Victim Shaming, Narcissism, Lying, Fault and Responsibility, Privilege...All of these topics are covered in todays episode. Jon and Tim realize they may be highly unqualified to talk about these topics, but they are passionate about them.

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Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram

Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk music, and how it can be used to bring certain emotions out of us. They tackle the idea of "Christian Music", and how churches use music in their weekly services. People crave authenticity, and there is no better example of being authentic than the musician "Phil Wickham". Tim shares his affinity for Phil, his message, and his music. Even if you aren't a Christian, you can't help but deny the passion in Phil's music. Just like you can't deny passion in any other genre of artist. Keep an open mind, and look for authentic connection with people.

Find Phil's music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7Uo__ss7g

Find King Kaleidoscope's music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNwivwiukCo

In this weeks episode, Jon and Tim have another special guest on the show. Jonathan "JD" Stauffer is a world traveler, who uses the kindness of strangers and his own intuition to do so in an affordable way. He's a renown photographer, with work featured alongside National Geographic. JD shares stories of his travels to New Zealand, Europe, South America, Japan, and everywhere in between. How can someone travel so much and not be stuck to the typical grind of everyday life? Listen, and find out.

Follow JD on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ExploreEarthNow/

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Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram

Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about plants and animals roles in the human diet. Jon uses his health coach knowledge to shed some light on the topic. If you have any questions in regards to your diet, being vegan, paleo, keto diets, etc... this episode has something for you to chew on.

In this episode of "Roadtrippin' with Riffin'", Jon and Tim take a drive to the rural outskirts of Littlestown, PA where they talk to James Elliot aka: "DurtE". They discuss hustling, and what it takes to make yourself as an independent artist. James shares lessons he's learned along the way, and memorable experiences he's had. Whether you are an independent artist or not, there are so many nuggets in here on what it takes to succeed.

Check out his work on youtube at www.youtube.com/durtemusic

and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DurtEMusic/

You can also just search in google, DurtE Music, and you will find all the ways to find more information on DurtE.

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about the books and music that impact us, and what we took away from it. This week, Jon and Tim take a step back and reflect on the Podcast so far. They've gone into this totally blind, and discuss what they've learned about themselves through the process so far. What you might justify as "okay" behavior, might be hurting or upsetting those around you. How do we know if that's the case? Listen and find out.

In this weeks episode, Jon and Tim try to figure out why they don't feel like they belong. Are they alone in those thoughts, or do we all have the feeling that we aren't understood? How many issues can we stop from happening if we just accepted people for who they are? So many times in life, sharing how you feel can open the door for someone to connect with you...to help fight that lonely feeling. This is Jon and Tim's attempt at opening that door. You are not alone.

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Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram

Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about the books and music that impact us, and what we took away from it. This week, Tim and Jon fight boredom. Well...try to. This conversation was inspired by the book "The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains" by Robert Lustig. Why do we constantly feel the need to occupy our brain space? Why do we pick up the phone during a tv show and scroll through social media? How do we fight this? Find out on this week's episode.

In this weeks episode, Jon and Tim discuss the harsh reality of bullying. People tend to associate this term with children, but it happens in all walks of life. What do you do when you see someone being bullied? How do you know if your words and actions are hurting someone? Sometimes life can feel so heavy because of someones thoughtless words, but it doesn't have to be that way. Join Tim and Jon for the next hour as they dive into how they deal with this hard topic.

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Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram

Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about the books and music that impact us, and what we took away from it. This week, Tim shares about the group known as "The Buried Life" and their book "The Buried Life: What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?"These guys broke out of the typical "American Dream" and live their life crossing off their bucket list items, and helping others cross of theirs. What is on your bucket list? What's stopping you from making it happen?