LOA Today - Your Daily Dose Of Happy

Walt gives an update on how much fun he's having putting together the sound recording of the first episode of The Grass Is Greener as he announces that the World Premiere of the show will be this Friday at 10 PM New York time. More details to come.

Also, he tells a bit about the day trip he and Louise took to Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday.

Louis shares some of his favorite short stories as he and Walt compare notes on how easy life becomes as we learn to become deliberate creators. He notes that he has reached the point where he has forgotten how much of a struggle it is for most.

Life is easy when we let it be easy. It's hard when we make it hard. We suffer when we choose to suffer. We feel better when we choose to feel better.

How do you deal with an energy vampire? There are a number of different approaches, and we explore them all.

The discussion today between Joel, Walt, and Alyx zeroes in on what goes on when people claim that others are making them unhappy or others are dividing the nation. We all end up agreeing that diversity is what really makes America great, and then Joel shares his experiences with Ziva Meditation.

Race, social media, service dogs, ears that light up, and Alyx's dating life. What more could you want in fascinating talk show conversation?

Lots of people find that they cannot escape being around toxic people. Today we discuss strategies for how to cope with them and how to even get them out of your life entirely.

Louis and Walt share stories about the various ways that they've learned over the years to pivot, and the various perspectives that are engaged in learning how and when to pivot.

When we look outside for energy, we are trying to draw it from others. But when we look inside for energy, others give it to us. And when we give it to others, it comes back to us.

We humans love focusing on what we don't want, on what we don't prefer. Today's show is dedicated to everyone who regularly focuses on what they don't want as they declare that the world is going to hell in a hand basket.

Cindie Chavez is on vacation this week, so Alyx King sat in her place to discuss with Walt the latest progress made with our audio play, The Grass Is Greener.

Bill was bullied when he was in school, and he blogged about it last week, inspiring today's topic.