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Spiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Denying, Distracting, Ignoring, Avoiding ME” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #170Denying, Distracting, Ignoring, Avoiding ME
Sometimes we focus on other people: what's wrong with them, what's missing or lacking, and most important, 'what I can give them!'
A lot of people working in the personal development field ignore their own shortcomings and focus on the shortcomings of the people they work with instead.
Tune in to see how other people may be imposing something on you in order to serve them! YUCK!
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For more blogs, books and videos, or if you are interesting in coaching or t...2020-08-3113 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Celebrate Your Giftedness - Or Not!” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #169aCelebrate Your Giftedness - Or Not!
Too often in my childhood I heard the expression, "Don't be a smarty pants." or, "You are too big for your britches!" Both statements meant to keep me from thinking or believing that I'm smart, creative, and an extraordinary person - as we all are.
Through this spiritual immersion process, each of us has to choose to believe that we are each gifted and extraordinary, or not. I'm all for the idea that each of us is gifted. So I choose to celebrate, support, and empower each individual to embrace their...2020-08-2815 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”I Love My Work - Is That Bad?” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #168I Love My Work - Is That Bad?
We are here to enjoy life in all the ways available to us. This includes the time we spend producing, creating, and serving. Tune in and listen for all the ways you may be choosing to suffer, settle and survive instead! You can choose to thrive, if you want to...
Listen in and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
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For more blogs, books and videos, or if you are interesting in coaching or training with Dr. R...2020-08-2614 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”When Life is Working for Me, Life is Working for You” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #167When Life is Working for Me, Life is Working for You
Tune in to hear all the ways life may be working for you. You may deny, ignore or avoid seeing all the ways life is working for you, but nevertheless that is what's so! Or Not!
Listen in and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
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...2020-08-2414 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”You Just May Not Be Ready” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #166You Just May Not Be Ready
Quite often people beat themselves up because they believe they should be further along the spiritual path than they actually are. They should have a better life. They shouldn't be struggling with their addictions. They shouldn't be making the same mistakes over and over again.
We believe there is a set time when we should have all the spiritual learning in place. Truth is, it doesn't happen magically that we experience enlightenment first hand. It takes practice, training, discipline and dedication. That takes commitment! And most of us aren't yet ready...2020-08-2115 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”What to Do After You’ve Done Big Work?” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #165What to Do After You've Done Big Work?
You’ve done some big work that has taken you into a deep process. Now, you are at a point where you are ready for what's next, but you don’t know what to do. The truth is, there is nothing to do, until you are told what to do.
An analogy would be that of digging a well - 3 ft, 10 ft, 20ft. You know the water is there because the ground is moist. You call it a day and rest, because you’ve done a lot of work.
2020-08-1915 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Sometimes Life is the Best Therapist” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #164Sometimes Life is the Best Therapist
Every dilemma, and every life event for that matter, is a growth opportunity in relation to our spiritual and human evolution. It's a matter of tuning into what principles and values are pitting themselves against each other, and how you will choose between them once you've realized this dilemma.
Listen in and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
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For more blogs, books and videos, or if you are interesting in coaching or training with Dr. Rosie, check out h...2020-08-1715 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Miracles - The Paradigm of Possibility Dwells Within” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #163Miracles - The Paradigm of Possibility Dwells Within
Miracles are normal to those who reside in the paradigm where miracles are normal. Yep!
Our everyday paradigm - the 3D reality most of us live in, rejects the paradigm of miracles, except in religious or spiritual communities.
All of us want to make the impossible possible, yet we don't want to shift our perspectives and interpretations, which would allow that to happen. Such a dilemma!
Listen in and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
...2020-08-1414 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Ineptitude in the Face of WTF!” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #162Ineptitude in the Face of WTF!
No person is without experiences of ineptitude and powerlessness when faced with circumstances that are out of their control. Nobody! Facing the consequences of their actions - even when they only intended good things to happen, can bring about a shattering of being in control.
Forty plus years ago I made a choice that I knew was in the best interest of everyone involved in that particular circumstance. The outcome was devastating in so many ways. I had no idea that the unfolding of a decision made out of love could b...2020-08-1213 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Gender, Race, Color, Religion Exists Within Spirit” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #161Gender, Race, Color, Religion Exists Within Spirit
Social justice issues stir the residue of hate that we’ve experienced within our lives, our ancestors' lives, and within the collective unconscious.
That hate within each of us is sourced in fear. We hear that all the time. However, that fear may not be conscious, but it is there. That hate is sourced in vengeance for actions done against us or others to whom we have loyalties. That hate is sourced in righteousness - an eye for an eye. That hate is sourced in ignorance.
Here's a sp...2020-08-1011 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Always Looking for Validation or Vindication?” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #160Always Looking for Validation or Vindication?
The pattern of proving ourselves as valid, worthy and deserving only works for so far. At some point we have to take a look at what that's about.
At some point we have to be with the fact that you will never prove your worth or value in the way that will once and for all answer the question, "Am I worthy?"
The point will come when you have to decide for yourself - to yourself - that you are done with that question! This is...2020-08-0713 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Out of Sight, Out of Mind” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #159Out of Sight, Out of Mind
On the tails of the previous podcast, "Skirting the Perimeters of Spiritual Work," comes the conversation regarding the conflict between what we say we want from our spiritual practice and the underlying commitment or conflicting commitment that doesn't want to change anything!
This part quite often sabotages our commitment with things like forgetfulness, avoidance, and allowing a lot of distractions to arise that keep us from acting in alignment with what we say we are committed to.
Listen in and then please share your perspective wi...2020-08-0512 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Skirting the Perimeters of Spiritual Work” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #158Skirting the Perimeters of Spiritual Work
A lot of people I know who have spiritual practices share their frustrations with me that they aren't getting much out of their practice. In fact, especially now through the pandemic, they feel more anxious, uncertain, and alone than they ever imagined. They ask, "Shouldn't my spiritual practice help alleviate some of the panic and stress?"
Listen in to see what I say and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
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Spiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Living Into One’s Life Purpose” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #157Living Into One's Life Purpose
In the book The Alchemist, there is a great deal of focus on living into one's personal legend. Fact is, few are courageous enough to actually live into the adventure designed by us, for us to realize.
It is easier to settle for "good enough" than to stretch one's comfort zone to include the fullest expression of one's essential nature. But that's exactly what we came here to do!
Listen in and then please share your perspective with me on my Facebook page!
...2020-07-3115 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Multidimensional Me Multigenerational Me - Lots of Me’s!!!” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #156Multidimensional Me, Multigenerational Me - Lots of Me's!!!
We are so much more than one person within one body. That may sound strange, however, not only are we here to integrate many lives of many lifetimes, but also to heal the traumas of our families and ancestors.
How we do that is just by taking it all in, incrementally. It requires that we feel into all the experiences that are occurring within us, realizing that all the suffering and heartache will come to an end soon, even for those who died generations ago. Wh...2020-07-2912 minSpiritual Immersion: Taking the Plunge”Integrating Spirituality Into My Everyday Reality” Spiritual Immersion - Taking the Plunge, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #155Integrating Spirituality Into My Everyday Reality
The easiest way I have found to integrate spirituality into my everyday life is to recognize when I'm unsure how to make a decision.
Most choices are between what scares me or what excites me. One is a choice I make from fear, from lack, and not-enoughness, and the other choice I make is from joy, abundance, and generosity.
One is a choice made by principles created by others, and one is a choice made from my very own highest principles.
2020-07-2713 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”The Big 10 Take Aways” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #200The Big 10 Take Aways
One hundred podcasts on Aging Like a Guru! There must be a lot of great and wise tidbits of information in this series, eh?! I know I've grown a lot in creating these podcasts.
Listen in to hear the big 10 take aways of Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?
. . . and then share your perspective on my Facebook page!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Simplicity of Living Comes with Practice” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #198Simplicity of Living Comes with Practice
I love the sparkles of snowflakes falling. I love the wonder of the stars in the sky. I love watching the sunset and the sunrise, if it's not too early.
These have always been aspects of life on Earth with which I've found bliss.
There are also many aspects of life that with age have become not so fun, not so interesting, and I just can't be bothered by any more.
This intention of this podcast is to all the question, Who Am I, to inform me...2020-01-1712 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Crisis of Meaning Crisis of Faith” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #197Crisis of Meaning, Crisis of Faith
Though I've experienced a lot of major accomplishments in my life, I live as if I've not really accomplished anything important or of merit. Though I've finished my PhD, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, written 13 books, and done lots of other stuff, and, though I've loved a lot and made some really hard choices in the name of love, my inner world, as I experience it, says that I've not amounted to anything. It may sound incredulous, but I feel as if I've not yet accomplished that one thing that will make me...2020-01-1513 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Why Stick Around?” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #196Why Stick Around?
Human life is so complex. The truth is that we exist in so many dimensions. We have past lives, parallel lives, emotional lives and spiritual lives. So who the hell are we, and why do we do this thing called Life on Earth?
Each of us have our own answers to those questions. Each of us have our own curriculum. No two of us are on the same trajectory. We are alone on our personal quest, along with eight billion others. That's funny, though mostly, it doesn't feel funny at all. It feels scary...2020-01-1312 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”What Have I Got to Show for My Life?” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #195What Have I Got to Show for My Life?
I have no doubt that each of us face the existential question of: What Have I Got to Show for My Life? It's a big question that goes along with: Have I fulfilled my heart's desires? Have I made a difference in the world? Was I loved? Did I love enough?
Taking inventory of one's accomplishments, one's failures, one's apathy, one's hurtful attitudes, can bring any one of us to a place of valuing the exquisite life adventure we've brought about by our own choices. We see how w...2020-01-1012 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Be True to You!!” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #194Be True to You!!
I’ve been asking myself some really hard questions lately:
What is the ultimate motive underlying everything I do? What is the purest intention of my life? What is my heart’s desire? How did I come to choose to see myself and the world around me the way I do?
These are questions we all ask ourselves in some way or another. And, these are questions few of us actually answer for ourselves. It takes time and presence of mind, body & spirit to discern the deepest truth that lies within.
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Doing is the Undoing of Me” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #193Doing is the Undoing of Me
As I get ever closer to creating 100 podcasts, I wonder if I'm done with these podcasts on Aging Like a Guru. Is it time to stop? Do I want to stop? Should I stop? Should I continue?
There are a lot of emotions that arise as I face this arrival at 100 podcasts. And, additionally, I see myself distracting myself with doing something that takes me out of the discomfort that currently is the state of being for me.
As I witness myself distract myself with any number of things, I...2020-01-0614 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”The Essentials of Humor in the Aging Process” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me, with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #192The Essentials of Humor in the Aging Process
The process of aging brings with it so many opportunities to experience embarrassing and humiliating events. There's no way around it. So we might as well learn to laugh at ourselves.
Listen in for some laughs!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Where are the Elders Among the Elderly?” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #191Where are the Elders Among the Elderly?
We generally expect that as people age they would cultivate character, wisdom, maturity, right But, the fact of the matter is, most of us don't. Most of us are as we were in our adolescence. Shocking?
We may cultivate more ways to avoid, ignore, distract and deny life as it is, so that we don't have to really grow and stretch ourselves, which means that we can’t truly be elders for the younger generations.
It's not that we don't want to be elders. We ju...2020-01-0111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Not Everyone Wants to Be Responsible for Their Lives” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #190Not Everyone Wants to Be Responsible for Their Lives
Without taking responsibility for your own wants, needs, feelings and thoughts, you, me, and us, end up being told what to do, what to have, what to think, to feel and to want.
Life will not show up the way you want, or the way I want, unless we take responsibility for the level of self-awareness we are currently at. We have to willingly step into the practice of observing, witnessing, experimenting, and experiencing life as it is, not life as its “supposed to be.”
Join me if...2019-12-3014 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?How Empowered am I to Choose to Choose How I Age? Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #189How Empowered am I to Choose to Choose How I Age?
If I want to age my way, what do I need to be aware of, conscious of, mindful of, to make that happen?
Tune in to find out!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Cultivating Self-Awareness - Who Me? Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? WIth Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #188Cultivating Self-Awareness, Who Me?
Self-awareness, according to research, only 10-15% of the population have it. What?!
The other day a question came to me: When did I become aware that I exist within this body, this personality, this life?
I haven’t come up with the specific age, though I can see clues along the way.
Listen in to this podcast and answer the question for yourself!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”What to Do When Someone Dies” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #187What to Do When Someone Dies
This podcasts is a great summary of what we need to consider before we die, and perhaps before our beloved parents, partners, or children die.
No one wants to think about this topic, however when death arrives, someone will have to make choices - tough choices, sometimes hugely expensive choices. To consider and choose now can bring about more peace when the inevitable death does arrive.
Through this exploration I realized that there are many choices available to all of us that we may not be aware of. Like...2019-12-2310 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Deconstruction of the Life after Death” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #186Deconstruction of the Life after Death
Living in a small community, on an Island no less, we're constantly aware of the passing of people. And with the passing of my friend Virginia and others, I’m aware of what it takes to deconstruct the lives of others. For children, for family members and friends, the task is inevitable - what to do with stuff!
It’s like someone threw a party and then left without cleaning up! I’m not one to enjoy cleaning up other people’s messes. I believe that’s part of why I coach peopl...2019-12-2008 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”People’s Death Affects Us More than We are Imagine” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #185People's Death Affects Us More than We Imagine
We are affected by people’s departure more than we know. We are often surprised, even though we know that everybody dies. And often we experience regrets and guilt for not engaging with the deceased more while they were alive.
Anytime I hear about someone’s passing I’m moved to experience the reality that every one of us dies. Compassion, reverence, and significance of each person’s presence on this planet brings a moment of awareness if you will. It brings emotions and thoughts, grief, regrets, sometimes anger, and feeli...2019-12-1811 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Get Organized Before You Die - Who Me?” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #184Get Organized Before You Die - Who Me?
My friend Virginia passed about a week ago. She was a great contribution to people’s lives in so many ways. She’d been a psychologist and advocator for people’s well-being on so many levels. She certainly was a gift of joy, love and generosity of spirit until the very end.
For the past number of years, after the passing of her partner, Virginia lived alone. One of the cool things about Virginia was that she realized that in the end she’d need to count on her friends...2019-12-1610 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?”Fear of Living, Fear of Dying - Maybe Both!” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #183Fear of Living, Fear of Dying - Maybe Both!
I find it an interesting question to ask people, "Are you afraid of living?"
When we adventure forward in life, we will undoubtedly face many things we have no interest in facing. Facing loss, annihilation, humiliation, rejection are some of the biggies. Courageously living in your truth, though phenomenal to experience takes a lot of strength and conviction. Why the heck did we come into these Earthly forms in the first place? Good question.
Joseph Campbell said, “Where there is a way or a path, it’s som...2019-12-1312 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Regardless of Age, I Don't Know How to Do Me!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #182Regardless of Age, I Don't Know How to Do Me!
I've never known how to be me. And now that I have a whole repertoire of experience that points to who I've been and who I've tried to be, it doesn’t really help. Because I choose to do these podcasts I keep having to attend to the truth of me and how it's been working for me.
I’m not by any means a guru. I do practice what I believe gurus might practice, though. Why? Well, I believe essentially that they have trained themselves to have...2019-12-1112 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"It's Not If you Die, it's How You Face Your Inevitable Death" Aging Like at Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #181It’s Not If You Die, It’s How You Face the Inevitability of Your Death
It is said that Japanese Samurai warriors reminded themselves of the inevitability of loss by using the phrase, “Die before going into battle.” This practice allows a warrior to enter combat without fear of death because he has brought himself to the acceptance of death ahead of time. Because death is an inevitable outcome, and by accepting the absoluteness of that inevitability, the warrior fully gives himself to his mission without concern for survival or victory.
Tracy Goss wrote a book called T...2019-12-0911 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"When Other People Are Suffering" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #180When Other People Are Suffering
At any age in life, we will see or hear about other people who are having a rough time with their own aging process. It might be friends, family, or our partners.
How do we respond? How do we support or help people in need? I think this is a really big question: How do we help others without endangering our own well-being? How willing are we to throw ourselves under the bus for other people? And how are we possibly doing that without even realizing that it's happening?
Listen...2019-12-0611 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Solitude or Isolation" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #179Solitude or Isolation? Does it matter? YEP! Big Time!!
They may sound similar, but there's a big difference between solitude and isolation, and the difference is what motivates a person to be alone.
The bottom line is that quite often as we age we can do with a lot less people time. We need more "Me Time." We can get kind of bored with all the social pageantry that use to be so important to us. We'd rather binge on a Netflix series, a good book, or a knitting project that we can't wait to finish. There...2019-12-0410 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What's Really Happening When Life Gets Scary?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #178What's Really Happening When Life Gets Scary?
Most of us spend probably 80% of our time being afraid, to one degree or another. We've been trained to be afraid of change, of risk, of loss, of success, of failure, of love.... You name it! All because someone, somewhere, has declared that that is something to be afraid of.
There's another group that says we should embrace change, success, failure and the rest of it . . . but you and I both know that that's so much easier to say than actually do.
So how do we face the c...2019-12-0211 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What Should I Want? What Do I Want?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #177What Should I Want? What Do I Want?
Given that there is so much information that tells us what we should want as we grow up and morph through our "Golden Years," you'd think we knew how to do this better!
Many times, though, all the options available to us actually create more confusion rather than clarity. The question: "What should I want?" comes up in a lot of my coaching sessions with my clients. My answer is always, "What do you want?"
So many of us are afraid to truly know what we want...2019-11-2911 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Should I Be Afraid of Aging?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #176Should I Be Afraid of Aging?
Being aged 67 now, I know I could live well into my 90’s. That could be a good 30 years! Yet when I imagine myself in this process, I realize the degree to which I worry and wonder if I should be afraid of aging. At the same time, I don't want to spend the next 30 years living in fear. That's not the way I want to live this last third of my life.
Living in Fear
I've talked to quite a few people lately about aging, and I was surprised wit...2019-11-2711 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Don't Worry - Life is Good" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #175Don't Worry - Life is Good
As I've mentioned in previous podcasts, worrying and other negative patterns of thinking contribute little to the idea that life is good. People roll their eyes when they hear me say that life is good. They think I'm being flaky. However, I've been doing a lot of work on my human-spirit self so that I can have a good life, and more importantly, experience the good life that I am having right now.
Worrying contributes little or nothing to my well-being.
It's taken me decades to realize that. So why not...2019-11-2513 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"When in Doubt Drink Water" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #174When in Doubt, Drink Water
Regardless of our age, most of us do not drink enough water, so therefore we may be feeling symptoms of dehydration that we ignore, because it feels normal. And all too often people end up at the doctor's office for symptoms of dehydration.
One of the intentions of these podcasts is to tap into wisdom and intelligence that is always with us. When we become more aware of what's happening physically and in all other ways, we become more empowered to make choices that keep us healthy, if healthy is what we w...2019-11-2212 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What is Your Highest Value: Health, Wealth or Wellbeing?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn # 173What is Your Highest Value: Health, Wealth or Wellbeing?
The longer I'm on this planet in this Earth-suit, the more I see the potential to really create the life I want to have. I'm always at choice, but what values are the values most important to me?
Does wealth take precedence over health? Does fulfillment and happiness come before wealth? Each of us have our own priorities. The more clear we are with those priorities, the greater capacity we have to choose based on those priorities.
Do I have the best life ever? Perhaps for...2019-11-2012 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Stuffed Animals Aren't Just for Kids" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #172Stuffed Animals Aren't Just for Kids
For some people, having a stuffed animal has gotten them through the toughest times. Online searches brought up studies and stories of the values inherent in keeping a stuffed animal very close by. I've had William for 37 years. Through thick and thin, that bear has been there for me like no one else!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Living Through Darkest Hours - There's No Hope Until There Is" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #171Living Through Darkest Hours - There's No Hope Until There Is
I have no idea why we are never prepared for the inevitable darkest hour of life. It always comes: Annihilation of what seems to matter most; Homes destroyed; Jobs lost; Loss of loved ones.
There seems to be no salve for this gaping hole. Nothing matters in those times.
Why are we so unprepared for the worst of the worst? When there's no hope in sight, how do we be in it all?
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Advice from Old People" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #170Advice from Old People
Searching online gives anyone looking for anything waaaaay more information than one needs. But, wow! You can learn a lot, if you are curious.
Some friends of mine who lived nearly to 100 shared a couple of things that I took to heart. Here's their advice:
Never, Never Fall Down, and Never Take Prescription Drugs!
Side effects of prescription drugs creates a serious problem. Both doctors and patients do not realize that practically any symptom in older adults and in many younger adults can be caused or worsened by drugs. S...2019-11-1312 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Revealing Allows Healing: Doing the Deep Dive and Coming Up Ecstatic" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #169Revealing Allows Healing: Doing the Deep Dive and Coming Up Ecstatic
What limits me from having exactly the life I want to have?
Well, most people believe it isn't possible to have that life, and so they continue to suffer, settle, and survive until the bitter end.
But it doesn't have to be that way! Listen in to see what I mean!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?“I’m My Own Executioner and I Didn’t Even Know It!” Aging Like a Guru -Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #168I’m My Own Executioner and I Didn’t Even Know It!
We can bend spoons and we can heal ourselves of disease. Which of these is more fun to practice?
There are a lot of people who dabble in the metaphysical world, with astrology, tarot, dowsing, or bending spoons. So many possibilities are at our fingertips. And curing ourselves of disease and what ails us as we age is also very realistic, according to Kelly Turner, who wrote the book Radical Remissions. So, where do most of us put our energies - in dabbling or in heal...2019-11-0813 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?“Doing What I Do Only for the Right Reasons - My Reasons!” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #167Doing What I Do Only for the Right Reasons - My Reasons!
I used to believe life was about struggling - well into my forties. But somewhere, somehow, something shifted, and I came to see that I didn’t want life to be about struggling. I wanted life to be fun. I came up with the the three most important qualities of being that I wanted in my life, no matter what: Freedom, Fun, and Flexibility!
Every one of us aging gurus figures out sooner or later what the right reason is for doing what we do. We...2019-11-0613 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Falling Happens" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #166Falling Happens
We fall. Sometimes we can't get back up. Not a happy thought!
So many of us live as victims to our circumstances.
Aging gurus take a different perspective. They are proactive, engaged, and present to who they are and how they are living every day. This is what I want for all of us.
We have access to all the information we need on how to live healthy lives. We are all at choice to how we choose what we choose.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter wha...2019-11-0411 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"The End Times - How Will They Arrive for Me?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #165The End Times - How Will They Arrive for Me?
We all die. Every living organism dies. So why do we spend so much time ignoring, denying, avoid, and distracting ourselves from consciously talking about our end times?
Our context/paradigm regarding aging and old age focuses primarily on decline and decrepitude. But it doesn't have to be that way! If we willingly choose to talk about how we choose to see ourselves, we can choose to see ourselves differently. Most of us see ourselves as victims of life and death, medicare and social security, the needs o...2019-11-0112 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Stillness - Wisdom or Aging?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #164Stillness - Wisdom or Aging?
Over the past few weeks I've been taking a nap almost daily. Sometimes it's fatigue that's driving me to lay down. Sometimes I just want to create an emptiness in my mind.
I use my mind to think about, discover, and unconceal patterns in my life that limit my capacity to be the fullest expression of my essential self. All that thinking makes me want a break! When I lay down, I'm calling a "time out!" And, I can then focus my attention to where there is no thought - only emptiness.2019-10-3012 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"There is No Such Thing as Dysfunctional!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #163There is No Such Thing as Dysfunctional!
The truth is, we grow up in families, cultures, educational, political and religious environments that condition us to think, feel, need, and want what is considered normal for our culture. If we deviate from the norms of our environment, we are considered a black sheep, and perhaps become an outcast. So, regardless of how sick and crazy our culture might be, we learn to bend to their rules. And, within this, then we are "functioning."
When we venture out into the world where other cultures meet or meld, we might...2019-10-2811 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"How Old Do You Feel?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #162How Old Do You Feel?
In a recent article in the NY Times, it was shared that how old you feel, or how young you feel, is a great indicator of your health. Generally, the younger you feel the healthier you are. This is good to know, right?
We have the power to create health and vitality. We can choose how healthy we want to feel and then make choices in alignment with that commitment, or not.
Essentially, we are 100% responsible for our own lives. We have 100% potentiality to flourish to the degree to which w...2019-10-2511 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"I'm Aging My Way" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #161I'm Aging My Way
In a couple of weeks you'll be listening to an interview I'm doing with Rajiv Nagaich regarding aging options. He is the founder of a company in the Seattle area called Aging Options. He and his staff support and empower people to stay in their own homes, not go broke, and not be a burden to their loved ones. We all want that right?
An interesting fact is that over 85% of the population of the US want to die in their own home. However only about 20% actually make that happen.
What is...2019-10-2312 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"The HOW is the Entire Point of This Journey" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #160The HOW is the Entire Point of This Journey
Upon reviewing our lives, reliving memories of the past, we can see patterns and strategies we were conditioned to engage in. There were principles and rules, ideals and obligations to uphold.
As we age, and perhaps as we get beyond obligations of family and career, we are given an opportunity to review how we lived our lives, how we made choices, and how we lived within the consequences of those choices.
If you are able to imagine yourself an “Indiana Jones” of sorts, you can see your...2019-10-2111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Trying to Out-Do God - Not Me!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #159Trying to Out-Do God - Not Me!
My dad thought he was immortal and invincible when it came to dying. I watched him struggle to stay in his body when everything was going against him. His body was shutting down but he was determined to out-do God. It didn’t work!
My friends Marj and Fred went to a memorial this weekend for a dear friend here on the Island. They were laughing about the fact that even though death is inevitable, there is always a shock, surprise or amazement when some one dies. “Oh My God!! He D...2019-10-1811 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Considering Therapy - Who Me?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #158Considering Therapy - Who Me?
Therapy, Coaching, or any form of personal development can be very useful, if not imperative at time.
Personal growth and self-discovery are part and parcel to growing ourselves through all stages and ages of life. Sometimes we need the support even when we think we can do it alone. Other times, a good self-help book can do the job.
In this podcast I emphasize the choice to reaching out for a Coach, Therapist or Minister as a support. What I didn't emphasize is that you may feel desperate and despairing...2019-10-1611 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"I am So Alone or Am I" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #157I am So Alone or Am I?
Experiencing those moments of devastating aloneness is something that occurs for each and every one of us. It is an existential phenomena: because we exist, aloneness exists.
For me, the moments I feel most alone are the moments I begin any new project, and anytime I'm about to take a leap of faith - reaching into and perhaps beyond the edge of my comfort zone.
In these moments I come to experience that, in this moment, I am completely responsible for how I am being and how I...2019-10-1410 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Herding Emus at 80 - Who Me?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, #156Herding Emus at 80 - Who Me?
Last week on Orcas Island, I joined three other people in their mid to late 70's to herd an Emu back to safety and support. Who would have guessed that we would have the strength, wisdom, and patience to bring this event to a very successful conclusion?! Not me!
Society as a whole writes off our elders as "useless burdens," but just because we are old doesn't mean we don't have what it takes to do, well, just about anything!
It often comes down to brain over brawn, patience...2019-10-1111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Divorce is a Possibility No Matter How Old We Are" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #155Divorce is a Possibility No Matter How Old We Are
Divorce among Baby Boomers is on the rise. I find that fascinating. It points to the freedom to choose to be who we are and to choose what brings us fulfillment. It points to our willingness to let go of what is no longer satisfying. The status quo of "stability and security at all costs" is no longer the only way we are willing to live life. We want a better quality of life, no matter what our age. That's a good thing!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Grace Arrives" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #154Grace Arrives
For many of us, we are given clues, verbally or visually, of what's to become of us in the future. This phenomenon can surprise us or confuse us. But it can also reassure us that grace is on its way.
Listen in to hear how Grace has showed up in my life.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Radical Remission by Kelly Turner
Oneness book by Rasha
A Course in Miracles
Aging Like A Guru Facebook Group
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Bankruptcy - Breaking Promises and Being Okay - No Matter What!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #153Bankruptcy - Breaking Promises and Being Okay - No Matter What!
Did you know that 1 in 7 people who file bankruptcy are over the age of 65?
I'm one of those people.
To decide to break a promise to my bank was just as hard as breaking promises when I chose to leave my marriages. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.
This podcast explores some of the challenges of breaking promises you meant to keep.
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Take a Nap!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #152Take a Nap
Taking a nap can be a great way to restore sanity to your mind, body and spirit. For some of us, it goes against the grain. For others, it's just what the doctor ordered - who me?!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What's Yours to Do?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #151What's Yours to Do?
No matter how old you are there is so much potential for having fun and enjoying life.
Really!
In this podcast I share stories of my sister Patrice and my friend Paula. They are having the time of their lives. They never saw how great it could be to age like gurus!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Every day is the Best Day Ever!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #150Every day is the Best Day Ever!
This is somewhat of a continuation of the previous podcast, Shifting the Paradigm of Aging.
We are at choice, every moment of our lives, to see the world we wish to see and to be in the world in the way we wish to be. It's simple to say but takes dedication to making it so.
Listen in to hear how you can make this important shift for yourself!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Shifting the Paradigm of Aging" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #149Shifting the Paradigm of Aging
Did you know? The way we think about aging colors and expresses itself in the way we experience aging.
For example, if I see myself as a victim to aging, I will most likely not flourish in my later years of life.
However, if I see that I am always ME inside this aging body, then I know myself to be full potentiality 100% of the time, and therefore flourishing as I age will be a constant.
What do you think? Could this be true for you, too? Listen...2019-09-2511 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Who's Your Champion?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #147Who's Your Champion?
We all need champions in our lives - someone who believes in us 100%! It's rare that we have these champions, or we may have them but not feel like we have them. I'm sure my parents would say they championed me - supported me in being the fullest expression of myself, but that's not how it felt from my perspective.
As we age, we may have partners, children, caregivers, or community services that are potential champions. And most of all, we have ourselves to champion us along the way!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Oh What Fun It is to Ride!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #146Oh What Fun It is to Ride!
At 74 years of age, Marj declares "I'm an athlete! I'd never ever guess that would happen to me!"
The opportunities available to each of us - regardless of our age, are everywhere, always. You never know what will show up as a passion for you!
Listen in to hear about Marj's new ride!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Sometimes Aging Ain't So Pretty!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn #144Sometimes Aging Ain't So Pretty!
Glen has Parkinson’s Disease. He is 72, lives alone, and he fell the other day. He was needing to get to the bathroom - didn’t make it - messed his pants and laid there for hours before someone found him and called 911. He will probably end up having to live in a long-term care facility since he doesn’t have anyone who will care for him at home. He has no options! He is at the mercy of the healthcare and the social welfare systems.
Truth is, Glen isn’t taking care of...2019-09-1311 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Can You Know How Great You Are?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #143Can You Know How Great You Are?
For most of us, the world we live in doesn't support us knowing how great we are. It doesn't support us being fearless, abundant and extraordinary. In fact, our consensus reality is fear-based, scarcity-based and shame-based. Jeesh!
If you are anything like me, allowing yourself to acknowledge what's true about you - all the good stuff and the bad stuff, is terrifying. However, if we aren't allowed to see all the ways we are great and doing really well, then we won't be able to see all the tools and...2019-09-1111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"A Marriage that Grows Love" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #142A Marriage that Grows Love
Jennifer and Mike are a couple with wisdom and courage. They've been together for over 11 years. They, like all couples, have their challenges. They, like few couples in their 50's, 60's and 70's, actually stay present and committed to their relationship with each other. This interview provides some of the ups and down of such a relationship.
As you are listening to this interview, you may feel as though you are listening to an infomercial. My intention in sharing so much about the work that Jennifer and Mike are up to is...2019-09-0918 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Exercising Divine Will - What For?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #141Exercising Divine Will - What For?
What is Divine Will & What has it Got to Do with Aging?
I don't know about you, but my will is to have thing go my way according to my perceptions and interpretations of reality. However . . . that’s like allowing a 5-year-old to drive a car in downtown LA! Nobody wins!
Many of us are exposed to spiritual and religious principles throughout our lives, and most have similar principles, though their practices are different. Love one another - including yourself, do no harm, and serve God by serving mankind. Gratitude, forgiveness, fai...2019-09-0611 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"All Habits Die Hard" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #140All Habits Die Hard
My session with Holly yesterday brought up some important stuff in her life and in mine - and inadvertently perhaps, in yours! It's enough to say that, quite often, we habitually be and do things based on principles that aren't the ones we really want to live by! :o
Let me explain:
Last night I had a dream. I was a facilitator of a retreat. The participants were busy doing what is theirs to do. What was I doing while the participants are doing their thing? I was frustrated, impatient, and...2019-09-0412 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What Can a Fishpond Teach Us?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #139What Can a Fishpond Teach Us?
I have a small fish pond with Koi and gold fish. The nine of them have been together for about four years. They've weathered some severe winters together and keep growing. I don't really know what I'm doing but something seems to be working, because they all seem to be thriving.
The other day, I noticed that Whitey wasn't being his usual self. He was hanging out with his nose pointed down and his tail pointed up. As I moved around a bit, he moved a bit and looked okay, aside fro...2019-09-0208 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"You Don't Have to Be Smart - You Only Have to Be Quiet" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #137You Don't Have to Be Smart - You Only Have to Be Quiet
One of the most challenging practice for most human beings is to be quiet with themselves, and to listen within the stillness for the wisdom of their inner guru. It’s even more challenging to be quiet when you’ve been stirred by someone or something, which leaves you feeling emotional, irritable and anxious. But, truly this is the very time required to slow down, quiet down, and be present to your wise-self.
Prayer, Meditation and Listening
I’ve heard it said that p...2019-08-2810 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #135So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles, eh?
Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer's - call it what you will, is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It's part of the fear of losing independence. People even in their 30's are worrying about dementia and losing their mental faculties.
So what exactly is dementia? In a nutshell, it includes memory loss, disorientation, confusion and the decline in thinking and memory skills that may interfere with a person's normal daily activities and social relationships.
An interesting fact...2019-08-2211 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"No Matter What Age, Life Is Hard - Oh No!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #134No Matter What Age, Life Is Hard - Oh No!
It isn't uncommon, regardless of age, to hear people exclaim, "But it's too hard!"
We don't like life to be hard. We avoid life circumstances when they are hard, unless those circumstance feed our soul and nourish our spirit, but even then we have to be in the mood for it.
Most of our lives are spent attempting to be invulnerable from risk. When life gets hard we risk feeling vulnerable. We feel exposed, incompetent. We think that we should know how to do every...2019-08-2111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Allow Play - Just for Fun" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #133Allow Play - Just for Fun
The thing is, the longer you stay on the planet the greater degree is the possibility that you will experience stuff that grows you in ways you cannot anticipate. And, most importantly, be glad you stuck around long enough to have that experience.
I just finished facilitating the “Loving Yourself Into Creation” retreat with my dear friend Margaret Lindsey. Margaret specializes in Conscious Creativity. Her specialization and mine meld beautifully in creating a space for participants to be present to themselves in ways they cannot anticipate. Opportunities to play, play, play with...2019-08-1910 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"The Aging Goddess - An Interview with Susie Verde" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #132
The Aging Goddess - An Interview with Susie Verde
Today I'm visiting with my friend Susie Verde. Susie is Brazilian, 50 years old, and passionate about helping creative women access their unique, authentic self and unleash their unlimited potential through a unique approach to personal transformational. She is an Ordained Interfaith Minister, a life purpose coach, a Positive Psychology Practitioner, and a professional astrologer.
Susie’s interest in the wisdom of the Divine Feminine has led her to the south of France many times, in search of the hidden story of Mary Magdalene. Hidden and misjudged by the church for millennia, She n...2019-08-1613 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Aging Parent Aging Children" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #131Aging Parent Aging Children
The relationship you have with your aging parents may not be any different than it was decades ago. There are a lot of assumptions and expectation hidden in any relationship, especially when it come to aging, but more often between parents and their children, who may be clueless about what's going to happen when their parents age.
Sorting all of this out sometimes takes the courage to ask difficult questions and to begin difficult discussions. Otherwise there is a burden of silence that will greatly influence the tapestry of the life of both...2019-08-1411 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"What Am I Afraid People Will Decide About Me?"Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #130What Am I Afraid People Will Decide About Me?
Regardless of our age, each of us have some core fear about what people will find out or decide about us. And, because we don't want to be found out, we develop strategies so as to hide, pretend, or act the way we want people to see us.
We do this dance of "be afraid and strategize" probably 92% of every day. That leftover 8% is the time within which we may experience freedom, playfulness, relaxation and contentment.
Here' the scoop: Unless we become conscious of this process...2019-08-1212 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Being the Expression of Our Essential Self" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #128Being the Expression of Our Essential Self
Our egos love conflict; in essence, that is all it knows. It fights for survival; again, that is all it knows.
The intention of these podcasts is to empower you to empower yourself to be more at choice as to who you listen to in your head.
The part that says, "You shouldn't want that, you shouldn't like that, you shouldn't feel that way, you shouldn't think that way," counters every natural and authentic idea you have that is true for you.
Did You Know?
2019-08-0711 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Fear of Dying Makes Us Afraid of Living" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #127Fear of Dying Makes Us Afraid of Living
Death is one of the most influential concepts that seeps into how we live life.
Death is a transition, much like the many transitions we experience throughout our lifetimes. When we look back, we can see all the times we've died - or at least our identity has died - and our attachments to what was got annihilated, by controllable and uncontrollable circumstances alike.
Yet we have the incredible ability as humans to grow our capacity to transition gracefully through whatever Life throws at us. Including death. B...2019-08-0511 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"I'm Not Afraid of Aging I'm Not Afraid of Dying" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #126I'm Not Afraid of Aging; I'm Not Afraid of Dying
Part of aging like a guru is letting go of being afraid of aging, and letting go of the fear of dying. There is no aging of our Spirit. There is no death of our Spirit. Listen in to hear more!
ACISTE - www.aciste.org
Books:
Testimony of Light by Helen Greaves
Thy Son Liveth by Grace Duffie Boylan
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"How Do I Choose to Choose What I Choose?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn #125How Do I Choose to Choose What I Choose?
We are constantly choosing what we choose. Did you know that?!
Sometimes consciously, other times unconsciously-but we are always choosing!
Most often, however, we tend to focus on what to choose and rarely focus on how we choose to choose what we choose.
This podcast explores how each of us live in a process of choosing that gives us the results that are in front of us, which are not necessarily the results we'd like to have in front of us.
2019-07-3111 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Death by Aging: Failing to Thrive" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #122, July 1, 2019Death by Aging: Failing to Thrive
You are the culmination of all incarnations of life on Earth. You are the pinnacle of evolution of your ancestors. You are the highest evolution of all of your incarnations.
What’s that like inside of you as you take that in?
For me, when I read this for the first time, I thought “Oh no! I’m Doomed!” Then, I took a breath and began to sink into the goodness of this truth.
You carry in your DNA the traumas of your ancestors. That’s why many of us...2019-07-2411 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Be the Legacy You Wish to Leave Behind" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #121Be the Legacy You Wish to Leave Behind
The topic of Legacies is a big one as part of the aging process. What will you leave behind for your family, community or the world at large? Wills, trusts, foundations, charities all are in line for your financial treasure.
We all want to be remembered after we're gone. Personally, because I have children and a grandson, I want to leave a legacy for them. What will it be?
Initially, I decided that I want to leave them a connection with nature, because for me that’s on...2019-07-2211 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"I'm Not Giving Up What I Have for What I Want" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #120I'm Not Giving Up What I Have for What I Want
So many people in the world - especially in the U.S., sacrifice their health and well-being for financial security, stability, and identity. One person in particular - Suzie, is having major health challenges. Despite all of the medical and alternative health practitioners that she has seen, nothing is helping her heal.
What Suzie wants from our coaching sessions is to get healthy.
Suzie's work-life balance is currently 80/20. In our coaching conversation, her body reveals to her that if would like no le...2019-07-1910 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?Dying - What Choice Do I Have? Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #116Dying - What Choice to I Have?
"The Person Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins!" ~anonymous
When you read a book, especially a novel, and you’ve stayed attentive and engaged to the very end, you want that last sentence to stay with you forever! A great writer might even craft the whole book around the very essence of this exquisite, rapturous moment.
Each of us are crafting our lives consciously, and to some degree unconsciously. Throughout our days, years, and decades we create an undercurrent of ideas of where we are...2019-07-1009 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"David Bennett Interviewed" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #115David Bennett Interviewed
David Bennett experienced numerous spiritually transformative events including a near death event that changed his life - as you can imagine. David experienced being immersed in an ocean of light, meeting his soul family, and receiving a life review, before getting kicked back into his human body. David tells his story in Voyage of Purpose: Spiritual Wisdom from Near-Death back to Life - one of my all-time favorite reads!
David and I have been friends for many years. I thought, "What better person to talk about aging than someone who has, in essence, been...2019-07-0817 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Who's Your Savior?!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #111Who's Your Savior?!
Everyday we put our faith in many, many people, organizations, and things such as banks, our employers, our families, our doctors, our cars, insurance company.... The list goes on and on! My question for you today is, "What's the degree to which you put your faith in you? How safe do you feel making choices that impact on your health and wellbeing as you age?" Here are some thoughts about that!
For more blogs, books, videos, or if you are interested in coaching or training with Dr. Rosie, check out her website: www.theparadigmshifts...2019-06-2810 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"The Unexpected Retirement Psychosis" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #109The Unexpected Retirement Psychosis
So many of us look forward to retirement, but we are not necessarily prepared for meeting the unexpected unfolding that greets us. Few have prepared themselves for the big event. Most don't give it much thought until they find themselves at loose ends wondering what the Hell life is all about!
As Gurus who are going through an aging process, it may be wise to create time to consider what it is that will be showing up when that eventful day is presented to you!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Not By the Hairs on My Chinny-Chin-Chin!" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #108Not By the Hairs on My Chinny-Chin-Chin!
Hormones are magical! They can make us feel powerful and sexy, and they can make us feel old and decrepit. I've got so many hairs on my Chiny-chin-chin, that I sometimes feel like a billygoat!
Hormones are essential to our physical life cycle, to our mental capacities, and so much more. And, how we be with all of the ups and downs of the evolution of us in this life cycle can truly challenge one's sanity!
Tune in to hear how to appreciate your hormones as they change w...2019-06-2110 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Who's Driving This Bus?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #107Who's Driving This Bus?
Few of us see ourselves as our vehicles - as our cars, for instance. We know we are an individual being who gets into our cars, or buses, to get to where we want to go. If our car has a flat tire, we don't think "I have a flat tire." We can separate ourselves from our vehicles.
But yet it is so common for most of us to think that we are our bodies. Fascinating! Tune in to hear more about who is driving your "bus."
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"I'm Only 40! Is This Me Aging?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #106I'm Only 40! Is This Me Aging?
Hailey turned 40 years old eight months ago. Today in our coaching session, she's grappling with choices regarding career changes and what that will mean in terms of her body potentially getting more round and saggy if she is less active.
"Is this me aging?" She asks. "Am I going to turn into a frumpy, dumpy, menopausal woman, with hair on my chin and all? Is that what I've got to look forward to?"
Hailey has a lot to look forward to. So much more than her fears tell her...2019-06-1710 minAging Like a Guru - Who Me?"We are Never Too Old To...." Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #105We are Never Too Old To....
We are never too old to put our big-people's panties on! We are never too old to grow ourselves into our fullest potential. We are never too old to bring honor and dignity to our own lives. We are never too old!
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Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?"Sexy in My Sixties - Who Me?" Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast #104Sexy in My Sixties - Who Me?
As our bodies shift and change, especially as our hormones shift and change, our perspectives and perhaps identification as a sexual being also shifts and changes. Or do they?
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Generally, who we are within the relationship we have with our sexuality - our personal desires and preferences, pretty much stay the same, regardless of the anatomical functioning of our bodies.
I propose that honoring the importance sexuality plays in one's life never has to change. Choosing to express yourself through your sexuality is a beautiful e...2019-06-1210 minAging Like a Guru - Who Me?“What It Takes to Age Like a Guru” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast 102What Does It Take to Age Like a Guru?
Whether we are aware of it or not, within every one of us resides Buddha nature - every Buddhist will tell you this. Every guru recognizes the truth of this statement, and with great devotion, reveals and lives into their own personal Buddha nature.
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Every one of us budding Gurus are doing this too - perhaps without too much devotion or attention, however, we're all on the path to awakening to ourselves.
In this episode, I’ll share four elements of Guruing that I...2019-06-0710 min
Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?“Hating Yourself Through Aging - Who Me” Aging Like a Guru - Who Me? with Dr. Rosie Kuhn Podcast 101Hating Yourself Through Aging - Who Me?
Even though every single being on the planet is aging, we are all having a very unique experience of the world and our reality while we age.
As I mentioned in the previous podcast, there is a part of us that doesn't experience aging at all. We feel ourselves to be eternally youthful, vibrant, energized. And then we look in the mirror, or down at our arms, and we see our bodies looking wrinkled, sagging, and just not how it used to be. These moments confront and contradict our sense o...2019-06-0507 min