happiness.
It continues to be challenging to navigate the lives we created before the pandemic began in a world that now looks and functions very differently. Job losses, new childcare burdens, and financial struggles have caused many people to look towards the future and “just power through this moment.” Yet, the most amazing and meaningful future is created in the very moment we are in. This podcast is a repost of a prior episode from June 2020 (sligh...tly modified). It is a good and needed reminder to let go of what we think is “normal” and embrace this moment with all of its potential and possibilities.
Many of us have heard this manifesting affirmation, "I don't chase, I attract." We know we would feel so free if we could attract the things we want in life without feeling desperate, but how can we possibly make this happen? Listen to this podcast to understand how to set intentions and take action in our lives without chasing—and truly begin to manifest and attract new opportunities.
