Sometimes life is heavy. Sometimes life is hard. Because things happen that are out of our control. They hurt no matter the brave face we put on. And often we are angry about those things. What do we do with that anger? How do we keep it from consuming us? 

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This week we talk about one solution to dealing with anger when it comes. Or comes again. Instead of trying to fight that anger. Or trying to stamp it out. Or keep it from coming. That we welcome it instead. We pull up a chair and sit with it. Sit with the anger, and feel it totally and completely. Then we let it go. 

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Life is heavy sometimes, and we are angry sometimes. But that does not mean that we can’t still find peace. Tough times can have moments of peace, but that peace is often on the other side of anger. 

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What makes you happy? Seriously what makes you, specifically you happy? As in the different or perhaps odd thing that you love. That you could geek out for hours about. What is that? 

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Today we talk about letting the geek out. Allowing that part of us to be seen. Allowing the feeling of freedom that comes with not holding back. Because we all have something small or seemingly silly that makes us happy. And most of the time we hide that. We stifle our happy because we don’t want to bother those around us. 

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Your geek is a wonderful part of you and they deserve some sunshine. Let them out and let yourself be happy. 

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If you are on a hike, where is your focus? If you are like many people, myself included, it is on where you are placing your feet. Because it is the best way to not fall on your face. And that is a fair thing to want. To NOT fall on your face. (Hey I live in the desert, falling while hiking could very well include landing on a cactus.) 

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But if we only look at our feet, what are we missing? Do we get done and miss all the beautiful scenery? I hope not. Metaphorically and literally. Please don’t miss out on all that life has to offer. Be brave and look up from time to time. Even if that means you need to stop moving. Look up and see the wonderful things around you. Look up and see where you are needed and look up to find life. 

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We get so caught up sometimes in just putting one foot in front of the other that we lose sight of the bigger goal. To actually live and not just survive. Looking up helps us live. Pause and look. Look and find life. 

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We all fall down. It sucks, but it is just a fact of life. At some point or another, we will all fall flat on our faces. (Literally and figuratively.) And it is extremely easy to think of falling as failing. But what if the two are not the same. What if falling was just another way of moving you forward? 

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There is no getting around falling. But falling is only failing when we choose to not get up. Movement toward our goals is never wasted and it is never failing. This week let’s take a few minutes and rethink failure. Because success is what we decide it is. And not reaching the exact picture isn’t failing. 

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You can fall forward. Again and again. And each time you do you will learn something new. You will grow and you will be better equipped to keep getting better. To keep getting up. Don’t give up on yourself. Keep getting up. 

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Have you taken time this spring to listen to the messages? You know the ones coming from all directions? Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. And most of all hope. So much hope comes when we see the earth come back to life after months of cold and bare. 

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Are you ready for a subtle kind of brave? The brave that allows you to reach for hope instead of despair. Reach for the good instead of the bad. Brave is not always big and bold. Sometimes it is small and simple. Brave is believing the world can be better even if you struggle to see the evidence of that. Come let’s find some hope. 

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Sometimes in our lives, we have no control over where we are. Through no choice of our own, we are in a place where we do not want to be. Sometimes it is personal and sometimes it is global. But no matter what variety of crazy we are in the dust will always settle. 

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What do we do when that dust starts to settle? What choices do we make when it comes time to move? Do we sit scared or take steps forward? 

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This week we talk about moving forward after big events. After the crazy. And we do it through a few random examples that appear to have nothing in common. Sometimes we need a poet’s words to give us permission to move. And we need a powwow to lift our spirits so we can make personal changes and take little steps forward. 

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There is an attitude running wild in the world, that we must always be moving/pushing forward. ‘Never look back’ is shouted at us from all sides and we are constantly told to focus on what is ahead. 

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But sometimes moving forward is super hard. And no matter how we twist and turn we can’t seem to get out of the deep mud and actually move. There is something holding us back but no amount of forward focus tells us why. 

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Let’s talk about words and how we use them. Let’s talk about the positive and negative effects of our words. 

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Words have power. What we say matters. Many people will argue that its just words and that they can’t really hurt you. But those people are not being honest with someone. Likely themselves. Because words can hurt. And their effects are felt beyond a physical wound. 

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How could we change the world if we were careful with our words? How many lives could we turn around by offering hope instead of hurt? We can do so much with the language we use it is amazing. 

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This week we explore words. And I give an example of their power from my early years of teaching. Come listen. 

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Allow me the privilege to introduce you to Lynne. To begin with, she is an all-around amazing human being with the amazing ability to make you feel seen and heard. No matter the distance. But she is also an award-winning musician and educator, personal coach, and sound healing therapist who loves to help people discover their unlimited potential and possibilities. 

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Join our conversation with Lynne as she shares her journey from classical musician to sound therapist and what she has learned along the way. As an expert in sound, she has added to her skill set and uses her love for vibrations to help people heal. Starting with herself.  

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There are so many ways to find yourself and the healing you need. Not because you are broken, but because we all need help to find our true selves under all the layers of family and society. You can follow Lynne on Social media @lynnestukart on Instagram and Facebook or check out her website at https://www.lynnestukart.com/ and see if sound therapy resonates with you. 

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They say we have to own our lives right? The good and the bad. What about the embarrassing? Have you ever thought about owning your embarrassment? It is a strange concept I know. But it has some awesome effects. 

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Let me put it a different way, what if you could stop giving other people your power? Interested now? We give away our power so often that we don't always see that we are doing it. But we give it away and give it away and then wonder why we feel so powerless. 

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And as humans we often make others feel dumb for simply being human. But they can only make us feel about it if we let them. Being human is a wonderful, amazing thing and it is full of less than graceful encounters. (with floors, doors, sidewalks, etc.) And mishaps in all their forms. (wardrobe malfunctions, sudden illness, and on and on.) 

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Own your humanness. Own the silly that makes you happy and own the embarrassing things you may do. And then you will have the power of being yourself. Unapologetically. Right where you are. 

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