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ADAI Author Driven AIThe Route 66 Effect: Is Life After Amazon around the Corner?Tune into our latest podcast episode where your hosts, Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh, delve into the dynamic world of digital platforms and A.I., offering a visionary perspective on the future of online business and publishing. This thought-provoking discussion opens with a compelling analogy: Is Amazon the 21st century version of Route 66, soon to be overshadowed by the rapid advancements in A.I.? They explore the critical importance of building and maintaining one's digital platform, underlining the risks of depending solely on external platforms like Amazon.As the conversation unfolds, listen to how many authors have...2024-01-0414 minADAI Author Driven AITuring, Spielberg, and the Uncanny: A Deep Dive into AI’s Human ImitationIn this compelling podcast episode, hosts Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh delve into the fascinating interplay of artificial intelligence (AI), the Turing test, and the concept of the Uncanny Valley. Through a mix of personal anecdotes and insightful analysis, they explore the emerging reality where AIs are becoming so sophisticated that they can convincingly impersonate human interaction, as exemplified by a deceptive encounter with an AI customer service representative.They dissect the Uncanny Valley theory, a phenomenon describing discomfort when humanoid representations become almost too lifelike, evoking an uncanny feeling of unease. They engage in a thought-provoking...2023-07-1920 minADAI Author Driven AIThe Hollywood Writers AI Freakout: Is It Justified?Join your hosts, Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh, as they delve deep into the pulsating heart of Hollywood's most contentious issue - the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. This episode pivots around the potential role of AI in displacing human screenwriters - a provocative subject sparking fears and debate industry-wide. They scrutinize the validity of such apprehensions, exploring the irreplaceable nuance of human creativity in writing, while paralleling automation trends observed in disparate fields and drawing insightful analogies to historical game-changers such as the advent of automobiles. In a whirlwind of ideas, they speculate on whether AI will r...2023-06-1319 minADAI Author Driven AIConversing with Consciousness: Navigating the Dynamics of Human-AI InteractionJoin your hosts, Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh, as they venture into the intriguing realm of AI self-awareness, exploring its capability to perceive and adjust user interactions, and even portray a form of "consciousness." This episode dives into the fascinating dynamics of human-AI engagement, exploring how being polite or 'apologizing' to the AI could potentially shape its responses. They touch on ethical dilemmas, discuss 'trust scores,' explore AI's boundaries, and humorously delve into existential questions. Tune in for an enlightening conversation about the increasingly complex AI-human interaction and its business implications.2023-06-0623 minADAI Author Driven AIAuthoring in the Age of AI: The Intersection of Creativity and TechnologyIn this episode of ADAI, Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh delve into the intersection of authorship and Artificial Intelligence. Questioning whether human behavior is pre-programmed or conscious, they uncover the implications for AI's growth and potential for catalyzing change. The hosts discuss the democratizing power of AI in authorship, acknowledging the irreplaceable value of human input in personal projects, while appreciating AI's efficiency in handling data-driven content. The conversation extends to the realm of fiction, pondering how AI could craft compelling characters and scenarios using universal archetypes. However, they underline the human touch as essential to imbue style and...2023-06-0623 minADAI Author Driven AIAI & You: Navigating the New Landscape of InnovationDive into episode 1 of ADAI (Author Driven Artificial Intelligence), as hosts Lara Helmling and Lliam Leosh explore the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence, human creativity, and the changing job market. They uncover real-world dilemmas and how chat-based AI challenges conventional wisdom around authorship, intellectual property, and copyright laws. Join us in this engaging discussion on human creativity versus AI, examining its impact on creative industries and how it redefines value. Together we unlock AI's potential as a tool for authors and underline the enduring need for human creativity. This episode is a must-listen for anyone ea...2023-06-0617 min
Freedom EchoHow do you get Higher?Getting Higher can be a trigger word or at the least a past effort. How do we get Higher without intoxicants? Check in to this episode for more!
Many of us have a story inside that the world needs to hear... Share it. Write about it.
Listen to an inspiring story of transformation with Lara Helmling, who is the publisher and founder of Forest City Publications which has had the privilege of cultivating and launching both new and established authors over the last 5 years.
Get in touch with Lara: lara@forestcitypublications.com
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A Place to Find RestSeek and Find: A Refreshing and Unique Exploration of the Kingdom of GodWhen you immerse yourself into this meditation, you enter another world...a truer world...one where the Kingdom of God is all that you see, hear, and touch.
Enjoy a sneak peek into this episode...
Before I begin talking about our topic today. Go ahead and close your eyes. Okay. Feel what it is to be you right now, this earthly self, this body of mine, this Spirit, This spirit is your eternal self. It can neither be harmed in any way or changed without your permission.
Let’s review some of the phrases that Jesus used to talk ab...2021-07-2244 minA Place to Find RestStand Fast in Your Liberty in ChristStand fast in your liberty in Christ! We are free in truth...yet we don't always experience that truth because of unhealed aspects of our bodies and minds. That's okay! Be patient with yourself! You are in the perfect place right now...no matter what place that is. You know how I know? God has placed you there! If you are strong in the Spirit and following Christ to the best of your ability, you are a faithful sheep, following the Shepherd. And if that is the case, then you are being led in the right direction. What you know...2021-06-301h 20A Place to Find RestI Wait Upon the LordWaiting isn't our favorite thing. Especially in this age of "blazing fast wi-fi" and instantaneous everything. Yet here waiting is the key to strength...to freedom...to energy and progress! At least, waiting upon the Lord is that key–not waiting upon a reluctant toddler to eat dinner or a sleepy teen to get out of bed.
The aha! moment in this phrase, 'waiting upon the Lord,' is in the amazing fact that waiting here isn't really waiting at all.
Waiting upon the Lord is resting in Him. It is peace. It is trust. It is absolute security and sa...2021-06-231h 03A Place to Find RestLifting the Veil to Behold the Glory of GodToo often we rely on the body and mind to direct our lives...yet we were created to be led by the Spirit! Today's meditation is a quick, 10-minute meditation to shift our focus so that the Spirit is truly leading us...and overwhelming peace, joy and love is the result!
Our verses today are 2 Corinthians 3:14-18 where Paul writes about that relationship between the mind and the Spirit: "But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in...2021-06-1636 minA Place to Find RestBringing Heaven to EarthJesus taught us to pray, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
As you follow along with the meditation, bring heaven to earth so that you might receive the healing, direction, and fullness of the Spirit that you need.
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In this podcast...2021-05-1446 minA Place to Find RestTo Live is ChristTo live is Christ, to die is gain...I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith! This verse perfectly captures the process of growth and expansion that we can experience through Christ Jesus...through the process of LOVE–ACCEPT–EXPAND. This process is the foundation of the LAELIA WAY, firmly rooted in Jesus’s Way and ready for you to use to grow and to achieve your greatest potential. As you listen to today’s meditation, set the intention of loving, accepting, and expanding so that you, too, may fully feel the joy of livin...2021-03-1543 minA Place to Find RestHealing of the SoulFor our theme today, we focus on Jeremiah 33:6 where God says to His people through His prophet Jeremiah, “I will bring health and healing.” Notice that this healing will reveal the abundance of peace and truth.
I love that word “reveal.” To reveal something is to illuminate it, to show it perhaps for the first time. It has been there all the time, and now it is revealed for us to see.
And then there is the phrase, “abundance of peace and truth.” What does this mean? Of course, the Spirit can (and will) reveal layers of meaning to us as we...2021-03-1249 minA Place to Find RestLove One Another as I have Loved YouFor our theme today, we focused on John 13:34-35 where Jesus gives a brand new, never-heard-before commandment to His followers...and to us: “love one another; as I have loved you.”
Perhaps the most stunning part of this commandment is when He gave it to the disciples. It was just after He had washed their feet...after He had broken bread with them for the last time and given them the task of doing this in remembrance of Him forevermore...after He had called out Judas the traitor in their midst and sent him away...it was after all of this...2021-03-0937 minA Place to Find RestDrink from the Living WaterToday, our focus is that living water that Jesus talks about. In John 4:14, Jesus says “Whosoever drink of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Within your soul, there is an eternal well of living water because of your relationship with Jesus Christ, because you hold the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your soul. Focusing our eyes on our Lord Jesus Christ, that well becomes evident to us. And in our work here tonight, our...2021-03-0453 minA Place to Find RestDraw Near with a True Heart“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:2
As we draw near to God, as we practice our meditations with our eyes closed, we train our minds and hearts so that one day we can dream with our eyes open. This is so powerful, because as we master this ability, we discipline our souls to live, move and have our being in this space of unification and connectedness with that pure light of Christ within us. Then we are able...2021-02-1739 minA Place to Find RestStrong in the Grace of Christ Jesus“Thou therefore my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 2:1
Today I share an especially precious lesson with you that the Holy Spirit called to my attention through my grandmother. Today I want to share a verse with you that has really been important to me this week. It is underlined in my grandmother's working Bible. It's amazing to see her writing there and the things and notes that she made Just as a side note, on the inside front cover, she wrote, “give this Bible to Lara age 12 on her birthday with love from h...2021-02-1642 min
Light Ignite LoveLara HelmlingLara Helmling is a business energetics consultant for Christian entrepreneurs. She believes that at the heart of every business is the soul of a human being, and when that soul is aligned and energized, the business will thrive and grow. She coaches her clients in practical solutions to online business problems while also guiding them through powerful processes of soul evolution that are guided by Scripture, the sciences of neurobiology and quantum physics, and meditation. In her work, the most important element of all is love – her love for the beauty she sees in each of her clients, their love fo...2021-02-1031 minA Place to Find RestCome, Holy SpiritThis is an extremely powerful meditation where we pray directly to the Holy Spirit, beckoning Him to come to us and fill us with His Being.
Today we focused on Acts 1:8. This is the Lord Jesus talking, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.”
Over the last week, I have felt especially charged with realizing our mission as Christians, as followers of Jesus, to share the Gospel. Our focus of sharing the Gospel help...2021-02-0835 minA Place to Find RestThat I May Know HimThat I May Know Him and the Power of His Resurrection
Today's meditation centers on the verse in Philippians 3:7-12:
"But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is...2021-02-0249 minA Place to Find RestStrength in His GloryToday's meditation centers on the verse in Ephesians 3:16:
"That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man."
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If you'd like to talk more with me about your healing journey, or anything I talk about here, remember you can schedule a 15-minute call with me at this link:https://calendly.com/lara-helmling/15min ( https://calendly.com/lara-helmling/15min).
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation to restore our souls. It is a guided meditation to invite your soul to rest in...2021-01-2750 minA Place to Find RestPeace that Passes All UnderstandingToday's meditation is based on the scripture in Philippians 4:7:
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Peace that passes all understanding is the overwhelming, soul-fulfilling, total experience of ease, relief, and security. It is truly a gift, and it is one that this meditation is designed to help you experience.
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If you'd like to talk more with me about your healing journey, or anything I talk about here, remember you can schedule a 15-minute call with me at this link: https://calendly.com/lara-helmling/15min (https://calendly...2021-01-2157 minA Place to Find RestHope as an AnchorToday's meditation is based on the scripture in Hebrews 6:19:
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,"
Everyone has anchors in life to keep them in the storm of life. For Christians we can use the hope in Jesus as our anchor. As He is the most high we can use Him as the ultimate anchor for our souls.
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If you'd like to talk more with me about your healing journey, or anything I talk about here, remember you can schedule a 15-minute call with...2021-01-2142 minA Place to Find RestThe Joy of the Lord is my StrengthToday's meditation focuses on the verse, Nehemiah 8:10:
Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."
Nehemiah tells the people to celebrate! Why? Because the joy (the anticipation of a bright and wonderful future) of the Lord is their strength.
We can do the same today and every day.
If you'd like to talk more with me about your healing journey, or anything I talk...2021-01-1947 minA Place to Find RestI Am ReadyAs the new year begins, we can't help but wonder what is in store for us in 2021. It is safe to say we were all taken by surprise by the events of 2020, that's for sure. So now, with 2021 underway, do you feel ready?
Better said, do you know that you are ready? Because you are. As a child of God, as a disciple of Jesus, you are automatically ready for anything that will happen. You know how I know? Because that's how God works. I don't have to know you personally to know that you are ready, because I know...2021-01-0444 minA Place to Find RestExperience Deep Soul Healing and Transcendent ChangeToday's meditation is an hour-long healing process designed to facilitate transcendent change and healing for your soul. To say that healing and change is transcendent is to embrace the truth that full soul healing doesn't change the 'form' of the old ways of being. Rather, true soul healing shines the light of truth within so that the light goes on and the darkness disappears. To understand this fully, notice that when you turn on the lights in a room, the darkness isn't transformed - it simply disappears. That is the nature of transcendent change, and that is what we facilitate...2020-12-3144 minA Place to Find RestDawn is BreakingToday's theme comes from the breakthrough work our live participants experienced. We are breaking through old beliefs, ones we didn't even know existed. You can, too, as you listen, growing and changing and becoming all that you are capable of.
Our recording includes a powerful discussion about the false beliefs many of us hold about achievement and what it means to succeed. We followed this talk with immediate healing and renewing work in our meditation.
If you'd like to skip the discussion and begin the meditation, go to minute 33.
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation...2020-12-291h 04A Place to Find RestOur Eternal Weight of GloryToday's theme comes from 2 Corinthians 4:17: "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Whatever might be happening in our outer world, or even in our inner world, we can rest peacefully and confidently in the knowledge that it is all for good! God uses everything for good - whether it's something He would have chosen for us or not - He works it together for His glory AND for our eternal reward. There is such joy in this knowledge! Today we rest in this...2020-12-0336 minA Place to Find RestOur Inward Man is Renewed Day by DayOn today’s call, we attune our soul to the truth that though the temporal things of this world are transitory and cannot be counted on, our inward man - our inner life, soul, and spirit, is renewed continually. This is good news!
Our theme today is drawn from 2 Corinthians 4:16 "Though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day." Here Paul reminds his church in Corinth that he stays encouraged!
Paul realized here that his outer body, that which was temporary in his life, was in a constant state of flux and was, in...2020-12-0136 minA Place to Find RestTherefore We Do Not Lose HeartOn today’s call, we attune our soul to the truth that through God's love, our gratitude, and our service to others, we do not lose heart.
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation to restore our souls. Our theme today is drawn from 2 Corinthians 4:16 "Therefore we do not lose heart." Here Paul reminds his church in Corinth that he stays encouraged because he continues to serve them, seeing them grow and flourish through the grace of God, giving all to the glory of God in thanksgiving.
The full verses 15-16 are: "For all things ar...2020-11-3047 minA Place to Find RestThe Science of SoundWelcome! Bienvenido! Willkommen! Namaste! Aloha!
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation to restore our souls. On today’s call, we focus on sound.
This podcast is a guided meditation to invite your soul to rest in the peace, joy and love that is our adopted birthright as followers of Christ. We are all confronted with a world that, at times, makes us feel weary. That weariness denies the truth and freedom of God’s plan for us. Thus, we need to rest and be restored to live in the fullness of His divine love...2020-11-1630 minA Place to Find RestI Rise AboveWelcome! Bienvenido! Willkommen! Namaste! Aloha!
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation to restore our souls. On today’s call, we focus on the theme, I Rise Above.
This podcast is a guided meditation to invite your soul to rest in the peace, joy and love that is our adopted birthright as followers of Christ. We are all confronted with a world that, at times, makes us feel weary. That weariness denies the truth and freedom of God’s plan for us. Thus, we need to rest and be restored to live in the full...2020-11-1630 min
A Place to Find RestI am a Light in the LightWelcome! Bienvenido! Willkommen! Namaste! Aloha!
In this podcast, we use sound, focused intention, and guided meditation to restore our souls. On today’s call, we attune our soul to the truth of God’s light. We meditate on the central thought that we are a light in the light of God. Since we are light, we never actually see the darkness, because the moment we arrive with our light, the darkness disappears!
This podcast is a guided meditation to invite your soul to rest in the peace, joy and love that is our adopted birthright as followers of Chri...2020-11-0524 min
Morgan James RadioThe Entrepreneurial Author Model for Fiction WritersToday's episode is all about publishing fiction. In this episode, we talk with Lara Helmling, our Chicago, IL Fiction Acquisitions Editor. Fiction Author's don't often tap into the tremendous potential of opportunities available in the online world. Lara discusses how fiction writers can adopt the Entrepreneurial Author model to get their story out to more people, sell more books, and support their cause. 2018-06-1225 min