#31 Terry Hershey: Black Eyes and Blue Suits-Life Doesn’t Follow a Script
Release Date: 04/19/2017
#389 Blair Abee: Meaningful Meditation
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Blair Abee is an author, poet, consultant and ordinary mystic. He has written 5 award winning books and dozens of articles on meditation and manifestation. Blair describes himself this way, “I am an explorer who has discovered a variety of techniques, tools and ideas that I think you will find useful in your own personal development. With that let’s bring Blair on the show! LINKS Please check out Blair’s most famous book: The Meditation Book, at Amazon . Get a free copy of Blair’s first book on meditation from his website found .
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#387 Charlie- Solosode on Prophetic Love
The Next Chapter with Charlie
“We are taking down empirical Christianity.” Prominent speaker at a recent Conference by the CAC—the Center for Action and Contemplation I disagree! “We are not taking down empirical Christianity; instead, we are offering an alternative for those who have ears to hear. We are offering the Story of Love.” cbh Offering Not Oppositions But Alternatives I don’t see my religious role as one of opposition. I am not a warrior. I am healer. I am a theoretical individual. God has given me a different kind of theology than the one I lived for nearly four decades. I am also not a...
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#386 Gina Economopoulos: Never Give Up on Life
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes My guest today, Gina Economopoulos, currently serves as an End-of-Life doula. Gina’s life path has not been straight line—that why she’s on the show, haha. A recovered alcoholic who has served 12 years as a nun in a Franciscan convent, Gina offers words of hope and resilience. Gina's very presence is a testament to the power of the human spirit to persevere. Her story reminds us that hope can be discovered even in our darkest moments and will leave you inspired. With that let’s get Gina on the show! LINKS Please check out Gina’s stirring memoir Shake the Dust Off...
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#385 Monica Ocejo: Creativity Without Art
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes I am so interested in having a conversation today with my very special guest Monica Ocejo. The remainder of this introduction comes from a piece Monica wrote about herself… she has a way with words! She writes… Monica is a Mexican-born fashion designer, entrepreneur, and accidental philosopher who believes in the healing power of laughter, lipstick, and lime. After launching a successful fashion line and participating in Miami Fashion Week, Monica discovered her true runway was life itself. She’s a breast cancer survivor, devoted mom of three, and a margarita enthusiast...
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#384 Chad Hall: Character and Life Success
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Welcome to the Next Chapter with Charlie. My guest today is Chad Hall. Chad is President of Coach Approach Ministries and an executive partner with StrongLead, a coaching organization in Hickory, North Carolina. He has written multiple books on coaching and leadership, promoting personal success and effectiveness for hungry people. With that let’s get Chad on the show! LINKS Please check out Chad’s website . Chad’s brief and brilliant booklet is found at Amazon.
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#383 Rhonda Britten: Really Understanding Your Fear
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes My special guest today is Rhonda Britten who was on the show a few months ago. Rhonda has become a personal as well as fan favorite on our show. Rhonda Britten is a bestselling author and founder of the Fearless Living Institute, empowering individuals to conquer their fears. Her own story of overcoming adversity serves as a powerful reminder that anyone can transform their life and achieve success. Rhonda writes… For twenty years, my life was a wreck. I was an alcoholic who attempted suicide three different times. Oh, and don’t forget those lovely DUIs and the week I...
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#382 Charlie: After 75 Years Life Still Means Something
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes I am recording this “solosode” on my 76th birthday, today Sept 16th. As I have thought about this milestone birthday, it occurs to me that a handful of principles have guided me into a life worth living. I love being old and getting older. I think that has much to do with driving toward some kind of intentionality. So, I want to talk today about 5 principles that continue to mark my life. Let me know if you are inspired.
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#381 Steve Garnaas-Holmes: Losing the Virtue of Sacrifice
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes I can’t wait for conversation with poet and mystic Steve Garnaas-Holmes. Steve carries a much-needed role of as Divine Elder in the American caldron of longing for mystery and wonder and awe… and mostly hope. Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a gift to all of us. Let’s allow this conversation with him to carry us away in love, wonder, and Divine mystery. LINKS Please check out Steve Garnaas-Holmes’ daily poems at his website “Unfolding Light” . MOSTLY, if you are a lover of poetry (even if you are not) BUY THIS BOOK!
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#380 Terry and Devin: People Facing Deportation
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes My two guests today are my old friend Terry Hershey and Immigration Litigator Devin Chatterton. Much is being written and broadcast about immigrant deportations in the US. Agree or not with the policy, we cannot escape one deeply troubling truth. Our discussion today is not about policy but about the human lives impacted by such a policy. The lives of people cannot be diminished in what feels to some inhuman acts. Judge for yourself in this lively discussion. With that, let’s bring our guests on the show. Links Please visit Terry’s website . ...
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#379 Jack Calhoun: Your Perfect Encore Career
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Jack Calhoun is the Founder and President of Encore Career Lab, where he helps professionals reinvent their lives after their primary career is over. Jack founded Encore Career Lab to show you how to create your perfect encore career that keeps you feeling engaged, purposeful and joyful while still providing you all the freedom and flexibility you’ve been craving when you leave your first career behind. Hmm… Jack and I seem to swim to similar ponds. Let’s find out… With that, let’s bring on him on the show. Links Please visit Jack’s website for...
info_outlineI’m visiting today with our podcast friend, Terry Hershey. If you’re a regular listener of The Next Chapter with Charlie then you’re familiar with our guest Terry Hershey, who is a regular guest on the show. Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote speaker, renowned landscape architect, and spiritual advisor.
Today Terry and I will chat about how life and change in life come with no script. No matter how well we plan, life always seems to have its own plans without any deference to our well-planned and tidy existence.
This past weekend Terry experienced an extremely painful “change of plan.” He fell, bled all over hotel floor, passed out and woke up in an emergency room. That definitely was not part of his plan for the evening. He wrote all about it in a Sabbath Moment post called “Black Eyes and Blessings.”
Terry tells writes, “I’m not sure that life is about tidiness. Maybe life happens when it’s not tidy. When it doesn’t make sense. So here’s what I believe. If I need my life to be tidy, I’m not available to receive a blessing.”
In Terry’s view, “The “messiness” of life can be a blessing in disguise.”
You can find Terry at Terryhershey.com
You can find Charlie at thenextchapter.life