by Lily Forester | Sep 29, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 330 Life is Like That In the song by Mexican band Elefante, we are told that life is capricious, sometimes light and sometimes dark, it takes from us, gives to us, brings us up and lets us down. And occasionally it gives us exactly what we need. Reflecting on...
by Lily Forester | Sep 28, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 5 Jump Around When we notice an emotion such as envy or anger, we might identify with it, attempt to deny it or resist it, or we might simply acknowledge it. If we notice it without judging it, we might find very quickly that it passes. Then we can take it one...
by Lily Forester | Sep 27, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 328 Waiting for You to Lead If you look back at documentaries about the punk rock movement from the 70s and 80s, you can hear that there was a lot of frustration in the youth. On some level they knew that the system was broken, but they didn’t necessarily know...
by Lily Forester | Sep 23, 2021 | short episodes
Episode 326 Reality Testing Reality testing and gaslighting are two sides of the same coin. Gaslighting is applying pressure to someone’s concept of reality in order to limit them or manipulate them, and reality testing is applying similar pressure in order to help...
by Lily Forester | Sep 22, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 325 One Success In the short film Popeye The Pizza Man, Popeye delivers a pizza to a fellow obviously in need of comfort, and tries to show him that maybe life is worth living. Later, Popeye wonders about the value of his actions. He finds himself in these...
by Lily Forester | Sep 21, 2021 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 324 In Awe Awe is an extremely powerful emotion, and we can feel its power in the very experience – standing before a vast canyon, watching golden autumn leaves tumble to the ground, or even seeing someone stand up to injustice. As it turns out, this...
