Keeping Up With Jones: The Lonnie Jones Podcast Adventure

Pretending that something is yours when it isn't creates all kinds of heartache when confronted with reality.  The idea of an alternate scenario always looks better than the current scenario...especially when we've convinced ourselves we are unhappy anyway. 

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

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Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

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Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

This is my ad for right side radio and I did not know how to get it to production team other than to publish it. 

Lonnie

We think people vote on us or for us.  Maybe they do but in most cases those races, those elections tell us little or at least the wrong thing.  I had something happen in two elections that were quite unexpected...and life changing.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

The grand adventure of preparing five Spanish Water Dogs for the journey of life.  It requires doing things the pups don't like or enjoy but without that preparation they won't become adult dogs...they will just become larger puppies.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

Accepting a task is not just about lip service but about real service.  If a friend asked you to do something great or daring you'd say, "Yes" a true friend would say the same to a task that was humble or even humiliating and they'd do it with flamboyant confidence of style and manner.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

A constant reminder to keep my sugar in check was installed on my arm and in my life.  It is tyrannical and somewhat oppressive...until I listen to it and start to feel better.  We need reminders not necessarily that we are wrong or sinful but that the things God says are wrong are actually hurting us.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

Expectation VS Reality creates loss and humans grieve all losses; but this kind of sadness, grief or depression is normal, healthy and natural. It's the misinterpretation or a distorted view of things that produces a depression that is not normal, healthy or natural.  When our interpretation of things produce emotions that create distress, destruction or dysfunction then it is possible that our emotion are the product of invalid interpretations.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

Fulfilling our visions may involve changing the vision, giving up some control and doing things differently than planned.  That may also be the reason we are hesitant to call and ask others for help.  Empowering and Enabling people to accomplish things is a true blessing...being empowered or enabled is also a blessing we cheat ourselves out of by not calling others for help.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

When people are sick, hurting or scared our job is not to be smart, right or even wise...Our job is to simply be present.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.

If a problem is a lack of resources; then a dysfunction is a misuse or failure to use our resources.  Vision is the ability to see resources in the present circumstance.

Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi.

Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support

Please subscribe and share.

www.lonniejones.org  or [email protected]

Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about.

Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art

Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones.