Doing Mister Rogers

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Ever try to help someone, or an organization only to feel like they didn't appreciate it, or even got frustrated by your efforts?  Find out why you might get that reaction, and how you have the power to turn it all around.  And when is the last time you watched TV, or a Movie, or even saw an Ad with someone who looked like the woman working the cash register at your grocery store, or the guy who was in front of you in line at the gas station?  We discuss the surprise of seeing "normal" people on TV, and what it means that it's a surprise at all.  Anger is something a lot of us carry, we know we do.  Why do we do that?  Why do we carry around the weight of it when it's only us who must continue to bear that load (not the person or situation that triggered it, they forgot about it hours ago)?  Find out how to let go, how to get rid of it, and why that is so important to do so.

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Did Mister Rogers Know Meditation?  Did he do "Mantras"?  Sure seems like it sometimes, as he shows us again what we need to be saying to ourselves, and what we need to remember in order to feel good about our lives and who we are.  And like finally admitting to someone a hidden fear or anxiety, we are reminded that talking about our fears make them smaller.  Like the monsters under our beds as kids, our fears of today (viruses, politics, new experiences) can be lessened by doing one simple thing... and doing it with someone else! (ok... but get your mind our of the gutter, it's a kids show).  And the man behind the show is more that what he may appear.  Initially even to us podcasters, he seems strange, different... and in many ways he is, because he is already what we are all trying to become.  Find out a little more about his special magic in this week's episode.  The Neighborhood never looked so beautiful!

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Let's face it, life provides many disappointments.  It's not necessarily the disappointments that cause us pain, but how we handle them.  And handling them well, takes practice and work.  Learn how in this episode.  And how much energy do you put in your relationships?  Those closest to you vs those not so close?  And what kind of energy or acts of love do you show them?  Today's discussion includes becoming aware of which relationships get your energy, and what it might mean if the most important ones are getting less than they should.  And different kinds of acts of love will resonate with different people, just because you may respond to an act doesn't mean another person will.  Find out how to give the most impactful "love" to those in your life.  And always, always know that you are loved and liked for you, not what you have, not what you have accomplished, but for what is underneath and will not change by anything you achieve or don't achieve.  Packed full of nuggets, this episode is a feel good smorgasbord of enlightenment.

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How often in our busy lives do we ask for time to ourselves, or a minute to just think... and yet when we are waiting in a line or stuck in traffic, we just seem to get angry that we are being forced to "sit still"?  This episode talks about being present and using moments of disruption in our lives as a time to take that time we so desperately need.  We suggest ways to "trigger" this reminder to take a minute in these moments and relate the struggles all of us share around it.  We also discuss being good at things, and comparing ourselves to others through competition.  The differences between all us result in each of us being "good" at some things and "not good" at others.  But these differences are created so that together, we can create the best possible whole.  Hear and think about your own differences, how you handle others' "not good" skills and behavior sets, and what we may be missing when we do.  Based on episodes regarding Pets and Competition, Kim and Meaghan are Doing Mister Rogers.

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When was the last time you made a mistake?  When was the last time you were scared, anxious or nervous?  When was the last time you "got into it" with a friend, family member or colleague?  And how well did each of those situations get resolved, how 'good' did you feel after?  In our pilot episode we discuss how to view and handle making mistakes.  How the world seems to respond to them vs how we choose to.  With a little help from Mister Roger's skunk :) we dive into the fear of public speaking, social situations, that anxiety being visible to others in the world, and how we and the world differ in our responses to all of them.  And of course, how we might handle them better in the future.  Lastly, we talk about conflict.  The cyclical fight with your spouse, that repeated friction with a close friend... conflict is part of every relationship, and believe it or not!  Mister Rogers episode on conflict, sheds some insight into just how to get past it.  Join us in our pilot episode, as Kim and Meaghan are Doing Mister Rogers.

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