ZLORD podcast

Many people are emotionally strained these days. With both national and worldwide events escalating daily, many are nervous, many are angry, some are contemptuous of others on "the other side." In this episode cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss what is the obvious solution: civility. And detachment from toxic people and situations. How to practice these choices though, when face to face with others' incivility is the solution for changing negative-dark situations into more positive, light-filled ones. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for info about hosts.

It's virtually impossible to feel connected to others, to love another, or to feel the happiness of a spiritual life without first learning to love oneself. How? ZLORD Cohosts share their experiences, past and present. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for host info.

After a month-long hiatus, cohosts Carter and teZa Lord return. In this episode they discuss the recent article about the benefits of being kind by Elizabeth Bernstein featured in the Wall Street Journal. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com about hosts.

Carter and teZa discuss the futility of worry and other negative thoughts and self-speak. From their own experiences they offer solutions how they deal with this very human tendency. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about ZLORD's cohosts.

In this solo episode, teZa speaks of being a creative. What does that mean? How does the process of being a creative look like? Intimate glimpses are here as teZa readies to publish her next book. Join her info-email list at tezalord.com Cohost Carter will be back next episode: carterlord.com

Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than Knowledge." Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord share how they navigate through life's smorgasbord of current issues facing humankind: Global and Local Leadership Challenges. Fear vs Encouragement. Localized Wars Escalating. Personal Growth. Social-Racial-Religious Conflicts. Environmental Discoveries. Negative Thinking. Constructive Debates. Celebrations. Hope. Love. Harmony. Human Neurosis. The Sacred in Everyday human existence is as diversified as a family of ten sitting down to a meal. See carterlord.com and tezalord.com for more.

Life on planet Earth is getting more tense by the moment. Some of us though, see all challenges as opportunities for choosing how to live in conflicted times — responding, not reacting, with peace and calm instead of revenge and violent solutions. Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord share their perspectives on the hyper-explosive situation in the Middle East, compounded by the ongoing conflict between the dominance of Russia over the fighting-for-survival Ukraine. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about the hosts. Comments or suggestions: [email protected]

Whether a world crisis or a personal resentment, we all contribute to elevating our world (or not) by the action we choose to take. In this episode, cohosts Carter and teZa Lord talk about the recent atrocities in the Middle East's Gaza, and how we can relate this show-down between extremist-Hamas and Israel in the bigger world arena—to having a resentment against our neighbor, something all of us can relate to. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about hosts.

After last week's unprecedented violence by Hamas extremists in Israel's Gaza Strip, cohost teZa and Carter Lord attempt to explain their relationship with the Divine, the blatant cause of too many wars. For these two long-marrieds, they experience the Sacred through both personal inner experiences, like meditation and serving others, as well as through spiritual teachings, such as "The Word" offered in religious texts. Both defend their very different stands on the modern question of: "Is God dead?" debated by various seekers and anti-religious alike. The Lords' conclusion? Yes! ALL Religions serve as a beacon of hope for many in our otherwise insane world. But extremists—of any ilk—can make anything a trip to hell with their narrow, intolerant interpretation of what is, in essence, simply one's version of goodness: being a decent human being. Comments welcome [email protected] see tezalord.com and carterlord.com about the hosts.

All of us face many unknowns. Our health could be threatened or we might lose a loved one suddenly, or any of a long list of worrisome "could be's" accompanies each of us, every day. In this episode Carter reveals to cohost teZa his concerns over a serious surgical complication that has arisen from his recent joint replacement. With good cheer the pair discuss the endless possibilities of both life—and death. The hosts agreed with Warf the feisty Clingon of Star Trek fame, who says at any given opportunity—"It's a good day to die!" See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about the hosts.