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The topic for todays’ Inclusive Activism Podcast is … The numbing trap!

Welcome to the podcast all, I do believe now we will get to the voicemails at the end so a little to look forward to there. I am hoping at the time this is posted we will have hit 127 total listens – Again all good things start as fragile small things. You my dear friend, good listener are one of those green budding shoots of opportunity. So, first off thank you so much for downloading again! And if you are willing please share this podcast with a like-minded friend. Please review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or Last FM – those reviews are how I will be visible and others can join in our community to become better for one another.

My goal is to provide good noteworthy listenable content that help YOU! But this is going to be a long haul for me. I can have some ego problems. (I hope to do an ego is the enemy podcast soon) So this hard slogging is going to be difficult for me. But this is the cool and exciting part, with my community which will have been here from day one! So thank you for your listens and thank you from your calls! Remember this is my Google Voice mail so it will say I am not available just leave me a message!

Proof of activism:

Went to Emerging Leaders 1 retreat helping students to find purpose in positive social change to make the world a better place

Went on Emerging Leaders 2 retreat about nonviolence

Started Training for Equity with Kyrene Community Education program

Lead panel interview for Native American Education at Kyrene School District

Service at Andre House feeding the hungry

Self Care check in:

Took a break in Prescott with pups and partner had an amazing time

Lifting 4X a week

Cardio 3X last week min of 20 mins back on top

Played flag football twice in past two weeks

Mindfulness 4 times last week

Dinner with friend and her partner Rikki Ann

So on to the numbing trap!

This is particularly an insidious problem in that it is very ubiquitous in that it is found everywhere with its presence but shame keeps it from being examined or discussed.

First – what is it? First off again credit where credit is due. This idea comes from Brene Brown and it can be examined in detail in her book: Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, work, parent, and lead. So on to the subject of “numbing”

Numbing refers to anything we do to avoid feelings. I would take it a bit further and elaborate on it and say it’s also anything that keeps us from the present moment. For me this is crucial to examine.

When I say your avoiding right now, being lost in mindlessness you are avoiding your life! Your actual real deal life is happening right now. As you listen to this I would urge you to take a hot second and slow down with me