Inside the Minds Eye

Deborah Loshbough has been sober from drugs and alcohol for 20 years. She is a certified higher brain living facilitator, an Atlas Balancer, a Lifeline Technique Practitioner and an artist with plans to write a book.

In this episode, we share a conversation about how our culture perceives reality. We discuss a shift in how we interact with the world; constantly connected with anyone, anywhere.

We started this episode talking about her life, a journey that brought her to communicate with a son she believed she would never meet.

24 hours after her mother's passing, the child Debbie placed for adoption 37 years ago got in touch with her...

This is Inside the Minds Eye with Debbie Loshbough

Deborah Loshbough helps people guide themselves into a better sense of awareness by facilitating a change in how the brain functions.

To get in touch with Debbie:

Debbie Loshbough

770-634-2020

Certified Higher Brain Living Facilitator

http://lifeonfirehealing.com/services/higher-brain-living-topics/

Certified Atlas Balancer

www.atlasbalancing-usa.org

LifeLine Technique Practitioner

http://lifeonfirehealing.com/services/lifeline-technique/what-is-the-lifeline-technique/

"I Date Like An Awkward Alien"

A story about a first date, societal expectations, and the thoughts experienced while courting a member of the opposite sex.

Dating is mating waiting to happen.

Thanks for reading/listening!

Check out www.UIMindsEye.com for more stuff

I recorded an audio version of this essay for folks who would rather listen.

It's only 4min and 20 seconds. And, it has music with it.

------------------------"Why I Love Matthew McConaughey"-------------------------

I used to be terrified on days when I had something to share.

The fear came from two angles:

One: everyone in the entire world would be reading, and Two:

No one would be reading.

I was afraid of judgement and,

I was afraid no one cared.

The entire conflict was within myself. The "work" wasn't just the writing, it was also the act of "sharing".

The battle was, and still is, an inward one: a fight that takes place behind the scenes.

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The moment I start a sentence that says something scary and true:

The work begins.

I recognize something that I'm afraid to share, and then, I figure out how to explain it.

I have to discover "why".

And the only way I've ever been able to discover is through writing:

An exploration of emotion in the form of literature.

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Before stepping in front of the camera, Matthew McConaughey is nervous.

He's anxious before every scene of every movie he's ever been in.

He understands the anxiety. He embraces it. He pounds on his chest and he hums. He tells whatever dude is standing next to him: camera guy, assistant director, lighting girl, whoever:

"I'm nervous right now..."

***thump thump thump***

He pounds his chest and he hums. He shares the emotion with his team and then steps in front of the camera to perform.

Matt McConaughey recognizes the battle. He understands the need for emotion and he allows himself to feel. He releases energy into his environment.

He's scared, but that doesn't stop him.

He's reaching for something. He's challenging himself to be better than he thought he could be.

He embraces the anxiety and shows up anyway.

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Matt McConaughey goes to battle because he wants to be just like his hero.

And his hero is him, 10 years from now.

And every morning when he wakes up, his hero is still 10 years ahead.

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When I wake up, I think about what I want to do.

I recognize the constant flow of time and realize that there is no means to stop it.

So, I embrace my mortality and take action towards the things I love.

I risk myself in pursuit of the "me" I want to be.

And yes, I'm scared a lot of the time.

I feel alone. I feel segregated from society; on an island by myself. I feel like I'm the only one who understands, the only one who perceives the world they way I do...

So I look at how I'm thinking and connect my perspective with what it means to be human.

I read stories about other people: successful artists and entrepreneurs, men and women who have fought a battle in pursuit of something "more".

I digest these stories and I become grounded. I stop feeling so alone. I stop feeling "different", or "special".

I feel the same.

Because we're only human and...

We all just want to be understood.

So I ask myself every morning:

"Why not try to be better?"

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Hayes Johnson was homeless, traveling a nomadic lifestyle for the better part of 10 years.

From smoking crystal meth, to vagabonding on trains, to pursuing a path of sobriety; Hayes shares his life experience as a performance artist.

Swallowing swords, hammering nails into his face, rapping, singing, playing guitar...

Hayes has cultivated a skill set that allows him to build a crowd in any arena, be it the street, or the stage.

He offers art in the form of sideshow entertainment.

But, he gets nervous every time he performs.

Fear, anxiety, and self-doubt.

As soon as he begins to speak, as soon as he takes a plunge into the unknown, allowing himself to be seen, something happens.

He's given gusto, a surge of wind, carrying him through the performance.

A few weeks ago, we drove to his home, "The Black Hold Bordello", to catch a conversation.

This is: Inside the Minds Eye with Hayes Johnson

To watch the film we produced featuring Hayes and many of his talents visit: www.UIMindsEye.com

Today, on Inside the Minds Eye, a conversation with Jennifer Ann Butler: writer, doodler, creative, and spiritual savant.

Butler has spent most of her life struggling with depression. Last October, she began the arduous process of weaning herself off of anti-depressants.

After her medications had been discontinued completely, she began to experience emotions that had left her, for lack of a better word, confused.

Intense feelings of happiness, sadness, and all-around existential angst.

Jen re-formatted her life to allow for holistic means it self-care. Excercises, healthy eating, and a regiment of transparent honesty in the face of complex emotional states.

Mindfulness.

She began to redirect her thoughts towards positive affirmations while maintaining honest and open communication.

She used her writing, and her voice, to share these feelings with a network of people experiencing similar afflictions of the mind.

During this journey, she managed to funnel her energy into a book titled, "Imperfect" (How I Utilized the Energy of Depression to Write a Book).

The book is finished and is currently being crowd funded for self-publication.

Here is the link if you wanna throw some love towards realizing a life-long dream:

http://www.gofundme.com/imperfectbook

If you donate 25 dollars towards publication, Jen will sign a fresh copy of the book and send it directly to you.

And, if you want to read more about Jen, visit her website:

www.JenniferAnnButler.com

Featuring the Music of: P Suade aka Patrick Mahon (www.facebook.com/PSuadeMusic)

"Inside the Minds Eye Theme": Written and Produced by Chase Perry

"Objects in the Mirror": Written and Produced by P Suade

-SHOW NOTES-

3:45- Jen's 30 day Search for God and Confusion in a Church Service

8:33- Jen is Diagnosed with Cancer

11:23- Sober without AA (Learning about the brain, nutrition, and addiction)

13:23- How Jen removed cravings using healthy eating and brain activity stuff

16:50- Jen goes to AA meetings and is confronted about her sobriety date

21:20- Jen discusses her Non-Profit "Shock Awake" (www.shockawake.org)

26:40- How Jen Wrote "Imperfect"

37:39- Story of a 2 Guru Tickle Fight

38:57- Heavy AA conversation about the community, red bulls, and writing a book through pain

55:02- Jen shares her experience working on the 4th & 5th step's of Alcoholics Anonymous

1:02:00- Why are we here?

Last October, Jennifer Ann Butler changed the direction of her website by taking a personal leap.

She had written an essay exploring a part of herself that was yet to be seen by the world...an introspective exploration about her battle with depression.

Prior to publishing, Butler spoke of mostly spiritual, holistic topics...

Rather than create a new blog to separate her vulnerable self from her spiritual self, Butler took a chance and decided to share her own truth.

After releasing this essay, Jen began to explore her insecurities, publicly, for the world to see.

A few months later, she was inspired to draft a manuscript.

This is "I Survived Myself", an essay on depression:

Jennifer Butler is a writer whose primary focus is connecting and inspiring through unabashed honesty. She looks forward to utilizing her story and approach to do inspirational speaking so as to help others embrace their sensitivities. She enjoys hugging trees, picking up litter, and talking to her dog, Floyd. Check out her blog at: www.jenniferannbutler.com.

She’s just launched a GoFundMe, raising money to self-publish her first book- “Imperfect”

Here’s the link if you wanna throw some love towards realizing a life-long dream:

http://www.gofundme.com/imperfectbook

Music featured for this recording:

"In Truth" -Written and Produced by Neon Motive

"Main Theme"- Written and Produced for the feature film: The Truman Show

"Clubbed to Death"- Written and Produced for the feature film: The Matrix

"Inside the Minds Eye Theme" - Written and Produced by Chase Perry

When the cell door shut, reality closed in around him.

30 years...

He would be 48 before he'd ever take a free breath.

His dream of pursuing a career as a musician ended with the turning of a cell key.

But, he refused to believe he was committed for life. He took his thoughts and projected them towards freedom.

His days were spent learning law; studying his case and developing the means to represent himself. In a legal system that allowed for a change of representation at any moment, he had to understand his situation.

His energy went towards knowledge, while his body gravitated away from music.

The rap on the radio, the other inmates spouting poetry in the form of rhythm and rhyme...

The idea of becoming a rapper haunted him.

He would never manifest his dreams while locked in a cage...

He avoided music for a time, focusing his thoughts towards something he could control.

Developing the education and awareness to see himself through. To survive the onslaught of cruel conformity and oppression. To gather intel and create a path in hopes of countering a system that found him guilty against his best defense.

The years continued to pass...

He never gave up, and eventually, he let himself dream again.

He allowed his imagination to expand into a realm of creative self expression.

He picked up the pencil and began to write. He dove into a passion for rap music that, for a time, he believed would never be a reality.

He found his voice and began to hone is craft.

Recently released from an 11 year stint in prison, Dadge Parrish is now pursuing the path of an artist. Exploring himself fervently in pursuit of change. Sharing himself in the form of Rhythm and Poetry...

This is: Inside the Minds Eye w/ Dadge Parrish aka #ForeverMusik

To support Dadge follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-242971779

To view films of Dadge performing freestyle and written word visit: www.UIMindsEye.com and search "Dadge Parrish"

To support the community and connect with Dadge, visit: www.facebook.com/UIMindsEye

MUSIC FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE:

"Inside the Minds Eye"- Written and Produced by Chase Perry and Adam Abramowitz featuring the song "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears

"Forever G Style"- Written and Performed by Dadge Parrish aka #ForeverMusik

"C.R.E.A.M. Instrumental"- Wu-Tang Clan

"Ghetto Summary"- Written and Performed by Dadge Parrish aka #ForeverMusik

"One Day"- Written and Performed by Dadge Parrish aka #ForeverMusik

Chris Gregory realized he wanted to be a rapper when he was 8 years old.

As he grew, Chris began to use his creativity to counter the environment of gang activity and sordid social pressures surrounding Miami, FL.

Rapping became an outlet for his own frustration in response to the world around him.

Rather than be part of a system that produced gang violence, drug abuse, and negativity, Chris dove head first into music, cultivating a voice to combat the instabilities of every day life.

Rap music became his therapy.

An open forum of self-expression where he could escape into his mind and develop something positive in an environment that begged to hold him down.

This is:

Inside the Minds Eye w/ Chris Gregory Saavedra.

Download, Listen, Share, and Support Chris at:

www.soundcloud.com/its-Chris-Gregory-MIA

www.facebook.com/ItsChrisGregory

Music Featured on this Episode:

"Inside the Minds Eye"- Written and Produced by Chase Perry and Adam Abramowitz featuring the song "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears

"Everybody Hates Chris"- Written and Produced by Chris Gregory

"Hypnotize"- Written and Performed by: The Notorious B.I.G.

"8-Mile Instrumental'- from the film "8-Mile"

"Running with a AK47"- Written and Performed by: Bone Thugs -n- Harmony

"Ill Mind of Hopsin 5 Instrumental"- Written by Hopsin

"Good Morning"- Written and Produced by: Chris Gregory

"Aint No Thang"- Written and Performed by Outkast from their album "Southernplayalisticadilacmusic"

"Blood, Sweat, and Dedication"- Performed by Chris Gregory and J Welcome on the track "King Shit" by Yo Gotti ft. T.I.

"Freestyle"- Performed by Chris Gregory on the track "Disparate Youth" by Santigold

In this podcast, we take an introspective look at the thoughts, ideas, and emotions of those who are pursuing a dream.

The goal is to capture the magic of reality within the confines of a podcast, a prism into the heart and soul of those who live for passion.

Each episode will be a window into the mind of an individual as they share their art with the world.

Join us on an audio excursion into the music, the mind set, and the method of a man who lives for creativity.

On this episode, we take a journey into the perspective of an individual who's chasing something, a dude that cruises his own creativity as he produces music into the world...

EDM, Electric Rock, Hip Hop, Acoustic Soul, and...

an identity that continues to shift itself, adapting to the climate of his own passion as he moves energy towards positivity in pursuit of the man he wants to be, and the life he wants to lead...

This is:

Inside the Minds Eye with Lennon Jones

www.LennonJones.com

Music featured on this episode:

"Inside the Minds Eye Theme"- Written and Produced by Chase Perry (Theme song contains elements of "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears and audio excerpts from David Foster Wallace and Alan Watts.)

"Electric Lady"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones.

"Square One"- Written and Produced by Coldplay from their album "X & Y".

"Put Your Mind To"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones.

"I Don't Get You"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones.

"See You in Miami"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones. (Produced by GOZR).

"Down In It"- Written and Produced by Nine Inch Nails from their album "Pretty Hate Machine".

"Type of Night"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones. (Produced by JReid).

"Inside Your Mind"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones.

"Tomorrows World"- Written and Performed by Lennon Jones.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to support the development of U.I. Minds Eye, please tell a friend...every like, comment, share, and good word spreads the message as we explore within, for the world around us.

www.UIMindsEye.com

Creating this podcast has provided me with a gift of release, an opportunity to explore my thoughts and my emotions in the form of art.

A form for creativity and self-expression to hold.

An art form that uses a collaboration of things I love...

Music, writing, storytelling, people, and the passions that drive us.

Since his passing, I have thought of Lucien every day.

I've plotted and planned the idea behind this episode. I've spoken with friends, family, and sometimes strangers...

I've been mentored by other artists who have no idea I exist.

I've spoken to an audience that I've imagined, and in the process, I've captured an emotion that I have been struggling to understand for months:

Grief.

I've spoken to the memory of a friend, a spirit that even now, months after his passing, continues to influence my words, and my actions.

Lucien's story is a courageous example of why we must pursue our passions while we are here.

The dreams we have, the ideas we imagine, are meant for exploring.

Every one of us has an opportunity to express ourselves, to share ourselves as honest and open as we can...in pursuit of truth.

Truth that gets provided by the emotions we experience, the lives we create, and the energy we receive from those we love.

This is the first episode of "Inside the Minds Eye", a podcast where we take an introspective look at the thoughts, ideas, and emotions experienced of those who are pursuing a dream.

The goal is to capture the magic of reality within the confines of a podcast, a prism into the heart and soul of those who live for passion.

Luciens passion has helped guide me into my own story. A story that will continue as I pursue a dream:

To develop a fully functioning social media platform built around an environment of non-judgement. A gateway into the thoughts, emotions, and ideas of any individual who engages with the platform.

A hub of connectivity, exploring ourselves introspectively on a social media client that provides real connections with other people who strive to be the truest version of themselves.

Its a lofty goal, but I have a vision, and I have faith...

Hopefully, with the help of others, we will be able to build something we can all experience.

-Adam Abramowitz-

Creative Director/Founder of U.I. Minds Eye

www.UIMindsEye.com

The Music Featured on this Episode:

"Inside the Minds Eye Theme"- Written and Produced by Chase Perry (Theme song includes elements of "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears and audio excerpts from David Foster Wallace and Alan Watts)

The background music for this episode was taken entirely from the album "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" by the band M83.

Tracks used in order of appearance are as follows:

"Intro"

"Where the Boats Go"

"When Will You Come Home'

"Soon, My Friend"

"My Tears are Becoming a Sea"

"Outro"

If you enjoy the episode and want to support the development of U.I. Minds Eye, please tell a friend and share with the world...every like, comment, share, and good word spreads the message as we explore within, for the world around us.