Don't Delete the Strikeouts ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lifting the Lifters
Have you ever noticed how we tend to keep only the highlights? Whether it's the pictures on our phones, videos of our kids, a scorecard on the golf course, or even the stories we tell ourselves, it's easy to celebrate the wins while trying to erase the moments that didn't go as planned. In this episode, I share a few personal experiences that made me stop and ask, Why am I so quick to delete the hard parts? We'll talk about how joy and sorrow can exist together, why we don't have to wait for life to be perfect to experience joy, and how God sees so much more than our highlight reel. Maybe the...
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The Joy Hunt
Lifting the Lifters
Many of us spend our lives mentally living somewhere else: Thinking about what happened yesterday. Worrying about tomorrow. Planning the next thing. Scrolling. Multitasking But the only place joy can actually be experienced is right now. Joy is a present-moment emotion. And how often are we truly present? I find my mind wandering to the future, worrying about the "next" thing, anticipating, problem-solving, and overthinking about things of the past. These are JOY KILLERS! Join with me as we learn more about JOY! How it lives in ordinary moments, not big fancy vacations or places...
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The Revolutionary Act of Kindness
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With the 250th celebration of the United States being this year, what better way to honor America's past than by shaping its future through service? In this episode, we talk about why kindness is more than simply being nice, how small acts of service create lasting change, and why the greatest legacy we can leave is the way we love and lift those around us. We discuss how ordinary people, through everyday kindness, can make an extraordinary difference! How kindness and service benefit the give AND the reciever, and how we can try to do a little better to be KIND rather than just nice!...
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When the Load Feels Too Heavy
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Does your load feel too heavy right now? While responsibilities like work, parenting, relationships, and service can fill our plates, often it's the other things that add the most weight. In today's podcast, we discuss 5 things that add weight to our loads. Responsibilities Worries Expectations Emotional Backpacks Other people's "stuff" We will discuss each of these and how they can all add up to the weight that we feel. We will also discuss how to help manage that weight and load. We will talk about making two lists: My responsiblities Things I'm worried about but can't contol. Most...
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Parenting Ourselves
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As Mother's Day has come and gone and Father's Day approaches, I've been thinking about the ways our parents continue to shape us long after childhood. Many of us can still hear their voices in our minds, the "one liners" they repeated, the lessons they taught, and the encouragement they offered when we needed it most. When people say, "I miss my mom" or "I miss my dad," they often miss more than the person. They miss the comfort, guidance, protection, encouragement, and love that person provided. What happens when we need those things as adults? In this episode, we'll explore how the...
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State the FACTS
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Fear has a way of pulling us into imagined futures. What if I fail? What if I get hurt? What if I let someone down? In this episode, we talk about lessons from by baseball, missionary goodbyes, and everyday life: when fear starts telling stories, it's time to come back to the facts. Using a simple framework called FACTS, you'll learn how to recognize what you're feeling, reconnect with what you know to be true, identify your support system, and take the next small step forward, even when fear is along for the ride. Whether you're facing a difficult conversation, a big decision, a challenge at...
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I Just Wanna Go Home
Lifting the Lifters
"There's no place like home." This is something we've heard and felt our whole lives. It's that feeling when you walk through the door after a long day or a long vacation. That feeling after you cross home plate on the baseball field. And that feeling after a long stressful day. HOME Our bodies do all that they can to maintain "homeostasis." We sweat, release chemicals, shiver, and get defensive all in an effort to maintain or get back to a state of peace and rest. Sometimes our bodies just do their thing, and it works, and sometimes we use unhealthy coping mechanisms that can get...
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Prayer, Proximity, and the Two Step Drill
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In today's episode, we are going to discuss prayer, proximity, and a concept called the two-step drill. This week my daughter Megan gave her farewell talk before she leaves on her mission to Louisville, Kentucky. In her message, she talked about prayer and how prayer is a way for us to gain a closer proximity to our Father and Heaven and the Savior. She used some personal experiences about her dad and Diet Coke that are amazing illustrations! Megan then taught us about the two-step drill. This is a method that was done for employers to see who would act first in a room full...
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Who Is Influencing You?
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This week on Lifting the Lifters, we’re talking about the power of influence and how the small things we do every day quietly shape the trajectory of our lives, marriages, families, and future generations. I kept coming back to one important question: Who is influencing you? In this episode, we talk about the women in our lives who influence us? What we learn from them, and how their influence impacts our lives and the lives of others. We talk about Eve and her influence on the entire human family! We also talk about: • Why small daily actions matter more than we think • The influence...
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The Lines of Thinking
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In this week's podcast, we discuss the lines of thinking. I don't know if we ever really break them down to help us understand what goes on in our heads. We have what others think about us (or mostly what we THINK they think about us.) What we think of others. What we think about ourselves. We spend a lot of time in a day with all three of these lines of thinking, but do we put more mental time and energy into what others are thinking? If we are, we may consider this: What do we have control over? The only lines of thinking we have control over are what we are thinking about ourselves and...
info_outlineThis week on Lifting the Lifters, we’re talking about the power of influence and how the small things we do every day quietly shape the trajectory of our lives, marriages, families, and future generations.
I kept coming back to one important question:
Who is influencing you?
In this episode, we talk about the women in our lives who influence us? What we learn from them, and how their influence impacts our lives and the lives of others.
We talk about Eve and her influence on the entire human family!
We also talk about:
• Why small daily actions matter more than we think
• The influence parents, spouses, friends, and mentors have in our lives
• How little consistent efforts eventually create generational impact
The little things really do add up.
Choose today who you allow to influence you and in turn, be an influence for good in other's lives!