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#154 Thoughts in Quarantine: Charlie- Unraveling Pessimism

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Release Date: 06/03/2020

#335 Craig Meriwether: Take Back Control of Your Life show art #335 Craig Meriwether: Take Back Control of Your Life

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Show Notes   One thing I find about my life today… I live in a world of distractions. I may have plans for the day, but other stuff just seems to come up. First there are the external distractions of emails, phone calls, unexpected appointments and less than important interruptions. But even more disrupting are the Internal Distractions of fear and anxiety and feelings of overwhelm—all resulting in a lack of confidence. It’s surprising we get anything done in any given day.  Our special guest today, hypnotherapist Craig Meriwether, not only understands these issues, but he...

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#334 Lindsay Davis: Being Comfortable with Uncertainty show art #334 Lindsay Davis: Being Comfortable with Uncertainty

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Show Notes  As you might guess, I live in an interior world of creativity and imagination. That’s why I love to ponder. Yes, I spend a good portion of my day thinking about what is and, more importantly, what might be.  Every now and again, I come across an idea that I am not sure what to do with. That’s when I make a phone call to my “go-to” thinkers who also love to ponder challenging topics. Of course I almost always put in a call to my friend Terry Hershey.  And then when it comes to deep-thinking my “go-to” will always be the ever-so brilliant Lindsay Davis....

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#333 David Buck: Early Planning for Retirement show art #333 David Buck: Early Planning for Retirement

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Show Notes  Today, with special guest Dave Buck, we will chat about the details of retirement... mostly details not having to do with finances.  In his new book, The Time Optimized Life, our guest David Buck writes…  “Retirement usually represents a significant change in lifestyle. Most traditional planning leading up to retirement centers on having the necessary financial resources to last the remainder of a person’s lifespan. However, much less focus is placed on how one lives and the time when they choose to spend these resources. “The transition to this new life can...

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#332 Kathleen Joan: The Divine Feminine show art #332 Kathleen Joan: The Divine Feminine

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Show Notes  Today is a unique show in that it’s all about connecting with the Divine Feminine. I know, most are saying, “What is the Divine Feminine?” Well, by the end of this show you will learn a ton about the place of the divine feminine in your life today.  Our guest, former Catholic school teacher and spiritual guide, Kathleen Joan has made it her life mission… “to help people from Christian backgrounds integrate the Divine Feminine into your spiritual journey.” I am very interested in what Kathleen has to tell us.  Links Discover more about Kathleen Joan...

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#331 Nora D’Ecclesis: Practicing Generational Legacy show art #331 Nora D’Ecclesis: Practicing Generational Legacy

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Show Notes  Hi Paul. My guest today, author and Zen Master, Nora D’Ecclesis joins us to discuss her latest fiction, The Contessa’s Legacy. Beginning in Pompeii, 79 AD, Nora guides us through 2000 years of a history of resilience, perseverance, and commitment—all for the sake of what she calls, “Generational Legacy.”  The story moved me, but not as much as the ideology—so much for those of us that live in our heads and hearts. What is required for a passionate mother to leave with her family the very best of family tradition as they are forced to deal with the distractions...

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#330 Steve Garnass-Holmes: The Wisdom of Paying Attention show art #330 Steve Garnass-Holmes: The Wisdom of Paying Attention

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Show Notes  Today’s show is one I have been looking forward since the publication of our guest’s new book: Unfolding Light!  I can’t wait for conversation with poet and mystic Steve Garnaas-Holmes. I wonder if Steve truly understands his role as Divine Elder in the American caldron of longing for mystery and wonder and awe.  Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a gift to all of us.  Let’s let his conversation carry us away in love and wonder and the art of paying attention.  LINKS  Please check out Steve Garnaas-Holmes’ poems at “Unfolding Light” . ...

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#329 Rand Selig: Choose to Thrive show art #329 Rand Selig: Choose to Thrive

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Show Notes  Yikes, Paul. This Summer has been delightfully eventful. I will be or have been out of state or country for nearly seven weeks in July and August. Visiting seven countries and two states, with a couple of 3-day trips to the Abbey for retreat and spiritual direction. All I can say is… Yippee for the retired life! Hmm… someday we’ll do a show on meaningful retirement. It’s sooo cool!  My guest today is another very diligent and busy retired guy. Rand Selig has an MBA from Stanford and undergraduate degrees in mathematics and psychology. He has managed hundreds of...

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#328 Suzanne Campi: Life’s School of Wisdom    show art #328 Suzanne Campi: Life’s School of Wisdom  

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Show Notes Well, here I sit, back from 3 weeks on a northern Europe cruise and a few days in Cambridge, England. I love travel, except I got home last night, and I am still on England time and a wee bit fatigued. But I promised our most special guest my best. Which won’t be difficult at all because she is a tremendous guest. So much fun! In my opinion, our guest today, Suzanne Campi ranks as a premier personal life coach for those of you looking for wisdom in life’s most challenging transitions. Today’s show is all about making wise choices in a puzzling world as we deal with what...

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#327 Kathleen Joan: The Art and Science of Transformation show art #327 Kathleen Joan: The Art and Science of Transformation

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Show Notes  Our guest today, Kathleen Joan, is a certified life coach and first-time author of a somewhat controversial book titled, From Goo to Gratitude. It’s controversial because she challenges some traditional lifestyle requirements of a very conservative religious faith tradition.  But her science, which will be the focus of our show, is fascinating as we dive into the depths of what Kathleen calls “cellular recognition”—that cells can be open or closed—and how that impacts personal transformation.  Such a fascinating discussion today.  Important Links ...

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#326 Charlie: Finding God in the Quiet show art #326 Charlie: Finding God in the Quiet

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Show Notes   Today I thought I might explore a few thoughts I have wrestled with recently about discovering God in a fresh and ever more realistic fashion. A discovery based not on our expectations of how God might act, but on our reception to a God of unexpected relationships, of quiet relationships.  Oh, I am tempted to go into deep theology at this time, but I won’t. Instead I want to tell a couple stories.  I am will begin with, an… I don’t know… like a nearly three-thousand-year-old story of the prophet Elijah, his contest with the priests of Baal, his 40-day...

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According to my calculations at the time of this recording on May 27, 2020, we are in our 11th week of quarantine. How have you managed in the disconcerting time?

You know for me, this time has provided, or forced, an opportunity a deep philosophical thought. For instance I have been reading Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Viktor Frankl and TS Eliot. Whew! I think I’m in the mood for the calamities of a pleasant John Grisham novel.

Today, Paul, I’d like to initiate a two-week series on Thoughts in Quarantine, instead of Conversations in Quarantine. I’d like to begin with the series with you and me discussing two related philosophies: One, on the subject of Desire and Boredom and Two, on the Necessity of Suffering. Next week, Terry Hershey will take over the mic and interview me on the unexpected gifts this quarantine has allotted me.

Desire and Suffering, today’s topics, are rooted in the pessimistic viewpoints of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (b 1788-d 1860) and his demandingly thoughtful book On the Suffering of the World.

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