Hughes From The Heart

I was an 18-year-old kid heading to the Bay Bridge World Series on October 17, 1989. 

The man who would become my cousin one day, Gerry Shannon, was a San Francisco firefighter of 19 years on that fateful day. 

He is a very modest man and as many first responders claim, he was just doing his job.

But on that tragic day in San Francisco history, he saved a woman's life. 

This is part of that story. Please share the Podcast episode with everyone you know. 

Gerry was actually played by actor Scott Valentine in the movie that was made based on Gerry's heroism, AFTERSHOCK. 

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Dr. Patrick Porter is a neuroscientist who joins us to discuss the many challenges facing many families today regarding education in the age of Coronavirus.

He shares insights and tips on how to better cope for teachers, parents, and students and how to make the best of a tough situation.

His website is www.braintap.com. Please check it out today!

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting my premium content for as little as a buck a month. It would mean the world to me if you did.

You can also help contribute to the positivity by helping me help others with my Pay It Forward project. Thank you!

Much love to all of you. Please tell as many people as you can about Hughes From The Heart. 

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Sleep affects EVERYTHING we do, from personal relationships to work performance to driving and operating at our best in every area of our lives.

And yet very few of us actually get enough of it!

Here are a few tips to get a better night's sleep.

If you like what you hear, please support my premium daily content to help keep the FREE content flowing more often. Your support means the world to me. I would love to be able to podcast positivity for a full time career but I am far from that reality and working hard to make it so! Your subscription on the premium content can make this dream come true. Thank you!

And if you'd like to support my Pay It Forward campaign, that would be greatly appreciated! One day it could buy a homeless person dinner and another a box of diapers for a women's shelter. I promise to use the funds to bring as many smiles as I can to people who need them the most. You can help me make a difference. 

Much love to all of you.

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Doomscrolling is what millions of people are addicted to: endlessly scrolling through the news and social media feeds, digging for despair.

We have to stop this unhealthy habit and cycle and addiction!

If you are going to be addicted to social media scrolling, scroll through podcasts like this one! Scroll through positive news stories and inspiring quotations!

My news and social media feeds are full of hope and happiness and good energy and good people!

If you like what you hear, please support my premium content at Patreon today. I could use your support and the world could use more good energy and vibrations!

If you'd like to support my Pay It Forward project, you can help me buy a homeless person a meal today or help someone out at the grocery store who is struggling to pay the cashier or buy toys for less fortunate kids or diapers for a women's shelter, etc. The sky is the limit when it comes to human kindness and genorosity and you have my word the funds will go to brightening someone's day!! 

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I stumbled upon this wonderful "game" on Steam, where I get most of my games.

It sounded pretty cool...and it's even more awesome than that!

I go into my initial reactions to the experience in this FREE Hughes From The Heart episode.

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You can also help me Pay It Forward through this link. Thank you kindly!

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Kristin is a listener and supporter and friend who chats with us about everything from the burning coal mines under Centralia, PA to weight loss and good health and the power of motivational thinking.

A fun chat and this segment always fueled by a little red wine. Sometimes, a little more than other times. HAHA.

If you are interested in Kristin's weight loss success and curious about how it could benefit you as well, please check out her website.

If you like what you hear when listening to my free episodes, please consider supporting the daily premium content. Or you can even support the podcast with a one time donation and help me pay it forward!

Thanks for the support. All I ask is that you enjoy and share.

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Some pretty cool findings. No slight to cat owners or lovers of fish, reptiles, or birds.

But maybe there IS a solid reason why dogs were labeled "man's best friend" after all.

If you like what you hear, please share it with everyone you know and consider supporting my premium content uploaded daily. If you'd rather make a one time donation to my Positivity Revolution, please do so and know I will always pay it forward, buying a sandwich for a homeless person or helping someone out in the grocery store who is a few bucks shy or paying for the people behind me at the drive thru.

I appreciate each and every one of you! Much love and gratitude. 

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A segment where I pour myself a glass of red wine and chat with either someone I know in day to day life or a listener/fan/supporter or a random person in the community out there.

In this episode, my old co-worker buddy Jeff and I discuss the retail world in the age of Coronavirus, how people are acting during the pandemic, and some motivating and inspiring tangents as well.

If you like what you hear, please seriously consider supporting my premium content or even just showing some one time support and love. 

I appreciate each and every one of you out there spreading the love and the kindness and the good vibrations!

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When talking about smiling, I think of the Jimmy Durante version of the song "Smile" and Louis Armstrong's version of "When You're Smiling"!

We know that we feel better when we smile than when we frown or scowl.

But what if even a FAKE smile made us feel better? Then we could instantly fake it til we could make it...but feel good right away!

Well, a new study shows just that...that smiling whether you're truly feeling it or not can bring about the same feelings as if the smile were totally genuine and heartfelt.

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I'm joined by a wonderful, positive minded lady I met through Twitter, Christine Alexandria.

She is the author of several books including Askfirmations, which we discuss in this serendipitous interview.

We also talk about the Law of Attraction and the power of believing in ourselves and our endless potential.

She can be found on social media, including Twitter. She has a private Facebook page called Angel Chatter as well. Check out her website for her books and products and services. GREAT stuff!!

My plan is to have Christine on again to discuss her other works as well as get more in depth on the Law of Attraction and the work she does as an intuitive. 

If you like what you hear, please listen to more of Hughes From The Heart and share it with friends and family and consider supporting the premium content as well. 

Thanks, my friends! Enjoy our chat with Christine Alexandria!

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