In this episode, Waylon discusses what we should do if the world is going to hell. “There’s no difference between a pessimist who says, ‘It’s all over, don’t bother trying to do anything, forget about voting, it won’t make a difference,’ and an optimist who says, ‘Relax, everything is going to turn out fine.’ Either way the results are the same. Nothing gets done.” ~ Yvon Chouinard. Podcast produced by: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events.

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In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon meets Dain Heer. They speak about (toxic, unhealthy, unkind and genuine, grounded, grownup) masculinity, unrealistic expectations, parenting—about what it means to be a man in today's society.  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

234. Dain Heer on "What Masculinity *Is.*"

In this week’s Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.” A reader picked Chapter 10, and Waylon does an impromptu reading. “If you fill every moment of your day, your brain will burn out. If you allow gaps, your heart will flourish..” ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 10: “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.” Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

233. Waylon reads Chapter 10 of “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.”

“This is the first generation where we actually know we’re destroying the future for all future generations.” ~ Waylon Lewis  Waylon talks about what, environmentally, he wishes he had understood more clearly 10 – 20 years ago. Plastic sucks: “Yet 95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use and fast-fashion plastic every single day.” Caring is difficult…because we risk feeling sad or even despondent…but when we lean into caring it leads to joy, love, empathy, activism, and positive change. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

232. "95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use & fast fashion plastic every single day." ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 18, and Waylon does an impromptu reading.  "Tonglen, the Buddhist meditation practice of 'sending and taking,' gives us a way to work with our (or others’) anger, suffering, stress, or heartbreak. Simple yet counter-intuitive, this meditation reverses the flow of ego, easing our silly crazy mopey neurosis and engendering compassion." ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 18: "It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

231. Waylon reads Chapter 18 of “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.”

Waylon addresses comments Readers have made about Elephant’s coverage of the Israel-Palestine war crimes with three points. “I am not the voice of Elephant. I am the steward of Elephant and you can write on Elephant anytime. Why is that important? Because there are so many people who know so much more than me. Do we need to hear from me or from Elephant Journal about Palestine? No. The world is not crying for Elephant’s voice on Palestine. But we do need to hear from you, and we are a community here to platform you, with respectful dialogue.” ~ Waylon Lewis  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

49: When everything seems hopeless, what do we do?

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