LKE 2.7 || For When You Feel Like Giving Up – a Talk with TJ Murphy from Decatur
Release Date: 03/13/2025
Loving Kindness Everyday
In this episode of Loving Kindness Everyday, Kindness Calloway sits down with acclaimed Bahamian-born artist Lillian Blades for a calming and detailed conversation that feels like one of her assemblages—layered, reflective, and deeply personal. Born in Nassau, Bahamas in 1973 and now based in Atlanta, GA, Lillian Blades is celebrated for her large-scale mixed media assemblages inspired by her island upbringing, her West African ancestry, and the legacy of her late mother. She holds a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), an MFA from Georgia State University (GSU), and has...
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🎯 Don't Miss This Game-Changing Episode Connor Lamb's story is already sparking important conversations about faith, authenticity, and courage in Christian communities nationwide. His honest account of life at UGA, his role in Athens Church, and the moment he chose truth over comfort is exactly the kind of raw, real conversation our world needs right now. Meet Connor Lamb Connor Lamb lived what many would consider an exemplary college life at the University of Georgia. As a member of the 2022 UGA Homecoming Court, College Outreach Director at Athens Church, Christian fraternity leader,...
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Recorded early in the summer of 2025, this episode captures a poolside conversation between Rob Thompson (@simpleempire787, IG) and Kindness Calloway. Rob shares the journey that’s taken him from being a professional skater to working in finance, and ultimately choosing a new life path that reflects who he truly is. Together, Rob and Kindness reflect on the shaping forces of his story—movement, discipline, reflection, and resilience—while exploring what it means to keep rolling forward through life’s unexpected turns. Feel the summer vibes and join us for a good time as we discuss...
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Today’s episode of Loving Kindness Everyday was recorded at Rachell Tires & Wheels, right on the corner of Memorial and Boulevard in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. While I was there, I met Alan D. Jenkins, and we ended up talking about Rivian, water, and responsibility. I’m excited to share that conversation with you, and I believe you’ll find it just as thought-provoking as I did. If you missed yesterday’s episode, be sure to go back and listen. It was an exercise in Constructive Thought Redirection, blending music with uplifting audio in both English and Spanish. It’s designed to...
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Constructive Thought Direction Tool How to Use This Tool: When your mind is racing, when circumstances feel overwhelming, when you need to stop the mental chatter - press play. Let these declarations wash over you. Don't try to think or analyze, just listen, dance around, speak the words and absorb. Let the repetition do the work of rewiring your thoughts toward what you want to experience. You Must Stop Thinking and Start Declaring It's important not to let situations and circumstances dictate your thoughts and feelings. In order to maintain right thinking and...
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Constructive Thought Direction Tool How to Use This Tool: When your mind is racing, when circumstances feel overwhelming, when you need to stop the mental chatter - press play. Let these declarations wash over you. Don't try to think or analyze, just listen, dance around, speak the words and absorb. Let the repetition do the work of rewiring your thoughts toward what you want to experience. You Must Stop Thinking and Start Declaring It's important not to let situations and circumstances dictate your thoughts and feelings. In order to maintain right thinking and...
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Constructive Thought Direction Tool How to Use This Tool: When your mind is racing, when circumstances feel overwhelming, when you need to stop the mental chatter - press play. Let these declarations wash over you. Don't try to think or analyze, just listen, dance around, speak the words and absorb. Let the repetition do the work of rewiring your thoughts toward what you want to experience. You Must Stop Thinking and Start Declaring It's important not to let situations and circumstances dictate your thoughts and feelings. In order to maintain right thinking and...
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This week on Loving Kindness Everyday, Kindness Calloway is back with a preseason short—a little drop of wisdom before we kick things back into full swing in September. What happens when you set everything up for your “summer of success”… only to see it taken away overnight? In this shorter, street-side chat with Ken from Alpharetta, a conversation about shipping costs, packaging, and the wastefulness of consumer culture opened up into something deeper: What is the true weight of our choices, and how do they shape the future for all of us? From there, we reflect on another kind of...
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LKE 3.4 || Healing in the Everyday: A Tire Shop Conversation with Ms. Sandra Rachell In this special episode, Kindness Calloway sits down with Ms. Sandra Rachell at Rachell Tires & Wheels, a family-run, community-rooted tire shop in the heart of Atlanta. This conversation, recorded nearly a year ago in June 2024, captures a real and grounded moment in time, just before Kindness' self-led healing road trip to Miami, explored in the such episodes as and from Seasons 1 and 2 of the show. This show, Loving Kindness Everyday, often moves back and forth through time, weaving...
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🎙️ LKE 3.3 || Herbs, Hormones & Healing: Ryan Dunn’s Basil Me Journey ✨ “What if your greatest failure was just the seed of your deepest purpose?” This week on Loving Kindness Everyday, Kindness Calloway sits down with , the visionary behind Basil Me, a basil-infused lemonade brand born from frustration, ingenuity, and a greenhouse on Atlanta’s Campbellton Road. Before we dive in, you’ll hear a short clip from Ryan, a taste of the conversation to come, followed by a brief language disclaimer. Then we jump straight into a rich and raw conversation about...
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March was supposed to be a month of success mantras and lovingkindness meditations, but life doesn’t always go as planned. On March 5th, I lost my friend—who I’ll call Bobby—to suicide. Grief hit hard, and with it came reflection, heartbreak, and the urgent need to speak on something deeper.
In early 2024, I met TJ Murphy at an e-bike shop here in Atlanta. What started as a casual conversation turned into an open discussion about suicide, loss, and the impact it leaves behind. In this episode, I’m sharing part of that conversation—TJ’s experience losing his father to suicide, how he processed the information, and the wisdom he has for anyone struggling with a hard time. Alongside the words of TJ Murphy from Decatur we also hear a reflection from Kindness Calloway on "Bobby’s" passing, a message to anyone who feels like they can’t keep going.
Atlanta is a city full of resilience, but even the strongest among us need support. If you’re in that place, please hear us: You are not alone. There is hope. Keep holding on. Visit KindnessCalloway.com and join the discussion.
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