Spark My Muse

The science behind loneliness is surprising and encouraging. Find out something new today on Soul School. Share this episode and change the common misconception about loneliness! Be sure to visit SparkMyMuse.com for the link to the article from Nautilus Magazine that this episode (Soul School Lesson 39) was based on.

Please support Spark My Muse in these ways: by sharing the show, rating it on iTunes to help others find it more easily, and sending in a dollar or so through the patreon.com/sparkmymuse support page. Your help makes the program possible! [CHECK OUT THE NEW "MERCH" reward 14oz stainless steel travel mug for sponsors coming in August. July sponsors at $5 or more get first dibs!]

Spark My Muse is heard in 154 countries and new episodes are released TWICE per week. You can best reach me on TWITTER ( @lisadelay ).

Keep your spark shining!

-Lisa

The science behind loneliness is surprising and encouraging. Find out something new today on Soul School. Share this episode and change the common misconception about loneliness! Be sure to visit SparkMyMuse.com for the link to the article from Nautilus Magazine that this episode (Soul School Lesson 39) was based on.

Please support Spark My Muse in these ways: by sharing the show, rating it on iTunes to help others find it more easily, and sending in a dollar or so through the patreon.com/sparkmymuse support page. Your help makes the program possible! [CHECK OUT THE NEW "MERCH" reward 14oz stainless steel travel mug for sponsors coming in August. July sponsors at $5 or more get first dibs!]

Spark My Muse is heard in 154 countries and new episodes are released TWICE per week. You can best reach me on TWITTER ( @lisadelay ).

Keep your spark shining!

-Lisa

The science behind loneliness is surprising and encouraging. Find out something new today on Soul School. Share this episode and change the common misconception about loneliness! Be sure to visit SparkMyMuse.com for the link to the article from Nautilus Magazine that this episode (Soul School Lesson 39) was based on.

Please support Spark My Muse in these ways: by sharing the show, rating it on iTunes to help others find it more easily, and sending in a dollar or so through the patreon.com/sparkmymuse support page. Your help makes the program possible! [CHECK OUT THE NEW "MERCH" reward 14oz stainless steel travel mug for sponsors coming in August. July sponsors at $5 or more get first dibs!]

Spark My Muse is heard in 154 countries and new episodes are released TWICE per week. You can best reach me on TWITTER ( @lisadelay ).

Keep your spark shining!

-Lisa

Today, I kick back with follow podcaster Charlie Porter (of FABLE podcast) and we converse about the power of finding meaning through the fables, heroes, and stories of the past and the present.

We hit on other topics too, like the challenge of not having a Peter Pan faith, Charlie's "man-crushes", when you wonder if you might be a Buddhist (because of mystical, zen, or awakening experiences), lucid dreaming (some tips if you want try it or get better at it), the Eastern-minded roots of Christianity and living the incarnational-life, looking for thin spaces, and a lot more.

Be sure to find detailed show notes at SparkMyMuse.com for this episode with links to everything mentioned in the show.

If you want to help me keep making episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse (Right now, it take me about 30 hours a week and hundreds of my own dollars a month to make this for you. I'll be out of funds soon. $1 per listen is a great place to start.)

Monthly supporters get first dibs on upcoming "MERCH".

Spark My Muse is now heard in 154 countries! Thank you for listening. Share the show with friends or give it a rating on iTunes to help it along.

If you want to connect, the best way is to find me on Twitter.com/lisadelay

[ @lisadelay ]

Keep shinning your spark!

~Lisa

Today, I kick back with follow podcaster Charlie Porter (of FABLE podcast) and we converse about the power of finding meaning through the fables, heroes, and stories of the past and the present.

We hit on other topics too, like the challenge of not having a Peter Pan faith, Charlie's "man-crushes", when you wonder if you might be a Buddhist (because of mystical, zen, or awakening experiences), lucid dreaming (some tips if you want try it or get better at it), the Eastern-minded roots of Christianity and living the incarnational-life, looking for thin spaces, and a lot more.

Be sure to find detailed show notes at SparkMyMuse.com for this episode with links to everything mentioned in the show.

If you want to help me keep making episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse (Right now, it take me about 30 hours a week and hundreds of my own dollars a month to make this for you. I'll be out of funds soon. $1 per listen is a great place to start.)

Monthly supporters get first dibs on upcoming "MERCH".

Spark My Muse is now heard in 154 countries! Thank you for listening. Share the show with friends or give it a rating on iTunes to help it along.

If you want to connect, the best way is to find me on Twitter.com/lisadelay

[ @lisadelay ]

Keep shinning your spark!

~Lisa

Today, I kick back with follow podcaster Charlie Porter (of FABLE podcast) and we converse about the power of finding meaning through the fables, heroes, and stories of the past and the present.

We hit on other topics too, like the challenge of not having a Peter Pan faith, Charlie's "man-crushes", when you wonder if you might be a Buddhist (because of mystical, zen, or awakening experiences), lucid dreaming (some tips if you want try it or get better at it), the Eastern-minded roots of Christianity and living the incarnational-life, looking for thin spaces, and a lot more.

Be sure to find detailed show notes at SparkMyMuse.com for this episode with links to everything mentioned in the show.

If you want to help me keep making episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse (Right now, it take me about 30 hours a week and hundreds of my own dollars a month to make this for you. I'll be out of funds soon. $1 per listen is a great place to start.)

Monthly supporters get first dibs on upcoming "MERCH".

Spark My Muse is now heard in 154 countries! Thank you for listening. Share the show with friends or give it a rating on iTunes to help it along.

If you want to connect, the best way is to find me on Twitter.com/lisadelay

[ @lisadelay ]

Keep shinning your spark!

~Lisa

If you’ve ever felt completely alone or backed into a corner with no way out, it’s likely that you’ve thought about ending your life. Suffering, brain chemistry, very dark moods, depression, despair, can bring us to this point. Often, we are loath to admit that these thoughts have come to us. We feel afraid to admit such a thing. Yet, in our silence, we remain more alone than ever.

Today’s show is a few things: it’s quite personal; it’s quite unconventional in its revelations; and it’s a beacon to you if you feel lost, alone, despairing, or afraid. Depressive mood and dark times are a human reality. They signal that we are ALIVE and that we need each other. Don’t wander off to wither or die alone. Come back, stay, and let’s do this together. It’s the only way. Life is so terribly hard sometimes, but we can help each other. We can find a way.

This show is for you now, or in the future. It’s for your friend, now, or in the future. We will all find our ring of hell at some point. Thanks for listening and passing this along.

To speak with someone trained to help, right now, in the U.S.A. call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Or visit suicide.org

Soul School comes out each Wednesday. Each Friday Spark My Muse hosts a guest conversation.

Thank you for listening, reviewing the show on iTunes, and being a month supporting contributor on patreon.com/sparkmymuse [Your love and support make it worth all the work.]

-Visit the podcast website for detailed show notes, links, and extras SPARKmyMUSE.com

With love,

Lisa

If you’ve ever felt completely alone or backed into a corner with no way out, it’s likely that you’ve thought about ending your life. Suffering, brain chemistry, very dark moods, depression, despair, can bring us to this point. Often, we are loath to admit that these thoughts have come to us. We feel afraid to admit such a thing. Yet, in our silence, we remain more alone than ever.

Today’s show is a few things: it’s quite personal; it’s quite unconventional in its revelations; and it’s a beacon to you if you feel lost, alone, despairing, or afraid. Depressive mood and dark times are a human reality. They signal that we are ALIVE and that we need each other. Don’t wander off to wither or die alone. Come back, stay, and let’s do this together. It’s the only way. Life is so terribly hard sometimes, but we can help each other. We can find a way.

This show is for you now, or in the future. It’s for your friend, now, or in the future. We will all find our ring of hell at some point. Thanks for listening and passing this along.

To speak with someone trained to help, right now, in the U.S.A. call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Or visit suicide.org

Soul School comes out each Wednesday. Each Friday Spark My Muse hosts a guest conversation.

Thank you for listening, reviewing the show on iTunes, and being a month supporting contributor on patreon.com/sparkmymuse [Your love and support make it worth all the work.]

-Visit the podcast website for detailed show notes, links, and extras SPARKmyMUSE.com

With love,

Lisa

If you’ve ever felt completely alone or backed into a corner with no way out, it’s likely that you’ve thought about ending your life. Suffering, brain chemistry, very dark moods, depression, despair, can bring us to this point. Often, we are loath to admit that these thoughts have come to us. We feel afraid to admit such a thing. Yet, in our silence, we remain more alone than ever.

Today’s show is a few things: it’s quite personal; it’s quite unconventional in its revelations; and it’s a beacon to you if you feel lost, alone, despairing, or afraid. Depressive mood and dark times are a human reality. They signal that we are ALIVE and that we need each other. Don’t wander off to wither or die alone. Come back, stay, and let’s do this together. It’s the only way. Life is so terribly hard sometimes, but we can help each other. We can find a way.

This show is for you now, or in the future. It’s for your friend, now, or in the future. We will all find our ring of hell at some point. Thanks for listening and passing this along.

To speak with someone trained to help, right now, in the U.S.A. call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Or visit suicide.org

Soul School comes out each Wednesday. Each Friday Spark My Muse hosts a guest conversation.

Thank you for listening, reviewing the show on iTunes, and being a month supporting contributor on patreon.com/sparkmymuse [Your love and support make it worth all the work.]

-Visit the podcast website for detailed show notes, links, and extras SPARKmyMUSE.com

With love,

Lisa

Catapulting into a top-rated iTunes podcast “The Liturgists”, Mike McHargue and crew found themselves inundated with science-related questions. Hence, the spin-off podcast "Ask Science Mike" was born.

In it, Mike lets supporters of the show select the questions he answers–anything from questions people would be terrified to ask their pastors or friends like: what is the science behind why an adult might be sexually attracted to a child; to questions that intersect with the spiritual–like what is the science behind why we might pray to a God we have decided we don’t believe in anymore.

Our conversation gets into ideas about “hearing from God”; superstition; Mike's own journey from Fundamentalist to Atheist and to spiritual skeptic; his surprising rediscovery of the concept of the Trinity; and the roots of mystery within the Christian faith tradition that many people in the West know little or nothing about.

PLUS-I ask Mike some special science questions of my own. His answers are so impressive that I’ve made them a REWARD for the people I adore: my wonderful Spark My Muse fans and friends. This audio is FREE for anyone contributing (a DOLLAR or more) to the show! Not supporting yet? No problem. Support the show for access to Mike’s answers and ~MANY~ other offerings and extras. Go to https://patreon.com/sparkmymuse

Show notes for THIS episode are extensive. They include a direct link to the BONUS AUDIO and the many links to all the people and books mentioned in the show. Go to http://sparkmymuse.com (and search for Episode 67) or try this direct link: http://wp.me/p1g2iA-4OH

Spark My Muse comes out twice per week. Subscribe. Share. Enjoy.

Thanks for listening AND remember to shine your Spark in the world!

~Lisa

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