Lifting the Lifter's Podcast

Some of us have a morning routine that we stick close to.  For me, I get up, brush my teeth, go to the bathroom, wash my face, put my contacts in, change my clothes, and exercise.  

After exercising I make myself some herbal tea, then sit at my desk and read, write, study, pray, play, and meditate.

I don’t venture away too far from my routine, and when I do, I can tell something is just off. 

Are you having a hard time setting up a morning routine?

Well, maybe a bedtime routine is where you need to start!

 I heard it said that a good morning routine starts with a good nighttime routine.

 In this podcast we will discuss nighttime routines, how they affect our morning routines and days,  why it is important to set up a good night routine, and some strategies I'm going to implement into mine!

1. Put away my phone
2. Express gratitude through prayer and or journaling
3. Decide on the 3 wins I’m going to have for the next day.

Listen in to today's podcast to hear more about setting up a nighttime routine to help with a good morning routine!

The Gap and the Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan

When was the last time you said this is awesome! 

Struck with pure amazement

When you were totally in awe

Maybe it was this morning 

Maybe it was last week

Maybe it’s been a while! 

Did you know that the feeling of being in awe is scientifically proven to increase happiness? 

Research on the experience of awe has found that it can have many positive effects on people, including: 

• Increased generosity
• Lower stress and inflammation
• A greater sense of meaning and connection
• Self-transcendence
• And More!

This list goes on for why we need to be AWED!

In today's podcast, we talk about being AWED! Why we need it, what happens when we experience it, and how we can!

Listen in to hear more about being AWED!

 What legacy are you leaving behind? 

Every day we interact with others, we work, play, love, serve, and so much more. What are we leaving trailing behind us as we go?

In this week's podcast, we talk about the legacy of Love that Jarred's uncle Butch left behind, the legacy of freedom for our God, religion, and families Captain Moroni left behind, and I ask for a special birthday wish that each of you leave a legacy of love!

President Alvin F. Meredith said in a recent podcast:

"In the church today, we need leaders who will love the people, lift the people, and witness the name of the Savior.”

We can all do the same, we can love, lift, and witness of the Savior and leave that legacy behind for others!

When we make something to eat, we follow a recipe with all the key ingredients to make the meal successful!  But what if one of those ingredients is missing?! Usually, that means a quick trip to the store, a call to a neighbor, or a substitution is made to make that ingredient part of the recipe.

When it comes to our pursuits in life, and in family life, sometimes we are missing a key ingredient that isn't something we can just run to the store and make a quick stop! Sometimes that missing ingredient has to come with some work, time, patience, persistence, and practice!  

In today's podcast, we talk about missing some ingredients, working to get those ingredients, and asking for help in the process. We relate our missing ingredients to the people of Nephi in the Book of Mormon not having timber to build their homes. So what did they do? They became experts in cement!

Sometimes our NOT having something could bless us as we pursue attaining the missing ingredient or its substitute! And just like the people of Nephi, we can become experts at our craft! Listen in to hear more about missing ingredients!

If you could design and build your very own cruise ship, The Jesser Ship” What would that look like?  What activities would be on there, what shows, what would the design be, the different stops, if it was all you and you had to answer to no one what would your ship look like?

My ship would be clean. Everything is in its place—a library FULL of books.

A track all the way around to run on

It would have a pool, and game rooms, a big kitchen to cook in, Full of Mexican food and diet coke. A surf boat would be attached, and a driver would take me surfing.

Now think of Yourself, as this lone ship.

What career path would you have taken? What dreams would you pursue if it was only the Jesser ship?

When I was younger, I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer.

I wanted to be a flight nurse.

Or a doctor.

Every one of us has an ideal “dream, or Jesser, ship”

But it doesn’t work that way for most of us.

What we have in reality, is the “Rydalch ship”

We all in a sense give up our dream ships, to be part of a bigger ship, the family ship.

We give up some things or come to some compromises as part of our family ships.

That family ship takes some sacrifice of each of us.

We sacrifice time, desires, wants, money, and needs to keep this family ship afloat and moving forward.  Sometimes the family ship moves slower, sometimes faster, but we are always trying to keep that family ship afloat and moving forward.

As we move on our "Family Ship Journey" we can ask ourselves a question similar to the British Rowing team that won gold, "Will this make the boat move forward?"

Listen in to today's podcast to hear more about the "Family Ship" and moving that ship forward!

The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy 

If you ask any of our kids where their happy place is, they'd say up in Island Park at the cabin.  My happy place, well, it also happens to be the cabin. 

Island Park has had a special place in my heart since I was a little girl.  We’d go up and stay at my grandma’s cabin and go boating in Island Park reservoir. It was here I learned to waterski, wakeboard, and surf.  It’s in this reservoir that we fish, we jump off the docks to swim, and at night, we catch crawdads.  

In the winter there is ice fishing and snowmobiling, and  In the fall when the water drops and sometimes gets almost empty, we ride our four-wheelers and razors down in the mud and the muck.

Early in the spring and summer, if we’ve had a good snowpack, the reservoir will be completely full, and then as the weeks go by, the weather gets hot, and the farmers' crops grow, the reservoir water is used to irrigate the fields and the water levels drop.  Every time we visit the cabin the water gets lower and lower.

Island Park Reservoir and many other reservoirs are man-made lakes that are created by building a dam across a river or over the outlet of a natural lake. The dam controls the water level and the amount of water that flows out of the reservoir. Reservoirs have been used since 3000 BCE to store water for watering crops and to provide continuous access to water.

They are a holding place, a storage facility for future usage.   

There are many aspects of our lives that we have reservoirs, or holding and storage, for use in the future time.

Today we are going to talk about a few of our reservoirs, when to create them, and a few ideas on how!

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Every single day we wake up with an agenda and to-do list.  In a sense, we go to war or to battle to conquer the day. Are we prepared? What are we doing to prepare?

In this week's podcast we talk about preparing for our battles and talk about the armor we put on to do this.  I liken our armor to football gear that my little grid kid player has.

They are:

Helmets: Fill our minds with goodness. Keep the garbage out and "Don't give the enemy a seat at our tables."

Mouthguards: Talk less and listen more to gain awareness, perspective, and understanding.

Padding: Gird up our loins with the 5 pillars of emotional wellness.  Sleep, nutrition/hydration, movement, sunlight, and connection. These alone can make a BIG difference!

Cleats: Keep Moving! Don't give up! Everything we want is on the other side of hard!

The wars and battles will rage all around us, but "If we are prepared we shall not fear!"

D&C 38:30

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio

Emotional Intelligence Habits by Travis Bradberry

What is the single best thing we can do for our health? What is it that makes the biggest difference?

What has the biggest return on investment?

Biggest bang for our buck?

In a study, people with arthritis who used the "Magic Pill" for 1 hour 3 times per week decreased their pain and disability by 47%.

Older patients who did this decreased their progression of Alzheimers and dementia by 50%.

For those patients who had diabetes, it reduced their progression by 58%.

Postmenopausal women who had 4 hours a week of this treatment had a decrease in the risk of hip fracture by 41%.

Right now we hear A LOT about anxiety in our culture.  Many people experience symptoms of anxiety. This treatment reduced anxiety by 48 percent.

Of patients suffering with depression, 30% were relieved with a low dose of this treatment and it was bumped up to 47% relief as they increased the dose.

Following a group of Harvard alumni for over 12 years those who got the treatment decreased their risk of death by 23% than those who didn’t.

It is the #1 treatment of fatigue.

And this treatment has been shown over and over again to improve quality of life

So what’s the treatment?!

What’s the magic pill? 

Exercise!!! Mostly Walking.

I’m going to say just MOVEMENT!

In this episode we discuss the many benefits of movement and how to get more into our day!

First, start where you are!! Notice what you are doing!

Second, start small! Increase by even just thinking about movement!

And third, introduce some new ways to move! I talk about my new favorite: REBOUNDING!

Movement is the ONE THING that impacts every aspect of our lives, physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. It truly is the Magic Pill!

Listen in for more and follow the links below!

23 1/2 hours DocMikeEvans

Hood Fit 15 Minute Trampoline Routine

Jump and Jacked 2023 Top Hits Dance Party Rebounding

Hotel Maid Study

Who's in your circle? Your circle of people you can count on in good times and in bad.

Female elephants are a fascinating group of animals.  They live in a herd together with mostly just females, one being the herd's matriarch, and the others the daughters.

When a pregnant female is about to give birth, the other females in the herd back in around the mother forming a circle. They create a circle of protection and safety.  The mother in the center stands to give birth while being protected from predators in her circle of sisters.  This circle of sisters kicks up dirt and dust to cover the scent of new birth and protects the mother and new baby from danger.

We witnessed this with the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump. A circle of protection formed around him to keep him safe.

There are times we physically do have a circle of support and protection, and times we don't. But even the very thought of this circle can help create the same feeling, safety and security.  

In Alma 34 we read about being "encircled them in the arms of safety" of the Savior.

In this episode, we talk about our circles, the support and safety we feel from them, and the fact that we can always take confidence in knowing we are encircled in safety by the Savior.

Listen in for more on our circles!

When we had babies, toddlers, and little kids, a routine saved my life.  It was the saving grace for all of us to have good days.  We had feeding routines, sleeping routines, bathing routines and rituals, nighttime routines, and more.  You name it.  When I was in the thick of little kids and these routines I would get frustrated and almost resent the fact that we had these routines, I would get teased for having routines and “schedules.” Now, that these routines are gone, that there is more flexibility and freedom, I am seeing how valuable they have been and are.  

I Need A Routine! Even in the summer!

What are some of the benefits of routines;

Our brains like to have clarity. We find comfort in knowledge, routine, and rituals.  It brings security and safety.  

According to a study by researchers at Tel Aviv University, predictable, repetitive routines are calming and help reduce anxiety!

In this podcast, we discuss how can we create a simple routine that we can stick to!

First, look at your day, where do you notice you feel anxious and stressed. Would a routine help with this? Would a routine before this time help streamline this time of day?

Second, start with ONE thing. Make one decision like what's for dinner. This one decision can then lead to other small little decisions and help create the routine we are looking for. 

Third, don't expect perfection. It will take TIME and there will be days it doesn't happen perfectly! It's OK! Try again. 

Listen in for more examples, tips and ideas to help you create a summer routine!