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The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeLetting Go - A Spiritual (and Personal) Growth PracticeSend us a textOn this episode, I talk about the transformative power of letting go, exploring how releasing rigid attachments—like unfulfilling jobs or outdated self-images—can create space for joy and authenticity, drawing from personal experiences and the inspiring story of Vincent van Gogh’s unwavering commitment to his inner vision. Through practical steps like rituals and mindful pauses, I share how small acts of surrender can rewire our minds and align us with our truest selves, inviting listeners to trust the fall into their own possibilities.SHOW NOTESQuotes:2025-07-2409 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Unlived Life - How Panic Attacks Guide You Back to YourselfSend us a textIn this episode, I explore panic attacks as profound signals from the body, mind, and soul, urging alignment and authenticity through spiritual practices, psychological tools like deep breathing and therapy, and Carl Jung’s insights on confronting the unlived parts of ourselves. By listening to these messages, we can transform fear into a guide toward wholeness, as inspired by Jung’s wisdom and Pema Chödrön’s reminder that fear signals a move closer to truth.SHOW NOTESQuotes: “The gr...2025-07-1706 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeGratitude Rocks.Send us a textIn this episode, I explore how gratitude transforms lives, weaving personal stories like a moment of clarity on a Baja beach with philosophical insights and science to reveal its power as a spark for joy. From Cicero’s wisdom to a listener finding hope through simple nightly reflections, discover how gratitude can light up your world.SHOW NOTESQuotes“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” -Amy Collett“Grati...2025-07-1010 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeI think I'm Becoming Spiritual... Now What?!Send us a textThis episode of The Soul Podcast will help you navigate your spiritual awakening with seven concise steps to embrace the journey with clarity and compassion.SHOW NOTESQuotes:"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust“Some changes look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” -Eckhart Tolle“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and righ...2025-07-0312 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeLearning Over Blaming – Owning Your GrowthSend us a textThis episode offers practical steps to reclaim your power, making it a must-listen for anyone ready to break free from the blame game. In this episode I dive into Nicky Clinch’s inspiring journey from addiction and self-blame to transformative self-ownership. We'll explore how blaming others keeps us stuck, while learning to own our choices unlocks a path to personal growth and freedom. SHOW NOTESQuotes:“We’re either learning or we’re blaming.” -Nicky Clinch Reading:Surrender...2025-06-2611 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifePost Materialism - Is Consciousness Primary?Send us a textIn this episode, we explore how transformative changes in science and technology, from Einstein’s relativity to the discovery of germs, have reshaped our understanding of the world. We delve into the mysteries that remain, like the origin of consciousness, and how thinkers like Max Planck and David Bohm suggest consciousness might be the foundation of reality. We also discuss the "Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science," a movement challenging traditional scientific models to embrace phenomena beyond materialism. Join us to consider how a shift in belief could connect us all through consciousness, sparking pr...2025-06-1921 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Spiritual REvolution -Part 2Send us a textToday, many people are recognizing that spiritual belief is massively growing. Topics like near-death experience, spiritual exploration and the use of psychedelics have recently been discussed in such main stream spaces as the NY Time, National Geographic, VOX, The Guardian, and are frequently covered in Psychology Today. Spiritual ideas which seemed hippie, “woo-woo,” and “out-there” only 20 years ago, are now part of the cultural conversation. There’s a shift happening. We are in a state of spiritual awakening. But what exactly is this thing we call a spiritual awakening? In episode 2 of this series, I c...2024-09-1914 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Spiritual REvolution -Part 1Send us a textThe Age of Aquarius, The Shift, The Great Awakening, The New Earth, The Dawn of a New Era, The Age of Enlightenment, The Era of Spiritual Transformation. It’s been said many ways, but it means the same thing. These terms imply significant changes or transitions in consciousness and spiritual awareness. Today I start a two-part series on the spiritual age we are currently in. What does it mean? And how do we embrace it? Check Out The Soul Pod Video Channels:The SoulPod on RumbleTh...2024-09-1311 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeChallenging Your Self-Perceptions - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textWe all have ways we judge ourselves. What are some of yours? Today I add a simple tool to your spiritual growth toolbox. Links to The Soul Pod Video Channels:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2024-09-0506 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeBe A ManSend us a textTwo women pretended to be men; one for a week, and the other for more than a year. What they found left them depressed and sad. SHOW NOTESReading: Self-Made Man - One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man - Norah Vincent Quotes:"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." -Ernest Hemingway"It’s as if men are always on guard, always ready for a challenge, as if their very...2024-08-2915 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeIn Defense of MasculinitySend us a textToday I’m going to talk about masculinity -and why masculinity is as important now as it has been throughout history. I will also be challenging the term ‘toxic masculinity.’ The term ‘toxic masculinity’ wrongfully connects masculinity with negative behaviors that are actually rooted in a lack of maturity and self-control. We'll look at what masculinity is -and why men should strive to be genuinely masculine. SHOW NOTESQuotes:"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." - Confucius "I count him bra...2024-08-2211 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhat Is Spiritual Growth - Part 2Send us a textWe casually use the term spiritual growth... and most of us have a sense of what that means to us. But have you ever stopped and really considered what spiritual growth means to you. And maybe more importantly how it is you go about achieving spiritual growth? In this episode we look at what it is and ways we can approach it. SHOW NOTESQuotes:"The main requirement for spiritual growth: A yearning to know who you really are." – Adyashanti "The great awareness comes slowly, piec...2024-08-1512 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhat is Spiritual Growth - INTROSend us a textMore people today are focused on spiritual growth than ever before. But what exactly is spiritual growth? The answer to that question isn’t as simple as we might hope. The one thing that’s clear is that it requires us to turn our focus inward. Where personal growth is done primarily externally. Spiritual growth is done primarily internally. That’s where the work happens. This is part one of a two part show on this topic. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Tak...2024-08-0912 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhat is SpiritualitySend us a textMaybe you’re having a spiritual awakening. Or you’re actively on your spiritual journey. Maybe neither of those are true for you, but you wonder -just the same… what does it mean to be spiritual? If you’ve had that though, you’re not alone. In this episode I look at all the ways we define spirituality. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESReading:Some of the inform...2024-08-0114 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeStoicism in the Modern AgeSend us a textToday we’re diving into a heavy but crucial topic: the mental health crisis affecting North America and other areas of the world. If you’ve dealt with depression or anxiety – or know someone who has- this episode is for you. There’s a philosophy that emerged around 300 BC and became widely adopted in ancient Greece and Rome. It is known as Stoicism. And Stoicism is making a comeback in a big way - and has become a way to combat depression and anxiety.Watch Videos:The SoulPod on Rumble...2024-07-2517 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeBecoming Yourself - Part 2- A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is part two of a very special Toolbox Episode. If you skipped the last episode, go back and listen. It’s a short primer on why this work matters. Get ready, because we’re about to add a great new tool to your box. Share Your Name Change With Me Here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/D7CS2S6z5vyaLCtu/ Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey here2024-07-1823 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeBecoming Yourself - Part 1Send us a textPerhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and the world, is becoming our authentic self. This two-part series will show you how some people are doing that work. This is a very special episode. In this short episode I’ll explain why this work matters. In the second half is where we’ll do the work. So, start here -and get ready for a great new tool for your box. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listen...2024-07-1307 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Importance of MeaningSend us a textThe idea of people needing and seeking meaning in life is a concept thousands of years old. It’s an idea explored by the ancient philosophers -and the importance of finding meaning is still understood by the big thinkers of the modern age. And it turns out, having meaning leads to a happier and longer life. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES Quotes:“Man, A being i...2024-07-0409 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHow To Improve Self-Awareness and Empathy - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis episode is for anyone who wants to expand their heart, Improve their empathy response or grow their self-awareness. I'll share a five-minute practice you can use to improve in all these areas. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“Be a master of the mind, not mastered by the mind.” Zen proverb"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will o...2024-06-2712 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe 2000 Year Old Secret to HappinessSend us a textHappiness can be found in one place consistently. In this episode I'll show you where it can be found. Want to spend more time in happiness and less time looking for it? This episode is for you! Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced" — Søren Kierkegaard, early 19th-century philosopher.“A man w...2024-06-2011 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeFinding Your SELFSend us a textThis episode is for anyone looking to expand themselves or define themselves. Life is a long path-often through unfamiliar places. And those unfamiliar places are were we find ourselves. In this episode I talk about how the journey is where we're made.Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:"There is only one way to know the Self, and that is to realize him yourself. The ig...2024-06-1313 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeFind Your Purpose: How a Personal Philosophy Can Beat DepressionSend us a textIf you're anxious or depressed -or you feel unfulfilled in life, this episode will help you become happier with your life. The key is finding purpose. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“Sometimes questions are more important than answers.” -Nancy Willard (novelist, poet, illustrator) "Without this playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imag...2024-06-0612 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHow to Meditate- And Why You ShouldSend us a textThis episode is for anyone who used to meditate and stopped, or those who are thinking about starting but don't know where to begin. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES Resources:Insight Timer free meditation app https://insighttimer.com/A FREE short video series on how to meditate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thcEuMDWxoI&list=PL-bU36DrFzitVkenIgxr3AYv8kpHSQaQFQuotes:"Sit q...2024-05-3011 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeRemoving a Major Barrier to Your Spiritual GrowthSend us a textThis episode is for those who want to launch into the next level of spiritual growth. A big trend has emerged over the past four years. People are walking away from corporate media. In this episode I’ll tell you why millions of people have discovered that the news is stifling their joy. And I’ll provide 30 day challenge to help you increase yours! Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes...2024-05-2314 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeFive Lessons I learned From My DogSend us a textLife is full of valuable lessons. Sometimes they come from the most unlikely sources. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.” ― Will Rogers “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”...2024-05-1611 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeGo After That Thing You've Been Wanting - A Tool Box EpisodeSend us a textThis episode is an exercise for those who want to learn how to go after their dreams and chase fears away. It includes a meditation. Enjoy! Take the listener survey here Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube SHOW NOTES Social Media: X (formerly Twitter) @SoulPodcastShowFacebook:@SoulPodStudioQuotes:“Courage is knowing what not to fear.” Plato“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” Suzy Kassem“Do one...2024-05-0221 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHow To Kill Your Fear - And Become PowerfulSend us a textThis episode will examine how fear fools us into betraying our dreams. I tell you a new way to look at your fear and how you can conquer it. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey here Social Media: X (formerly Twitter) @SoulPodcastShowSHOW NOTES QUOTES:“No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”― Edmund Burke“But fear does...2024-04-2519 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeSmall Changes Now- Big Results LaterSend us a textIn this episode I share a concept for long-term personals growth, which only requires small changes today. A BONUS episode from TheSoulPod Rumble channel. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube SHOW NOTES:View TheSoulPod on Rumble here: https://rumble.com/user/TheSoulPodView TheSoulPodStudio on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl5EQqmlh-jS616JHYi8j7A Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click...2024-04-1810 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHow To ForgiveSend us a textMaybe you've heard that we grant forgiveness for ourselves, not for them. But how does one forgive someone who hasn't even asked for it? How does one forgive someone who has asked, but doesn't deserve our forgiveness? In this episode I'll share a secret that makes forgiving easier. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereIf you're reading this, know that you are a bad ass human! (and you're beautiful)SHOW NOTES2024-04-1115 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeDon't Believe Your TriggersSend us a textOur triggers are not our friends. They are an artifact from previous pain. Our triggers can become a roadblock to closer relationships. In this episode show you how to beat your triggers. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereIf you're reading this - know you are loved 2024-04-0413 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeDestroy Your Insecurities - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is a Toolbox Episode, where I provide a tool for your personal and spiritual growth toolbox. Insecurity is a natural part of the human journey. And not all insecurity is bad. In tis episode I share a tool to help you destroy your insecurities. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, did not make excuses aboutwha...2024-03-2807 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Gift Of Adversity - Turning Bad Times Into StrengthsSend us a textLife is full of adversity. Every day we face countless little roadblocks, challenges, and trails. How we navigate these will impact our happiness each day. Adversity can stagger you. But it doesn't have to. In this episode I'll share the secret to reducing the bad and increasing the good. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known...2024-03-1409 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeDon't Miss The BeautySend us a textI'm excited to say I've launched season three of The Soul Podcast. This episode is a reminder to recognize the perfections in your day. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESTake the listener survey hereQuotes-“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” -Paulo Coelho Support the showHas the sh...2024-02-2906 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Great Soul TrialSend us a textJames Kid disappeared and left more than $2 million dollars to be used to find proof of the Soul. This is his story. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESReferences and Reading:The Great Soul Trial Hardcover -John Grant Fuller *American Society for Psychical Research www.aspr.com Quotes:“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.” ...2024-02-1507 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhat is The Great Emergence?Send us a textWe're entering a new period of spirituality. Some have called it the Age of Aquarius. It's an exciting time, And it turns out, this new age is a recurring cycle. Today I talk about The Great Emergence -what it is and how it will change our lives. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey here SHOW NOTESLinks and References:The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why -Phyllis Tickle * Past...2024-02-0111 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeSpirituality Is GrowingSend us a textWelcome to Season Three! I'm celebrating with a long episode.. Enjoy!We've all heard someone say they were 'spiritual but not religious.' It seems more of us join that category each year. In this episode I talk about the rise in spiritualty, and what that means for the world.Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“The main requirement for spiritual growth: A yearning to know who...2024-01-1818 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Value of Being Wrong – A Toolbox episodeSend us a textThe way to gain new beliefs by releasing old, outdated beliefs. And this is the primary way we grow. But how do we do that? In this episode, In this episode, I provide a new tool for your Spiritual Growth Toolbox. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESReading:The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – Robin Sharma Audiobook - PaperbackRichard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Audiobook - Paperba...2024-01-0416 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhen the Holidays Are HardSend us a textNovember and December can be a beautiful and joy-filled time of the year. But for some, these months can be challenging. In this episode I look at the spiritual growth that is offered to us in the final months of each year. I offer thoughts to help you expand... and ideas to help you get through the challenges. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESCrisis Text Line Text HOME to...2023-12-2005 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeIntuition - A SuperpowerSend us a textWhat exactly is intuition and can we trust it as a tool to navigate our lives? In this episode we'll examine the concept. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESReading:Thus Spoke the Plant: A Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters with Plants - Monica GaglianoQuotes:“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only wal...2023-12-1408 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifePROOF -Life is Meant to Be ExperiencedSend us a textScience has proven that our brain rewards us when we step outside of our comfort zone and have new experiences. It also seems our Souls expand and we feel greater joy when we have new experiences. So what does this mean? In this episode I'll explore the idea that we're intended to make life an adventure filled with new experiences. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:Take the li...2023-11-3006 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeMental Software Update - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is a Toolbox Episode, where I present a tool you can use in your spiritual & personal growth evolution. Personal evolution is a life long process. In this episode I show you how to recognize glitches and update your mental software on an ongoing basis. This is a Toolbox episode. Are you ready to do some work? Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:"Change the way you loo...2023-11-2312 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Average Human LifeSend us a textIf you had just 27,886 days to live, what would you do with those days? In this episode I look at the average human life expectancy. How many days do you have left? I'll let you know. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.” Victor Hugo“You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get...2023-11-1608 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHumaNature -part 2Send us a textWe are part of nature and it is part of us. In this episode I look at the vast beauty of world where we play the role of 'being alive.' Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” —Henry David Thoreau“I often think...2023-11-0910 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeHumaNature Pt. 1Send us a textWe are part of nature and nature is part of us. When we are deprived of connection with nature we suffer. In this episode I look at an industry built around the idea of making us feel better about being indoors all day. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES Reference:Friedensreich Hundertwasser Austrian artist (1928–2000), www.hundertwasser.at An Austrian visual artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection.Q...2023-11-0211 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeRespecting The JourneySend us a textWe're all on an epic journey. Do you see it that way? Today's show looks at the grand scope of this human adventure we call life. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESQuotes:“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.”– Eleanor RooseveltIt is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are...2023-10-2609 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeBringing Out Your Inner Child - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is a Toolbox Episode, where I present a tool you can use in your spiritual & personal growth evolution. One of the greatest sources of joy -possibly the greatest- is our inner child. This part of us sees the world with a sense of wonder. As we get older, many of us loose our connection to it. When we re-connect, we can awaken the sweet, innocent, joyous side of ourselves. And it's not as hard as you might think. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on Y...2023-10-1915 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifePostscript to The Overview Effect - Shatner in SpaceSend us a textTo celebrate his 90th year on Earth, William Shatner went to space. What he brought back was a perspective few have ever experienced. He also brought back a dire warning. In this episode I explore the overview effect - and examine a perspective few souls have experienced. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES:Reading:Shatner’s book, Boldly Go - buy it hereQuotes: "There are no passenge...2023-10-1211 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeA Tool For a Peaceful Mind - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is a Toolbox Episode, where I present a tool you can use in your spiritual & personal growth evolution. If you've ever felt triggered or struggled with unwelcome thoughts of annoyance, this episode will help. In it, I share a tool to help you retrain your mind to react in a more peaceful way. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES X (formerly Twitter) @SoulPodcastShowQuotes:“If you...2023-10-0505 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhere Joy is FoundSend us a textMeditation has been a game changer for countless people. Are you a meditator?... Or maybe you're someone who struggles with meditation. Todays episode takes you on a decades long journey that begins and ends with ecstasy. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES:REFERENCES:Ecstasy painting by Maxfield Perrish (shop here for prints and books on Maxfield Parrish) QUOTES: “The healthiest response to life is joy.” - Mark Twai...2023-09-2710 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifePutting the Pieces Back TogetherSend us a textSometimes things break. Today I talk about recovering from the things that leave us fractured. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTESReferences:*The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (buy here) Quotes:"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with." - American Novelist and short story writer, Harry Cr...2023-09-2106 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful Life"Be Mode" - A Tool For Emotional Control - A Toolbox EpisodeSend us a textThis is a Toolbox Episode, where I present a tool you can use in your spiritual & personal growth evolution.Today I share a practice that can help you become.... more present, more joyful, and more in control of your reactionary emotions. Watch Videos:The SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSHOW NOTES:X (formerly Twitter) @SoulPodcastShowIf you are reading this, know that YOU ARE LOVED. Quotes:“The nearer a man...2023-09-1408 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeFarewell Jimmy BuffettSend us a textJimmy Buffet was an old soul with a poet's heart and a child's sense of adventure. In this episode I look at some of the late singer's lyrics and muse about his wisdom. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSupport the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2023-09-0505 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeNoticing Your TreasuresSend us a textIn our busy lives it's easy to forget what an amazing time we are living in. In today's mini episode I explore a simple abundance that is far from simple. Watch VideosThe SoulPod on RumbleThe SoulPod on YouTube Take the listener survey hereSupport the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2023-08-3103 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeWhen You Know You're a SoulSend us a textThings change when we reach a state of awakening. In this episode, I talk about some of the changes that happen when you reach this state of knowing. Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2023-08-2406 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Maharishi Effect - Unbelievable Yet TrueSend us a textIn 1976 a group demonstrated that one percent of the population can reduce violent crime using only meditation. In their first experiment they were able to reduce violence by an average of 16%. The experiment has been repeated more than 50 times -and have consistently resulted in an unexplainable drop in violence, in the location focused on. On tis episode I explore The Maharishi Effect. SHOW NOTESReference Material:· Thesis: 2023-08-1710 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeThe Arrogance of CertaintySend us a textIn this episode I look at our need to make sense of our place in the world: our pre-set reflex to find meaning. And I explore the benefits we gain when we avoid becoming rigid in our beliefs. SHOW NOTESReferences:Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Buy HERE)Some ideas borrowed from the The Arrogance of Certainty (Or, How to Wake Up the Soul) by Julie Tallard Johnson Quotes:"Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state...2023-08-1013 min
The Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeStaying on Course in Your Spiritual Growth - Mini EpisodeSend us a textGrowth and personal development happen at a slow pace. Sometimes, it is only when we look back that we can see how far we've come. Today's episode brings words of encouragement. Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2023-08-0305 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifeA Conversation with Chris & Kevin CartonSend us a textIn this episode I sit down with the hosts of the Science and Spirituality podcast. Topics covered include: Meditation, Higher Power, What is God, and Declining Church Attendance in North America. Support the showHas the show made a difference for you? Click this link for ways you can support the show. 2023-07-2749 minThe Soul Podcast - Tools For a Joyful LifePredicting Your Death - Evidence of the Soul?Send us a textIn this episode I look at the phenomenon of people who predict their own death. I will also share a few stories of famous people who predicted their own deaths. SHOW NOTESReferences:Svecchāmṛtyu: Sanskrit स्वेच्छामृत्यु Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svecch%C4%81m%E1%B9%9BtyuTwain death Prediction Information: http://americanliteraryblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/death-of-mark-twain.htmlMaravich death prediction information - https://historyofyesterday.com/6-notable-people-who-predicted-their-death-with-accuracy/Death Clock webpage https://www.death-clock.org/deCode Genetics research https://www.decode.com/predicting-the-proba...2023-07-1313 min