Thrive and Connect

Continuing from episode 0058 , Death and Holidays, this podcasts discusses Joy and how it can be experienced even when there are difficulties present. At the core, viewing life as existing between book ends, birth and death, and accepting the impermanence allows for participation in life in a direct, open manner. This lays the groundwork for connecting and experiencing joy.

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My wife, Jeny, lost her father 4 days ago and 2 days ago her mother went into hospice. In this episode I reflect on how it’s hit me.

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To keep your dreams alive you must live them, according to our guest, Jim Friel. Over his long and interesting life he

has learned to maintain an optimism by accepting life as it is, meeting new people, exploring opportunities, and extending discipline and kindness wherever he can, be it a village in Thailand or a cafeteria full of energetic but a bit unruly elementary students who benefit from his belief in them and his encouragement for them to believe in themselves.

Learn how he manages to do all this as life delivers the unexpected.

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Productivity is an ongoing requirement to not only survive but thrive whether in personal life or business. Today’s episode covers requirements for increasing productivity, especially when feeling stuck.

A 3-pronged approach is used based on Gratitude then Hope then, finally, Productivity.

Challenges regarding gratitude are discussed with respect to Jungian Type, i.e., Introvert or Extrovert. This is essential since in order to establish hope there is the need to know what tools are available to not only gain a sense of hope but to put that hope into action and increase productivity.

In other words, expanding one’s gratitude list by pushing personal limits and creating more personal assets is essential to increasing the probability of putting hope into action.

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Today’s interview is with Caleb Belew, voice artist, and we discuss making life decisions when having been born on the cusp between being a Millennial and GenXer…whether or not to conform (live life on the rails) or strike out on one’s own (live life off the rails). While working on that decision life has a way to send one down an unanticipated rabbit hole which can mean having to “forge one’s own rails” and go in your own direction.

In line with all that, Nietzsche’s parable of The Camel, the Lion, and the Baby is compared to working through life’s decisions and finding one’s way.

Gary and Caleb also talk about the importance in some cultures of having a “Walkabout” and not force-feed decisions in a linear manner as to life choices.

Living consistently across all aspect of life is critical as is the need to pay attention to the small things, always practicing empathy and compassion whether in business or personal life.

Finally, different belief systems were compared along with the reality that they are all quite similar when it comes to helping one and other in living a full life.

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A method using meditation is discussed for addressing fear and moving energy into taking action with opportunity.

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Suffering, expectations, and the paradox of how suffering is associated with growth and abundance are discussed.

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Today’s episode addresses faith vs belief and the associated challenges. Topics covered include:

* 3 ways to view beliefs

* The power of first simply seeing what is

* How the desire for rules can frustrate being present

* the power of being present and working with what is

* the parable of the poison arrow

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Today we talk with Mary Gaines (pseudonym) about her road to triumph over having been trafficked for sex. She talks about law enforcement, pimps, friends, children, daily life, and, most importantly, those who came out on the street to connect with her and offer a pathway to recovery.

 

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This podcast discusses the harm done by getting caught up in the 4 dichotomies that change with the wind. These cause the suffering referenced in the 1st Noble Truth. The dichotomies are:

Pleasure/sorrow

Gain/loss

Fame/lack of recognition

Praise/blame

These are expanded to include the drawing of any boundary with “good”/“bad” on one side or the other. Buddha showed that the lack of boundaries such as these is what allows us to be present in the world and decide accordingly what to do.

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