Begin by Beginning

Thank you for you. You are such a gift. Right. This. Moment.Here's to holding the radiant shape of Y-O-U.Be good to you.Brianwww.yesbrianperry.com

About play. And permission. In less than three and a half minutes. A new Begin by Beginning (BxB) podcast episode. My vision for these at the moment is that they jump right in and go between 2-5 minutes. Be so very good to you. Brian PS. Do something fun today. Just for you. And just because it's fun for you. www.yesbrianperry.com

Taking a moment. On this last day of summer, bidding a fond farewell to the season. Also, playing with starting "Begin by Beginning" up again. In a new way. Anyway, I hope you find this holds some comfort for you. And perhaps a deep breath or two. (And please forgive my getting the season wrong up front. Guess my coffee hadn't kicked in. Ah well. Perfectly imperfect. The rest holds though.) To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. And to each other.  Brian

In the days following the insurrection at the United States Capitol building, my friend Rev. Melanie Eyre called to talk. Wrestling with the message for the weekend ahead, she had a beautiful notion and request. Simply, let’s talk. And so we did. We talked about the pain and promise of the moment, the darkness and light, mostly we just showed up with open and willing hearts reaching for a way forward. That conversation - over Zoom (naturally) - became the message she offered the One World Spiritual Center community she leads. And now I offer it to you in audio form as my latest BxB podcast episode: “Moving Forward: A Conversation. Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Once again, more than ever, I hope you find it holds some comfort and perspective for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. And to each other. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “The Power of Acceptance” (BxB Season 2, Ep. 1). We’ll explore the power of acceptance to heal, inspire creativity, relieve the burden of trying to control the uncontrollable, and the power of acceptance to simply open the door to more joy at this challenging moment in our lives. More than ever, I hope you find it holds some comfort and perspective for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. And to each other. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “3 Ways the Global Pandemic Calls Us to Compassion: COVID’s Compassionate Side.” (BxB Ep19). More than ever, I hope you find it holds some comfort and perspective for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian (Photo by Dingzeyu Li from Unsplash.com)

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Permission” (BxB Ep18). More than ever, I hope you find it holds some comfort and perspective for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

We’re on the same page that this is a huge moment we’re living through, right? Good. Life is not on hold. Your life is happening. This is just what it looks like. This is what this chapter of your story looks like. And so I’m hoping you’ll find some useful thoughts here to help you approach and reframe this new reality a bit. “Plot Twist” - that’s what this episode is called. Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Given what we’re all going through, more than ever, I hope you find the episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Given what we’re all going through, today's episode is called “Hunkered at Home, Happy at Home” (BxB Ep16). We'll explore tips and strategies - happily backed up by science - on how to sur-thrive through this time in isolation. More than ever, I hope you find the episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Head Nod” (BxB Ep16). If you’ve been aching and heavy under the weight of the tone of our world these days, this episode offers some ideas to start a different path. Now. Simply and playfully. And now. I hope you find the episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Easy Now” (BxB Ep15). It’s a super short one offering a perspective on how to approach digging into the year ahead. I hope you find the episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Like It’s Hot” (BxB Ep14). There was this moment at work recently when a wise colleague/friend dropped a truth bomb (and some other stuff) that demanded to be explored. At its core, this one’s about the simplicity and power of letting go of what no longer serves you. Also, it’s pretty funny and allowed me to make a Snoog Dogg reference which, ya’ know, doesn’t happen every day. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Planet You” (BxB Ep13). Using a movie moment I love as a launching point, we’ll dig into the simplicity of celebrating your own triumphs large and small and how powerful doing so can be in building the momentum you (and I) seek to fuel a dream, a change, a deeper life itself. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Happy (in the) Holidays” (BxB Ep12). This topic has, itself, become a bit of a seasonal tradition for me. In this episode we'll explore tips on how to keep something actually akin to happy in your holidays, to thrive through them while giving to your loved ones without giving up on you. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is a podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Not Broken”(BxB Ep11). Not broken. As in you are not broken. Thank you to TWLOHA (To Write Love On Her Arms) for quite literally inspiring this one. If you wrestle with any degree of internal darkness, this is for you. Thank you for listening and for allowing me to share some of my story with you. If you need to talk with someone right now, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-talk. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. You are not alone. You are not broken. Thank you for being here. Be good to you. Brian To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com.

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Garth.” Yes, that Garth. Using one of my favorite “Behind the Music” type stories as a stepping off point we’ll dig into how the journey and the destination really feed and support each other, how in the end they are one and the same. Yep, the old cliche is spot on. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called “Truth.” It’s…actually…in the end it kind of really is about how the truth will set you free. Yep, enough said. I hope you’ll check it out an that you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called "Planting Consciousness" - don’t worry it’s not as heavy as it sounds. I simplify and unpack this buzzword, consciousness, and offer a few tips that might be useful in applying this transformative practice in your life. Also, there’s a plant. I hope you find this episode has something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be good to you. Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called "Be You." Of course, I’m always in favor of you being you. But in this case what I have in mind is being you even, or especially, at those special events and holidays - let’s say graduations or Memorial Day or reunions, for instance - when you’re out of your routine, out of your comfort zone, and yet, ironically, surrounded by loved ones. Yeah, then too.  Be you. All weird and wonderful, awkward and amazing, confident and painfully insecure, driven and apathetic, lost and found, and otherwise perfectly flawed, unbreakable you. Be you. I offer a few tips that might be useful in this episode. I hope you find something in it for you. To connect with me or learn more, go to www.yesbrianperry.com. Be You. Oh wow could we use more of you right now.  Be good to you.  Brian

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called "On Forgiveness” and it is just that. I’m sure not for the last time, I wanted to explore just how critical forgiveness is in getting out of my own way and into my own way - my best life - while still honoring that it is no easy task. I hope you find something in the episode for you. Thanks for listening. Be good to you. Brian www.yesbrianperry.com

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Today's episode is called "Snowflakes and Pollen" (BxB, ep.5) is, in short, about finding your way to embracing the seasons, the ones happening outside and within. Navigating the discomfort of change with less fear and more compassion, comfort, and even joy. I hope it adds something to your day. Thanks for listening. Be good to you. Brian www.yesbrianperry.com

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Episode 4, "Curiouser and Curiouser" is a part 2 of 2 related episodes (part 1 is episode 3, "On Anger") exploring that kind of anger that goes from 0 to blinding in 2.3 seconds and what to do about it. In this episode, we befriend it and talk about some tips and tools I've found are helping me not to just diffuse and move through that anger but learn through it and even, on occasion, find my way to gratitude for it or at least being able to laugh about it. Curiouser and curiouser. Be good to you. Brian www.yesbrianperry.com

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Episode 3, "On Anger," is a part 1 of 2 related episodes (part 2 is episode 4, "Curiouser and Curiouser") exploring that kind of anger that goes from 0 to blinding in 2.3 seconds. What is that about? Can it be befriended, be useful even? Does it, too, come bearing gifts? Let's take a look at that. Thanks for listening and, in advance, for letting me know what you think and how I can better serve you with the content of these episodes. Be good to you. Brian www.yesbrianperry.com

Begin by Beginning (BxB) is my new podcast dedicated to helping you (and me) get out of your own way and into your own way, to live a bit more happily ever now. Episode 2, "Urgency and a Deep Breath," is about shifting paradigms and stepping into a new relationship with urgency and discomfort. Urgency and discomfort, while not places to book a vacation, are not enemies and, in fact, come bearing many gifts if we look at them through the right lens. Let's talk about that. Be good to you. Brian

Welcome to Begin by Beginning Episode 1! This one's called "Healing, New Year’s Eve and the restorative power of ugly dancing" (or Healing and Ugly Dancing for space). Initially these episodes will be the audio version of my blog posts with a bit of straying and expanding as I go.  As with all of my work, my goal is to serve you by sharing stories and learnings from my journey to help us both get out of our own way and into our own way, into the fullest and most joyful experience of our lives. Thanks for listening and please let me know how I can serve you.  Be good to you.  Brian