I explore my thoughts about relationships and eventually get fired up about small talk.

Dusting off the old podcast and give it some new life. In this episode, I catch you up on what is going on in my life and what changes mean to me and what they can look like.

It’s been a while since I’ve worked in the shed but I managed to make it out there once again. This is a little deeper discussion topic I hope you get a nugget of a thought from. I talk about our thinking sources and what it affects. Later, I get to rambling on a few topics, eventually bringing it full circle.

This go I talk about setting “healthy” goals. Healthy goals are not solely about fitness. Listen as I convey my thoughts, finish a pen for myself, and clean my shop a little.

John talks about how to measure progress, a visiting hover-fly, and some of his upbringing concerning racism.

John talks about the why and how of confidence. He has built himself up over the years and tells about how important self-confidence is. And yes, he makes a mistake in this episode as well but no fingers were harmed in the making of this podcast.

Coming off a depressive spell is always hard because a tiny slip will send you down the downward slide again. In this episode you’ll hear the mood swings John can cycle through in real time. He explains a little about himself and how he sees things. In the first half, he will down and struggling and then flip during intermission which only took a couple minutes. John ends the podcast with some heartfelt advice not just listeners, but himself as well.

John talks about some setbacks he faces and how he deals with them. You’ll hear a lot of his dry humor this time through despite how humid it was as he pulls out five points about setbacks and how to deal with them.

The rain let up for a while and I gathered some of my thoughts about making progress.

John discusses his struggles with beginnings and the hardships of making progress to improvement. You’ll hear tools, rain, and thunder rumblies as he works on a cedar pen.