MindFULL conversations

Today's NaPodPoMo's MindFULL Musing is an off-the-cuff conversation with a man I see almost everyday when I do my daily walk. During the pandemic when we weren't able to see our nearest and dearest, I'd see this man and after awhile, I started to notice him around town. One day I saw him at FedEx and there we laughed and introduced ourselves. Now, if I don't see him in the park, I worry.

Who do you see around?

Here is the MindFULL conversation, Strangers On A Plane, that inspired me to notice who I see!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfull-conversations/id1631695053?i=1000581145161

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Today's NaPodPoMo MindFULL Musing is a quick revisit to the confusing world of NFTs. After the episode Mothers and Daughters and NFTs, Oh My... many of you mentioned how much you enjoyed it and some said, "I still don't get it".

Hopefully, this MindFULL Musing will bring it real.

Check out the episode Mothers and Daughters and NFTs, Oh My...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfull-conversations/id1631695053?i=1000579191928

And for those who want to understand more of the lingo around Blockchain, Crypto and NFTs, check out Addie's glossary for Spike Art Magazine.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r-z9qRMUzWReTIuiSJ3XkAKGnYHVICBt/view

And here's an even deeper-dive for listeners whose interest has been captivated and are now looking for way more detail!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9xdl9Gr_WA 

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

This week, NaPodPoMo's MindFULL Musings harken back to some of my favorite MindFULL conversations.

Today's episode is a short story I wrote in Nancy Sharp's Guided Autobiography class. After having a conversation with Nancy, I decided to take her class and boy, am I glad I did! Check out our conversation here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfull-conversations/id1631695053?i=1000582151734

And then check out Nancy's website for her next Guided Autobiography class starting this month: https://www.nancysharp.net

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Today's NAPODPOMO's MindFULL Musing is my new made up tradition, Souper Sunday! It's November and we just turned the clocks back. The days are gonna be shorter and colder, so today I'm musing on how to warm my insides. Below is a recipe I refer to in the episode: Jane's Butternut Squash and Leek Soup. I also suggest coming up with an intention to set for the week. Let us know if you try to do both!

Butternut Squash and Leek Soup

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 leeks with and tender green parts only, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 garlic clove smashed
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 large butternut squash peeled and cut into 12 inch dice (3 cups)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 large bay leaf
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
• 14 cup flat leaf parsley leaves
• Cream or milk is optional  (almost never use)

1. Melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan. Add the leeks, celery and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until softened.
2. Add the stock, squash, tomato paste an bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper and simmer over moderately low heat until all the vegetables are tender about 25 minutes. Discard bay lea. You can leave in or remove the parsley.
3. Puree the soup.  Taste for seasoning.

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

This NAPODPOMO MindFULL Musing continues along the theme, "What do you do with something you inherit, but don’t really want?" Either you try and get your sibling to take it or you re-create it into something you love. Listen in and think about what you have that you might re-purpose into something that adds a new twist to an old item.  Visit us on IG and maybe post a picture!

Here is the blog post that shows you the repurposed china cabinet:  https://themindfullcreative.com/tag/recycling-furniture/

Listen to my espisode on Finding Peace, Once Piece at a Time with Rachel Kodanaz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfull-conversations/id1631695053?i=1000583641746

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Today's NAPODPOMO's MindFULL Musing is about doing something with the pieces you have - cards from folks you love, articles you've clipped, postcards, papers, journal entries etc. Perhaps you cleared out the homes of someone you love. What do you do with it all? Check out the link below to a Zoom class on making a collage with Judith Cassel-Mamet. It will fill your mind with great ideas and your space with wonderful art!

Listen to my espisode on Finding Peace, Once Piece at a Time with Rachel Kodanaz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfull-conversations/id1631695053?i=1000583641746

Check out this zoom class taught by Judith: https://www.du.edu/elevate/course.html?instanceCode=ENRICH-0650_COLL&courseInstanceID=ENRICH-0650_200598492&courseCode=ENRICH-0650

Judith's website for more ideas and inspiration: http://www.jcmamet.net   www.jcmamet.net   

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

In this first MindFULL Musing for NAPODPOMO, I read you an essay on Beginner's Mindset that I found in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. It's by Shauna Niequist and from her book, I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet. Here's to starting, no matter what you want to do!

Book Link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-guess-i-haven-t-learned-that-yet-discovering-new-ways-of-living-when-the-old-ways-stop-working-shauna-niequist/18050491?ean=9780310355564

Maria Shriver Sunday Paper can be found at: https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

For the month of November, instead of sharing an episode on MindFULL Mondays, I've been challenged to share 5 episodes everyday, Monday-Friday! That's a big deal for a newbie like me, but with your support, I can do it! Each day, I will share a 5ish minute MindFULL Musing. Please let me know what you like, what you don't like and if there is anything you'd like to hear more of. This is a continuation of my grand experiment. I hope you will join me!

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Join us for Part 2 with Rachel Kodanaz, author of Living with Loss One Day at a Time as we move along the spectrum to Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time. In this episode, Rachel talks to us about being a family member charged with the responsibility of dealing with the possessions of a loved one who has passed, or helping folks right-size or down-size. With her can-do compassionate attitude, Rachel shares real world practical' advice, instruction and insight. She helps us reframe cleaning to clearing, and actually leaves us with a MindFULL approach to a task we all face, with curiosity and peace.

Takeaways:

1. If you are helping someone down size or right size, and are facing a lot of “stuff” you can start the process by asking 2 questions: 
   1. Does it tell a story?
   2. Does it provide a connection?
2. Don’t wait for someone to be sick or pass before having a conversation about the things they have that matter to them. Get curious and ask for the story behind the item.
3. Rachel has 3 words for you: Sorting. Thinning. Repurposing

 You can find out more about Rachel and her work at www.rachelkodanaz.com

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

She is so full of wisdom, I had to do a TWO Part Series with Rachel Kodanaz, author of “Living with Loss One Day at a Time”.  This week, Rachel joins us to talk about embracing life’s challenges. Overcoming her own adversity of being widowed at 31 years old with a 2-year-old daughter, Rachel shares her down to earth, insightful, and practical advice for living with loss. As a motivational speaker, author, grief consultant, and facilitator, Rachel tells us what can be helpful. In Part Two, we will talk about clearing out physical objects. You will want to hear it all! 

Takeaways:

1. Humans simply need to be felt and understood. They don’t want or need to be fixed. Just listen.
2. We can’t change what happens to us so we have to figure out what we can do to go forward. How? Rachel gives 365 days of tips to help.
3. Don’t ask. Just do (for the person). 

Link to Rachel Kodanaz’s website for books and more insight and information: 

https://www.rachelkodanaz.com/

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree  https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein

Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com

Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/

And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations