Intimacy is a deep sense of closeness, familiarity, and emotional or physical connection with another person—or with oneself.

Sean and Chris get intimate with each other, emotionally and intellectually. What is Intimacy? What forms does it take?

Definition and Core Meaning

• Root origin: Derived from the Latin word intimus, meaning "innermost" or "deepest".
• Self-intimacy: Knowing, understanding, and accepting your own thoughts, flaws, and feelings before connecting deeply with others.
• Interpersonal bond: A mutual process of knowing and being known at a deeper level over time.

Main Types of Intimacy

• Emotional: Sharing thoughts, fears, and vulnerabilities while receiving nonjudgmental support.
• Physical: Ranging from non-sexual touch like hugging and holding hands to sexual activity.
• Intellectual: Exchanging ideas, opinions, and philosophical discussions.
• Experiential: Bonding through shared activities, tasks, or life events.
• Spiritual: Connecting through shared beliefs, values, or a mutual perception of the universe.

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Truth vs. Honesty....what is the difference? Can you have one without the other? Is my Truth teh same as your Truth? Is it easier to be honest with ourselves than with others? Is truth always the best policy? In a world where that is living in the "post truth ear" how do we weed through the lies and get to what is real? Chris and Sean tackle all this and try to make a little sense of it. Please check it out and leave comments with you thoughts.

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Freakonomics - Authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J Dubner

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The 5 Mindfulness Trainings - What are they? How do they help us all connect with ourselves and each other. Chris and Sean dig in to each Training. Some we struggle with others we have done better. Learn some really easy and quick techniques that might help with your life and well being.

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Episode 50!! Wow...that is a lot of Chivalry. Sean and Chris take a look back at the last 2 years. Successes, failures, wins and losses. it is a great time to talk about Mindfulness. Are we paying attention? Are we growing? Please tale a listen and let us know your thoughts.

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The Four Agreements: inspired by a set of the Toltec people's spiritual beliefs. The intent of the book is to help readers explore "freedom", "happiness", and "love"

Join Chris and Sean as they discover/return to these ideas for themselves and see if they might fit into your life.

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The four agreements:

• "Be impeccable with your word"
• "Do not take anything personally"
• "Do not make assumptions"
• "Always do your best"Follow us:
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Chris picked up on something Sean had said about not trusting himself. It sparked an idea and an important conversation about being stuck. Learning to trust yourself, figuring out your core values and acting on them. Some real soul searching and intimate experience. Please share, rate and review. Enjoy!

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Values and Finding Purpose. What are Sean and Chris's values? Have we found our purpose? It a very complicated subject. Every time we think we have it figured out another point of view has us question our thoughts.

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Service...what could be more important? Are you giving service? In your home, in your community? To your friends, your family, to a stranger?? To yourself? We dig in and see what we can figure out. Please listen and see what you think. Review, like and share if you don't mind, it means a lot to us.

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Will Power - Do Sean and Chris have Will Power? Do we understand what it means? It sounds simple however we soon learn it is a complicated question. Also a very important topic and well worth the debate.

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Chris and Sean discuss Agency.Personal agency is the human capacity to act autonomously, make intentional choices, and exert control over one’s thoughts, emotions, and actions to influence life outcomes. It involves setting goals, planning, self-regulation, and believing that one's actions can produce desired results. This mindset shifts individuals from feeling like victims to being active authors of their own lives

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