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A Resonant Life episodes
- Episode 33 - The Power of Spiritual Agency
Building on what we discussed before, we tackle the question -- how can I change the world if I can't even change my life or the people around me? And how can I do so if I am overwhelmed by the turmoil and tragedy in today's world? Join us as we explore a path forward that transcends and helps us recover our spiritual agency a act as powerful creators of peace.
Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife
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28 min - Episode 32 - A Garden Hose vs Global Conflagrations
The tragedies of our world -- war, oppression, poverty and want -- can so easily overwhelm us that we turn inward. We tend to shut down our hearts so we don't drown in the suffering around us. It hurts too much to care sometimes. Using this feeling of being overwhelmed, we can find a path of strength that leads us to not shut down, but to open up more and become stronger, kinder, more compassionate and true forces of peace in the world.
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #peace
31 min - Episode 31 - Just What Do We Mean By Altruism?
Doing for others, putting others first, giving away that which is ours to benefit others. This other-focus is counterintuitive to our more baser natures -- and our egos' drive to survive and thrive. But it is the secret sauce, the mystery to abiding happiness.
Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #mindfulness
28 min - Episode 30 - The Weight and Power of Words
Throughout human history, there have been words of power -- mantras, spells, incantations. But it isn't just these special words that have power. Our everyday words are also enormously powerful. They can uplift or hurt. Soothe or irritate. I wrestled with this truth while struggling in my daily life while trying to live altruistically. Please join me to explore what I went through, what I learned and what I'm doing to go forward positively.
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness
30 min - Episode 29 - The Rush of Chaos
Our lives -- with ambition, career and family and friends, with social media trends and distractions, or for some, just trying to get by -- life comes at us so fast it is hard to get a quiet moment just to rest let alone think of others and put energy into altruism. And when we do get those rare moments of quiet, we can't use them. We're looking for the next jolt, the next bit of stimulation, the next challenge. When all around us is going so fast, how can we learn to be the calm center of the storm?
Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5VjzSpotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-lifeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness
30 min - Episode 28 - When A Jerk Crosses Our Path
It can't be denied or ignored... Some people are just jerks. This reality poses challenges to our spiritual work trying to be unconditional, accepting and altruistic without regard for friend or foe. How do we address the jerks in our lives? And how do we know if -- and when -- we ourselves are being the jerk?
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #activelistening #listening
28 min - Episode 27 - Spiritual Listening - Listening with your Heart
When we feel irritated or bothered by others when they're talking to us, we can use this negative response to create a positive outcome. We can use it to listen with our entire beings to the other person and in that listening, in that hearing, discover, wisdom and joy for them and ourselves.
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #activelistening #listening
25 min - Episode 26 - Never Enough Time
Time - they say it flows like a river, but frankly that river flows way too fast sometimes. Today we'll discuss how to regain balance from overly stressful situations and times in our lives as well as how to use focusing on others as the way to calm the storms of stress. Using the experiences of our daily lives as the signposts to uncovering wisdom and our authentic selves we work just as the Buddha did 2,500 years ago.
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement
29 min - Episode 25 - It's Not MY Problem!
Our tendency, under the sway of our egos, is to become defensive in situations where we are challenged or tested or blamed. Using that feeling of defensiveness can be a cue to show us a different way to react -- to lean in to help instead of feel hurt or lash back. Let's look at the what goes on in our minds and learn how to lead with our hearts!
#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice
26 min - Episode 24 - Practice Makes Perfect
How many times have we started a new project, set a new goal, started a new program with the goal of making changes in our life or lifestyle, hobby, health or any positive step forward and, after time, noticed that it is no longer something we do. Our minds seem to work against our own desire to improve and be happier and to be a force and creator of happiness. What is needed to reinforce, shore up and ingrain all of the mind hacks and strategies of A Resonant Life is a daily practice. Let's explore how to do that!
SHOW NOTES:
MORNING:
- As soon as you feel awake, say to yourself - "I'm awake! I'm alive! For one more day! Thank you! I am so grateful to be here. I will use this day to the best of my ability to be of help to others, with everything I do, say and think."
- After getting up, fill a small cup or glass with water, and set it in a special place -- your altar if you have one. Or a plant, or picture of loved one, just some place special. And as you set it, say to yourself, "I offer this water as a token of my faith and gratitude and commitment. And may all beings find relief and comfort from this offering."
NIGHTIME: Of course you can alter, modify, tailor these as you see fit. Whatever you do, the important elements of our project here at a Resonant Life to be in synch with are:
- Get your cup of water and, if possible, pour it outside -- out a window or door -- or pour it into a houseplant with a prayer or thought like this, "May all benefit from this nourishment."
- Then think to yourself, "Thank you for all the blessings of this day. I did my best. I did my very best. Tomorrow I will do better and I will try to be a perfect help to all, without condition or distinction."
Of course you can alter, modify, tailor these as you see fit. Whatever you do, the important elements of our project here at a Resonant Life to be in synch with are:
- Expressing gratitude
- Committing to being of help without condition or distinction
- Putting the needs of others before our own.
MANTRA: IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE I ACT!
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About A Resonant Life
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Life comes at us fast — stress, conflict, grief, the chaos of a fractured world. A Resonant Life offers a different way forward. Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and real-life experience, Mike Thompson…
explores how putting others first — even when it's hard — unlocks a deeper, more authentic happiness. Not theory. Practice. Not escape. Engagement. Thirty minutes to help you become a force for peace, starting now.