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If not daily but weekly someone or ourselves will blurt out, "I've got nothing!" I find this interesting. Once such a shout out reaches my ears I reply, "How many voices do you have in your head and heart?" They look back in shock. How dare I confuse their moment of nothingness with something that's completely overcrowded and out of control. Learning how to utilize those voices is how you move yourself beyond the mountain and dry desert floor. On this podcast I talk openly about how I put God and the universe way ahead of all things in my head and heart. That doesn't guarantee the voices go away. It only makes me aware of newer and better ways to listen to why they're strong enough to have a presence. I'm not convinced anything is negative until we personally label it as such.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Thursday, November 29, 2018
The Arrival Of The Universe
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Learning mindfulness is but a baby step toward being aware of the present. It requires practice. Becoming aware of the atmosphere that's endlessly changing around us. Jotting down notes is a great way to document personal growth. So often we jump into books of motivation and inspiration wanting and expecting change only to realize nothings moved. A wise man once said, "You can learn a lot about a person by thumbing through their record collection." The same is true when you search through someone's Kindle or Nook. Mine is brimming to the top with those books of positive thoughts and spiritual expressions. It's not that I seek. I only want to be reminded. On this podcast I go back nearly three years in the daily writing and read from a moment where the spirit of the universe is moving through the creative mind. We live in an age where songwriters, artists, authors and actors of brilliant talents are hitting walls of silence. Where in their "Now" did the seed of nothingness find its first sip of water? We all go through it. Recognizing it needs a follow up. Doing something about it latches onto a lot of energy you may not have. Learning from it teaches the next passerby to remove themselves from saying "I can't."
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Flowering Tomato
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The writer in me took note of a flowering tomato plant outside the window. While shaping a positive vibration within the moments we all try to design I realized the squirrels had stolen another fruit from the vine. The written expression on paper, "Obviously they need it more than I." The captivating thing about this tomato plant is the connection that two separate walks of life seemed to share without truly realizing there was a single line connected to the same dot on the map. I was a little disappointed with the tomato stealing squirrels but in essence I too was taking from the plant by borrowing the energy from one of its blossoms. On this podcast I dive into that subject. What are we doing as everyday real people to produce fruit and or a flower? The natural reaction when someone takes is usually discomfort and yet they obviously needed it more than I. Turning the picture around. Who we've become is a basic design of how we were taught to accept and or giveaway. Sharing is a learned art. In Native American Spirituality I learned to ask the plant for the fruit on the vine. What if we began a process of growth in that flavor while creating things with coworkers or family members. Instead of expecting to take what's grown from another imagination. Ask by way of mindfulness to have or to hold whats being shared in the moment. We are a society of takers. Look at the social media world. So many pictures, motivational phrases and other connections that weren't part of our vine but they became the identity of the image of you we find. There is peace in a walk when what we carry is blessed in the name of sharing. All those thoughts in your head and heart. What if your experiences on this path are actually lessons to be taught? A flower on a vine. Fruit for a passerby.
The writer in me took note of a flowering tomato plant outside the window. While shaping a positive vibration within the moments we all try to design I realized the squirrels had stolen another fruit from the vine. The written expression on paper, "Obviously they need it more than I." The captivating thing about this tomato plant is the connection that two separate walks of life seemed to share without truly realizing there was a single line connected to the same dot on the map. I was a little disappointed with the tomato stealing squirrels but in essence I too was taking from the plant by borrowing the energy from one of its blossoms. On this podcast I dive into that subject. What are we doing as everyday real people to produce fruit and or a flower? The natural reaction when someone takes is usually discomfort and yet they obviously needed it more than I. Turning the picture around. Who we've become is a basic design of how we were taught to accept and or giveaway. Sharing is a learned art. In Native American Spirituality I learned to ask the plant for the fruit on the vine. What if we began a process of growth in that flavor while creating things with coworkers or family members. Instead of expecting to take what's grown from another imagination. Ask by way of mindfulness to have or to hold whats being shared in the moment. We are a society of takers. Look at the social media world. So many pictures, motivational phrases and other connections that weren't part of our vine but they became the identity of the image of you we find. There is peace in a walk when what we carry is blessed in the name of sharing. All those thoughts in your head and heart. What if your experiences on this path are actually lessons to be taught? A flower on a vine. Fruit for a passerby.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
The Awareness Of Doubt
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We all face doubt. It can last a week, month or become a season in length. Be it a diet, career decision, lack of love or you've challenged yourself to take up fasting. Days of doubt cloud the picture of light. Within these challenges our circles of friends and family always come up with the easy way out, "Everything's going to be fine. Pick yourself up and think positive." My own Pastor recently shared his journey through a moment of doubt. Instantly I began to pay attention. He gave me permission to feel the same. Men and women of God are supposed to have feelings! During their bouts with doubt it becomes a choice to listen to it or find a respectful leader in their own heart to help push the moment forward. The only reason why I bring this up is because its fourth quarter. GM firing 14,000 employees before Christmas is a tough cookie to bite into. It stole from what should've been a life changing headline. Through brilliant technology and teamwork we arrived on Mars. Very few said anything about it. They chose instead to talk about their walk at work. No matter how hard you try it doesn't seem to be paying off the way you dreamed. Rather than talking about it we shop. It's Christmas! Instead of reaching toward a real friend, the choice is to keep the liqueur cabinet open a little longer. The pain killers in your private possession always make the ache in your legs go away. I mean it's just a day of doubt. Sitting at home alone isn't a direction. Becoming aware of where you're placing your silent stare is every reason to make sure your circle is tight. Let those around you know of your present place and feelings. It doesn't mean you have to become the wet blanket. Letting them become aware of where you presently feel is the safe room. The last thing you need to hear is, "Come on man get over it. It's the holiday!" Open your door and let someone inside.
We all face doubt. It can last a week, month or become a season in length. Be it a diet, career decision, lack of love or you've challenged yourself to take up fasting. Days of doubt cloud the picture of light. Within these challenges our circles of friends and family always come up with the easy way out, "Everything's going to be fine. Pick yourself up and think positive." My own Pastor recently shared his journey through a moment of doubt. Instantly I began to pay attention. He gave me permission to feel the same. Men and women of God are supposed to have feelings! During their bouts with doubt it becomes a choice to listen to it or find a respectful leader in their own heart to help push the moment forward. The only reason why I bring this up is because its fourth quarter. GM firing 14,000 employees before Christmas is a tough cookie to bite into. It stole from what should've been a life changing headline. Through brilliant technology and teamwork we arrived on Mars. Very few said anything about it. They chose instead to talk about their walk at work. No matter how hard you try it doesn't seem to be paying off the way you dreamed. Rather than talking about it we shop. It's Christmas! Instead of reaching toward a real friend, the choice is to keep the liqueur cabinet open a little longer. The pain killers in your private possession always make the ache in your legs go away. I mean it's just a day of doubt. Sitting at home alone isn't a direction. Becoming aware of where you're placing your silent stare is every reason to make sure your circle is tight. Let those around you know of your present place and feelings. It doesn't mean you have to become the wet blanket. Letting them become aware of where you presently feel is the safe room. The last thing you need to hear is, "Come on man get over it. It's the holiday!" Open your door and let someone inside.
Monday, November 26, 2018
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 133
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What are we truly listening to during our daily walks through chapters trying to be met? I love listening to the wind because I believe humans are missing out on multiple layers of lessons. The wind is known for carrying the seeds of plants and other things, what if there's something that we should be recognizing? On this podcast I talk about standing in front of Versace's house in Florida the moment I learned of his passing. I didn't know how to handle the news except to take note of a beautiful white feather right where I was standing. I carry my writing tablets with me at all times. You never know when the wind will be spreading seeds. On that particular night I couldn't escape the South Beach winds. Writing was a struggle. Every gust pushed the pages onto my writing path. That's when I began to think about how many souls must be moving through that area of Florida sharing with those walking a final thought or prayer. I know! Way out there! Not to a creative mind that spent his entire childhood fearing the strong gusts of wind in Montana. Learning to trust it is one thing. Knowing there are lessons to be learned is a lifelong journey. I'm not saying I heard Versace's voice that night or openly play with the idea that a greater power from the universe tapped my shoulder. I just know how much I was moved by the presence of something that peacefully whispered "Let go and participate with the universe." The circles that began to open. The conversations I no longer ran from. How far do you walk before that feeling in your heart is no longer heard? Only to spend days, months and even years trying to reactivate the moment. But you can't. You were just a passerby that happened to be in the right place and didn't know it.
What are we truly listening to during our daily walks through chapters trying to be met? I love listening to the wind because I believe humans are missing out on multiple layers of lessons. The wind is known for carrying the seeds of plants and other things, what if there's something that we should be recognizing? On this podcast I talk about standing in front of Versace's house in Florida the moment I learned of his passing. I didn't know how to handle the news except to take note of a beautiful white feather right where I was standing. I carry my writing tablets with me at all times. You never know when the wind will be spreading seeds. On that particular night I couldn't escape the South Beach winds. Writing was a struggle. Every gust pushed the pages onto my writing path. That's when I began to think about how many souls must be moving through that area of Florida sharing with those walking a final thought or prayer. I know! Way out there! Not to a creative mind that spent his entire childhood fearing the strong gusts of wind in Montana. Learning to trust it is one thing. Knowing there are lessons to be learned is a lifelong journey. I'm not saying I heard Versace's voice that night or openly play with the idea that a greater power from the universe tapped my shoulder. I just know how much I was moved by the presence of something that peacefully whispered "Let go and participate with the universe." The circles that began to open. The conversations I no longer ran from. How far do you walk before that feeling in your heart is no longer heard? Only to spend days, months and even years trying to reactivate the moment. But you can't. You were just a passerby that happened to be in the right place and didn't know it.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Unwired Questions
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I'm shocked to see that "unwired" isn't a word on Dictionary.com. So many claim to be wired yet we can't be unwired? We face the word daily. Listen to the way we speak to others as well as ourselves. Endlessly we're overtaken by unwired questions. Saturated with thoughts that disconnect us from the reality of our actuality. On this podcast we take on the huge difference between those two words. Aren't reality and actuality one in the same? Not if you look deeper into the plan and purpose of how your unwired questions carelessly seek answers. I'm convinced that we never grow outside the shell of a two year old, "Mom! Mom! Mom!" No day passes that I don't diligently work on bringing my questions to an end. I'm blessed with the opportunity to interview a lot of creative people. I get incredibly tired of asking questions. I lean more on making statements. Pause... The other side of the communication connection is forced to reply or face what we in radio call dead air. Make the statement. If there's a true connection an unwired question isn't required to motivate the moment. Lets add a twist to this mental action to a reaction. Unwired questions sent to yourself by way of talking to yourself. How often do you talk yourself out of a bad mood or into a darker chapter? Becoming aware of where you stand is the actuality. Nobody but you knows how you got there, that's the reality. It feels great when you're inspired to change your present place inside actuality but to get to that point the reality of the steps you've already taken need to be recognized as well as forgiven. You aren't today who you were yesterday. Reality. Therefore your actuality is keeping your unwired questions under control. This is why I keep a de-frag journal. Every afternoon around 4 I sit down and set free the unwired questions. Get them out before they take you out. That's the reality of your actuality.
I'm shocked to see that "unwired" isn't a word on Dictionary.com. So many claim to be wired yet we can't be unwired? We face the word daily. Listen to the way we speak to others as well as ourselves. Endlessly we're overtaken by unwired questions. Saturated with thoughts that disconnect us from the reality of our actuality. On this podcast we take on the huge difference between those two words. Aren't reality and actuality one in the same? Not if you look deeper into the plan and purpose of how your unwired questions carelessly seek answers. I'm convinced that we never grow outside the shell of a two year old, "Mom! Mom! Mom!" No day passes that I don't diligently work on bringing my questions to an end. I'm blessed with the opportunity to interview a lot of creative people. I get incredibly tired of asking questions. I lean more on making statements. Pause... The other side of the communication connection is forced to reply or face what we in radio call dead air. Make the statement. If there's a true connection an unwired question isn't required to motivate the moment. Lets add a twist to this mental action to a reaction. Unwired questions sent to yourself by way of talking to yourself. How often do you talk yourself out of a bad mood or into a darker chapter? Becoming aware of where you stand is the actuality. Nobody but you knows how you got there, that's the reality. It feels great when you're inspired to change your present place inside actuality but to get to that point the reality of the steps you've already taken need to be recognized as well as forgiven. You aren't today who you were yesterday. Reality. Therefore your actuality is keeping your unwired questions under control. This is why I keep a de-frag journal. Every afternoon around 4 I sit down and set free the unwired questions. Get them out before they take you out. That's the reality of your actuality.
Monday, November 19, 2018
Questions For Google
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What would your life be like if you had Google during your teen years? My parents knew I had questions and wasted no time trying to endlessly teach. The problem is they didn't have the answers to this ever changing planet of communities. More people go to Google then God. On this podcast I talk about that subject. Trying to get spiritual answers in a world where God's not seen, heard or physically available to take on your present storm. I'm no expert on the subject but I'm really good at going to Google. Without going all out religious, we all know the search engine feels nothing, doesn't know our situation away from the computer and will never truly appear in your life but in the places we choose to operate a thought. Whereas that connection to a higher shape of spiritual growth and studies has laid out a path of awareness, patience and forgiveness. If all we ever got were answers and victories would we be interested in personal growth? Most of what we need and or seek is located in the struggle. Which is such a waste of time for so many. Walmart and Amazon have made it too easy to pull us toward the comforts of the moment and not the foundation of survival required for tomorrows walk. Look at what Spell Check has done to us. We're lazy spellers. We rely on the computer to correct the sentences. When I receive a handwritten or typed out message it's horrid. The grammar is way off and the words are attempts at trying to make a connection. What has a life overtaken by Google delivered? Doesn't the internet connection change your way of thinking? One minute you're looking up better ways to change a light bulb only to find the stories on the side convincing you to research the taste of a Butterball turkey. What if God could readjust his way of speaking and gave us faster replies? Would you leap over to Yahoo or Bing?
What would your life be like if you had Google during your teen years? My parents knew I had questions and wasted no time trying to endlessly teach. The problem is they didn't have the answers to this ever changing planet of communities. More people go to Google then God. On this podcast I talk about that subject. Trying to get spiritual answers in a world where God's not seen, heard or physically available to take on your present storm. I'm no expert on the subject but I'm really good at going to Google. Without going all out religious, we all know the search engine feels nothing, doesn't know our situation away from the computer and will never truly appear in your life but in the places we choose to operate a thought. Whereas that connection to a higher shape of spiritual growth and studies has laid out a path of awareness, patience and forgiveness. If all we ever got were answers and victories would we be interested in personal growth? Most of what we need and or seek is located in the struggle. Which is such a waste of time for so many. Walmart and Amazon have made it too easy to pull us toward the comforts of the moment and not the foundation of survival required for tomorrows walk. Look at what Spell Check has done to us. We're lazy spellers. We rely on the computer to correct the sentences. When I receive a handwritten or typed out message it's horrid. The grammar is way off and the words are attempts at trying to make a connection. What has a life overtaken by Google delivered? Doesn't the internet connection change your way of thinking? One minute you're looking up better ways to change a light bulb only to find the stories on the side convincing you to research the taste of a Butterball turkey. What if God could readjust his way of speaking and gave us faster replies? Would you leap over to Yahoo or Bing?
Friday, November 16, 2018
Should You Not Be Sharing
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It was a radio station manager that opened my heart to the journey of how none of this is about us. Andrew spoke of how to utilize the communication as a tool rather than a performance. Once Blogging and the digital platform came into play any type of thought sharing was pretty much under the control of the decision makers pushing music more than connection. The more I practiced the art of using words by way of web pages and podcasting the bigger picture began to arrive. How we act, react and bring things forward from the center of our creative frames isn't to gain access to the process of self but rather to help others along the way. We are all called and or commanded to the purpose of life. You don't have to be religious to understand the message of this show. It my choice to give the energy source an identity. I will never press forward or knock on your door for your mind body and soul to believe in anything but the presence of your personal universe. No matter what you believe in you are still being used to reach people. Even if you're stocking shelves at Harris Teeter you are touching the lives of a passerby that you will never know. What flows from your place in the present will always affect another person. What's your choice as to how it's being delivered? It's a battle to remove the mask of self. When you do figure it out, the distance of your heart beat will be heard long after it stops. I get it! Make money to spend money. What if why you're growing or staying stale is being used to change other people's lives? Who? You? Yes really... It's your daily choice to forget that you've been called.
It was a radio station manager that opened my heart to the journey of how none of this is about us. Andrew spoke of how to utilize the communication as a tool rather than a performance. Once Blogging and the digital platform came into play any type of thought sharing was pretty much under the control of the decision makers pushing music more than connection. The more I practiced the art of using words by way of web pages and podcasting the bigger picture began to arrive. How we act, react and bring things forward from the center of our creative frames isn't to gain access to the process of self but rather to help others along the way. We are all called and or commanded to the purpose of life. You don't have to be religious to understand the message of this show. It my choice to give the energy source an identity. I will never press forward or knock on your door for your mind body and soul to believe in anything but the presence of your personal universe. No matter what you believe in you are still being used to reach people. Even if you're stocking shelves at Harris Teeter you are touching the lives of a passerby that you will never know. What flows from your place in the present will always affect another person. What's your choice as to how it's being delivered? It's a battle to remove the mask of self. When you do figure it out, the distance of your heart beat will be heard long after it stops. I get it! Make money to spend money. What if why you're growing or staying stale is being used to change other people's lives? Who? You? Yes really... It's your daily choice to forget that you've been called.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Where In Your Universe Is There Room
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I'm not really sure where on this path that life suddenly took over and everything began to move quicker then a double shot of Red Bull. No matter where you stand or want to belong there's always something standing in the way of realizing what's been planned or envisioned. If you're lucky enough to locate enough room on that invisible layout of ideas, the physical actuality of experience doesn't guarantee a true payoff. Where in your universe is there room. On this podcast I get a little preachy which just freaks me out. I'm not qualified to preach. I keep telling the bigger voice that he or she needs to find a different outlet. It doesn't always work that way. On this show the message isn't bent in the way that we receive all that we assume we need but rather the focus is put on where you stand with who you've chosen to be part of your path. I get it, we have incredible working relationships with our coworkers and bosses and all that's brought to the surface can sometimes feel like winning a playoff game. I openly admit many of my greatest moments in life have nothing to do with family and everything to do with who I've blessed to collaborate with. Where in your universe is there room? The older we get the more consumed we become. I'm seriously guilty of living out a fun place to be over and over again. Um that was an event that unwrapped itself ten or fifteen years ago. To create room you have to know where you are in the moment. I do laugh when I see all these storage buildings being built. Once you've placed your items inside how long do they stay on your mind? Same is true about your life and experiences. You always wanted that dream job to march into your heart but it feels like it's never going to arrive. You honestly don't have the room. There's too much in your mind body and soul. Your life and style are like your smartphone. You've got a lot of apps demands energy from the battery. Uncovering the truth about where you are hurts like hell. That's because you're going to have to toss some stuff out. Preparing your purpose for that plan is a choice. Know that you're never alone. Unless you've declared it to be true.
I'm not really sure where on this path that life suddenly took over and everything began to move quicker then a double shot of Red Bull. No matter where you stand or want to belong there's always something standing in the way of realizing what's been planned or envisioned. If you're lucky enough to locate enough room on that invisible layout of ideas, the physical actuality of experience doesn't guarantee a true payoff. Where in your universe is there room. On this podcast I get a little preachy which just freaks me out. I'm not qualified to preach. I keep telling the bigger voice that he or she needs to find a different outlet. It doesn't always work that way. On this show the message isn't bent in the way that we receive all that we assume we need but rather the focus is put on where you stand with who you've chosen to be part of your path. I get it, we have incredible working relationships with our coworkers and bosses and all that's brought to the surface can sometimes feel like winning a playoff game. I openly admit many of my greatest moments in life have nothing to do with family and everything to do with who I've blessed to collaborate with. Where in your universe is there room? The older we get the more consumed we become. I'm seriously guilty of living out a fun place to be over and over again. Um that was an event that unwrapped itself ten or fifteen years ago. To create room you have to know where you are in the moment. I do laugh when I see all these storage buildings being built. Once you've placed your items inside how long do they stay on your mind? Same is true about your life and experiences. You always wanted that dream job to march into your heart but it feels like it's never going to arrive. You honestly don't have the room. There's too much in your mind body and soul. Your life and style are like your smartphone. You've got a lot of apps demands energy from the battery. Uncovering the truth about where you are hurts like hell. That's because you're going to have to toss some stuff out. Preparing your purpose for that plan is a choice. Know that you're never alone. Unless you've declared it to be true.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 132
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I'm not a weatherman but I do enjoy studying the way of the rain. As much as I want to believe each drop is sent to feed the roots of a tree it's never met, the other side of my creative mind believes rain is sent to locate an ocean. This far inland how can such a thought be possible? You like to dream right? Your thoughts are single drops of rain. Somehow someway you get to touch the opposite side of a rainbow. A gentle rain is no different. A single drop unknowing to us, will make it's way to a larger body of water. During my daily watches of weather moving through us, I've learned that most of us don't truly like to put ourselves in places where the water from the sky dampens our desire to be in such a place of receiving. Birds and even deer enjoy the offering from the sky. Each have a special dance or way of accepting. Not the human. We quickly run inside to do nothing but complain. Have you ever interrupted a raindrop's day? Maybe you got in the way of it touching the shores of a far in the distance ocean. On this podcast I talk about how many times the average person tends to complain about what they are presently doing with their career. The storms that each of us face but we don't truly learn from the challenge or accept the rain. That causes a lot of disconnection in our wishes and or personal demands. Some withstand the daily grind while others spend a lifetime looking for a job that makes them happy. Really? Your boss has a boss who has a boss. No matter how much you try to be greater then yesterday your place of business will always have a new collection of rain. Stand in it. Let it drench your every purpose and reason. Your boss is a label. Beneath it, he or she is just another raindrop seeking the scent of an ocean shore. Two raindrops collected create a trickle. Imagine if you made it less about you and more about the process of progress. Let the presence of your raindrop locate a puddle then a creek then a lake and beyond.
Friday, November 9, 2018
I Became The Buzz Kill
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Tony Robbins is by far one of this generation's most positive motivational leaders. I often wonder how many friends he lost along the way. It's a real question. During our everyday walk, being a positive leader isn't always the accepted atmosphere. I once had an Operation Manager go all out on me, "I don't need your positive today. I need to you to get down here with the rest of us and have compassion." I never understood that. It changed the way I spoke. I took it as being a firm reminder that positive people do have a sway with their ray of light. Basically meaning we look at the glass as being half full not empty. That drives a lot of people crazy. On this podcast I open our eyes to a different type of positive person. It's no hidden fact that I am an Elevator. I study the word of God at Elevation Church. The keyword is study. I don't go to church. I study. Over the past couple of years I've found myself with fewer and fewer friends. It's kind of weird going into projects that were once designed by a community of creators. These days the travels are thin. Inside my daily writing I can see why. While studying the word. I wrote the word. I spoke the word. I lived the word. I became a buzz kill to a lot of people. Does that mean I'll change? Not at all. The awareness of our presence in the moment teaches us how to stay true to yourself while realizing you aren't missing anything. Too many times the average person returns to their old habits because losing weight made you look good and those nearest you felt fat. How do you move beyond our need for acceptance? Wait for it! Here comes Captain Positive! Accept yourself first. That's the greatest decision you'll ever make. Now grow forward and outward. Be you or be what everybody else wants you to become. Sadly we never see their names on the headstone.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Caught Up In The Connection
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The last thing I want to do is sit inside this studio and point fingers at a past that can't be changed. Sadly, in order to bring light to the subject of codependency you've got to be transparent with where the seed was originally planted. I didn't come from a perfect family. My father took off at the age of three and my mother worked a lot of late night hours. Now toss in my best friend brother hating the world so bad that he felt a need to run away from home. Once dipped into a pair of teenager shoes and lifestyle, life presented me with someone willing to listen and dream with. Wow! Codependency totally took over my fears of losing everything including her. On this podcast I'm blunt. I open my heart to what it's like to beat the fear, shame, guilt and everything else you experience when alone. The words written were put down on paper over two years ago. Studying the mindset of the writer this many chapters out allows there to be no judgement but rather a celebration of discovery. I'm not alone when it comes to codependency. In looking back the enormous amount of hours I poured into my everyday world of radio was a huge sign of this mental sickness. Breaking free of it required no drugs or weekend shopping sprees at larger than life malls. I didn't have to pull in false friends and dream beyond my limits. I had to learn what emptiness truly was and is. Required wasn't a need to be filled but rather fulfilled.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Circles Of Seekers
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I'm not afraid to share my openness about who and what makes a great Broadcaster. In every lecture I'm blessed to share you'll hear my clearly state, "You are not here by choice. You have been called and it took you this long to finally listen then activate." Those that know me realized in the very beginning how overboard I am on driving the passion for broadcasting home. I take it serious. Every break is another opportunity to reach through those speakers and help change a persons pattern of thought. Who better to know that than Talk Show hosts. On this podcast I answer questions brought up during a fish bowl conversation about why it is that I do and why I stand strong on why it is that I do. It's the kind of stuff that a normal radio show listener doesn't want to hear while at the same time their hearts begin to feel. Learning to use your words in ways that don't invade but rather invite. If the average person knew of my intentions they'd make that choice of wanting to participate with something positive or seek avenues of exchange that create disbelief in peace. I love it when program directors and consultants advice me to crank down the happy guy. It teaches me to reconstruct the way I bring thought into a conversation. These are ways that can be used in every shape of business. I get it! Nobody wants to work with Captain Positive. They find it difficult to keep up. Maybe the silence isn't in the actions of wanting to stay even but rather the words you place in your heart when you're alone. You always have the power to replace when you think is guiding you. Believe that your place in business is a single line of connection to changing peoples lives. Now you have purpose.
I'm not afraid to share my openness about who and what makes a great Broadcaster. In every lecture I'm blessed to share you'll hear my clearly state, "You are not here by choice. You have been called and it took you this long to finally listen then activate." Those that know me realized in the very beginning how overboard I am on driving the passion for broadcasting home. I take it serious. Every break is another opportunity to reach through those speakers and help change a persons pattern of thought. Who better to know that than Talk Show hosts. On this podcast I answer questions brought up during a fish bowl conversation about why it is that I do and why I stand strong on why it is that I do. It's the kind of stuff that a normal radio show listener doesn't want to hear while at the same time their hearts begin to feel. Learning to use your words in ways that don't invade but rather invite. If the average person knew of my intentions they'd make that choice of wanting to participate with something positive or seek avenues of exchange that create disbelief in peace. I love it when program directors and consultants advice me to crank down the happy guy. It teaches me to reconstruct the way I bring thought into a conversation. These are ways that can be used in every shape of business. I get it! Nobody wants to work with Captain Positive. They find it difficult to keep up. Maybe the silence isn't in the actions of wanting to stay even but rather the words you place in your heart when you're alone. You always have the power to replace when you think is guiding you. Believe that your place in business is a single line of connection to changing peoples lives. Now you have purpose.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 131
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Living in the present is a tough walk. There are too many things taking place in our past to suddenly drop it off. To stay in a moment of "Now" I ask myself, "What are you feeling in the present?" Mindfully I accept as well as respect the surrounding atmosphere. This reminds me of my many walks through several forests. I find incredible pleasure in staring at the floor of collected limbs, leaves, needles, dried weeds and vines. If you've ever walked off the path then you know the dangers that await the wandering imagination. The forested floor doesn't expose where the tree roots and earth have eroded. There's a huge change that you're going to be met with a deep hole. A real ankle or leg breaker. On this podcast I talk about how each of our everyday chapters are no different than that forested floor. You are judged by outsiders by the way the leaves, limbs and needles are imperfectly stacked to look as smooth as a forested floor offers. What they don't see are your holes. You know they exist because you're experiences helped design them. Once the passerby takes note of the personal erosion the next step for them is to judge, to decide if your forested floor can become part of their forested needs. Learning to walk through a real forest requires confidence and the proper tools to sample the soil before your next step. What adds weight to the walk are the dogs we bring with us on the journey off the typical walk. Suddenly the legs are weakened by the partners expectations of walking under the broken limbs and you spend the rest of the afternoon trying to dodge thorny vines and long stemmed grasses vowing to trip you while walking. Awareness of your "Now" is a valuable tool to place in your vision. The forest floor is always going to be your past. Know that it's perfectly healing to break free of where everybody else is but spend no time seeking the depth of the unseen holes you'll meet.
Living in the present is a tough walk. There are too many things taking place in our past to suddenly drop it off. To stay in a moment of "Now" I ask myself, "What are you feeling in the present?" Mindfully I accept as well as respect the surrounding atmosphere. This reminds me of my many walks through several forests. I find incredible pleasure in staring at the floor of collected limbs, leaves, needles, dried weeds and vines. If you've ever walked off the path then you know the dangers that await the wandering imagination. The forested floor doesn't expose where the tree roots and earth have eroded. There's a huge change that you're going to be met with a deep hole. A real ankle or leg breaker. On this podcast I talk about how each of our everyday chapters are no different than that forested floor. You are judged by outsiders by the way the leaves, limbs and needles are imperfectly stacked to look as smooth as a forested floor offers. What they don't see are your holes. You know they exist because you're experiences helped design them. Once the passerby takes note of the personal erosion the next step for them is to judge, to decide if your forested floor can become part of their forested needs. Learning to walk through a real forest requires confidence and the proper tools to sample the soil before your next step. What adds weight to the walk are the dogs we bring with us on the journey off the typical walk. Suddenly the legs are weakened by the partners expectations of walking under the broken limbs and you spend the rest of the afternoon trying to dodge thorny vines and long stemmed grasses vowing to trip you while walking. Awareness of your "Now" is a valuable tool to place in your vision. The forest floor is always going to be your past. Know that it's perfectly healing to break free of where everybody else is but spend no time seeking the depth of the unseen holes you'll meet.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Awareness Connection Activation Reconnection
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It can fit into any shape of business striving to reach beyond the four walls of thought. Awareness + Connection + Activation + Re-connection. Seems like an easy task to fulfill until the requirement is to show up everyday not just when you're in the mood. Through daily writing I've become an incredible people watcher. From afar I study the mindset and patterns of employees that are there to make a difference versus collecting a few hours and dollars. We all can't be superstar stand outs! In those moments I do challenge myself to become the decision maker that made the hire. What is it about a tuned out nearly lazy person that always grabs the job from the hard workers still trying to locate employment? On this podcast we tackle the subject of what is serving? It feels pretty good to take the time on a weekend and serve a non-profit organization. We feel good in the moment only to never return or only come back during the holiday. Then there's serving. No matter how tired you are or which pro team is playing in town or on TV, you show up and serve. You make physical connections and re-connections with those in need. So lets break it down. Through awareness we reach out to serve. The connection is made. For most this is the breaking point. We served! We didn't activate. If you had the re-connection process would've been put into play. The same rule applies to your job. Awareness + Connection + Activation + Re-connection. So many great thinkers, doers and planners make the connection but once the expectations of activation step on the toes of personal needs and reasons to succeed its time to reshape the reasons for being there. Activation is where the party begins! You're not supposed to be in the mood or be motivated before the arrival. You're supposed to question your decisions to become part of. Once the activation creates a clear accomplishment then without a doubt there will be a re-connection. Serve or serve?
Friday, November 2, 2018
Let That Storm Be Your Strength
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I talk a lot about being a very faithful daily writer. I'm also a note taker. When someone asks me a question I offer the best available answer in the moment. From that point I take the question to my daily writing. I want to learn from all things in the present. Normally my answers on paper would bore the hec out of the question maker. I break everything down. There's always a reason and purpose to each step. On this podcast I talk about the trips, stumbles and falls that are required in an everyday world and how each time we get extremely tired of picking our dreams and ambition back up. Learning from the questions people ask is a motivator, a reminder of who, what, where and when? I don't hide from the idea that my totem animal is an elephant. The memory of this mammal has made me stronger on this path made of choices. Taking notes leaves my imagination wide open to continue receiving. I don't get bogged down with a past that can never be changed. Learning to take other people's questions to a different place to properly answer is an incredible tool for your future self. No matter how hard you may have fallen and the boss keeps reminding you of how stupid it made him or her look. Learn from the storm. Let it pass through you. A snow storm in Montana may make it through the Carolinas. Guess what? The snow melts. The storm has passed. There's no need to be a lightning collector. Let the questions be heard on paper and let your answers be there as part of the experience.
I talk a lot about being a very faithful daily writer. I'm also a note taker. When someone asks me a question I offer the best available answer in the moment. From that point I take the question to my daily writing. I want to learn from all things in the present. Normally my answers on paper would bore the hec out of the question maker. I break everything down. There's always a reason and purpose to each step. On this podcast I talk about the trips, stumbles and falls that are required in an everyday world and how each time we get extremely tired of picking our dreams and ambition back up. Learning from the questions people ask is a motivator, a reminder of who, what, where and when? I don't hide from the idea that my totem animal is an elephant. The memory of this mammal has made me stronger on this path made of choices. Taking notes leaves my imagination wide open to continue receiving. I don't get bogged down with a past that can never be changed. Learning to take other people's questions to a different place to properly answer is an incredible tool for your future self. No matter how hard you may have fallen and the boss keeps reminding you of how stupid it made him or her look. Learn from the storm. Let it pass through you. A snow storm in Montana may make it through the Carolinas. Guess what? The snow melts. The storm has passed. There's no need to be a lightning collector. Let the questions be heard on paper and let your answers be there as part of the experience.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Refocusing What You Can Identify
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You'd label me insane if I walked up to you in public and asked, "Can you paint for me your present place of now?" Who asks that kind of question? Tell me what you identify as your present place. The natural reaction would be to look around. Look upward at the sky or ceiling. Look back at me and say, "Um aren't we in the same place?" No. Just because the shell that carries you forward is in the moment doesn't allow those on the outside to know what's moving through the channels of the way you think. Painting your present place of now is one of those situations that instantly triggers the other emotions we hold to block out what someone on the outside is bringing. It's like standing on the corner of walk and don't walk. How we place our individual selves at the light before the crossing is how people perceive us. If you were to paint your present place of now the identity of who and what you're growing into would invite or push away what no longer needs to be part of the walk in forward emotion. On this podcast I'm transparent with what my present place of now looked like on the day it was lived in 2016. I go back to study the growth of that painted present. It's like a radio disc jockey, if we hadn't recorded our shows then gone back to listen to them, we'd hear no growth in the presentation. As normal everyday people we get hooked up on the way we think the memory should be. Paint for yourself the present place of now. You'll be amazed at what you discover in the weeks and months ahead.
You'd label me insane if I walked up to you in public and asked, "Can you paint for me your present place of now?" Who asks that kind of question? Tell me what you identify as your present place. The natural reaction would be to look around. Look upward at the sky or ceiling. Look back at me and say, "Um aren't we in the same place?" No. Just because the shell that carries you forward is in the moment doesn't allow those on the outside to know what's moving through the channels of the way you think. Painting your present place of now is one of those situations that instantly triggers the other emotions we hold to block out what someone on the outside is bringing. It's like standing on the corner of walk and don't walk. How we place our individual selves at the light before the crossing is how people perceive us. If you were to paint your present place of now the identity of who and what you're growing into would invite or push away what no longer needs to be part of the walk in forward emotion. On this podcast I'm transparent with what my present place of now looked like on the day it was lived in 2016. I go back to study the growth of that painted present. It's like a radio disc jockey, if we hadn't recorded our shows then gone back to listen to them, we'd hear no growth in the presentation. As normal everyday people we get hooked up on the way we think the memory should be. Paint for yourself the present place of now. You'll be amazed at what you discover in the weeks and months ahead.
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