Lunchtime in Rome

Welp, it's come to this. Gov Wolfe (or the virus) is so threatened by us that he is shutting us down from doing our podcast (vis-a-vis the shelter in place order). We are going to meet TONIGHT one last time while we can. We do want to be obedient to the decree and not meet again until it's lifted. We will be going on the air tonight shortly before 8. Pull up a seat at the table!

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Well, these are emotional times are they not? It really is unprecedented that the entire world is facing the exact same challenges at the same time (granted, to varying degrees).

How are these days finding you? What are you going through emotionally? How lonely do you feel? I guarantee you one thing. No matter what you're feeling, you're not alone.

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After 65 episodes tonight's episode is the first! The first time we have had a couple on as guests at the table! Kate works with Eric at American Eagle and Luke is her fiance'. They are somewhat new to Lunchtime in Rome and have taken the Emotional Needs Inventory. We hope that you will pull up a chair and join us as we get to know them and their story.

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Emotional Needs are for sissies. You don't need to worry about your emotions if you have a good relationship with God. Only girls have emotional needs. We never talked about these emotional things as kids, I'm not doing it now.
As much as we have talked about emotional needs and how to keep others from being alone, it may shock you to know that many don't share our beliefs.
Some people say many of the things written above. However, when people feel (feel...ironic isn't it) that way it has certain ramifications. THAT'S exactly what we'll be going over on tonight's podcast.
Not only will we be going over what happens when people ignore their hurts and needs but...BRIAN IS BACK, again.

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Tonight is the night!!! After 60+ episodes we are finally to the point where we have our very first guest!!! Richie Reeder of Pressingon.org will be joining us to talk about his life, his calling, and his views on loving others. If you know him, you'll want to hear this. If you don't know him, you're going to want to get to hear his story.

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Sad but true but most people do not respond well when someone is hurt. We talked last week about how we go with facts/logic/reason, selfish, critical, and ignoring hurts. THIS week we're going over some tips on how to properly respond when someone is hurt. Remember, a hurt is an emotional need not met or taken from you.

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We've gone over where hurts go. We've talked about where those hurts eventually reside and how they make us who we (and others) are. That being said, how do we respond to those hurts in others? Further, how do the way others respond to us effect us? We'll be looking at that this evening.

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You ask, "Why am I the way I am?" or "Why are you the way you are (perhaps asked more often)?" We went over where hurts go last week but this week we want to flush out where they reside. Yes, hurts lead to anger, fear, guilt and self condemnation but then what happens? What actions are a result of hurts that are not comforted? We'll be looking at that tonight.

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BRIAN IS BACK!!!! I never go with four exclamation points but for this I will. From Pittsburgh, to California, to West Virginia he is back with us this week.

You don't travel that much without running into a hurt or two. Remember, hurts are emotional needs not met or taken from you. That being said, what happens next? Your feelings are not met or taken from you and then...what? What happens to you?

Give us some examples of what happens to you when your feelings get hurt? What do you experience? What happens to your demeanor? What do you feel like? We'll go over any examples (if you you care to share) that you all submit to us and begin to discuss where hurts go and why on our podcast this week.

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"That hurt my feelings." Maybe you've heard that. Maybe you've said that. Sadly, even THAT is rare in our world. We don't want to "make a big deal out of it" or "what's the difference?" so we don't say anything. But even if we do say that something hurt our feelings what does that mean? What is a hurt? Really, what does it mean?

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