Our strange relationship with the truth.
Blanton, Brad. Radical Honesty: How To Transform Your Life By Telling The Truth. 1994. Stanley, VA, Sparrowhawk Publications, 2003.
Episode 112- To Truly Give
Welcome to generosity.
Episode 111- Relief from Momentary Discomfort
Forget about the proximate cases of distractions, focus on your discomfort.
Eyal, Nir (with Julie Li). “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.” Dallas, Benbellabooks, 2019.
Episode 110- Harmful Words
When the gift of gab turns into gossip.
Episode 109- Pieces of You
Who makes up your inner family?
Episode 108- In the Company of Truth
Why to sit in a satsang.
Kempton, Sally. “Come Together: How to DIY Your Own Satsang.” Yoga Journal, Revised Oct. 9, 2017; original Aug. 27, 2007. https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/come-together-3.
Episode 107- Take a Walk
The pleasures of a pedestrian.
Nicholson, Geoff. The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism. Riverhead Books, the Penguin Group, 2008.
Episode 106- Read Something New
Old texts can hold new ideas.
The Upanishads: Breath of Eternal Life. Translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester. 1948. New American Library, a division of Penguin Group, 1957, p. 94.
Episode 105- Confusion is Key
It’s okay to be confused.
Saunders, George. The Braindead Microphone. Riverhead Books, the Penguin Group, 2007.
Episode 104- A Simple Question
Meaningful questions produce meaningful answers.
Episode 103- Notes in Lunches
Don’t forget to pack a note!
Episode 102- The Rain
Nature deserves praise.
Harjo, Joy. “Praise the Rain.” Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems, W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Episode 101- Perspective & Space
There are different ways to shift perspective.
Sagan, Carl. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. The Random House Publishing Group, 1994.
Episode 100- Special 100th Episode!
Thank you for 100 episodes!
Episode 99- Meditate … with Plants
Meditation, of the floral variety.
Oliver, Mary. “Moccasin Flowers.” The Atlantic. June 1987. p.64.
Episode 98- It's Magic
If you’ve forgotten, it’s time to get excited about magic.
Forrest, Mabel. “Boy-Dreams.” Alpha Centauri. 1909.
Episode 97- A Tale of Finding Space in Your Home
Space is relative.
Episode 96- The Harsh Editor in Our Minds
Turning the tables on our inner editor.
Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones. Boston, Shambhala, 1986, p. 28.
Episode 95- All About Hugs
We can all use a hug sometimes, from ourselves.
Episode 94- An Album Drop
Old fashioned excitement for a musician’s new release.