"Asking questions connects and engages; deepens & strengthens our relationships. Good questions reduce tension & conflict" - Richard Lock

In this episode, I reflect on the need to continually ask questions with the people we care about most and who we feel we know fairly well.  As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.” — Buddhist proverb

In this episode, I share a short story that speaks about pain being an integral part of life while offering a way to lessen its impact.  As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

” Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone. -Lisa Olivera “

In this episode, I reflect back on the mental health conference I attended last week and discuss the importance making healing a priority when it comes to health.  As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and things go on their own” – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, I question the use of meditation as a productivity tool and challenge us all to examine our own practice.  As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” – Bryant McGill

In this episode, I share a story titled the Villager and the Happy Man. It speaks to the strength and kindness we can cultivate once we decide to sort out our inner world.  As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

In this episode we’re going talk about our personal values and how they can help guide us through our daily activities. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” - Norman Vincent Peale

In this episode we’re going learn how to challenge our unhelpful thoughts by asking ourselves some key questions. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

"When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you." - Susan Sarandon

In this episode we're going to examine sort of power that has little to do with coercion and force and everything to do with positive influence and change. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

I can respect different opinions, because everybody has a story. - Richard Chadha

In this episode we're going to look at a short story involving a six-year-old boy who gives his math teacher the "wrong" answer. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show

“Heart-Mind, left to its natural state, is vast as a panorama of Nature.” ― Frank LaRue Owen

In this episode we're going to take a look at the ancient Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi  and explore how it can be utilized in today's world. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!