Daily Musings with Allysia

Help wanted! I'm trying to make the decision whether or not to move on from my old existing band name (The Criminal Kid) to my regular ol' name, or to some kind of stage name. In planning for my album release, this is a question I need to decide! Thanks for joining today, and stay tuned for episodes Monday to Friday. :) 

In today's episode, we'll get personal with finance - how I made mistakes and got into debt, and how I would've done things differently. Enjoy!

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Today's musing is a thought exercise that I find very productive in creating gratitude and immediate joy, even though it's a little counter-intuitive. What if your current situation (whatever you're dissatisfied with) never changed? Interestingly, I have found this to be the way out of not only the feeling of dissatisfaction, but out of dissatisfying situations themselves. Enjoy!

Negative visualization comes from Stoicism, and it's a gratitude practice where you imagine what life would be like without a precious thing (or person), especially if it's something you often take for granted.

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How could I forget gardening? Today I discuss my myriad hobbies, why I need them to stay sane and avoid overwork, and how I fit them in without stressing. Enjoy, and thanks for joining me! :)

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In today's issues I discuss the pros and cons of scheduling (and not scheduling), and how I've been thinking about scheduling lately. I hope you'll join me!

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All of us artists and creators, I suspect, feel resistance to the act of creating art - even though it's often a joyous, meaningful experience when we do. Today I discuss this resistance, and a couple of reasons why it tends to come up - and how to cope with it. Enjoy! :)

It's deeply satisfying to grow something with your own hands, or bake your own bread, or (I presume) starting your own fire. I didn't grow up with these experiences in a direct way, but I find much joy in exploring self-sufficiency in adulthood, for no good reason besides the fun of it all. 

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Today's episode is a continuation of a chat on Charlotte Mason's book "Ourselves", this time focusing on heart-centered virtues. I discuss the joys and pitfalls of each virtue, all in a quest to get a better perspective on good living.

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Hey friends! Today's episode is a continuation on yesterday's ideas on intellectual development. This episode was a lot of fun for me, exploring the benefits and "daemons" of imagination and reason, the two critical faculties of intellect, as well as our various intellectual desires and how they spring us forward - but lay traps for us too. 

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