Friday, March 29, 2019
Positive Living
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I laugh at titles such as Positive Living. Brings back memories of my publisher selecting the area of Barnes and Noble where my first published book would be located. I didn't want the poetry section and I knew for sure it wouldn't comfortably sit with action packed over zealous drama. They put it in the lane of very little traffic dubbed New Age Religion. On this podcast we dig in and expose those that lay a lot of claim on being a positive person. Here's what most don't understand. Being a positive person is one thing. Living a positive life is another. Both require a ton of work and there's a big chance you're going to lose a lot of people you thought were cool and hype like you. Positive is actually a negative. We survive on the energy that's given off by bad times, news and food. Then we fight like hell to get back to a safer place only to learn we've been dumped by real people and have only the social media to do our talking. Positive living doesn't mean you aren't going to be overtaken by unexpected storms. It prepares you for the events. You stand stronger when the solid rock beneath your feet begins to wobble. A good example is how Martial Arts plays out in the chapters of so many who study it. It's not supposed to be about the kicking, blocking and winning tournaments. Martial Arts is a way of life. How you present yourself on the streets of everyday. Having the courage to embrace what's eating away at your mind body and soul and allowing it to move through what's become your moment. We can positive think all we want. Without activation and truly putting yourself into the words you promote, it becomes a book on a shelf that nobody will read. Put your positive waves into a way of living. You'll love what it invites.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Becoming Delightful
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It sounds kind of odd to bring up a subject such as this. How much do you invest in being delightful? Does the word even fit into the chapters of our present walk? My good friend Catherine recently spoke freely about how she was extremely delightful that the "J" guy would soon return. "J" because the moment you say Jesus you're gonna lose a ton of Twitter and Facebook followers. I know, it's about data collecting and subjects based on returns are usually just another reason to locate a different place to pick up content. On this podcast we dive into the word delightful by way of looking forward to something rather than being bogged down by what we assume is about to become. I get it! Plan your future. Invest in the moments that could be. The problem isn't what you're putting into it. It's what others are gaining from you not reaching that peak yet. Put your money on the people you can train, Everybody else carries luggage. Set in their way. Boom! Down goes the deeply dedicated and loyal because it puts a wave in the structure of always being prepared for change. How do you handle the pressures of coming across happy? By being delightful of your moment of Now. You honestly can't do anything about your future. It's not yours to have until it gets here. Your past is nothing but burned up firewood that's been simmering for how many chapters? Be delightful of where you presently stand. Being aware of how you'd like to evolve is always the mindset of preparing for the expectations of change. Celebrate your moment even during bad days and horrid decisions made by leaders just trying to keep their job. Look forward to going to work. You're changing lives. Every customer is seeking something. You could be that missing lyric. Be delightful.
It sounds kind of odd to bring up a subject such as this. How much do you invest in being delightful? Does the word even fit into the chapters of our present walk? My good friend Catherine recently spoke freely about how she was extremely delightful that the "J" guy would soon return. "J" because the moment you say Jesus you're gonna lose a ton of Twitter and Facebook followers. I know, it's about data collecting and subjects based on returns are usually just another reason to locate a different place to pick up content. On this podcast we dive into the word delightful by way of looking forward to something rather than being bogged down by what we assume is about to become. I get it! Plan your future. Invest in the moments that could be. The problem isn't what you're putting into it. It's what others are gaining from you not reaching that peak yet. Put your money on the people you can train, Everybody else carries luggage. Set in their way. Boom! Down goes the deeply dedicated and loyal because it puts a wave in the structure of always being prepared for change. How do you handle the pressures of coming across happy? By being delightful of your moment of Now. You honestly can't do anything about your future. It's not yours to have until it gets here. Your past is nothing but burned up firewood that's been simmering for how many chapters? Be delightful of where you presently stand. Being aware of how you'd like to evolve is always the mindset of preparing for the expectations of change. Celebrate your moment even during bad days and horrid decisions made by leaders just trying to keep their job. Look forward to going to work. You're changing lives. Every customer is seeking something. You could be that missing lyric. Be delightful.
Raising Our Arms
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As strong as I am with my faith in public I still find it extremely difficult to raise my arms in church. It's just not my thing. I feel like a taker. Yet, while praying at home I do put those palms in the air to praise the birth of new beginnings. On this podcast we dive into these areas of question. Why not at a place of worship but always while comfortably standing within the four walls of home? The movement of energy is through us at all times. Understanding how it appears and can be used is learned not only through prayer but by putting focus on meditation. Trusting the energy that comes to life in your present place of now. In church that feeling of being a taker is a personal issue that needs no human judgement. I don't arrive in a place of worship to grab hold of the worship then go about my day. Receiving is better understood when the empowerment of sharing grows upon the surface of your open fields of discovery. Through mediation you're able to feel what enters you then passes through. Raising those arms is no different. Rather than thinking of yourself as being a taker, trust that your energy is being used in positive ways as it leaves your body. There's a huge difference between prayer and meditation but that doesn't mean you can't do both in church. Utilizing the presence of both helps open your systems of choice. Your next decision doesn't need another reason to be blocked. Move the energy through you without hoarding what you think you're in need of. Be present with how you feel without labeling the actions taken.
As strong as I am with my faith in public I still find it extremely difficult to raise my arms in church. It's just not my thing. I feel like a taker. Yet, while praying at home I do put those palms in the air to praise the birth of new beginnings. On this podcast we dive into these areas of question. Why not at a place of worship but always while comfortably standing within the four walls of home? The movement of energy is through us at all times. Understanding how it appears and can be used is learned not only through prayer but by putting focus on meditation. Trusting the energy that comes to life in your present place of now. In church that feeling of being a taker is a personal issue that needs no human judgement. I don't arrive in a place of worship to grab hold of the worship then go about my day. Receiving is better understood when the empowerment of sharing grows upon the surface of your open fields of discovery. Through mediation you're able to feel what enters you then passes through. Raising those arms is no different. Rather than thinking of yourself as being a taker, trust that your energy is being used in positive ways as it leaves your body. There's a huge difference between prayer and meditation but that doesn't mean you can't do both in church. Utilizing the presence of both helps open your systems of choice. Your next decision doesn't need another reason to be blocked. Move the energy through you without hoarding what you think you're in need of. Be present with how you feel without labeling the actions taken.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 148
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A recent job interview. I was asked where I find inspiration. I said "In everyday life. I love waking up to a new day of opportunity." The other side of the phone went silent for nearly fifteen seconds. I did what most people in an interview would do, I laughed. It got me to wonder. Am I truly inspired by being awake at 4:30 AM or is it an addiction? On this podcast I jump into the unidentified addictions we face in our everyday. I've never been afraid of admitting how much of a work-a-holic I am. Because I thoroughly enjoy the process of reaching goals. But is that an addiction? Maintaining a hardcore work ethic only looks good to the person bringing it to life. Many times in my forty plus years of radio I was told to calm down my drive. My passion to succeed makes others feel less than. To hear that statement didn't wake up my heart. I laughed. Because outside of yourself not one person understands the steps required to be you not just today but everyday. Is it an addiction? How often do you give to your job, church or other activities to the point of being totally empty? What do you rely on to fill yourself back up? Some people relentlessly workout in a gym. Others have hidden away hobbies or spend a lot of time in silenced bewilderment because it's not normal to feel empty and placing a step in that hole will identify your heart as a being weak instead of the ruler of the self made kingdom of success. How truthful are you being to the self you carry? Where do you grow from here?
A recent job interview. I was asked where I find inspiration. I said "In everyday life. I love waking up to a new day of opportunity." The other side of the phone went silent for nearly fifteen seconds. I did what most people in an interview would do, I laughed. It got me to wonder. Am I truly inspired by being awake at 4:30 AM or is it an addiction? On this podcast I jump into the unidentified addictions we face in our everyday. I've never been afraid of admitting how much of a work-a-holic I am. Because I thoroughly enjoy the process of reaching goals. But is that an addiction? Maintaining a hardcore work ethic only looks good to the person bringing it to life. Many times in my forty plus years of radio I was told to calm down my drive. My passion to succeed makes others feel less than. To hear that statement didn't wake up my heart. I laughed. Because outside of yourself not one person understands the steps required to be you not just today but everyday. Is it an addiction? How often do you give to your job, church or other activities to the point of being totally empty? What do you rely on to fill yourself back up? Some people relentlessly workout in a gym. Others have hidden away hobbies or spend a lot of time in silenced bewilderment because it's not normal to feel empty and placing a step in that hole will identify your heart as a being weak instead of the ruler of the self made kingdom of success. How truthful are you being to the self you carry? Where do you grow from here?
Monday, March 25, 2019
Setting The Rhythm Of Your Day
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I love waking up in the morning. The music is always present in the head and heart. No matter how good or bad the weather, there's always something playing during those opening moments before the sun rises. No two songs get the same amount of mental airplay. Researchers call this an ear worm. Your brain is trying to remain active so it picks up what it's familiar with. On this podcast I come clean. I'm public with my beliefs connected to Christianity. Not once has the worship bands music played during those waking moments. Talk about a guilt trip! Then again, maybe that's why the beats remain silent. Worship music isn't always that place for glory. It's used to free you from nightmares and storms. In waking up to a worship song, it might in fact set off a troubling trigger of what's about to happen to this day? Same is true about waking up and the first thing you do is check your Facebook or pop on Good Morning America. I don't have memories attached to the songs that are present each new morning. Maybe its a radio thing but when I'm spinning music I have a total disconnection from the track. Do you know how many times I've played Michael Bolton, Boston, The Cars and yesterdays song was Motown Philly from Boyz II Men? What I've been able to sculpt out is a reason to use music forward. Each song that enters you is a new place to grow forward. Any song you pick up on YouTube or Pandora, let it be part of your present with no attachments to your past. Setting the rhythm of your day begins with new things, new ideas, new reasons to catch then set free. Going to work will change. Instead of carrying the weight of a memory you'll never shake. Open your moment to the idea of always being present in what you can control. The present. Hear those songs in your head and heart. Sing with them in the now.
I love waking up in the morning. The music is always present in the head and heart. No matter how good or bad the weather, there's always something playing during those opening moments before the sun rises. No two songs get the same amount of mental airplay. Researchers call this an ear worm. Your brain is trying to remain active so it picks up what it's familiar with. On this podcast I come clean. I'm public with my beliefs connected to Christianity. Not once has the worship bands music played during those waking moments. Talk about a guilt trip! Then again, maybe that's why the beats remain silent. Worship music isn't always that place for glory. It's used to free you from nightmares and storms. In waking up to a worship song, it might in fact set off a troubling trigger of what's about to happen to this day? Same is true about waking up and the first thing you do is check your Facebook or pop on Good Morning America. I don't have memories attached to the songs that are present each new morning. Maybe its a radio thing but when I'm spinning music I have a total disconnection from the track. Do you know how many times I've played Michael Bolton, Boston, The Cars and yesterdays song was Motown Philly from Boyz II Men? What I've been able to sculpt out is a reason to use music forward. Each song that enters you is a new place to grow forward. Any song you pick up on YouTube or Pandora, let it be part of your present with no attachments to your past. Setting the rhythm of your day begins with new things, new ideas, new reasons to catch then set free. Going to work will change. Instead of carrying the weight of a memory you'll never shake. Open your moment to the idea of always being present in what you can control. The present. Hear those songs in your head and heart. Sing with them in the now.
Friday, March 22, 2019
A Willingness To Share
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This new Jordan Peele movie Us has me truly thinking about images in the mirror. Within the arrival of all things that make you present, the beauty of that sheet of glass is the existence of relationship. Those eyes, that nose, hair and teeth have been stared at for how many years? Not even your parents know you like that mirrored image knows you. On this podcast we dive into the darker and lighter side of the personalities we keep from those outside that strange piece of magic hanging on the wall. I'm shocked mirrors don't come with tiny cups to catch the tears we've all cried. In the movie Us, Jordan lures your imagination into a realm of truth based on each of us having a deeper less forgiving side. If that life on the other side were to appear in front of you. Would you still be friends, connected in ways that brought you to safer paths to grow forward? Here's what's scary. In the mirror the movements you make are perfectly played out. Both of you are exactly the same. Away from that mirror, the image you project in public is exactly what your boss, family members and friends want you to do and become. You are the image in their mirror. Then one day you look back and realize you haven't been living your ideas, goals and successes. Everything is connected to someone else. Like leaves on a family tree they'll fall one by one. You'll feel completely alone. Only to realize the image in the mirror still remains. Relationship. Nobody knows you more. Do you know anything about the person staring at you in the eyes? Begin the journey of understanding. Mindfully be present with a richer purpose. Become grateful for all that is in the moment.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Listen To The Way You Think
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In almost every comedy movie or television show a character says out loud something they were thinking. They take note of it and try to laugh it off, "Oh! Did you hear me think that?" Writers wouldn't put that into their scripts if we didn't do it out here in the real world. Listen to the way you think. Being a daily free form writer the energy from every element moving around and through me has the ability to take my mindset and put it anywhere that's available in the moment. On this podcast we talk about those places of cause and effect. We've become this generation of people that freely says what they're feeling then want instant forgiveness. We are mentally, physically and spiritually challenged to take our thoughts to a place of being heard then pay for it in the end. Being aware of what we say can also give off the tone of being extremely fake. I'm bothered by people who have to think out their answers. Just yesterday I texted a friend, "Its time for me to set aside these childhood dreams and wear a pair of grownup pants." He totally took that as a negative. It's clearly a case of me not listening to the way I think. What he felt was how I was ready to stop trying. That it was time to sell out, give up, put all of my junk in a trunk. I daily write to see where my mind is. I pay close attention to what's moving through the moment because it's a path of choices that lay ahead. We've all got too much on our minds. Most of us are pressure cookers waiting to bring a new scent and flava to the atmosphere. Is it the right time and decision? What's the payoff if its earned you another label? Listen to the way you think.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Fix What Is Broken Now
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I'm a people watcher. In every place I travel I take the time to stop and listen to listen while studying their body language. Being an on air radio personality puts me in places like this because it's a daily goal to connect with those that happen to take the time to listen. When you speak the street they're driving on a purpose and plan has been reached. All it took was a willingness to stop and just listen. On this podcast we break open the idea that we're all locked and lost on this path of being individuals. I love it when people gain the strength to stand alone. If you look around you there's a lot of alone time now but those silenced are without helping hands and proper healing. We are a community of individuals but nobody's talking. If we are its nothing more than a game of keeping up with the Jones'. Pressing your beliefs into the chest of those we call close gets old. Sometimes the only thing required in the moment is a simple word. Rather than preach to family and friends. Send a word, a positive thought such as, "Wow glad it's not raining." There's a big chance your expression will be easily erased, tossed into the junk mail delivery box and marked as too much handle. As individuals we spend too much time trying to fix the future. Think of it this way. The moment your nose starts to get snotty do you buy over the counter meds for a cold, flu or allergies? When your stomach is upset do you reach for an antacid, meditation to relieve stress or jump into a hole overflowing with shame, guilt, doubt and fear? We're trying to fix something that we know nothing of. Cheech and Chong once did a bit that to this day resonates in my soul. The two guys painted this picture of a walk and they come across a pile of something, "Looks like dog ****. Feel. Smell. Taste. Guess we better not step in it." They took care of their moment. The now. From a distance they observed without wasting time on assumption. Don't pry into lives, "Looks like a moment of change and challenge. Listen. Feel. I'm here when you are ready."
I'm a people watcher. In every place I travel I take the time to stop and listen to listen while studying their body language. Being an on air radio personality puts me in places like this because it's a daily goal to connect with those that happen to take the time to listen. When you speak the street they're driving on a purpose and plan has been reached. All it took was a willingness to stop and just listen. On this podcast we break open the idea that we're all locked and lost on this path of being individuals. I love it when people gain the strength to stand alone. If you look around you there's a lot of alone time now but those silenced are without helping hands and proper healing. We are a community of individuals but nobody's talking. If we are its nothing more than a game of keeping up with the Jones'. Pressing your beliefs into the chest of those we call close gets old. Sometimes the only thing required in the moment is a simple word. Rather than preach to family and friends. Send a word, a positive thought such as, "Wow glad it's not raining." There's a big chance your expression will be easily erased, tossed into the junk mail delivery box and marked as too much handle. As individuals we spend too much time trying to fix the future. Think of it this way. The moment your nose starts to get snotty do you buy over the counter meds for a cold, flu or allergies? When your stomach is upset do you reach for an antacid, meditation to relieve stress or jump into a hole overflowing with shame, guilt, doubt and fear? We're trying to fix something that we know nothing of. Cheech and Chong once did a bit that to this day resonates in my soul. The two guys painted this picture of a walk and they come across a pile of something, "Looks like dog ****. Feel. Smell. Taste. Guess we better not step in it." They took care of their moment. The now. From a distance they observed without wasting time on assumption. Don't pry into lives, "Looks like a moment of change and challenge. Listen. Feel. I'm here when you are ready."
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 147
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Content, connection and continuation. Three very important pieces of a growing puzzle. Having the information readily available creates a connection that can't be accomplished in one or two moments but a continuation of actions and events. Reaching beyond the present by trusting a process held together by courage, confidence and accountability. That's a lot to digest for someone just getting started with better understanding who they are as an employee, friend, creative mind or just being good with them self. When I started daily writing in July of 1994 I didn't know who I was or was going to become. The content was found in the thoughts tossed out on three pages. I made a connection of with an inner self that never seemed interested in having a voice until the storms and valley floors became too much. Just because I was daily writing didn't mean that broken wheel within was always available to pour out it's agenda. It required a continuation that's now reached 25 years of writing. The courage to be very honest. The confidence to step up to the darkness and listen rather than create battle. When there was war I held myself accountable because in order to create peace you have to walk in peace. The most difficult part of the journey? Not the hard covered journals collected over the years but how what I assumed was important was truly in the way. It was stalling growth. Too much energy was wasted on things going nowhere. Don't open yourself to new ideas. Clear yourself from old. You'll be amazed at how much room there is.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Have The Conversation
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Tweeting or texting a friend isn't seen in my heart as a conversation. Jotting down a few thoughts in an email or old fashioned snail mail totally lacks human inflection. To have a conversation means giving up what you call your glory and share it with a passerby. We experience so much that our minds bodies and souls look like an episode of Hoarders. On this podcast we dive into the subject of what we as everyday real people demand not only from ourselves but others. We want insurance, security, clarity as well as knowledge. Without sitting down to have a conversation your brain becomes a rust bucket. The storms you've traveled through are in essence conversation starters. Not to receive pity but to turn it into a tool to help someone along the way. I have a very good friend dealing with a child that's become a cutter. A little something I dealt thirty years ago and with psychotherapy and years of writing I've been able to become more aware of the circumstances that lead to wrong choices. I'm not an expert but I've experienced it. Lets talk about religion. So many hold onto to the glory without ever letting it pass through them to someone who doesn't know how to reach God. Someone that feels guilty because they can't instantly whip out a verse or remember a story. Have a conversation. Nobody is greater than. Through each others experiences with change, challenge, defeat and the occasional victory there's always a new tool placed in your heart to be used in an area you'll soon bump into. Insurance, security, clarity and knowledge grow forward when conversation is put into first gear.
Tweeting or texting a friend isn't seen in my heart as a conversation. Jotting down a few thoughts in an email or old fashioned snail mail totally lacks human inflection. To have a conversation means giving up what you call your glory and share it with a passerby. We experience so much that our minds bodies and souls look like an episode of Hoarders. On this podcast we dive into the subject of what we as everyday real people demand not only from ourselves but others. We want insurance, security, clarity as well as knowledge. Without sitting down to have a conversation your brain becomes a rust bucket. The storms you've traveled through are in essence conversation starters. Not to receive pity but to turn it into a tool to help someone along the way. I have a very good friend dealing with a child that's become a cutter. A little something I dealt thirty years ago and with psychotherapy and years of writing I've been able to become more aware of the circumstances that lead to wrong choices. I'm not an expert but I've experienced it. Lets talk about religion. So many hold onto to the glory without ever letting it pass through them to someone who doesn't know how to reach God. Someone that feels guilty because they can't instantly whip out a verse or remember a story. Have a conversation. Nobody is greater than. Through each others experiences with change, challenge, defeat and the occasional victory there's always a new tool placed in your heart to be used in an area you'll soon bump into. Insurance, security, clarity and knowledge grow forward when conversation is put into first gear.
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Who What When Where And How
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Look... I know it comes across that I have this huge bad ass love affair going for Broadcasting but what you don't see are the days when you don't feel like pouring your soul into a microphone. It eats away at every system of choice. Counting my practice years in the childhood bedroom I've been doing this insane talking to yourself act for 44 years. On this podcast we rip apart the whereabouts of why it is that we do. No matter how thick the clouds or rough the desert floor somehow someway you get the job done while others are thinking, "Oh my God they are so dedicated." Stop it. It's a guilt trip. You were given the gift to do what you do everyday and it's never been meant for you. The Who, What, When, Where and Why is who gave it to you. The guilt trip is not living up to the expectation of the gift sharer. 24 hours in a day is never enough and yet we always find time to throw ourselves down in a chair and become glued to a smart phone. Understanding the art that you've made public. The art of speaking, the art of business, the art of selling and the art of hitting Amazon every ten minutes to see if toilet paper is cheaper there or should we hit the Harris Teeter? How do you move through your moments when serving is the last thing you want to do?
Look... I know it comes across that I have this huge bad ass love affair going for Broadcasting but what you don't see are the days when you don't feel like pouring your soul into a microphone. It eats away at every system of choice. Counting my practice years in the childhood bedroom I've been doing this insane talking to yourself act for 44 years. On this podcast we rip apart the whereabouts of why it is that we do. No matter how thick the clouds or rough the desert floor somehow someway you get the job done while others are thinking, "Oh my God they are so dedicated." Stop it. It's a guilt trip. You were given the gift to do what you do everyday and it's never been meant for you. The Who, What, When, Where and Why is who gave it to you. The guilt trip is not living up to the expectation of the gift sharer. 24 hours in a day is never enough and yet we always find time to throw ourselves down in a chair and become glued to a smart phone. Understanding the art that you've made public. The art of speaking, the art of business, the art of selling and the art of hitting Amazon every ten minutes to see if toilet paper is cheaper there or should we hit the Harris Teeter? How do you move through your moments when serving is the last thing you want to do?
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Taking Care Of The Elements
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Maybe it's the Martial Artist in me. It was drilled into our systems of learning to love and respect all living things. The average passerby naturally thinks it's the human we're speaking of. No not really. All living things. Trees, spiders, ugly ass birds and every single invisible element you can't see but somehow has gotten into that head and heart you're forced to carry everyday. On this podcast we step on the toes of what's planted in your mind body and soul. The goal is to take care of what's taking care of you. The other living elements that make you. Yeah I get it. You're in control of the steps taken. Tell that to the trees that sacrificed their place in history to make the pages you studied to become. Learning to love and trust all living things isn't a lifestyle its a walk in life. A lifestyle can be changed. Your walk is always in forward motion. I walk into this recording studio every morning at 5:30 only to stare out a window overlooking a forest hidden by darkness. I look forward to the first stream of light that will reach through the limbs of these trees. Somewhere out there an owl will appear. I'll see deer butts before 7am then spiderwebs that caught other insects to be devour later today. Taking care of the elements. Put focus on all things that make you who you are.
Maybe it's the Martial Artist in me. It was drilled into our systems of learning to love and respect all living things. The average passerby naturally thinks it's the human we're speaking of. No not really. All living things. Trees, spiders, ugly ass birds and every single invisible element you can't see but somehow has gotten into that head and heart you're forced to carry everyday. On this podcast we step on the toes of what's planted in your mind body and soul. The goal is to take care of what's taking care of you. The other living elements that make you. Yeah I get it. You're in control of the steps taken. Tell that to the trees that sacrificed their place in history to make the pages you studied to become. Learning to love and trust all living things isn't a lifestyle its a walk in life. A lifestyle can be changed. Your walk is always in forward motion. I walk into this recording studio every morning at 5:30 only to stare out a window overlooking a forest hidden by darkness. I look forward to the first stream of light that will reach through the limbs of these trees. Somewhere out there an owl will appear. I'll see deer butts before 7am then spiderwebs that caught other insects to be devour later today. Taking care of the elements. Put focus on all things that make you who you are.
The Commonality Of The Mind Body And Soul
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I do believe in teamwork but believe more in the individuals required in order to generate the energy that brings a team forward with success. On this podcast we break it down. We're all searching and seeking a commonality but we do all we can to remain as individuals. Your mind body and soul are three completely different sections of your daily expectations and yet we walk into everyday believing there's equal harmony. Not true. Nothing kills me more than sitting with someone that has great talking abilities but no actions to bring it to the surface of the team. They get away with being called an Ideas person. Same is true about that mind body and soul. Which one of the three is the rule breaker versus the guaranteed return to your investment? How can you be a human teamwork player if you barely know the system that's moved you forward? Mindfully we grow without truly knowing. The constant demand of the everyday world shapes your system of choices while the inner you wonders how much more can you take. The world of business can terminate your process. As can the core of the self you've spent a lifetime building. I daily write to create conversation with the mind body and soul. You don't have to sink a lot of energy into it. Each individual part of what makes you has a ton of stuff to say. We usually make the choice not to listen due 100% to not knowing what to do with the information. I totally get the teamwork anthem of business but you can't be the greatest player on that team until you've developed a team with yourself. Not a guilt trip! Awareness of your present place in the "Now."
I do believe in teamwork but believe more in the individuals required in order to generate the energy that brings a team forward with success. On this podcast we break it down. We're all searching and seeking a commonality but we do all we can to remain as individuals. Your mind body and soul are three completely different sections of your daily expectations and yet we walk into everyday believing there's equal harmony. Not true. Nothing kills me more than sitting with someone that has great talking abilities but no actions to bring it to the surface of the team. They get away with being called an Ideas person. Same is true about that mind body and soul. Which one of the three is the rule breaker versus the guaranteed return to your investment? How can you be a human teamwork player if you barely know the system that's moved you forward? Mindfully we grow without truly knowing. The constant demand of the everyday world shapes your system of choices while the inner you wonders how much more can you take. The world of business can terminate your process. As can the core of the self you've spent a lifetime building. I daily write to create conversation with the mind body and soul. You don't have to sink a lot of energy into it. Each individual part of what makes you has a ton of stuff to say. We usually make the choice not to listen due 100% to not knowing what to do with the information. I totally get the teamwork anthem of business but you can't be the greatest player on that team until you've developed a team with yourself. Not a guilt trip! Awareness of your present place in the "Now."
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 146
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How do you know when it's "The Calling?" There's not a preacher in the house that doesn't talk about being called to serve. We're commanded to serve by the church. In your own personal life how do you know "The Calling?" It could be your heart overflowing with wants and needs! It could be your ego wanting to succeed. When do you know it's God? I've sat with many religious people from Pastors to Bible thumpers and everyone of them say the same thing, "This is when you have to put trust in faith." Awesome! Really? I'm gonna come out and call my personal experience the way it is. I give my life to the universe everyday. Not just on Sunday or during bad times. Everyday. before I walk into this recording studio I praise the presence of Christ. So what does that have to do about answering "The Calling?" Look... I'm no different then a two year old asking his or her mother and father, "Why?" God himself could look me straight into the eyes and say, "Because I said so." And I would still have questions. It doesn't stop me from acting upon. God winks are everyday. We make the choice to turn the other way. Some might say I got onto this digital platform because it's the next level of radio play. Not true in my life and chapters. I heard something, "I will give you three but one of them has to be totally dedicated to me." Say what? Who said that? My heart? Not a chance. I already had too much work to do. "I will give you three but one of them has to be totally dedicated to me." What are you hearing, seeing, feeling on your path? Is your choice to ignore what you've been commanded to explore. I do laugh when millions of people spend billions of dollars on an assumed career and don't use an ounce of their education. We want. We have to have. We are moving in this direction because we said it so. Gotcha. Yeah. Um. How's that working for ya? When do you know you've been called? Your answer is your experience. It can't be compared to another person. For each of us are unique in becoming. Find strength in knowing not guessing.
How do you know when it's "The Calling?" There's not a preacher in the house that doesn't talk about being called to serve. We're commanded to serve by the church. In your own personal life how do you know "The Calling?" It could be your heart overflowing with wants and needs! It could be your ego wanting to succeed. When do you know it's God? I've sat with many religious people from Pastors to Bible thumpers and everyone of them say the same thing, "This is when you have to put trust in faith." Awesome! Really? I'm gonna come out and call my personal experience the way it is. I give my life to the universe everyday. Not just on Sunday or during bad times. Everyday. before I walk into this recording studio I praise the presence of Christ. So what does that have to do about answering "The Calling?" Look... I'm no different then a two year old asking his or her mother and father, "Why?" God himself could look me straight into the eyes and say, "Because I said so." And I would still have questions. It doesn't stop me from acting upon. God winks are everyday. We make the choice to turn the other way. Some might say I got onto this digital platform because it's the next level of radio play. Not true in my life and chapters. I heard something, "I will give you three but one of them has to be totally dedicated to me." Say what? Who said that? My heart? Not a chance. I already had too much work to do. "I will give you three but one of them has to be totally dedicated to me." What are you hearing, seeing, feeling on your path? Is your choice to ignore what you've been commanded to explore. I do laugh when millions of people spend billions of dollars on an assumed career and don't use an ounce of their education. We want. We have to have. We are moving in this direction because we said it so. Gotcha. Yeah. Um. How's that working for ya? When do you know you've been called? Your answer is your experience. It can't be compared to another person. For each of us are unique in becoming. Find strength in knowing not guessing.
Awareness Of Change
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I've always called it a Day Of Doubt. Those moments that feel like a bad Monday or a Friday that won't end. On this podcast we do all we can to put your finger pointing away. A Day Of Doubt usually isn't caused by other people. It's more along the line of being aware of the potential of there being change. I became an incredible note taker after a radio station general manager punished me with a single thought, "If you can't handle change. There's the door." Suddenly, in everything I did, I was documenting the fragments of change that may or may not generate energy. I wanted to be ready for change. To embrace it. To know how to handle the situation. What I was doing was trying to write a future that usually didn't arrive. My expectations of tomorrow were 99.8% wrong. Therefore I spent a lot of time wallowing in the waters of doubt. Rather than being aware of change today, I'm aware of my present. I'm stationed in this place called "Now" Mindfully we all grow forward without there being reason to waste a season of doubt on something you can't control.
I've always called it a Day Of Doubt. Those moments that feel like a bad Monday or a Friday that won't end. On this podcast we do all we can to put your finger pointing away. A Day Of Doubt usually isn't caused by other people. It's more along the line of being aware of the potential of there being change. I became an incredible note taker after a radio station general manager punished me with a single thought, "If you can't handle change. There's the door." Suddenly, in everything I did, I was documenting the fragments of change that may or may not generate energy. I wanted to be ready for change. To embrace it. To know how to handle the situation. What I was doing was trying to write a future that usually didn't arrive. My expectations of tomorrow were 99.8% wrong. Therefore I spent a lot of time wallowing in the waters of doubt. Rather than being aware of change today, I'm aware of my present. I'm stationed in this place called "Now" Mindfully we all grow forward without there being reason to waste a season of doubt on something you can't control.
Friday, March 8, 2019
With You
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It's pretty much the written rule, we're going to have days that suck. Label it what it is then move forward. What? The day sucks! I need to carry it with me! I need to share it with family and friends! The world needs to know on social media that this day sucks! Oh really? Such an expression actually paints the photograph to resemble that of selfishness. You've decided that today sucks not those that happen to bump into you. On this podcast we take this head on by learning a newer way to bend the shapes that make a suck day into a brilliant expression of success. Speak out loud not in thought. Don't even write it down. Use your physical voice when you say these two words, "With you." I tend to make it a spiritual moment but not everybody walks that path. With you we are going through the motions of change but without thunder. With you the music we listen to will become better. With you I won't be alone at lunch. With you we'll take this dark cloud in my suck day and give it some fun light. With you. I didn't say you couldn't be you. I said "With you." If someone at work or home is having a hard time walk up to them and warm their soul, "With you the silence felt can actually teach the rest of us how to grow with patience." With you. You're purpose has a place. With you we have an identity. With you.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Being
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I love words. Not just in the way of using them in conversation or daily writing. I love to look up words in the dictionary and dig deep into their source of purpose. Where such a word originates and how it made its way across the planet. On this podcast we pick up the word "Being" and step straight onto its heart of what we assume it is versus how we can put such a simple word to work in ways that build your foundation of success. The essence and nature of a person is how the word "Being" appears on dictionary.com. What is the image you're projecting daily at work? At home? With friends and new people you meet? The essence and nature of being. Most people go through several shapes throughout the day. Who you are in the car during bad traffic isn't how you drive when shooting off for a short two day trip to the beach. Being aware of your essence and nature helps you identify the reasons why you might be moody or more of an introvert. I love sharing conversations with men and women of God but you'll never see me in a situation where friendship is the identification. That's like sitting down with Dr. Oz! The dude would watch everything you eat, how you sit, breathe and not take that afternoon jog to keep the heart pumped. The essence and nature of our being is controlled by what switch? Are you able to feel without guilt, shame or doubt? In places of business the competition between coworkers is so high that having a quiet dinner afterwords comes across as being false. How can your essence and nature of being one way is so easily forgotten two hours later? I was told one time, "If you aren't fighting with the people you work with then its an unhealthy company." Being part of that message became a new path for me to create in a much different place.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Glory Is In The Activation
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The power of positive thinking. It's a total waste of time if you aren't activating its purpose. If you were to open my Kindle you'd be sickened by the number of motivational, inspirational and religious authors that are stacked within the digital imprint. I love getting charged up by the challenges and changes of those that have lived the horridly dark times and figured out a way to teach a better tomorrow. I don't study one author. I utilize the willing strength of others to push away the walls and valleys we all face. On this podcast we dive face first into this thing I've labeled Hidden Speak. We all know that person and have been that person that relies on the power of speaking with a positive tone but feel like total trash on the inside. Positive thinking is activation. Hidden Speak is faking your way through a conversation. My weakness in building strong relationships is knowing that I'm going to call you out. Business leaders to preachers know when we meet the focus is always going to be on the way they speak. Listening beyond sound. I was recently invited to participate with a job interview where at the end they did the typical, "Do you have any questions for me?" I actually started to laugh. Not because it was funny but because they were hiding behind the way they speak. They weren't truly interested in my questions. It's the way you get out of a conversation. That's the toughest thing in the book for me. I'm blessed with the opportunity to talk with a lot of people of fame. I'm given only so many minutes then I have to bust free. I've never figured out a good way to say, "Hey I've got to go." My radio crutch is, "You've got to come back. You've always got a backstage pass. Be brilliant." Hidden speak right? I'm not sure that's true. My activation of the thoughts keeps it true to my path and identity. If the person with the job was truly interested in questions that I may have had about their business the question would've shown up much earlier in the building of the relationship. I did have a question when it became part of the way to get out of the conversation. I confidently asked, "How can I serve you? What are your needs so that we can create a successful plan and path?" The HR person came back with, "We'll let you know if you make it to the next level of hiring." Hidden Speak.
The power of positive thinking. It's a total waste of time if you aren't activating its purpose. If you were to open my Kindle you'd be sickened by the number of motivational, inspirational and religious authors that are stacked within the digital imprint. I love getting charged up by the challenges and changes of those that have lived the horridly dark times and figured out a way to teach a better tomorrow. I don't study one author. I utilize the willing strength of others to push away the walls and valleys we all face. On this podcast we dive face first into this thing I've labeled Hidden Speak. We all know that person and have been that person that relies on the power of speaking with a positive tone but feel like total trash on the inside. Positive thinking is activation. Hidden Speak is faking your way through a conversation. My weakness in building strong relationships is knowing that I'm going to call you out. Business leaders to preachers know when we meet the focus is always going to be on the way they speak. Listening beyond sound. I was recently invited to participate with a job interview where at the end they did the typical, "Do you have any questions for me?" I actually started to laugh. Not because it was funny but because they were hiding behind the way they speak. They weren't truly interested in my questions. It's the way you get out of a conversation. That's the toughest thing in the book for me. I'm blessed with the opportunity to talk with a lot of people of fame. I'm given only so many minutes then I have to bust free. I've never figured out a good way to say, "Hey I've got to go." My radio crutch is, "You've got to come back. You've always got a backstage pass. Be brilliant." Hidden speak right? I'm not sure that's true. My activation of the thoughts keeps it true to my path and identity. If the person with the job was truly interested in questions that I may have had about their business the question would've shown up much earlier in the building of the relationship. I did have a question when it became part of the way to get out of the conversation. I confidently asked, "How can I serve you? What are your needs so that we can create a successful plan and path?" The HR person came back with, "We'll let you know if you make it to the next level of hiring." Hidden Speak.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 145
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I've always been inspired by what moves during extremely cold mornings. I first bumped into this inspiration while walking through those brutal 42 below zero temps once experienced while growing up in Montana. Not too many things find reason to move when the weather has taken such a turn. On this podcast we leap onto that subject then compare it to the always perfect 98.7 degrees inside your mind body and soul. No wonder we mentally hold onto a lot of guilt, shame, fear and doubt. None of that stuff could survive on a 27 degree day. All of those Debbie Downer moments have you trapped because it's incredibly awesome on the inside of you. It's time to take down that jungle. Ger rid of the Kudzu on your clogged up fields of future growth. Bamboo looks pretty nifty cool on someone's desk at work. In a forest though it will bring starvation to every plant. Cut down those negatives and get something more positive growing in your life. One problem. Your biggest hurdle will be family, friends and work. Nobody wants you to change. It makes them feel guilty to see you lose so much mental weight. Expect your list of close people to thin out as well. Growing forward and outward comes with a price. Plant something new inside that system of yours. It's a perfect 98.7 degrees! Stop creating the storms that make it a washout day.
I've always been inspired by what moves during extremely cold mornings. I first bumped into this inspiration while walking through those brutal 42 below zero temps once experienced while growing up in Montana. Not too many things find reason to move when the weather has taken such a turn. On this podcast we leap onto that subject then compare it to the always perfect 98.7 degrees inside your mind body and soul. No wonder we mentally hold onto a lot of guilt, shame, fear and doubt. None of that stuff could survive on a 27 degree day. All of those Debbie Downer moments have you trapped because it's incredibly awesome on the inside of you. It's time to take down that jungle. Ger rid of the Kudzu on your clogged up fields of future growth. Bamboo looks pretty nifty cool on someone's desk at work. In a forest though it will bring starvation to every plant. Cut down those negatives and get something more positive growing in your life. One problem. Your biggest hurdle will be family, friends and work. Nobody wants you to change. It makes them feel guilty to see you lose so much mental weight. Expect your list of close people to thin out as well. Growing forward and outward comes with a price. Plant something new inside that system of yours. It's a perfect 98.7 degrees! Stop creating the storms that make it a washout day.
Monday, March 4, 2019
The Message Was Lost
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I'm that creative guy that can't release a piece of art until the full story of why it came into being is shared. Only to hear the passerby say, "That's not the interpretation I got from it." As artists it can be a very tough journey when people see things that weren't meant to appear. Most keep their creations in carts and boxes for the world to never touch because when the right message isn't felt it's received as being just another day of judgement. On this podcast we step forward with an honest view of how to handle those moments when the mind body and soul have separated from the real world and everything that you are feeling isn't showing up in the warm arms of those that assume they know you. What I love most about A Star Is Born is how it embraced the secret beast that so many carry. What we missed was how the real world continues to live on without understanding the signals of a weakened traveler. I'd invite you to look into the creative path of those we think are struggling but those willing to bring art forward have mastered the art of hidden speak. They hide behind the paint without explaining what brought them to that place. Even as writers it's too easy to make up word formations and the readers take it as is without knowing the weight of what's been carried. How do we train the wandering community of art lovers to look beyond what's shallow and see the stream is actually a river of rocks Mental illness in America isn't always the person. It's always right there in plain sight.
I'm that creative guy that can't release a piece of art until the full story of why it came into being is shared. Only to hear the passerby say, "That's not the interpretation I got from it." As artists it can be a very tough journey when people see things that weren't meant to appear. Most keep their creations in carts and boxes for the world to never touch because when the right message isn't felt it's received as being just another day of judgement. On this podcast we step forward with an honest view of how to handle those moments when the mind body and soul have separated from the real world and everything that you are feeling isn't showing up in the warm arms of those that assume they know you. What I love most about A Star Is Born is how it embraced the secret beast that so many carry. What we missed was how the real world continues to live on without understanding the signals of a weakened traveler. I'd invite you to look into the creative path of those we think are struggling but those willing to bring art forward have mastered the art of hidden speak. They hide behind the paint without explaining what brought them to that place. Even as writers it's too easy to make up word formations and the readers take it as is without knowing the weight of what's been carried. How do we train the wandering community of art lovers to look beyond what's shallow and see the stream is actually a river of rocks Mental illness in America isn't always the person. It's always right there in plain sight.
Friday, March 1, 2019
We'll Believe When He Believes
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I've lived in the south for 34 years. Oh yeah! That place on the planet where there's a church or a drug store on every corner. You talk to many of the preachers and leaders down here and they'll tell you it's still not enough. The Charlotte metro area is 2.5 million strong and the majority of those who make it possible walk without a reason to celebrate a relationship with whatever is out there in that vast universe. So they keep building churches. Hmmm. On this podcast I take from my notes written in July of 2016 a single line, "We'll believe when we believe that he believes." Not an attack or judgement against the higher being. It's an open conversation with how it is that we believe. Millions of people show up at work everyday not believing in the company they work for. The work still gets done. How is that possible? Because the physical return of investment is cha ching for your banking purposes. We'll believe when we believe he believes. I have atheist friends that flat out jump at the moment when they can preach why they don't believe which makes me giggle. The conversation is so in depth and personal yet I'm fulfilled because they believe so strongly in something. In my book One Man's 1,021 Thoughts I wrote, "Numb is still a feeling." When there's so much proof of having no belief there's still belief. Maybe not in the keeper of the big book but you still have something in your heart and head. Great businesses succeed not because everybody's on the same team. Bosses know the best employee isn't the dedicated and loyal but the one that's created a system of choices and is determined to one day get a better job but don't because they believe every job will treat them the same way. So why make the change? Here are the eight hours required. Now lets go home. Getting the job done without the excess fat of having to explain why you're there.
I've lived in the south for 34 years. Oh yeah! That place on the planet where there's a church or a drug store on every corner. You talk to many of the preachers and leaders down here and they'll tell you it's still not enough. The Charlotte metro area is 2.5 million strong and the majority of those who make it possible walk without a reason to celebrate a relationship with whatever is out there in that vast universe. So they keep building churches. Hmmm. On this podcast I take from my notes written in July of 2016 a single line, "We'll believe when we believe that he believes." Not an attack or judgement against the higher being. It's an open conversation with how it is that we believe. Millions of people show up at work everyday not believing in the company they work for. The work still gets done. How is that possible? Because the physical return of investment is cha ching for your banking purposes. We'll believe when we believe he believes. I have atheist friends that flat out jump at the moment when they can preach why they don't believe which makes me giggle. The conversation is so in depth and personal yet I'm fulfilled because they believe so strongly in something. In my book One Man's 1,021 Thoughts I wrote, "Numb is still a feeling." When there's so much proof of having no belief there's still belief. Maybe not in the keeper of the big book but you still have something in your heart and head. Great businesses succeed not because everybody's on the same team. Bosses know the best employee isn't the dedicated and loyal but the one that's created a system of choices and is determined to one day get a better job but don't because they believe every job will treat them the same way. So why make the change? Here are the eight hours required. Now lets go home. Getting the job done without the excess fat of having to explain why you're there.
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