Original Air Date: Sept 30, 2021*

I wasn't expecting to podcast this morning.  I told y'all I would be back October 4th and that's still the plan.  I just wanted to share how I was feeling this morning. Some of my thoughts as I woke up this morning on my last day as a contractor for the USPS.  

For those of you who follow the podcast religiously, I really wanted to share this with you.  Thank you for being with me through this process. 

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Original Air Date: Sept 12, 2021*

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Original Air Date: Sept 9, 2021*

Is there something in your life you're letting slip?  Did a hurricane hit your area and the diet or the workout you were making progress on just stop? Or that new project you started working on disappeared?  Is there something we could do for a few minutes today to get the ball rolling again?

Original Air Date: Sept 8, 2021*

Ignorance is bliss... they say.  In the moment, it's nice not to know.  It's nice not to know there are harmful chemicals in our food.  It's nice not to know how not exercising regularly can increase our risk of cancer.  It's nice not to know that bread, pasta, and sugar is causing early Alzheimer's. 

I'm with you when I say, I'd rather not know that... but because I do, I've changed my behavior.  I do something with the information and try my best to limit certain foods and make sure I do physical activity regularly.

What if I told you, you need to do the same thing with your phone?

Not a secret, right? 

The minute I say that you know what I mean.  You know what I mean because you feel it.  You feel the guilt after you sat scrolling on your phone for too long.  It feels similar to the guilt we feel after eating too much pizza and ice cream and fries and whatever else... consume consume consume until you are rolled over on the couch grabbing your stomach and regretting every decision you've made.

Our phones, our apps, and our social media triggers these feelings as well.  For me, someone with mental health issues, I know it's happened when my behavior starts changing.  My mood is unbalanced. I'm angry. I'm tired... but I haven't been exercising.  I've just been on my phone a lot.

I recommend "The Great Hack" and "The Social Dilemma" today on the podcast.  Both can be found on Netflix. They expose what is going on behind the scenes and why such great platforms like Facebook and Instagram remain "free" but they are not free.. nothing is free.  

Everything comes at a cost.

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Original Air Date: Sept 7, 2021*

In today's episode, I give a docuseries recommendation called: Turning Point: 9/11 and The War on Terror.  You can find it on Netflix and I may do some commentary and highlights about the docuseries on 9/11 on the twenty year anniversary.

From there, I shift gears and go into a whole other topic of people pleasing and how I'm struggling in some of my relationships about a multitude of topics.  This episode was made to attempt to give me some clarity and help me calm down and get some perspective on these situations.  I also hope it helps you in someway if you are dealing with something similar.

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Original Air Date: Sept 6, 2021*

Here is the link for my Pinterest board of all the places I have as options to visit while Blanche and I are on the road: https://www.pinterest.com/krystalray111/2-month-road-trip/

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Original Air Date: Sept 3, 2021*

Today I was listening to the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast.

This episode in particular: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-become-a-life-long-learner/id1416206538?i=1000533961133

And I wanted to highlight something he said about being growth over growth oriented and what that means.

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Original Air Date: Sept 2, 2021*

I've felt very uninspired lately... I would like to say I started feeling it when Ida hit and I got displaced but it started happening before that.  Maybe I can share more about that tomorrow.  Today, I'd like to share the reality of these feelings in hopes that you can find some comfort and we can move forward together. 

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Original Air Date: Sept 1, 2021*

In today's episode, I recommend a podcast episode by Brene Brown on her Unlocking Us podcast only available on Spotify.  It's an episode I listened to around Christmas time last year while my foot was still broken and Brene, Dax Shepard, and Tim Ferriss have a very enlightening conversation about how they react when their identity is threatened. I link the episode below with specific time stamps in the event you don't want to listen to the whole 1hr 40 min podcast and would only like to listen to the 12 min section of their conversation.  It's worth listening to.  It's a struggle I see myself having year after year and something I think I'll continue to experience for the rest of my life. 

Spotify episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gRCgIyUFcuaciQLUkVqgh

Youtube copy of conversation: https://youtu.be/J63avzY_BW4

Time Stamp: 36:00- 47:15

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Original Air Date: Aug 31, 2021*

Today's episode is just a quick little update about how Blanche and I did through the storm.  Hopefully I'll be back to chat tomorrow