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Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and InterpretersSusan Marie Frontczak, Living History Interpreter, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim MerrimanThis week on Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters our guest is Susan Marie Frontczak. Storysmith® Susan Marie Frontczak's deeply researched Living History programs are the center of her repertoire. In her programs as Marie Curie, Mary Shelley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Irene Castle, Erma Bombeck and Clara Barton, Susan Marie melts, stretches, and reforms the boundaries between theatre, storytelling, and public speaking.
These programs are presented with no imaginary "fourth wall" between the historical figure and the audience. Rather, the audience travels back in time to hear from and converse with the historical personage. Many o...
2024-12-1346 minReflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and InterpretersSusan Marie Frontczak, Living History Interpreter, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim MerrimanThis week on Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters our guest is Susan Marie Frontczak. Storysmith® Susan Marie Frontczak's deeply researched Living History programs are the center of her repertoire. In her programs as Marie Curie, Mary Shelley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Irene Castle, Erma Bombeck and Clara Barton, Susan Marie melts, stretches, and reforms the boundaries between theatre, storytelling, and public speaking.
These programs are presented with no imaginary "fourth wall" between the historical figure and the audience. Rather, the audience travels back in time to hear from and converse with the historical personage. Many o...
2024-12-1346 min
Evolving HumansEp 66 "Best Of" Beyond Animal Communication | Guest: Dr Susan FaySend us a textGive a listen to the most downloaded episode for our first year! Congratulations Dr. Susan Fay!If you are curious about how to elevate your connection to, and communications with, your animal companions, then listen up. Spoiler alert! These techniques work with people, too!Julia Marie welcomes Dr. Susan Fay to the show, and they have a wide-ranging discussion about Susan's journey from sensitive, intuitive horse-loving human to an advocate for improved connections between all species including human-to-human connections.Susan shares the story about the evolution of her...
2023-07-2641 min
Culture and Leadership Connections PodcastSusan Allen and Tara Priya Chandra – Mess is the Mission, Laughter is the VisionBio:Susan Allen grew up in Massachusetts, and received her BA in communications and legal studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After three years at a healthcare policy non-profit in Boston, she moved to New York City to join the Open Society Foundations. Susan completed her master's in management at the London School of Economics in 2015. She relocated to London in 2016 to lead the Foundation's work on diversity, equity, and inclusion and to launch Here We Flo with her best friend, Tara.Tara Priya Chandra is co-founder of Here We Flo. Born in...
2023-07-241h 05
Evolving HumansEp 038 Beyond Animal Communication: How to Deepen Your Connection | Guest: Dr. Susan FaySend us a textIf you are curious about how to elevate your connection to, and communications with, your animal companions, then listen up. Spoiler alert! These techniques work with people, too!Julia Marie welcomes Dr. Susan Fay to the show, and they have a wide-ranging discussion about Susan's journey from sensitive, intuitive horse-loving human to an advocate for improved connections between all species including human-to-human connections.Susan shares the story about the evolution of her understanding through her decades-long relationship with a horse called Tank, and how their collaboration led to her discovery...
2023-01-1841 min
Tendrils of GriefRegaining Joy After Loss with Marie ScottSusan, your host, is joined by Marie Scott in today's episode. Marie is the Creator and Founder of Happy and Healthy After Widowhood. After losing her beloved Dave of almost 30 years, and her mom the same year, she went back to school to learn more about the link between food and cancer. After becoming a certified health coach, Marie now coaches widows and widowers using her 7 Steps to Healing After Loss, a unique roadmap to finding a new purpose after a devastating loss. After her health transformation and getting off all meds, losing 20 pounds, reversing pre-diabetes, and through her...
2023-01-1636 min
LUNCH with a HEALERThe Power Of Breath Work with Marie BodineSend us a textThis week we take a deep dive into the many benefits of the Practice of Breathing- including the Wim Hof Technique and Cold Immersion Therapy with Marie Bodine.Marie is an Inner Peace Coach, level 2 Certified Wim Hof Method Instructor, a spartan athlete and a passionate advocate for mental wellness. She has committed her life to deliver anxious, stressed out people incredible focus, unshakeable inner peace and deep self love. In this episode, Dr. Susan and Marie discuss: The Benefits of BreathWork- Who is Wim Hof? What is the Wim Hof Met...
2022-12-1951 min
Tendrils of GriefThe Connection Between Food and Terminal Illness with Marie ScottSusan welcomes Marie Scott to today's episode. Marie is the Creator and Founder of Happy and Healthy After Widowhood. After losing her beloved Dave of almost 30 years, and her mom the same year, she went back to school to learn more about the link between food and cancer. After becoming a certified health coach, Marie now coaches widows and widowers using her 7 Steps to Healing After Loss, a unique roadmap to finding a new purpose after a devastating loss. After her health transformation and getting off all meds, losing 20 pounds, reversing pre-diabetes, and through her life transformation of becoming...
2022-11-1439 min
The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq.Your Post-Divorce Honeymoon is the Trip of a Lifetime with Sadie Marie on Divorce & Beyond #266On this week’s episode of the Divorce & Beyond Podcast, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes Sadie Marie, creator and Host of Sadie’s Divorced and Happy Podcast. Together, Susan and Sadie take you on a journey through your post-divorce honeymoon – this is the trip of a lifetime!
Throughout our lives we have many kinds of celebrations - when there is the birth of a baby, we celebrate with baby showers, or for birthdays, we celebrate with parties. When we get married, one way we celebrate is by going on a honeymoon with our new spouse. And guess what? There i...
2022-10-2444 min
The Locher RoomSusan Marie Snyder - Interview 7-15-2021Subscribe to The Locher Room: https://bit.ly/TheLocherRoomDon't miss the chance to catch up with former As the World Turns cast member Susan Marie Snyder (Julie Snyder) in The Locher Room. Susan just released her first novel, Love: The Harmonizing Essence co-written with her partner Elijah Carter. Susan will be here to discuss her new book, her role of Julie Snyder, and her other daytime roles on Another World, Ryan's Hope, and Santa Barbara. In addition to her daytime roles, Susan is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and has appeared on screen in a number of movies...
2022-03-181h 00
Engineering Calmer Agencies & Consulting Firms: Calm is the New KPISelf Awareness as the Key That Unlocks Consistency with Marie PoulinSometimes the challenges to consistency come from self-sabotage, things like distraction, boredom, imposter syndrome.But especially for folks who are neurodivergent or dealing with chronic issues or disabilities, consistency comes with additional challenges that require you to figure out how to manage unpredictable energy levels, or how to cope with executive function issues.Most common productivity advice centers on the idea of trying to do more work, to shove more into the day, to force yourself to change your behavior so you can do more.But what if you don't want to do...
2021-06-2946 min
Your Secret Is Safe With Me31. A Happy Life in an Open Relationship with Susan WenzelYou should never try and fit yourself into a mold of someone else's preferences. But, deciding to go against societal norms can be challenging. So, how do you know if a big decision—such as opening up your relationship—will be worth it in the end? When Susan Wenzel decided to try nonmonogamy with her partner, she struggled with a range of difficult emotions before finding happiness. As she says, we can't know what the future holds, but we are responsible for our choices—including how we choose to perceive our circumstances. By taking responsibility for what she co...
2021-04-0839 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#37 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What Is Consciousness?)The Human Condition is an audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #37 talks about three states of consciousness, resiliency, self-efficacy, meta-cognition, and variances between man and animal and the mind/body connection.
References:
Adams, W. (2010-2018). Creativity and Consciousness. Retrieved from: http://www.rosejourn.com/index.php/rose/article/view/187
Bandura, A. (1994). Self-efficacy. Retrieved from: https://www.uky.edu/~eushe2/Bandura/BanEncy.html
Campbell, J...
2021-03-1615 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#36 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Self-Care, Breath Manipulation, Stress, Trauma)The Human Condition is an audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #36 talks about the stress response, trauma, the nervous system, self-care, building resilience, calming strategies, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and how to realistically manage self-care habits.
References:
Resilience and Self Care Basics by Dr. Sam Himelstein: https://courses.centerforadolescentstudies.com/course/resilience-and-self-care-basics-for-helping-professionals/
Tupac Shakur: The Rose That Grew From Concrete: https://www.goodreads.com/book...
2020-09-0700 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marieravensonga threshold, she stood,
feet, bare, body clad,
in white cotton raiment
swirling about her ankles,
as the wind
sang like a lute,
upon the still night sky.
a woman's song
carried upon the breeze,
playing with the edges
of light and dark,
night and day,
the precious time,
between
dusk and nightfall.
her ravensong
burst forth
from mouth,
wide open in awe,
chin upturned,
jawbone outlined,
tears precious
gifted in humble grace,
against the light
of the coming
of fresh eve.
the lyrics
danced around her shoulders,
tickling them just so -
tussling hair,
three feet long -
burnt...
2020-08-2300 min
Upgrade yourself! - Glaub an dich069 Heute im Gespräch mit Dr. Marie-Christine Frank - Über Netzwerken, Macherinnen, PR & Karneval
Heute bin ich im sympathischen Talk mit Marie-Christine. Sie ist selbstständig im Bereich Personal Branding und ist spezialisiert auf Social Media & PR. Wie sie zum Namen Ihrer Agentur gekommen ist und in wieweit man sichtbar sein kann und warum das gerade jetzt wichtig ist, besprechen wir.
Auch reden wir über das tolle Frauennetzwerk in Köln, welches sie gegründet hat. Die #MACHERINNEN_CGN! Wie die digitalen Netzwerktreffen momentan laufen und wie sie es geschafft hat die Oberbürgermeisterin von Köln für ihr letztes Treffen zu gewinnen. Wir reden darüber wie die Liebe zum Kölner Karneval...
2020-06-3051 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#35 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Part III: COVID+, Day 20)The Human Condition is an audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #35 is Part III, please listen to Episode #33 & 34:
Part I: https://soundcloud.com/susan-marie/33-the-human-condition-with-susan-marie-covid-moderate-101-yeah-this-is-me
Part II: https://soundcloud.com/susan-marie/34-the-human-condition-with-susan-marie-part-ii-covid-moderate-101-day-10
This is my ongoing experience with Moderate COVID-19 and this podcast includes rational data, my personal experience, advice, unusual symptoms, aseptic technique, differences between COVID testing/Antibody testing/Convalescent Plasma...
2020-05-0200 minEngineering Calmer Agencies & Consulting Firms: Calm is the New KPIProject Management Duel: Notion vs ClickUp with Marie Poulin & Layla PomperMost businesses grow on the fly. We add software and processes and systems here and there – patching in tools “for now” because “it’ll do”. But “for now” almost always turns into “forever”. Because who wants to spend time picking out (and setting up) project management software when you could be out closing clients or delivering white-glove service? You probably picked your project management software based on a recommendation or because it’s something you’re “supposed” to have. Maybe you got started on Asana or Trello because that’s what "everybody" was using at the time. But now, 3 or...
2020-04-2148 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#34 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Part II: COVID+ Moderate 101, Day 10)The Human Condition is an audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #34 is Part II, please listen to Episode #33, Part I: https://soundcloud.com/susan-marie/33-the-human-condition-with-susan-marie-covid-moderate-101-yeah-this-is-me first.
This is my ongoing experience with Moderate COVID-19 and this podcast includes rational data, my personal experience so far, advice from my doc, unusual symptoms to watch for, and helpful things for all of us to keep...
2020-04-1600 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#33 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (COVID+ Moderate 101, Yeah, this is me)The Human Condition is an audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #33 covers COVID-19, my experience with it, I am currently diagnosed with Moderate COVID and this podcast includes rational data, my personal experience so far, advice from my doc, unusual symptoms to watch for, and helpful things for all of us to keep us healthy. There may be a Part II to this, I...
2020-04-1000 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#32 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Lessons From A Sparrow)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #32 covers lessons I learned from watching birds, from a sparrow, regarding the middle way, mindfulness, crisis, compassion, kindness and facing self and others with authenticity.
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2020-03-3000 minThe Human Condition with Susan Marie#31 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Self-efficacy, Resilience, Nietzsche’s Thought Experiment)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #31 covers life meaning and purpose, self-efficacy, resilience, and Nietzsche’s Thought Experiment.
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2020-03-1100 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieSometimes, I WishTaking a short break from my podcast to get back to my creativity.
I wrote this without editing.
Sometimes, I wish,
I was unable to feel
the wind,
as she whispers,
upon the nape of my neck,
beneath the midnight moon.
Sometimes, I wish,
I was not able to understand,
the birds, singing,
solely for me -
at each fresh dawn.
Sometimes, I wish,
I was unable to comprehend
the grass,
speaking volumes,
beneath my feet, bare,
in the midday sun.
Sometimes, just sometimes,
I wish, I wonder,
why I was born,
to feel everything
intensely -
like volcanic rumbling,
...
2020-02-1600 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#30 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Triggers, Trauma: What They Are, How to Deal with Them)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #30 covers trauma, triggers, what they are, how to deal with triggers, various types of trauma and triggers, how the brain and body operates, with emotional check in website, healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms, an emotional quiz to gauge boundaries and a downloadable inventory of emotional states.
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2020-02-1000 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#29 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Healing & Destructive Power of Words, Dr. Emoto)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #29 covers how energy, words, intention and thoughts hurt and/or heal ourselves and others via the studies of Dr. Emoto and his findings on water, words and sound, along with a personal experiment for you to try with another adult or yourself.
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2020-01-1100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#28 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Reflections, Not Resolutions, Jungian 1.2 Test)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #28 covers end of year reflections, not resolutions, self-accountability, and the Jungian Typology Personality Test.
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2019-12-2900 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#27 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Moral Compass, Discourse & Archetype Survey)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #27 covers human nature, moral compass, what does or does not define moral character with a personal discourse experiment and an archetype survey.
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2019-12-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#26 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Cultivating Gratitude with Naikan Demonstration)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #26 covers gratitude, humility and thankfulness along with the Japanese Naikan Demonstration which is a simple self-reflection exercise.
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2019-11-2500 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#25 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Facing Your Shadow Self)The Human Condition is a 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #25 covers the shadow self, facing the unconscious, understanding shadow work and recognizing that regardless of what you discover, that you are indeed, supremely worthy.
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2019-10-2700 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#24 The Human Condition with Susan Marie(Finding Balance: Why You Feel Like You Don’t Belong)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #24 covers balance, tips on finding balance, why you feel you do not belong and overcoming and/or making sense of that, embodiment meditations and keeping and/or finding a greater sense of self and equilibrium.
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2019-10-0900 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#23 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Anxiety, Awakening, Treatment & GAD-7 Screening)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-15 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #23 covers anxiety as a mood disorder, as an awakening, with physical response, deep relaxation breathing, tips, triggers, how to get help, destigmatization and GAD-7 Screening.
References:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Screening (GAD-7): https://www.hiv.uw.edu/page/mental-health-screening/gad-7
Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Anxiety: https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115
V...
2019-09-2500 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#22 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What is an Empath? Types, Self-Care & Self-Test)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #22 covers what an empath is, the differences between empathy, sympathy, understanding the empath, understanding if you are an empath, emotional intelligence, compassion fatigue, and ways to ground, center and protect your energy and emotions to avoid compassion fatigue in order to utilize your sensitivity for an ultimate purpose.
References:
17 Survival...
2019-09-1400 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#21 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Hitting Rock Bottom)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #21 covers the predicament of the human condition, hitting rock bottom, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, recognizing that you have hit rock bottom and what that signifies, as well as my own personal experience with rock bottom.
References:
7 “Rock-Bottom” Myths and the Truth Behind Them:
https://drugabuse.com/7-rock-bottom-myths-and-the-truths-behind-them/
Do I Have to H...
2019-09-0300 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#20 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Pain, Suffering, Growth & Empowerment (ACE Test)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #20 covers pain, suffering, growth and empowerment. The Four Noble Truths are discusses, along with the ACE test and how the dark night of the soul, the storm, the suffering, serves a purpose.
References:
The Painful Part of the Human Condition:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/the-painful-part-of-the-human-condition-1.473159
Eight Ways You...
2019-08-2100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#19 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Boundaries,Toxicity & Boundary Awareness Exercises)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #19 covers setting boundaries, dealing with toxicity, and two simple boundary awareness exercises, along with links to printable boundaries worksheets that can help you set healthy boundaries in all aspects of your life, as well as links to free online courses for creating a better life “Live a Brighter Life” and sett...
2019-07-2600 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#18 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Weight of Being Human with Personal Experience)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #18 covers the weight of being human, weightlessness, existential therapy, being and nothingness and finding enlightenment in everyday experiences with personal experience.
Resources:
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gerald Corey:
https://yuliaaziz09.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/theory_and_practice_of_counseling_and_psychotherapy.pdf
Being and Nothingness by Sartre:
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2019-07-1800 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#17 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Affect of Music on Behavior and Mood w/Demonstrations)This is a special episode of 20 minutes with demonstrations of sound, music, lyrics, and tone for you to experiment with. This podcast day will change from every Sunday to every Wednesday forward.
The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #17 covers the affect of music on human behavior and mood with scientific studies and live sound demonstrations, including...
2019-07-1100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#16 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What is Pride? Gender and Sexual Orientation)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #15 covers pride, gender and orientation, focusing on the reason for Pride Month, Stonewall, the Pride Flag, history and several films and documentaries, terminology associated with the spectrum, including becoming involved with PFLAG. June is Pride Month.
Resources:
PFLAG: https://pflag.org/
Gender Spectrum definitions: https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms
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2019-06-2500 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#15 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Psychology/Emotionality of Dreams with Demonstration)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #15 covers the Science, Psychology, Philosophy and Emotionality of Dreams with dream demonstrations and simple self experiments to test dream latency, and learn how to start a dream journal. I share personal experience with nightmares.
Resources:
The Science Behind Dreaming: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-behind-dreaming/
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Dreams...
2019-06-1800 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#14 The Human Condition with Susan Marie: What is Death? (Death Meditation & Demonstration)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #14 covers What is Death? Why Do We Fear It? with a short question demonstration followed by learning how to do the 9 point death meditation.
Resources:
9 Point Death Meditation: https://kadampa-center.org/sites/default/files/DeathHO5.pdf
Why Accepting Death Will Make You Worry Less: https://blog.liberationist.org/is-not-how-you-live-but-how-you-die-that-matters-f1ddcaac1...
2019-06-1100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#13 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Effective Communication & Self-Assessment)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #13 covers emotionality, skills to communicate effectively, recognizing your stress levels, and a simple self-check assessment on your style of communication, what that implies and how to improve the way you communicate.
Resources:
Mind Tools Communication Self-Assessment: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_99.htm
Sit back, relax and enjoy.
I...
2019-05-2700 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#12 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Human Spirit, the Human Soul & Mental Health)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #12 covers the human spirit, the human soul, perseverance & mental health with a personal touch.
Resources:
Dr. Lorenzo Pace: http://lorenzopace.com/triumph-of-the-human-spirit/
24/7 Mental Health Resources: https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-HelpLine/Top-25-HelpLine-Resources
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2019-05-2100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#11 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Emotional Intelligence: Demonstration, Assessment)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #11 covers Emotional Intelligence: Understanding, Acceptance and Empowerment, the Emotion Wheel, a practice, demonstration and a film.
Resources:
The Emotion Wheel: What is It and How to Use it? [+PDF]: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/emotion-wheel/
Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions: https://www.6seconds.org/2017/04/27/plutchiks-model-of-emotions/
Emotional Intelligence Assessment: https://www.ihhp.com/fr...
2019-05-1300 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#10 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Emotionality, Sexuality, Psych. of Orgasm, Sex Positivity)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences, made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #10 covers Emotionality, Human Sexuality, the Psychology of an Orgasm & Sex Positivity.
Resources:
The Kinsey Institute (Masters & Johnson): https://kinseyinstitute.org/collections/archival/masters-and-johnson.php
Everything you need to know about orgasms: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232318.php
10 Things Sex Positivity Is Not: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/08/10-things-sex-positivity-is-not/
Colorado State University, Sex...
2019-05-0600 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#9 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Human Nature & the Corruption of Morality)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #9 covers Human Nature, Humanism and the Corruption of Morality.
Resources:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: http://highgatecounselling.org.uk/members/certificate/CT2%20Paper%201.pdf
Humans, Nature & Ethics: https://www.humansandnature.org/humans-nature-and-ethics
Moral Insanity: https://brill.com/abstract/book/9789004333246/B9789004333246-s002.xml
Human Nature & Moral Goodness: http://www.patrickleebioethics.com/nature-morality...
2019-04-2900 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#8 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What is Environmentalism? Earth Day, Every Day)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #8 covers environmentalism, morality, speciesism, The Story of Stuff, simple ways to help the environment, and Earth Day.
Resources:
20 minute documentary, The Story of Stuff: https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
The Moral Status of Animals: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-animal/
EarthDay.Org: https://www.earthday.org/about/
The Decomposition of...
2019-04-2000 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#7 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Numerous Facets of Love)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #7 covers the numerous facets of love, focusing on "The Natural Principles of Love", friendship, relationship and commitment, and the "Three Phases of Love" as defined by the Journal of Family Theory and Review.
Resources:
The Natural Principles of Love: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jftr.12182
The Pietà, a work o...
2019-04-1400 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#6 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Exploring Existential Crisis & Identity)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #6 covers existential angst, an existential or identity crisis, identity, and the stages of psycho-social development.
Resources:
"The Problem of Ego Identity" by Erik Erickson:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000306515600400104?journalCode=apaa
Erikson’s Eight Stages of Psycho-social Development:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/teachereducationx92x1/chapter/eriksons-stages-of-psychosocial-development/
From the movie, "In...
2019-04-0700 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#5 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Why Are We Afraid of the Dark?)The Human Condition is a weekly 10-12 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #5 covers why we fear the dark, classical conditioning, fight or flight, biological, scientific, and evolutionary examples of human fear of the dark, with scientific experiments that postulated social and political conditioning, along with a cool demonstration to test human night vision.
Resources:
Sensitive Data Warning: John Hopkins University: J.B...
2019-03-3100 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#4 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (Why Is This Considered Art?)The Human Condition is a weekly 10 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #4 covers art appreciation, the debate about - what is and what is not considered art, the main art periods, movements, sub-genres (Ancient Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Indigenous, Islamic, Hindu, Asian, African Art), a funny story about Jackson Pollack, the Artistic Preferences Scale 1.2. and something fun for...
2019-03-2500 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#3 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What Is Xenophobia?)The Human Condition is a weekly 10 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #3 covers xenophobia, microaggressions, implicit and explicit bias and terrorism, focusing on defining such terms and finding solutions for self to overcome bias. This episode is dedicated to the victims and families of the New Zealand Terrorist Attack.
Resources:
Harvard's Project Implicit Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html
USCF Office...
2019-03-1800 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#2 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (The Five Senses: A Demonstration)The Human Condition is a weekly 10 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #2 covers the basic five human senses, focusing on the sense of smell (Olfaction)and relating that to memory and emotion with a short demonstration.
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2019-03-1000 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marie#1 The Human Condition with Susan Marie (What is Mindfulness?)The Human Condition is a weekly 10 minute audio series featuring me, you and a conversation about everyday experiences made simple.
The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality".
Episode #1 covers the simplicity, not complexity, of mindfulness including a one minute mindfulness technique for greater self awareness.
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2019-03-0400 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieBeaconyou are shining
a beacon offshore
the lighthouse
blazing against the undertow
the vicious waves
sharks teeth
biting and gnawing
at the calves
of the weary
a great golden Valkyrie
standing sentinel
salt stinging your eyes
as your hands reach down
palms upturned
gently, so gently
raising souls
from the darkest depths
of the underworld
and they gnash their own teeth
in awe and shock
eyes open wide
cold and drenched
with fear
Yet you do not falter
beacon, you are
Your mighty feet
are like mountains
moving through the waves
splintering slate
and driftwood
reaching those
scared to reach
...
2019-01-1200 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieSwan SongsI cannot teach you languages,
nor histories of nations and men,
nor can I teach you of wars and rebellions;
but I can teach you of the stars and sky,
the silt and dirt of this dear Earth.
I can teach you why your heart flutters
at the sight of beauty
and why the touch of another
is the hand of a most holy angel.
I can show you galaxies undiscovered by mankind
until the reflection of your own soul appears,
in cloudbursts blanketing the sky.
I can tell you why your feet, bare,
long to hug the sand and...
2018-10-0100 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieLike Lovers DoMy hands shake
beneath this precious dawn,
not for myself,
but for the fate of humankind,
a land I do not belong,
for my eyes see the peaks of Himalayas
in the tips of pine trees,
where bluejays perch,
contemplating their next flight,
and the grass,
as Whitman pondered,
this precious gift, otherworldly,
No, I do not belong down here,
yet I am grounded,
for my spirit is in flight
with the hawk,
scrying above,
screeching solitary,
as a murder of crows
attempt to take it down
from the most holy sky,
yet fail,
again and again.
I see this...
2018-09-2400 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieI Thank YouYou threw me away
like a second hand
used shoe
human being
with a heart
You threw me away
like tears
that fall from heaven
when clouds burst
volcanic
drenching us all
in divinity
But you,
you just threw me away
Like a rusted rim
rolling down the highway
some dusty remnant
of past
of lives lived
moments of
existence
now lying there
thirsty
beneath the ever so often
searing sun
Like waves that crash
endless upon the shore
you threw me up there too
and I became driftwood
floating
in uncharted territory
Like trees
that shed leaves
without emotion
...
2018-08-2600 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieVaterThis came from a writing prompt asking: Think of a voice sitting on the shoulder of a historical figure constantly whispering into their ear.
So I wrote, and this is what I came up with. The voice is the conscience of Adolf Hitler.
In German, these words mean:
Vater: Father
Mutter: Mother
Lieb Junge: young dear boy
Führer: leader
Führerbunker: shelter for the leader, the Führer's shelter.
This has been published twice.
First, at the Carl Jung Center in Buffalo, NY in the anthology A Celebration of Western New York Poets and recently, in a chapbook via The...
2018-05-0900 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieSnowflakesDizzy,
dying,
walking,
free.
My soul
drifts,
like snowflakes,
falling,
faster,
the air I breathe
fills my lungs,
my lungs . . .
The sun hides
its weary face,
yet the trees
are blanketed,
safe,
secure,
nurtured,
and sound -
is resounding
in my head,
a boomerang,
sonic booms,
supernovas,
of electric light,
the breath of those
that created
this,
have settled upon my eyelashes
like confetti on New Years Eve,
wide,
white,
wondrous,
and wild.
I can hear them landing,
upon my face,
wet
upon my head,
hallowed
upon my skin,
welcome.
And I bear witness to this day,
this season,
my...
2018-02-1100 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieUtopiafor this exact moment of existence
i disassociate myself
from humanity
this time
right now
i am unable to fathom
the hoops
human beings
jump through
to cause madness
in anothers life
the Earth is dying
people are starving
beaten, battered
then murdered
human
rights
are
non
existent
Utopia is not so bad, not really
complete absence
of natural sunlight
genetically harvested food
domed cities and Big Brother
reincarnated as a new prophet
(the polar bear is not so damned)
i disassociate myself
from humans
although i am just that
i am unable to identify
with this new breed
of...
2017-12-1900 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieI AmI am
that which
cannot be caged,
tamed, tried,
understood, included,
deluded, or left.
Misunderstood.
I am the fairy-tailed children
asleep beneath blankets
on a cool summers eve,
books in palms,
eyes shut tight,
warding off monsters
in closets
underneath the bed.
The angelic presence
in dreams,
the dark rising depths,
present in the time
between night and day.
I am the bleeding hearts
of artists,
music flowing
like manes
of thoroughbreds.
Strings and violins,
concertos and preludes,
the rise and fall,
of notes,
the voice
of the oppressed,
painting alone,
writing alone,
speaking to the masses
standing in front
...
2017-12-1800 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieDeath In A Dying WorldI see hate, everywhere,
and it is not my perception,
I see hate, people,
I see people hurting people hurting self hurting all of us -
I see people shaming people,
but people, we ARE the people.
I see batons and whips and masses
that march to beats of any drums -
I see people maimed, cursed, killed,
for speaking their mind,
for being alive & living,
I see people hurting people, people -
I see our world, tipped right off its axis, like a nervous breakdown,
dear humankind,
we have entered our dark sides -
And I see light, I...
2017-08-2900 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieStruckthunder
struck -
barren and stark,
against the
full moon,
howling.
a tree branch
cracked -
and I felt my heart
snap -
and my hands
shook,
worn and lined
from years of spilling my soul,
on pages
upon pages
of ink,
that turned to blood.
and you,
you, oh my dear soul,
how your silence speaks
louder than the mightiest maelstrom
and I,
my wings, white,
mourning.
I set my body
to fire -
blazing like lightning
that struck
once,
my breath
the wind,
my hair
the grass,
my eyes
cloudbursts,
my arms
rushes and reeds,
my blood,
crimson...
2017-05-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieSusan Marie @ The Center For Inquiry [Eulogy & I Am]This is my featured reading at The Center for Inquiry with Just Buffalo Literary Center Cafe. I read two poems, I Am and Eulogy.
I Am
I
am
that
which
cannot be
caged,
tamed,
tried,
understood,
included,
deluded,
or left -
misunderstood.
I am
the bleeding hearts
of artists,
voices of the oppressed
painting alone,
writing alone,
speaking to the masses
standing in galleries
half numb
from having their soul
placed on a
public platter
picked apart
and critiqued.
I am Woman -
Man -
Child -
Mother -
Father -
Brother -
Sister -
I am a lover,
loved,
...
2017-05-0600 min
The Human Condition with Susan Marieravensonga threshold, she stood,
feet, bare, body clad,
in white cotton raiment
swirling about her ankles,
as the wind
sang like a lute,
upon the still night sky.
a woman's song
carried upon the breeze,
playing with the edges
of light and dark,
night and day,
the precious time,
between
dusk and nightfall.
her ravensong
burst forth
from mouth,
wide open in awe,
chin upturned,
jawbone outlined,
tears precious
gifted in humble grace,
against the light
of the coming
of fresh eve.
the lyrics
danced around her shoulders,
tickling them just so -
tussling hair,
three feet long -
burnt...
2017-02-2300 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieYou Are Not Broken [My Interview with Women For One]This is an interview conducted by Cara Bradley via Women for One.
Spoken-word poet and broadcast journalist Susan Marie shares with Cara Bradley how she connects with others through positivity and authenticity in our most recent Real Women, Courageous Wisdom podcast.
Here’s what we spoke about:
6:45 The power of metaphor
9:20 Why we aren’t supposed to be perfect
11:25 You are not broken
13:00 What are you doing for yourself?
16:40 The art of spoken word
19:15 What it means to stop caring what people think of you
23:05 Susan’s eulogy
2016-11-1700 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieI Have Known HungerI have known hunger, having nothing and no one. I have cried in the dankest depths of being - only to be heard by that which I cannot see, yet feel.
I have been lifted to heights beyond this universe by most holy angels and dragged beneath the silt of this Earth by death and demons.
My soul has been ripped wide open, left bleeding by the pasture, vultures and Valkyries above me, waiting for my last breath - and yet I rose, wounded, barely alive, clutching my heart like a newborn soul safe within the lines in my palms...
2016-11-1200 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieThunder, Lightning, Rain [wait for it]"And I stood there, daring the sky, both feet apart, my arms raised in supplication, mouth wide open, chin upturned, eyes, wild and staring, as thrushes flew, on fire and volcanic, from the very depths of my abdomen, and I let out a most inhuman growl, my entire spirit, cleansed, by tears of the most holy angels." - Susan Marie
Digital Art by Eve Ventrue
http://www.eve-ventrue.com/#/
2016-10-0300 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieThis Is How We Are BlessedSelfless and passionate
birds cry, melodic.
Rivers and lakes
streams and oceans,
the great majestic seas
roil like thunder,
yet rest our weary souls
onshore.
This is how we are blessed.
The trunks of trees
bear limbs
reaching down and out
from heavens sweaty brow
holding out hands
made of elm and birch
of oak and fir
thunderous heads of hair
crowns of chakras
all colors
falling, falling as leaves
blanketing grass,
emerald and awake
blinding our senses stupid
as children playing hopscotch
drawing chalk lines
of castles and kings
of princes and queens
and this -
this is how...
2016-09-2700 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieToo Much, Too Raw, Too Real, Too QuickToo much,
too raw,
too real,
too quick,
Life bursts
wide open,
like a wound festering,
gaping, infected.
Life is like birthing babies,
again and again,
within seconds,
never having time
to recover,
once.
Life is a bullet
breaking skin,
hitting the heart
deep within chambers
of orchestras playing,
sustaining lungs.
Life is time, clicking
the clock goes
*tick tock* -
in the deepest, darkest parts of my soul
the bleeding is endless,
like the ever changing faces
of Mother Nature.
Time is short and long,
simultaneous,
when attempting to maintain
some semblance of sanity,
in a world gone
quite...
2016-09-0300 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieBeneath the Midnight SunI like cemeteries. For me, there is no death, there is only life.
The birds above me sing divinely and I record this poem as I walk up and down row upon row of life. My hair whips in the wind, nature is alive and on fire and the spirits of those around me guide and teach me. They tell me to keep going and that everything is fine. They tell me that I am loved and watched over. They tell me not to worry so much. They tell me that life, my dear soul, life is good.
This is...
2016-08-0800 min
The Human Condition with Susan MariedreamcatcherA threshold, she stood.
Feet, bare, body clad,
in white cotton raiment
swirling about her ankles
as the wind sang like a lute
upon the still night sky.
A woman's song
carried upon the breeze
playing with the edges
of light and dark,
night and day,
the precious time
between dusk and nightfall.
Her ravensong
burst forth from mouth
wide open in awe,
chin upturned,
jawbone outlined,
tears precious
gifted in humble grace,
against the light
of the coming
of fresh eve.
A dreamcatcher
she was,
weaving lives within lives,
connecting dots
with fingertip raised
pointed at stars,
moving them...
2016-07-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieAlchemyDepths unknown
to all that travel my banks,
the lighthearted and weary,
righteous copulations of grace,
bent on knee, in prayer,
simultaneous, divine,
wild, unashamed.
I am, a river.
My waves rush, furious,
raging with disdain,
until the ebb and flow
settle softly,
joining tributaries
to rest precious feet.
Eons have waded
in my cool, jeweled streams,
unabashed, unapologetic.
Step with reverence, dear soul,
pure thirst is endless.
This is,
salvation.
As thrushes depart,
from throats, parched,
releasing weights trapped
within abdomens and attics
of the windows to the soul.
Great holy supplications,
rise as smoke signals,
above bank lined...
2016-05-0400 min
The Human Condition with Susan Mariebuzz-sawThe buzz-saw
grits and grinds,
metal teeth rip skin,
chewing and spitting
parts of bones and marrow.
Fumes spew smoke-trails
for miles,
so all can see my death,
my demise.
And no one seems to mind
that each tear into flesh
is pain,
and that the dust
is my blood,
falling onto the grass,
laying there,
as if
it is nothing.
My cries are not heard by humans,
my voice is muted,
but the sound of the buzzing of the saw,
the heat of the blade
boiling in the sun,
the sweat of the hands
of the man,
driving that...
2016-04-2500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieChangechange
like seasons
necessary
like the sun
tilting its weary head
in the sky
daily
a majestic golden wondrous warrior
there is no thought
like you and i
nor apathy or disdain
when the dusk of day
sets
nor worry if the moon
is more lovely
change
like weather
rain to sun
and hail to snow
cold to warm
to hot
like my palm
placed ever so gently
upon your brow
felt within the solitude
of the depths
of my abdomen
rising like sparrows
to my throat
screeching your name
falling like birdsong
upon your mouth
open and in awe
...
2016-03-2400 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieEulogyThe wind
howls,
magnificent and shrieking,
like some wild woman,
unabashed and naked.
Her brow wet
with brine,
upturned to the most holy sky,
arms raised
in supplication
to a dying world,
embracing,
all that is.
And she
cross-legged,
beneath Gods and Goddesses,
hair whipping wind,
eyes brazen,
brown and soft.
A touch of
madness and desire,
no human soul
comprehends.
Her howling
becomes one with the wind,
distress signals to the raiment,
the ancient raiment
that poets and sages
sat under and above
for millenniums.
Legs stretched
in front of her,
toes uncurled,
she lays back
flat -
allowing...
2016-03-0800 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieLet Us DanceYou are my sweetest downfall,
my setting sun,
the new dawn, exuberant,
my oceanic tides, rising,
the sweet caress
of the gentle breath of wind,
and oxygen sustaining life,
to my limbs, lungs, my brain,
neurons transmitting thought
across satellites and skylines,
messengers of existence,
this universe,
found within
words shared —
words spoken —
energy given and received —
intensely, inhumanly, human, bold, electric —
my spirit speaking to your own,
immortal.
This time,
is precious.
My lungs bellow to this thunderous, angry sky
grey and blurred,
shaking foundations of Earth,
brick buildings, skyscrapers,
ancient caves painted
with the livelihood of humankind,
renewing dirt and...
2016-01-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieinfiniteOrchestral morning glories
blanketed silence
that deafened the sky,
secrets, whispered,
softly surrendered,
victorious.
We are
thoroughbreds on fire
across Great Plains,
hooves beating, tribal drums
pounding like hearts,
thunderous,
wild and in flight,
like leaves upon paths
of forests and glens,
bearing beauteous
northern and southern
celestial spheres,
infinite.
Orion keeps watchful eye
in deep velvet divinity,
this fresh eve,
this most holy night.
Two worlds within one,
my palm reaches -
lucid and glass-like
cradling your jawbone,
ever so gently -
your precious mouth,
quivering,
hungered,
your heavenly crown,
halos above angelic doves
white streams of dreams,
of...
2015-12-1600 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieOne Hour with Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace [Live Music]Our Lady Peace is: Raine Maida: vocals, lyricist, Duncan Coutts: bass, Jeremy Taggart: percussion, and Steve Mazur: guitar.
Our Lady Peace produced their seventh album, "Burn Burn" released on Warner Music's Independent Label Group. This album is their first since 2005, self produced by the band at Raine's home studio in L.A. Our Lady Peace surpassed Platinum sales status in Canada, sold over 5 million albums worldwide, won four Juno awards, The Much Music Awards and have shared the stage with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Faith No More, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Ramones, Stone Temple...
2015-12-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieOne Hour with Free Henry! [Live Music]“Summers on Neptune” produced and arranged by Free Henry! is an 11 track masterpiece recorded at Introspec Studios.
Free Henry! -> Bob Buckley: vocals, lyrics, acoustic guitar, piano / Derek Presti: bass guitar, piano / Alex Foote: electric/acoustic guitars, piano and Pat Mannella: drums and percussion.
Free Henry! began a revolutionary intensity redefining rock and roll, jazz, blues and pop. They took what was, created what needed to be, and melded that into their own sound.
They are no longer together as a full band but this interview is priceless.
© Susan Marie & Free Henry!
https://www.facebook.com/freehenrymusic/?fref=ts
2015-12-1500 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieYour Most Holy MouthThe wind screeches thunder
like my
breath
caught,
a doe
in headlights
Your eyes
deep as night,
the velvet silken touch of eve -
your skin,
olive, tanned,
muscled arms,
around me
wrapped,
ever so loving
My legs
slender, tight
gripping your
heart
beats
fast
for the sun to rise
and rise
and shine
like Valhalla
I hear the Valkyries
scrying wondrous wishes
upon the backs
of great golden eagles
flying across heaven
as kamikazes
bringing us
golden majestic
cirrus dreams
of reams and streams
of years
of walking barefoot
together,
apart,
hand in hand
mouth to
lips
to
neck...
2015-11-1900 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieHopeMy kiss
may never meet
your lips
and our eyes
may never be
locked
in ultimate ecstatic
wonder,
simply,
of one another.
My hands
may never grasp
your own,
as they work their way
along my
skin,
soft,
pure,
marking lines
etched,
eons ago
recalled,
remembered,
brought to life
for you,
always
for you,
for us.
only -
This does not
cause me grief,
my sweet surrender.
Our souls
have met
before
and yet again,
here and now.
My love,
we share lifetimes
that others
standing side by side
may never discover.
Our most holy union
resides
between the thin...
2015-11-1700 min
The Human Condition with Susan MarieEverythingBreath
caught -
within irises
lined with silver gilt -
steel shoulders
of hope,
like trees in winter,
unwavering statues,
among the dying fields of Autumn
still apparent,
beneath the first drifts
of snowfall,
pure
and the fierce songs
of winter, harsh,
bypass you
on each
and every side
unwavering to the sudden change of season.
The birds find solace
in your limbs as arms
and legs as trunks
of roots of ages
of hallowed love,
profound -
reaching the pads of my feet
planted pure,
among dirt and sand
touching you
ever so gently,
with a song
of my...
2015-10-2900 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.There is always room for GOD!God led me to revisit this message from 7-9-12....A professor decided to teach his class a lesson by example, so he pulled out a jar and a bag of golf balls. He set them down & asked the class, as he held up the jar, “what is THIS”? They all exclaimed, “it’s a jar”! Next he asked, “is it full or empty”? They all shouted, “It’s empty”. Next, he began adding the golf balls to the jar until no more could fit. He then asked, “what about now”, they all said, “it’s full”! The professor, grinned and shook h...
2015-03-3015 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.Laid up for the just 3/23/15✫ ✫ ✫.`⋎´✫¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•✫..✫¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.✫☻/ღ˚ •。* ♥♥ ˚ ˚✰˚ ˛★* 。 ღ˛° 。* °♥ ˚ • ★ *˚ .ღ 。/▌*˛˚ ░Have ░ a ░ blessed ░week! ░ ˚ ✰* ★SMZ/ \ ˚. ★ *˛ ˚♥♥* ✰。˚ ˚ღ。* ˛˚ ♥♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★ღ ˚ 。✰ •* ˚ ♥♥"I had a vision, a glimpse. In addition to the outward confirmations of having a discussion which paralleled what I was shown. There is a specific scripture & promise; many believers refer to it, stand in faith for & are also perplexed by. As with all things, especially those that aren't recognized as fully come about yet, it's natural to be unsure. Is it just a nicety, that God used in scripture, to explain away a few instances of extreme abundant provision or is this a past, present & future promise to His people?I can tell you from having read and studied scripture, its happened at several times through historyIt started wi...
2015-03-2313 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.The end for which you can depend! 2-2-15To every life, there comes a moment that defines you & shapes you, as it almost breaks you. It challenges you, at your very core, to where do you turn when in dire need?! It's that place where you have to dig deep, relying upon the hope of the future, lessons of the past, the desire for future life, the knowing that you just have to get through it. It's the spot that no one ever wants to be in, it's the hardest thing you have ever faced, up to that point. Sometimes, it situational, circumstantial, physical, emotional, spiritual and sometimes...
2015-02-0214 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.The reaSON the seaSON the perSON 12-8-14A Miracle unnoticed, or unrecognized is no less impressive than one celebrated!This brings us to the topic of Today's message...."CELEBRATE" Is the miracle in the celebration or the celebration in the miracle? Its both!Many people seem to have this cloud looming over, during the Holidays, melancholy, depression, lack of excitement! All for many reasons, who lost a child, who lost a parent, who is sick, who lost their job, and well frankly, the list is as wide and varied as life is.I am no different than anyone else, having had...
2014-12-0811 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.GOoD hugs!I have two cats, one is very affectionate and would let me do just about anything I wanted, he just loves and trusts me that much! The other one, well, she desires to be close, to have attention, but she shrugs at being held. In fact she often resists, and meows as if she is being tortured. She must not like being flipped over on her back or being constrained!? Oh well, sometimes, she earns her keep by allowing me a quick hug and a kiss on her fuzzy little head! Even after I set her down, after all her...
2014-11-2416 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.Not selfish just be RESULTISH!You are No good to anyone if you can not first be good to yourself. Now is where the definition of Good comes into focus. What is good for some may be considered NOT GOOD. Especially in this day & age, we are warned that good is being deemed evil and evil is being misconstrued as somehow being OK or acceptable. Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Let's put it...
2014-11-1714 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.A Vessel for Plenty 10-20-14I was looking back, over all the incredible Messages that God has given me to share. It sort of amazed me, one because it's an incredible body of work & also because He has never once let me down or had me sitting there not knowing what to say. If anything, there were many times where I'd have to spring up out of bed to begin capturing what was coming to me or stop wherever I was doing while out and about and text message myself the thoughts impressions, and scriptures that were being being spoon fed into my mind. I...
2014-10-2013 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.Love thyself 10/6/14╔═══════════════════════════════✿╠──▄█▀█▄─▄███▄─♥. Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥ Monday Message╠──██▒████████─♥ (¯`•.•´¯)¸•´¯`♥ ♥დ╮♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥╠───▀███████▀──♥ .`•.¸¸.•´♥ BLESSINGS ♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥╠──────▀█▀─────♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥♥ E V E R Y O N E! ╚═══════════════✿═══════════════✿One of the Ten Commandments:*Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.It's common to be challenged at this, because sometimes, people do & say things that are downright awful, they can be mean, selfish, hurtful, even wicked! Anyone who has had to FORGIVE someone knows How hard it can be! Never the less, in order to regain internal peace, we learn to do it, even though its difficult, once we surrender it to the Lord, it does become easier to live with & the burden ultimately shifts to the other responsible party.Today, our focus is on the other party in any conflict. Thyself!We are the only other party present (next to God) with us throughout all of lif...
2014-10-0614 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.FAITH tells you to LEAPThere are over 35 scripture references where God is exhorting us to have COURAGE and CONFIDENCE! I've included them all below! Faith says Leap, whereas fear says linger and meander.Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion..God speaks into our Spirit, wishing for us to step out, that action where Faith meets furtherance. Blessings are there for us like low hanging fruit, but we have to REACH as He instructs and grab hold.You know the Lords promptings, don't you?! It's...
2014-09-2910 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.Just come Lord, just COME! 9-8-14It's common to receive an invitation, whether to a party or an event, both verbally & formally. It's natural to feel special, hopeful, anticipation rises; either from excitement or the realization that your schedule is already so jam packed. Sometimes, we are excited about what to wear or bring, who will be there, and what kind of experiences are to be had at the event.There is an eminent Event coming up. It is the Grandest of Grand and by special Invitation Only! If you are scheduled to be in attendance, YOU REALLY HAVE MADE IT! Fortunate is the...
2014-09-0811 min
The Monday Message by SusanMarie Z.GODS guarantee 8-11-14guar·an·teeˌgarənˈtē/nounnoun: guarantee; plural noun: guarantees; noun: guaranty; plural noun: guaranties1.a formal promise or assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality and durability. I consider myself to be relatively deal savvy, always comparing price, unit cost, balanced with necessity and overall need. I am an avid believer in discounts, coupons, codes and specials. After all, who doesn't love a good deal, right?! Even i...
2014-08-1112 min