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POETRY IN EDEN with Felicia A. Iyamu episodes
- 48. Nobody Wants To Talk About Grief
Let’s talk about grief. Heck, nobody wants to talk about death, dying, or grieving. I know that. . .but here we are.
If you’ve ever grieved something (well, to be honest, that’s a given because it is a part of the human experience), this one is for you.
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8 min - 47. Quantum Coherence & Seventh Heaven
When you zoom out, you find the beginning and the end are the same. This episode is on quantum coherence and "The Donut Theory of Reality." I explore tangential concepts like Schrodinger's cat, quantum mechanics, and more!
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11 min - 46. Everything, in the End, Is Right On Time
In life, each moment is a fresh chance to move forward.
As long as we stay present, go with the flow, and don’t worry about “mistakes,” the moment is ours for the taking.
Because, everything, in the end, is right on time!
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8 min - 45. What Was All This For? Did You Live Your Dreams?
I’ve said it again and again. The source determines the strategy.
Are you doing what you think you should do to prove something or are you genuinely creating the life of your dreams? Not, society’s dream. . .but your dream.
Do you know the difference?
In other words, the source determines the strategy asks if your validation comes from within.
If not, you’re literally building your life like a house of cards, fragile, exposed, where anyone can flick and scatter your dreams.
And whose approval are you chasing?
Are you following your dreams?
Are you aligned with your truth?
If not, what excuses have you crafted to convince yourself you cannot have them, cannot live them?
And if you were gone tomorrow, what would it all have been for?
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Poetry in Eden, for poetry enthusiasts, is a full-length audiobook on Spotify, Audible; an e-book and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble; a podcast with guest interviews on Spotify, Apple; and a newsletter on Substack.
Find them all at www.feliciaiyamu.com
12 min - 44. Self-actualization is the Result of NOT Getting What You Want
Sometimes when it isn't getting better, YOU are because self-actualization is the result of NOT getting what you want.
Absence creates an opportunity for application. The bridge from instruction to integration carries us over the river of doubt and confusion to the land of strength and wisdom.
9 min - 43. Time is not a Commodity
What if I told you that time moves backwards?
That the future we are striving for already lies in the past. That the past is more vast than the future, full of memories, while the future disappears immediately into the past and its vastness.
This episode explores time and how varying cultures view and interact with it.
9 min - 42. The Hakuna Matata Effect: A Cultural Obsession
The Hakuna Matata Effect is what I call the cultural urge to live as if life is effortlessly beautiful, endlessly blissful, and always under control.
It’s the illusion that ease is the norm and discomfort means you’re doing something wrong. That growth should look glamorous. That if your life isn’t a dream 24/7, you’re falling behind.
In The Lion King, Hakuna Matata was a break, not the ending. Simba still had to return to Pride Rock and reclaim his place in the circle of life. He had to feel the hard stuff, take responsibility, and grow.
In that way, Hakuna Matata was meant to be a pause, a breath, a break. A way of saying, “You don’t have to carry it all right now.” And we need that, sometimes.
The Hakuna Matata Effect is what happens when we try to stay in that jungle forever. When we avoid discomfort at all costs. When we filter pain, caption it away, or hide it behind calm, even to the people dearest to us.
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15 min - 41. On Climate Change: The Land is not Ours
A topic I have been passionate about for years, this episode is a poetic thought-piece exploring one of the most pressing topics of our time.
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11 min - 40. Ho'oponopono: On Reconciliation, Forgiveness, & the Slow Burn of Grief.
Ho'oponopono is a process of taking responsibility for one's actions, seeking forgiveness, and restoring harmony, often through the repetition of the phrases: “I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.”
The five stages of grief shows the process of grieving is long and arduous.
This episode explores both.
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11 min - 39. The Answer to Your Existential Crisis is Here
This episode explores the answer to your existential crisis. Right on time, really. . .we are, after all, living through deeply existential days.
Shake your magic 8 ball as you ask it a question. Whisper it into the wind as you look within. It is time for some self reflection, and I promise it is worth it.
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About POETRY IN EDEN with Felicia A. Iyamu
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With an audience in 31 U.S. states and 51 countries, Iyamu shares what she’s uncovered about the human search for meaning and purpose through philosophy and poetry. The perfect place for poetry enthusiasts looking for a rare convergence of poetic philosophy, geopolitical awareness, spiritual inquiry, quantum theory
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