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This episode was recorded on EARTH DAY as cohost teZa and Carter Lord camp in the WILD of Southeast Arizona. Due to no internet connection, the next two conversations on ZLORD podcast are being presented simultaneously as ... internet is only now possible. We record using only an simple iPhone, and then, to present our various episodes, not only an internet connection but a desktop computer is necessary. We work with what we have, folks! Enjoy our offerings. And please do contact us with any comments/suggestions at [email protected]

teZa and Carter are freshly back from a multiday reunion with old school chums, many of whom hold opposing views about the way the world is. Bonded by a mutual love, having known each other since childhood, it's important to the group to find common ground rather than continue arguing about such things as politics, economics, and general "grown-up" topics that never mattered when they became fast friends. This episode is dedicated to how we can all learn to listen to each others' views, and accept that each person has the right to hold their own point of view. Whether in a small family, or a nation, or a global unit--we are all members of the blended family of humankind. See teZalord.com for her 4 books and carterlord.com for his feature films.

Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord talk about how being "in tune" with higher levels of consciousness is a choice each of us gets to make, over and over, each day, each moment in the day. They share some of the tools they use to stay in this "river of consciousness" ... and some of the ways in which it's easy to forget. teZaLord.com for more info of her nonfiction books and carterlord.com for carter's films.

In our fast-paced world of today, misunderstanding is easy, especially using texts and emails as our method of communication. We don't get to hear the nuances of a voice, or see a person's body language. Words have powerful energy! Often ours are misunderstood. In this episode Carter and teZa, cohosts of ZLORD, discuss how to give other people the "benefit of the doubt" when there's been a misunderstanding. And they give practical tools about how to communicate on a higher level, one they call the Blended Family of Humankind, which includes everyone alive. If all of us could treat and speak to each other as if we were in close relationship, like a family is ... giving adequate time and sensitivity to our differences ... this world would be a healthier, happier place. Zen Love is teZa's nonfiction book that describes how she achieved just this in real-life fashion. teZaLord.com for more.

No matter what it is, any negative emotion can be turned around to serve our lives' fulfillment, and not be the source of pain, depression, anxiety, sadness, or any other form of negativity. In this episode cohosts teZa and Carter Lord give real-life examples of how they work the awareness, acceptance, action 3-step process of transforming negatives into, if not positives, at least just stepping-stones of life's unpredictable journey. see tezalord.com for more

During cohosts teZa and Carter Lord's lifetimes things have never felt so filled with things beyond their control. World events are catastrophic. Putin's Russia invading Ukraine has thrown the entire globe into a frightening tailspin. Never before has a nuclear threat loomed as REAL as we are experiencing right now. Today. So what can we do to ease the stress? Especially helping our young children through these troubled times? Here are explicit tools how to handle your own, your friends', and our children's anxiety. We must. share about our fears in a safe way. Not keep these dark feelings locked inside. But how can we do this, especially with hard-to-communicate-with children? Suicides of kids have skyrocketed since the pandemic. As a result, the US government has initiated a new hotline for mental health: 988. Please call if you are feeling suicidal and spread this message! The Lords discuss their personal approach of holding a all-equal-voices family meeting. This subject is also a major theme of teZa's nonfiction book "Zen Love." tezalord.com for more.

Many in the free world feel imperiled right now. Upon this past week's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Putin's Russian military forces and the subsequent loss of life and river of refugees during a harsh winter, our conversation's mood is solemn. The fragile balance of world power hangs precariously in the hands of an apparent greedy madman What can we do to help? In this week's episode teZa and Carter Lord offer what hope and comfort with their listeners that they hold near to their hearts during this unprecedented time in recent history. see tezalord.com for more

Carter and teZa Lord discuss how accessible real happiness is for every person alive--if they're willing to do "the work." No one can deny: life is hard. Many happiness "experts" are offering ways to grasp fulfillment because we are a more "mindful" culture in the West. In this week's conversation, as always, the ZLORD cohosts present personal anecdotes and true-life experiences of how these two lovers (of life and each other) have found contentment even in the face of life's great hardships. They show how anyone can experience serenity if they are willing to change their attitude. see tezalord.com for more

Carter and teZa Lord talk about a useful exercise they're doing: making a spiritual inventory of their assets as well as their deficits. Why do such a thing? Isn't being spiritual mindful enough? Well, we all can improve, right? By writing these self-reflexive things about ourself down (privately, but written down not just contemplated) they become tangible to us. Then we really know what we have successfully accomplished in our pursuit of happiness and what we need to be more mindful about, so we can, little by little, have the courage to change the parts of ourselves that create barriers to true contentment. see tezalord.com for more

Everyone's sick and tired of "them vs. us" vitriolic arguing. Nothing much gets done with this leak of psychic energy in society. This week's discussion has cohosts teZa and Carter Lord offering reasonable, workable solutions for helping to transform the divisiveness in our global society. First, a person decides to be more aware in their own lives. Then they can influence others in their circle and all humankind benefits. Being aware takes effort, but the results are worth it! tezalord.com for more