Podcast: Expectations
“Expectations are premeditated resentments.” True or false? In today’s episode, Lar and I are discussing expectations and the effect they have on our relationships and life itself. Expectations are a form of magical thinking brought over from childhood when we couldn’t distinguish our own associations and what happened. Like we’re upset with a sibling who […]
Podcast: What’s There To Worry About?
In today’s episode, we’re discussing what’s going on with us when we are caught up in worry. For me, in looking at what’s really going on when I worry, I realized that worry is about being unwilling to be present with myself with the current circumstances I’m in — and feeling the uncertainty of what […]
Podcast: Using Spirituality As An Excuse For Bad Behavior
In today’s episode, we’re discussing a topic sent in by one of you. — The idea of using spiritual lingo or concepts to justify not addressing what’s really going on.It struck a point with us. Having been on a so-called spiritual path much of our lives, we’ve seen this pattern often. Where we or other […]
Podcast: Negative News Media & Social Media Personas
Last week I posted that it looked like Lar had become my regular co-host on the podcast. It’s like the universe laughed and said, “Uh, when did you start being in charge? … As the saying goes. We make plans, and God laughs… So the other day, my sister, Keri and I were having a […]
Podcast: How To Quit Feeling Guilty When We Stand-Up For Ourselves
How often have you said yes when you didn’t want to — or agreed with someone just to not make waves when you feel deep inside that it isn’t true for you?Or you speak up, you say no, but then you feel guilty afterward? What is behind the guilt? Guilt is a signal that we […]
Podcast: The ‘New Normal’ — How You Let Go of the Future You’ve Imagined, So You Can Be Happy In The Present moment.
‘The new normal’ is a buzz phrase we’ve all become accustomed to hearing this year. We’ve used it in discussing the transitions and making adjustments because of the pandemic. In today’s episode, we’re talking about diving deep into our relationship with ourselves and how we come to terms with who we have become as we […]
Podcast: What’s The Difference Between Giving-up & Surrender?
In today’s episode, we’re addressing another topic one of you ask us to discuss. We talking about the difference between giving-up and surrender. Surrender is a way of living in harmony with life, just as it is. Accepting that whatever is happening holds a gift for us. It’s happening. Surrendering is going with the natural flow. Surrendering […]
Podcast: What’s Really Going On When We Feel We Need to Defend Ourselves?
In today’s episode, we’re discussing that thing that happens when we feel defensive. Someone says something, and their opinion feels like a personal threat to us. We feel compelled to correct them; set the record straight. It seems totally justified. After all, we’re not being seen or heard properly or we wouldn’t need to set […]
Podcast: What’s A Little Pain In The Face of Love?
In today’s episode, we talk about what we do with ourselves when we experience pain in our lives, be it physical or psychological. Initially, we want to resist. We don’t like pain. We want to fix it or get rid of it. And this causes suffering. Then, if we are of the mindset that our […]
Podcast: Why Not Accept Reality Just As It Is?
In this week’s episode, Lar and I talk about the key to living a life of present joy which ultimately is unconditional happiness. That key is to accept present moment reality just as it is, in whatever form it shows up, regardless of circumstance. Isn’t that really what we all want? To be okay with […]