A Quiet Voice

I used to believe that everyone was trying to scam me, and steal from me, whether time or money I didn’t want to be hoodwinked into becoming a fool. But a real fool believes that and surrenders their strength to that illusion. As I started to open to a more spiritual interpretation of the world, I ventured into a crossfire between how my intellect wants to interpret the world and how my intuition pulls me in a new direction. Let's explore that some more. 

In this episode, I tell a story about my introduction to dowsing and how it helped me to surrender to the intuitive way. I let down my barriers - all the logical mind’s illusions and just opened up to allow life to happen.

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Don’t just listen but practice with me. In this short meditation, we put into practice what I discuss in episode 018: 18th Century Deep Sea Diving & 3 Powerful Focus Points for Finding Calm amidst Chaos. This is your invitation to start a new and powerful practice on your own terms and in the best way for you.

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If you have ever brushed off meditation as something that’s “too hard” or felt like you “can’t focus,” this podcast is for you. Diving deep into a meditation practice can be a daunting idea. Just the word “practice” seems to stop me in my tracks, as I believe meditation is not ever something we “should” or “must” do. “Focus” is too strong a word for what we are aiming for. Instead, if we can find a gentle point of attention and discover a comfortable posture or state of mind within ourselves

In this episode, we explore three objects of meditation - points where we can gently place our attention and let go. First, the imagination can be a doorway into a clearer state of mind. Breath is a natural rhythm and warm sensation that can anchor us into a deep state of rest. Even the body can be a starting point with all its pains and discomforts.

Don’t just listen but practice with me in part two.

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I'm finding it easier to talk about my past but still hesitant to go into details. Nonetheless, I share about my previous work and life in Washington D.C. and how what I’ve learned living in Ireland helps me see through perfectionism and toward more mindful living. Taking on a different pace of life and learning to let go more and more each day.

This episode discusses how culture pushes us to prioritize progress over the simple, daily living. As a result, some of us feel pushed into boxes we never volunteered to enter. Recognizing it is the first step toward getting out of our own way. A lesson from Ram Dass closes the podcast to return to the spirit of detachment.

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Technical podcast problems are afoot, which is why we’re talking about self-doubt today. Even the strongest among us have bouts where belief is hard to find, where we don’t see the point anymore and start to lose sight of the journey for fear of the destination. It’s not just me, right?

In this episode, we are finding wisdom from a supermarket teller, chai lattes, and going to try a little exercise to see the edge of emotions - to open the cage and let the bird sing. Too much? Well, it helps me in a pinch.

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This is a deep one, I'll admit. It's all about the in-between places, the threshold between an ending and a new beginning can be the most frightening parts of life. Periods of great change can be the points at which we quit and try something else or feel we must give up entirely. Yet, if I can try to sum up in one word how to make it through such tenuous times without being stuck paralyzed.

Detachment.

In this episode, we look at how to navigate these types of changeable periods - liminal periods. Nature leaves us life lessons in liminal space if we look for it. It offers guidance in the moment and asks us to investigate how our whole life is a liminal experience. Birth to death. Sounds scary right?

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Have you ever followed a nice creative streak only to break down the closer you came to being finished? The finished product can elude us like the moving finish line - always one step further until exhaustion defeats us. Are we making headway or chasing our own tail? The way out of our creative blocks may be as simple as reexamining our sense of standards.

In this episode, we are looking at how ecosystems and nature provide insight into how we can walk a creative path. As I continue to reflect on why I stopped making this podcast for a couple of months, I look for insights from yardwork and nature.

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Sometimes we need a little help to get back into the swing of inspiration. We may like to think that we can pick ourselves up and walk back to the path but our thoughts can get in our own way - keep our heart trapped in a cage. The calling to open the cage often comes from others - friends, family - who share their wisdom often without even realizing their effect.

In this episode, I reflect on why it is important to open our hearts to those who wish to help us and how the Quiet Voice can come from even casual conversation - if we only listen. Are you closing down from your support network and making your creative journey into a personal struggle? Listen and remember you are not alone. Each day is a new start and another chance to open to your radiance.

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Hello, again! Spring is here and the Sun is burning through the clouds. What better time to start a creative project? We are not back from the dead but resurrecting with Spring’s rebirth energy. Do you feel the sun and see optimistic faces? Are you seizing renewal energy and moving towards all you desire?

In this episode, we dive into a creative rebirth by dipping a toe into why this Podcast was on an unscheduled hiatus. Even the strongest creativity currents kick us down into the depths of doubt. All we can do is stand back up and start again with new vigor.

You are invited to turn a corner and set down some of the sluggish habits hanging on our backs from Winter.

Thank you all for your patience.

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A storm on an Irish island rattled me to my core but taught me a powerful lesson in forgiveness and healing.

All of us have memories, people, places we long to forget and can snatch us from even the sunniest of days when we least expect it.

The storms between our ears can be stronger than anything around us but we can’t navigate our world or become our strongest self - much less listen to the quiet voice - unless we find peace amidst emotional currents.

How do we grow roots deep enough to keep even the strongest emotional storm from uprooting us?

In this episode I revisit a moment amidst a painful period of my life. One that I often long to forget yet it informs so much of the reason why I’m here today.

This episode is an invitation for you to begin to love the parts of yourself that cause you the most pain.

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