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Every day I read articles about increased loneliness, depression, and anxiety. How do you find your community-people you can identify with and develop as friends? That’s where Creating Community can help. In each podcast I’ll introduce you to fun and engaging people in my community of Longmont, CO and I’ll show you what I’ve learned about creating community every time I was the new kid on the block moving around the country. Every place I’ve lived has taught me how to find the fun and magic in creating community.

Laura Ambler


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    Cries for Acceptance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 7:10


    Our cries for acceptance create the rivers in which we drown our identities. Pierre Jeanty

    National Introvert Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 6:23


    Are you an introvert or extrovert or somewhere in between? Why do we value the extrovert over the introvert?

    As Young as You Feel Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 6:48


    Shouldn't that be every day? One of my friends asked this question. Then I asked, “Why do I want to feel young?” When I was young I did some really silly things. I want to feel better than that. I want to feel serene.

    Poetic Mushrooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 7:30


    Mushrooms. Full of goodness, good works, and mystery. There's more to mushrooms than being a pizza topping.

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Gumption

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 6:23


    I just rewatched a favorite film for the umpteenth time. The Ghost and Mrs Muir. I watched it as a kid and it has remained a favorite. Mostly because of gumption. Mrs. Muir's gumption. She became a hero to me. Who is your hero and inspiration?

    Sleep Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 5:59


    25 million people have bouts of insomnia. In 2008 National Sleep Day was started to help folks get 40 winks. Here are a few things that work for me. What works for you?

    Creativity and Pretending

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 6:53


    I'm not a creative person. How many times have you heard a friend say this? I've heard it a lot. Truth is we are what we believe ourselves to be. How to we get there? By pretending.

    Become 10 Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 7:01


    Want to be happy and full of life? Become 10 again. Do you remember what you LOVED to do in 5th grade? Do that.

    National Pi(e) Day and Speech Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 6:45


    One tickles the tastebuds and one tickles the little grey cells. Both, are days worth celebrating (even a day late).

    Ideas for Getting Things Done…Maybe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 7:23


    Have you ever bought into a new system for getting things done, set it up, organized the stickers and pens and binders then realized it wasn't working. Don't feel bad. That system just wasn't for you.

    International Women's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 7:16


    Today is a day to think about and thank the many women in your life who have influenced your life.

    Turning TO DO Into COULD DO

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 7:33


    Why change a To Do list into a Could Do list? It's all about giving yourself the CHOICE instead of a command.

    National Unplugging Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 6:29


    The first Friday of March is National Unplugging Day. A day to put down devices and pick up a book or take a walk or (gasp) talk to someone.

    Another Way to Look at Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 7:15


    Instead of giving up something for Lent this year what good can you add to your day. Here's a different way to look at the Lenten season.

    A Sunflower Visualization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 9:40


    I have always loved sunflowers. They were my mother's favorite flower. This week I've been thinking on the sunflower and what it represents: peace, devotion, honesty, optimism. Here is a visualization on the National flower of the Ukraine and for peace in their country.

    Paraprosdokians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 6:44


    What are Paraprosdokians? And how do you pronounce that word? They are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is unexpected. Here are a few.

    Life in the good old days of 1902

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 5:27


    What was life like 120 years ago? Some amazing facts that made me think. What will another 100 years bring?

    Anxiety Busters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 7:47


    The news today can cause anxiety. Going back out into the world again can cause anxiety. Here are a few ideas to help bust out of anxious feelings.

    Chili Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 6:08


    Chili says community to me. I remember going to many a chili cook off wherever I was living. Some scorched the nostrils. Others brought the flavors like a good mole. Chili, the perfect food for a cold winter's day.

    Inconvenience Yourself Day is Wednesday, February 23rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 7:00


    What is Inconvenience Yourself Day all about? It's about giving up your seat on the bus, holding a door open, helping unload groceries. I'd rather call it Be a Friend Day.

    Single Tasking Day on 2/22/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 6:51


    We are a community that loves multitasking. The only problem? Multitasking doesn't work. So I'm going to be celebrating single tasking day on 2/22/22. Join me.

    Sunday is National Love Your Pet Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 7:29


    Celebrate your lovable ball of fur or feathers or scales with some extra special tidbits on Sunday.

    Cat Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 6:42


    Today is Cat Day so pet your cat until they purr.

    Down in the Dumps to High in the Clouds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 7:28


    Today I woke up with a migraine and was sooo low energy. This is how that changed by interacting with others. We impact each other's lives every day and we don't even realize it.

    Making a Decision Can be Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 8:06


    Here are 5 ways to help you make good decisions. I don't guarantee they'll be right. Wink wink.

    Giving Compliments (first broadcast Feb 10, 2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 7:28


    Giving Compliments is good for you. Getting compliments is too. How many compliments, sincere and heartfelt, will you give this week?

    Delightful Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 7:12


    Have you ever started talking to a stranger or an acquaintance and suddenly discovered a connection that turns your meeting into a meeting of the minds and hearts? That happened to me today. It was a delight.

    The incredible Egg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 7:30


    Here are some egg-cellent facts about eggs. What does free range mean? Who decides eggs are organic? What about hormones? You might be surprised. I know I was.

    Color and Expression

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 7:07


    I discovered a new-to-me artist this weekend. Her name was Alma Woodsey Thomas and she was a color genius using abstract expressionism to light up our world.

    Eating Mindfully Accidentally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 8:24


    Tonight I had a scrumptious mousse. Dark smooth chocolate. Each bite was savored. Accidentally, I ate mindfully.

    Snow Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 6:56


    Today was a day for snuggling with my pup and watching old films. A snow day. Silent and glistening.

    Pranks Through History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 8:15


    It's amazing what pranks have succeeded in making us believe silliness and outright lies all for news and marketing. Here are a few.

    Job and the Blame Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 6:53


    Why do bad things happen to good people? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you ever asked,”why me?” The story of Job has some fascinating answers.

    Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 6:43


    This was the podcast I recorded last year for Holocaust Remembrance Day. We must never forget or the tragedy of the Holocaust will happen again.

    Thursday the 27th is CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 7:24


    Eat cake! Chocolate cake! Savor each bite!

    Snow Bright Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 6:16


    Today was a good day to observe the weather. From under a comfy throw wearing fleece and cozy socks. A good day for National Observe the Weather Day.

    George W Carver and National Peanut Butter Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 6:30


    Do you know who George Carver was? An environmentalist before the term existed. A man born into slavery and taught to read by the woman who's husband bought George's family. Set free by Moses and Sarah Carver then traveling across the country to get an education. More amazing things to know about George Carver in this podcast.

    Joy in Sweatpants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 6:32


    Today was National Sweatpants Day and National Cheesy Socks Day. A day to spend inactivities suited to leisure wear.

    Seeking Wisdom: the first week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 7:07


    Here's what worked and what didn't for my first week of utilizing Julia Cameron's book, Seeking Wisdom. Here written prayer for guidance helped me through a difficult decision. #juliacameron #seeking wisdom

    The 70s and Stereotypical Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 7:19


    I was a kid in the 60s and 70s. Sometimes I think about my childhood and especially childhood tv with a nostalgic lens. Today I realized, through one of my favorite shows, that the 70s was full of stereotypes and hidden messages. What tv series makes you cringe when you watch it now?

    Nostalgia, Baseball, and Rose-Tinted Glasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 9:12


    Nostalgia: a sentimental longing for a better past. But was the past really better? Or are we just wearing rose-colored lenses?

    Martin Luther King Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 10:15


    This has become a day of quotes from a great man murdered over 50 years ago. But do we, do I, think of, act on, and live those words more than one day a year?

    Seeking Wisdom by Julia Cameron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 10:43


    Today I received a book. The book in this episode's title. I'll be using this book to seek wisdom using Julia Cameron's Spiritual Path to Creative Connection and I invite you to travel along with me.

    National Milk Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 6:37


    A silly one today about milk.

    Delight and Cleaning off my Desk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 7:10


    Delight? In cleaning? Yes, because you never know where or when you might find something to take delight in.

    National Tempura Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 6:39


    What is tempura? Why is it called tempura? When was it created? Here are some answers.

    An Exercise in Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 11:43


    Does worry or anger or sadness sometimes control you? Here is an exercise I found helpful today dealing with worry. Disclaimer: I do not claim to be a medical professional. This is an exercise I found useful.

    National Cuddle Up Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 7:03


    January 6th is National Cuddle Up Day. It's a perfect cold weather occupation. When the snow is softly descending and the temperatures are falling cuddling up under covers with a good book and your favorite cuddler (my doggie) this is a holiday I can celebrate.

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    Thank You Notes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 8:11


    Today I spent time writing, with a pen and paper, thank you notes. Here's why.

    Good News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 8:41


    The year 2021 may have seemed full of black clouds and bad news. But there was good news too. Here's some of the good you probably didn't hear about.

    What Would You Grab if Evacuated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 6:01


    30,000 people in Colorado had to answer this question today. How would you answer?

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