One of the most common responses I have when people hear I do a podcast is that I should read bedtime stories. 
I decided to do it my way with what I do to fall asleep. 

This is the first and was recorded on my phone so please forgive the quality. The rest will be much cleaner audio. 

We all live in the bubble of our thinking. 

Sometimes they pop and we see a new world. 

Then we build another bubble which is the memory of that event. 

Hurray for Bubble Popping!

As long as we have a thought we have a feeling and they can be pretty compelling.
We've all had the experience of doing or saying something we knew better than to do when overtaken by a powerful feeling like jealousy, anger, or insecurity. 
Its often easier to see in others when they're overwhelmed by feelings their behaviour makes little to no sense in the context of their external environment, but does this same non-sense translate to less intense feelings most of us use to navigate our everyday lives?

Part of having a personal mind seems to be taking what we've already thought and projecting some possible future(s) which we get to compare what actually happens to. 
This is a profoundly useful tool, but will wreak havoc on our lives if we don't realize we're doing it and spend our energy fighting, denying, or disappointed with what actually ends up happening. 

Certainty and division seem to be a theme in 2020. With unanswered questions that have even occurred to us to ask yet it seems slightly out of place the certainty with which a lot of people are communicating. This word has been helping me survive, maintain relationships, and do my best to remain open. 

In the intro I often comment that this podcast is dedicated to insight on living life well from the 'inside-out'. Well, I decided to be explicit in this episode to share what that means to me. Hope you enjoy!

Just a friendly reflection on what might be meant when commenting on how 'woke' or 'unconscious' people are. I've been hearing this type of language used more and more and have been wondering what use or pitfalls it brings to how we see people. 

Some things we don't want to deal with can resolve themselves when ignored. Most don't seem to.

Making a habit of simply dealing with what needs to be dealt with rather than pushing it back and pushing it back is a huge, simple, and rather obvious life hack. 

You can't blame anyone else or anything else for your own behaviour. It sneaks in the backdoor... we feel justified, resentful, angry, hurt etc and before we know it we're doing something we know better than to do. We're treating other people or ourselves in ways we don't want to ever treat anyone, but it feels like we can't help it sometimes. This episode is a look at that and what we might be able to do to start owning our shit. 

Sonder: 

"The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own."

This is the first in a series of episodes touching on normal human capabilities that when tapped into are like superpowers. 

The first one is our ability to connect. I have on Rachel Dunn who is one of the very best connectors I've ever met. Hope you enjoy the Q&A and learn as much as I did!