LDS Hope Notes Podcast

This episode brings listeners up to speed from the last episode after my emergency surgeries, shares new projects and ways to connect with me, and finally offers a tool for making life better with adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raw words about my latest adversity and why my podcast is off schedule.

Have you ever wanted to make a change in your life, but you feel stuck? You know there are reasons you haven't made the change yet, but you don't know how to handle them. You also know that making a change may upset key people in your life. How are you going to handle that? In today's episode, we address this and more. Come see what's keeping you from either loving where you are at in life OR making that drastic change and facing what comes in the aftermath.

Kill the guilt via budgeting time and energy! These and other insights will help you rid yourself of more of that destructive guilt. Tune in!

The dreaded guilt mentioned in last episode has anatomy we can discover and manipulate to suit our greater potential. Let's dive into triaging self-sabotaging guilt so we can use our energies elsewhere.

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Did you there know there exists dreaded guilt and blessed guilt? Well, there does. Dreaded guilt will be addressed later, but today's podcast is on the guilt we choose to have on purpose. 

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

You have so many reasons why you haven't formed that habit yet—you know, the one you wanted to make a New Year's Resolution nine months ago. It's time. Listen in and get it done before New Year's rolls around again!

When something happens to us or doesn't happen to us, we INTERPRET that to mean something. From the seat of our interpretation, we make choices that have consequences. Listen to this episode to find out how to make the most helpful kind of meaning out of feedback you receive.

Want the cliff notes version of why we do what we do—even when it hurts us in the long run? Tune in to hear about it. It's so simple but so insightful!

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Elder Robbins' talk I referenced

Also, I read Alma 41: 10, 12-13

And last, I referenced this insightful talk by Boyd K. Packer called "The Instrument of Your Mind and the Foundation of Your Character"

Show description:  So, really, does the Lord care about whether or not we treat our bodies well in matters of health, weight, appetites, and addictions? Listen to this episode for some provocative questions and thoughts that are sure to get your wheels turning. Remember, these are my opinions, so you can disagree! Send any feedback on this topic to [email protected]. I'd love to hear your theories!