by Lily Forester | Jun 8, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode248 Ask for More It’s wonderful to be grateful for the blessings that you have – the friendships, family, possessions, nice food. It’s also wonderful to be grateful for the things that you might yet receive. Every one of us has the capacity to dream...
by Lily Forester | Jun 7, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 248 Tempered Strength There is a story repeated in the Zen tradition, perhaps originating from the works of Chuang-Tzu. An emperor finds a rooster to send it to fight, and finds the best trainer in all of China. After months, the rooster is finally ready to...
by Lily Forester | Jun 4, 2021 | interviews, podcast
Episode 247 The Fire of Motivation with Jessica Green Jessica Green is co-host of The Mad Ones podcast, known as an absurdist comedy duo and a show where all sorts of liberty-minded and unusual characters go to get interviewed. The other day Jessica sat down with Kurt...
by Lily Forester | Jun 3, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 246 Talk to God The unconventional psychologist Thomas Szasz pointed out the strange contradiction in the cultural standard of what we consider sane in this quote: “If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” In societies...
by Lily Forester | Jun 2, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 245 Shivers Down Your Spine When we have a shiver down our spines out of nowhere, we might be alarmed, resist, and not enjoy it. We shake and quiver, and our friend will say to us “Did someone just walk over your grave?” Then we’re watching a movie, and...
by Lily Forester | Jun 1, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 244 Rational Faith So many times in our lives, we might find ourselves in a position to doubt. We don’t know how to get out of a situation, and perhaps we believe that all is lost. Yet in our moment of need we gather the courage, or receive a helping hand, or...
