Feeling Your Oats : FAMILY with a HISTORY of Drama

In 1837 Kirtland, Ohio, Jesse Harmon witnesses a community in turmoil, grappling with the fallout of the Kirtland Safety Society collapse and deeper cultural upheaval. His brother Alpheus, committed to their faith, explains that the challenges they face aren't just financial but a clash of ideas, with their prophet Joseph Smith seeking to weave spiritual principles into all aspects of life. Amidst the discontent and threats of violence, Jesse realizes the importance of faith, loyalty, and the courage to lead his family in uncertain times. As they prepare to leave Kirtland, Jesse embraces his faith, recognizing that true strength comes from unity, resilience, and unwavering belief in a higher purpose.Support the Show.

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In part 2 of this story, the “ordinary life” of Howard Leon Whetten evolves into some extraordinary experiences as he faces certain death in the midnight plunge of his B-24 Bomber into the dark watery grave of the oceans surrounding the Solomon Islands. This very first bombing run turns the simple life into a battle for life. From his home in New Mexico, to the wild legends of the Solomon Islands, Leon's life is left in the hands of fate & God.PeopleHoward Leon Whetten, B-24 Bomber Assistant Radio Operator & Tail GunnerKeith Mason, 460th Bomb Group PilotAbraham Wald, Polish Immigrant & Jewish Mathematician Russell BrunsonAdmiral Isoroku YamamotoArmy Air CorpU.S. Naval IntelligenceJapanesePolishU.S. MarinesHeavenly FatherJesus ChristMormon2nd Lieutenant Lord, B-24 Bomber Pilot2nd Lieutenant Radford, B-24 Bomber co-Pilot2nd Lieutenant Roark, B-24 Bomber Navigator2nd Lieutenant Potter, B-24 Bomber BombadierEd Semick, B-24 Bomber Engineer & Nose Turret GunnerRobert Chapman (Chappy), B-24 Bomber Radio OperatorClaude Meyers, B-24 Bomber Side GunnerHarold Ewing, B-24 Bomber Side GunnerKenneth Winham, B-24 Bomber GunnerFrankenstein Orson WellsJack Benny, The Jello ProgramBob Hope, Pepsodent ShowLocationsArizonaMexicoNew MexicoPearl HarborColumbia UniversityEastern Europe PolandSouth PacificGuadalcanal Henderson Field, Guadalcanal Kukum Field, Guadalcanal Bougainville IslandHoniara Golf CourseJapanLunga Point, Guadalcanal Solomon IslandsUnited States of America  Call to action on Listener Supported Podcast

From ordinary lives often comes extraordinary experiences. Such is the simple life of Howard Leon Whetten. From his birth in Southern Arizona, to life in old Mexico, and then school and enlisting in New Mexico, Howard's life does as many did during the days preceding WWII, as it goes from seemingly normal tasks, to nearly superhuman moments. CHARACTERSWoodrow Wilson (U.S. President)Nelson Mandela (world leader)Billy Graham (religious leader)Sam Walton (founder of WalMart)Rita Hayworth (actress)Mary Kay Ash (Mary Kay Cosmetics)Howard Cosell (sportscaster)Elizabeth Anne Bloomer (aka Betty Ford)Mike Wallace (journalist)Pearl Bailey (stage actress)Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story)Robert Wadlow (Tallest person in recorded History @ 8 ft 11.1 inches tall)Howard Leon WhettenWarren Ernest WhettenAdelaide MartineauUncle Rose StocksOld Bacon the Hound DogMelvin WhettenOld Fan (work mare)Mr. WebbLucille WhettenCharley MartineauClarence WilliamsBabe WilliamsMaynor HassellCall HakesClair HassellWilliam ChildAdolf HitlerAdmiral YamamotoFranklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)Winston ChurchillUncle SamLOCATIONSRussiaDelawareCodell, KansasUnited States of AmericaTucson, ArizonaOld MexicoColonia ChuichupaBlack CanyonChico, MexicoEl Paso, TexasCuidad Juarez, MexicoBluewater, New MexicoGrants, New MexicoZuni MountainsMount TailorToltacRoundy's WellBluewater LakeFranceGermanyPolandBerlinBritianJewett GapQuemado, New MexicoWai MōmiWaters of PearlPearl HarborAsiaPacificJapanSoutheast AsiaLas Vegas, NevadaSalt Lake City, UtahLINKSRegion Beta Paradox theoryhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CmB-vaYgMxJ/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=https://www.FamilyHistoryDrama.comFamilyHistoryDrama@gmail.comGenerational Healing Through Family HistoryMemories Are Passed Through DNA From Your Grandparents, Say Scientistshttps://www.buzzworthy.com/memories-dna-grandparents/Sound Credits: Audiomirage & freesound.org : https://freesound.org/people/audiomirage/ INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS:

SPECIAL THANKS to Collett Carter for the family history story lead. The Boykin Mill Pond in South Carolina has been the hub of regional industry for processing grains and timber. In 1865 it was the scene of one of the last battles of the Civil War. And in 1860 it was the hallowed grounds of one of South Carolina's saddest tragedies.Flatboat history:https://peoplesriverhistory.us/blog/history-of-flatboating-and-a-charming-educational-film/Individuals in order of mention:Robert EnglishSamual BoykinIsrael MathisQuincey A. FillmoreEdward E. PotterJames Fowler PresleyWilliam Alexander McQueenJoseph Thomas Wilson54th Massachusetts James P. JohnsonE.L. StevensBurrell H. BoykinConfederate Home GuardWilliam T. ShermanW. H. GarlandRalph Leland GoodrichAlexander Leslie McCandlessAmelia A. AlexanderA. H. BoykinSamual YoungMary Ann YoungHollie YoungNames of persons drowned, Miss Sarah Howell, from Camden; Miss Celina Crosby, from Camden; Miss Mary Hinson, from Camden; Miss Louisa S nettles, from Camden; Miss Elizabeth McKagan, from Camden; Miss Margaret McCown, from Camden; Miss Louisa McCown, from Camden; Miss Amelia Alexander, from Camden; Miss Alice Robinson, from Camden; Miss Jane Kelly, from Boykin Two daughters and one son of Mr. Samuel H Young, near Boykin;Miss Jenkins, daughter of Mr. M.D. Jenkins, from Clarksons; Mr. Jeremiah R. McLeod, Sumter district; Mr. Jos. Huggins, Sumter district; Mr. T.S.S. Richbourg, Sumter district; Mr. Lucius R. Legrand, from Camden; Mr. William C Legrand, from Camden; Mr. John A. Oaks, from Camden; Mr. William McKagen, from Camden; Mr. B.F. Hocott, from near Camden. And two Negroes making 24 persons in all.Individuals Continued…Mr. MagnetHiawathaMr. AncrumLocation:Boykin, Kershaw County, South CarolinaCamden, South CarolinaBoykin Mill PondSwift CreekFlorence, SCSumter, SCGeorgetown, SCSumter HospitalOwego, NYSummervilleDinkin's MillFernandina, FloridaPine Grove AcadamyNew York CityWilmington, North CarolinaPhiladelphia Delaware Baltimore Susquehanna Washington DCRichmondPetersburgNew JerseyCharleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina CollegeKirkwoodCamden DepotSouth Carolina Railroad Company

In an “off script experience” tales both wild and wacky are told from the research of the Boardman history. The wild unbelievable story is told of the widow who lost more husbands than one can count. And the engineer Boardman who on his death bed was given a supernatural power of extra sensory perception. CHARACTERSCynthia BoardmanWillam RawlingsCincinnati EnquirerHenry LaddMr. HendersonMr. JohnsonMr. DixonMr. MayburyMr. TiptonGeorge DyerEdward Augustus BoardmanEngineer MosesO.K. CockrellDixeyJohann HariDr. Priddy MeeksGarrit Walter GongCatherine FitzsimmonsUnion Pacific RailroadColorado Central RoadmasterColorado Miner NewspaperConductor InglingsConductor Charley CampbellLOCATIONSPennsylvaniaOhio IndianaDenver ColoradoLaclede BuildingSt. Louis MissouriGarrett, Indiana Washington DCChicagoHicksvilleSaint JoeHolgateDefianceF TowerTiffinRepublicChicago JunctionAtticaBuffalo New YorkVictor, ColoradoGolden, Colorado Georgetown loop railroadCheyenneLINKSEverything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Harihttps://youtu.be/PY9DcIMGxMsMemories Are Passed Through DNA From Your Grandparents, Say Scientistshttps://www.buzzworthy.com/memories-dna-grandparents/Sound Credits: Audiomirage & freesound.org : https://freesound.org/people/audiomirage/

Life in the late 1800's was frequently just inexplicably tragic, as Edward Augustus Boardman and Catherine Fitzsimmons discovered in their lives together. Though they had financial success, attempting to raise children was nearly the end of them emotionally. The plans we have aren't always what God has in mind for us. As hard as we try, sometimes we are just called to go through things. Such was the life of the Boardman family from Golden, Colorado. (

Brothers are an indispensable part of country life for me. Mine has been ready at a moments notice for just about any wacky idea, adrenaline moment, project, rescue, or emergency. Its important to note that family history isnt just something that happened 50 or 100 years ago. Family history is a daily event. If you're apt to retelling a story 3 or more times, and its recounted at family reunions, make sure its written up and preserved.  As Gerrit Gong recently stated, “We each have a story. As we discover our story, we connect, we belong, we become.” Family history is just as much about becoming ourselves today, as it is about feeling those who've gone before us in the yesterdays of the past. CHARACTERSGerrit Walter GongJustin HeatonPete MangumUncle Grant HeatonAaron HeatonAllen HeatonBishop HeatonDouberleyMr. CookNeil L. AndersonRussell BrunsonJon AcuffLOCATIONSNorth Rim Grand CanyonMoccasin, ArizonaM HillBoy Scout CaveMohave County CourthouseArizona State Highway 389Colorado City, ArizonaChurch of Jesus ChristPipe ValleyRed Cliffs ChevronPipe Springs National MonumentPanguitch, Utah

Life in the valley of the Great Salt Lake was rough. From weed soup, cold winters, and the new life. 1857 was a year of turmoil and invasion in the territory of Utah. Thompsonian botanical Doctor Priddy Meeks recounts from his journal, how he treated one of the “invaders” for frostbite that had consumed both feet several inches above the ankles. He only lost 5 toenails in the ordeal. This unheard of treatment for frostbite is a miracle still today.CHARACTERS President James Knox PolkDoctor Priddy MeeksSarah MahurinJedediah M. GrantJoseph B. NobleGeneral Winfield Scott (Old fuss & feathers)Mormon ImmigrantsDoctor William A MorseWillard RichardsPhinehas RichardsSociety of HealthCouncil of HealthDoctor CannonDeseret NewsArza Orson AdamsThomas BullockSamual HamiltonEdward DaltonGovernor Brigham YoungPresident Brigham YoungTerritorial Governor of UtahReed SmootSenator Julius C. BurrowsSenator Boies PenrosePresident BuchananJohnston's ArmyWilliam P. MacKinnonMary Jane McCleve MeeksJoseph SmithHyrum SmithJoseph MeeksMargaret Jane MeeksJames McCannAfricaCaliforniaSamual ThompsonLOCATIONSTexasOregonValley of the Great Salt LakeLouisiana PurchaseMissouriCentralist Republic of MexicoCentral AmericaMexico CityHall of MontezumaVera CruzMexicoUnited StatesTerritory of UtahBountiful, UtahProvo, UtahManti, UtahSan Bernadino, CaliforniaOgden, UtahLittle Salt Lake ValleyParowan ValleyGreat Salt Lake CityCenter Creek, UtahParagonah, UtahIllinoisRed Creek, UtahLINKSMap https://www.vox.com/2015/2/17/7917165/maps-that-explain-americaMexican American War https://youtu.be/tkdF8pOFUfIhttps://newrepublic.com/article/104239/the-network-mormons-potomac-dc

The Grand Canyon is a place of connecting with nature, finding one's center, and in this rare account, airing one's grievances. In 1968, newlywed and rookie Park Ranger Mel Heaton was tasked with an impossible undertaking…to disarm 5 hostile men…by himself. CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)García López de CárdenasAlonso de CárdenasFrancisco Vázquez de CoronadoPedro de TovarPedro de SotomayorPablo de MelgrossaJuan GalerasHopi GuidesIrvine CobHenry LongClarence DuttonJohn Wesley PowellHavasupaiRalph H. CameronDavid RustPresident Theodore Roosevelt Henry HarveyMary Jane ColterSpanish Conquistador Martin Luther King JrRobert F. KennedyPark Ranger Mel HeatonFederal MarshalJesusApollo 8 CrewFrank BormanJames LovellWilliam AndersApollo 11John F. KennedyLOCATIONSLlerena, Corona de CastillaLa Puebla del MaestreRiver TizónCíbolaZuñi, New MexicoTower of Seville, the GiraldaSpainÖngtupqaColorado RiverThe Grand CanyonPhantom RanchGarden CreekIndian GardenPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Santa Fe RailroadBright Angel TrailGrand Canyon South RimVietnamFranceCzechoslovakiaRussiaNorth Kaibab TrailMoccasin, ArizonaThe River HousePipe Creek Rest HouseFBI Park Ranger TrainingSilver Suspension BridgeSouth Kaibab TrailGrand Canyon North RimCaliforniaFloridaMoonLINKShttps://youtu.be/4JjADNAn5g4CREDITSBased on an account written By Carolyn Heaton GryglaWild West Whistling Duel, Copyright 2013 Iwan Gabovitch, CC-BY3 license

The strategy of planning, the thrill of the heist, pulling your hat down over your ears during the galloping getaway, and the adrenaline of lining your pockets with nare a few moments worth of actual work. For those of you who might have been a little titillated by the previous story, this is what Mr. Harvey would refer to as “the rest of that story”, and it ain't perty. In the final years of Bub's “Flash-Bang” life he quickly realized the high cost of low living.CHARACTERS:Henry Rhodes Meeks Jr.Butch CassidyBub MeeksWill ParryRoy ToyerJ.C. EdwardsGeorge HaileyH.H. AlbersJudge WatersSheriff Joe WhiteJ. H. RobinsonDave NorwoodSamual BurdWarden Charles VanDornTom WelchWild BunchTom WiddupWarden Charles ArneyGuard BurnsGeorge EdenClerk Robert TschudySelamGuard DonnellyJoe MeeksWarden R. FultonMr. MeachamJed BullockLOCATIONS:Montpelier, IdahoBank of MontpelierBlackfoot, IdahoShoshone JournalMercer, Pennsylvania Holt & GilmoreIdaho State PrisonBoise, IdahoGreen River, Wyoming Idaho State HospitalBurnt ForkIdahna Hotel, Boise, IdahoMississippiBoise RiverThe Statesman NewspaperAda CountyIdaho Daily Statesman Idaho Historical SocietyLonetree, WyomingFort Bridger, WyomingEvanston NewsState Asylum, Evanston, Wyoming Uinta CountyWild West

Life without structure leads to trouble. How many times will we be told to “choose our friends wisely”? Bub Meeks lived hard and fast, and paid the price for it. Life in the late 1800's was tempting for folks who didnt have the patience for working and saving. So they took balloon withdrawals anytime they were low on cash. CHARACTERS:Grover ClevelandAlbert Edward VIIHenry FordGeorge BurnsF. Scott FitzgeraldWalter ArnoldRobert LeRoy ParkerWilliam Ellsworth LayHenry Rhodes MeeksSamual EmelleSidonia Schwarz EmelleMarguerite EmelleEdward Lorenzo BurgoyneAndy LittleGC GrayEd HooverBud McIntoshWilliam PerkinsFred CruikshankJ.A. BagleySheriff DavisBubElzyButch CassidyHenry Len MeeksMatt WarnerPaymaster CarpenterThe Wild BunchLOCATIONS:United StatesEnglandYukonAthens, GreeceFrankfurt, GermanyKent, EnglandBear LakeMontpelier, IdahoOregon Short Line RailroadChicago BostonCokeville, Wyoming Switzerland The Palace SaloonBank of MontpelierParis, IdahoCircleville, UtahMarysville, UtahSevier RiverGreen River, WyomingWinnemucca, NevadaLogan, UtahOgden, utahCastle Gate, UtahRobbers RoostCheyenne, WyomingUnion Pacific RailroadBoise, Idaho

From the life and times of Heber Jesse Meeks. While living a prominent and involved life at the turn of the 19th century Heber dealt with the nature of old horses, driving new fangled automobiles, and teaching children how to subtly but firmly deal with troublesome neighbors. Whether its devotion to spouse, love of family, or commitment to country, God, and small town traditions, Heber Jesse Meeks lived it to the fullest. CHARACTERS:Rose HamblinMason MeeksDalton (Dot) MeeksHeber Jesse MeeksMary Jane McCleveDr. Priddy MeeksClarissa (Clara) Amanda BowersSenator William Henry KingElson RiggsBurton McAllisterBrother PughBrother HeatonLOCATIONS:Harrisburg, UtahSaint George, UtahOrderville, UtahKanab, UtahBullrush, ArizonaPipe Spring Ranch (National Monument)Moonshine PointMount TrumbullGrand CanyonCredits:"Dog Barking, Single, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.orgJules Renard, PoetryWinston Churchill, QuoteFJ Raymond, QuoteJeremiah Seed, QuoteVoice Talents:Macy Heaton

The Journey from Nebraska to the Territory of Deseret was an adventurously long one. And in the early days of settling the Wild West, there was never a destination. The only place you could permanently call home was your final resting place. From Conestogas to Cavalry, from rivers to mountains, from Chiefs to Governors, from freezing winters to striking summers, from Sasquatch attacks to buried Mummies, from hidden treasure to Egyptian hieroglyphs, and from settling the Sanpete area to sipping sop with snakes. You wont want to miss this tale. Too true to be believed. Characters (in order of appearance): Orville Sutherland CoxElvira Pamela MillsCharles C. RichGeneral KearneySylvester HuletAmos CoxLoenza PhilenaJohn C. FreemontOrville Mills CoxChief Walkara, (aka Chief Walker or Joseph Walker)Brigham YoungIsaac MorleyTowatsAdelia Belinda CoxAlmer Bingley CoxDeLaun Mills CoxLocations: Elkhorn River, NebraskaSweet water River, WyomingIndependence Rock, WyomingTerritory of Deseret (aka Utah)Salt Creek Canyon, Territory of DeseretMount NeboSanpete ValleyMantiDrinking Venomhttps://insh.world/science/what-if-you-fell-into-a-pool-filled-snake-venom/Reptile Oral Bacteriahttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25921519/Featured Voice Talents:Macy Heaton

In the early years of the 12th century in north western Scotland, the rise of a great king is taking place among the most uncommon of men, in the most peculiar of circumstances. Somhairle Mór Steps into an unexpected role, at a low point in his life, rising to fame, and  power. The story of the origin of the clan Donald (MacDonald) was through the grandson of Somhairle Mór. Characters (in order of appearance):NorsemenLochlannachVikingsFranksSomhairle Mac GillaBridteSomerledGilya BridteGilya OuwmanMalcolmAlexander the 1st of ScotlandKing Henry the 1st of ScotlandDavid the 1stClan MacInnesMacAonghaisBoradill LundyEass StangadillKing David II of ScotlandOlaf the RedRagnhildis DuvallReginaldAngusDonaldLocations:AllapaeScotlandNorwaySwedenDenmarkMorvern, ScotlandNorthern IrelandHebride IslesOrkneysShetland's CaithnessSutherlandArgyllLoche LinnheGearr AbhainnLoche NessGreat Glen FaultEass Stangadill LinnLochaberIsle of ManArranButeWestern Isles of Scotland

Mountain Lions, Black Bears & Brothers. What a crazy combination. These are stories  from the colorful lives of Alfred & Heber Meeks. Special thanks to Willford Meeks Halladay for recording these events as told to him by his Uncle Alfred. Contributions that clarified the events were also made by Mel Heaton, who recounted one of his great Meeks uncles telling him the story. PEOPLE & CHARACTERSRanchersFarmersAlfred Randall MeeksDr. Priddy MeeksMary Jane McCleve MeeksHeber Jesse MeeksChuckabooOl Dick (horse)Browney (horse)Florence LambWilford Meeks HalladayMel HeatonNiccolo MachiavelliLOCATIONSSouthern UtahHarrisburg, UtahBillings GazetteCedar MountainDixie National Forest========================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton 

Whether its the year 1883, Near Yellowstone, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, or North Carolina, You are gonna enjoy sounds of the Steam Locomotives on the Railroad, Learn about Infant Mortality rates in 1883, and mourn at the Maternal Mortality loss that was so frequent in that dayCHARACTERSAlonzo CookWilliam CookHenry CookJoseph Wolcott CookWookPhinehas Wolcott CookCatherine McCleveElizabeth “Libby” NeibaurOld Man HarrisOld Doll (horse)William NeibaurIsaac NeibaurBrother MardretsBrother GallingsMrs. John SuttonPhoebe CookQuentin L. CookMr. DolmanJohn BrysonCharlie SmithChauncey DustinJenny Cook DustinOld NickOld IniquityBeelzebubSatan the tempterDavis S. CookJohn W. TaylorWilliam SpryViggo MortensenGrandpa Penn SmithLOCATIONSIdahoWyomingRaymond RanchBorder, IdahoGeneva, IdahoBear RiverParis, IdahoSt. Charles, IdahoUnion Pacific Railroad Salt Lake City, UtahEagle GateGashen, Litchfield County, ConnecticutCrawfordsburn, County Down, IrelandThe Ship FalconUtahCook Canal, Idaho/Wyoming borderBrother Laker's RanchRaymond CanyonCook Brother's CanalDingle, IdahoButte, MontanaNecolia Mining CampMarket Lake, IdahoEvanston, WyomingGarden City, IdahoIndian Creek, IdahoFish Haven, IdahoThomas ForkDenver Rio Grande RailroadKansas City, MissouriFort Scott Gulf RailroadMississippi RiverMemphis, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee Carter County, North CarolinaMitchell County, North Carolina=========================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton=========================Hay Press:http://www.leonisadobemuseum.org/facts-haypress.asphttps://youtu.be/IeUaC9PycB4https://youtu.be/JmYIK0ZSF2gHorse Drawn Hay Mower:https://youtu.be/mVBV4n37TOY

What Enthusiasm…Aint: its not adrenaline, its not excitement, its not red dye #40, its not psyching yourself up for something. And its definitely not a false belief that our glee can bridge a skills gap that we haven't yet earned. ✅ Meaningful Enthusiasm and desire are what change mediocrity to excellence. ✅ Enthusiasm carries you ✅ Enthusiasm leads you to or assists in helping you find your flow ✅ The clarity of your Enthusiasms are acquired while in the act of doing ✅ Finding sustainable enthusiasm is vital for your life.✅ Enthusiasm is abundance.✅ Enthusiasm is the sustainable “feel good” (joy).✅ You dont possess enthusiasm, enthusiasm possesses you. ==========================Mike Rowe : The Dirty Truthhttps://youtu.be/CVEuPmVAb8o

✅ I guess what I would say is that dreams can really make your morning bizarre and meaningful. ✅ There is more than one Dante in the world✅ Miserable mornings can still be magical, stay engaged and look for the magic✅ Being a Daddy….is just the most amazing thing ever for me. ✅ Being called daddy by a sweetheart is really affirming and attractive…dont make it weird. ✅ And finally….as Gloria Gather says, “God is in the interruptions of my life, and He's seldom in my plans”. ======================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.HeatonPhil Wickham: Till I Found Youhttps://youtu.be/Ewhz3pCk9vMBalance Of Nature

As necessary as spiders are its still creepy to have them crawl out of your hat

Tina Turner got it right…What's love got to do with it?Love is NOT the center of GravityIf you want an authentic and effective Weeble, you better add your center of gravity FIRST. Time+Experience=Relationship & Love (Glen Grygla)PBJ's are good, and comfort food. Gather the ingredients before you decide on a sandwich

Preserving YOUR identity in a relationship and marriage is important, because if you change who you are, you have changed who they initially fell in love with. And then what? Yet along with preserving the YOU in a WE scenario, I have never heard it said that a relationship or marriage didn't work out because there was too much we, us, our, and togetherness. If those aspects cause a dissipation of the relationship, its the love that is crumbling and fracturing under the unproven foundation of how VITAL it is that we LIKE & ENJOY each other BEFORE we choose to “fall in love”. Remember….. Time+Experience=Relationship. Trust the process. Use the process. Engage the process.====================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS:Apple

Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm.Challenge that hypothesis. Prove the universe wrong. Even if the person has been weaned on a pickle, your joy, with the proper frequency will be delivered, your job is done, and your frequency is secured. Be nice to your UPS drivers. If your dog is at risk or risky, keep them contained. Its the courteous thing to do. Buffalo wings don't come from “a buffalo”, they come from BuffaloJohnny Appleseed never saw the trees he planted, nor did he taste directly of the fruits if his Labors. You can count the seeds in an apple, but can you count the apples from a single seed?How do you make someone's day?How do you go out of your way to show up for others?Sharing meaningful enthusiasm isnt about changing others, its about retaining yourself, and your frequency. Hold your enthusiastic ground.Do your part, and do it well…=======================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS:

1-Live out your childhood daydreams…as long as they are legal and not life threatening. Be careful with the Karate Kid reenactments, Someone could get hurt, Right Ben? Sorry about that kick on the trampoline. I got way too much into character.2-Really?!? Once again with the skinny dipping Travis? I dont even recall bringing a swimming suit. Doesn't seem one was even needed. Shuck it, swim it, lay in the warm sand, air dry, unshuck, and apply a lot of lotion to your dry summer skin. I just remember how soothing the lotion was when it stung my dry chapped skin. Now that was Intensive Care at its finest.3-As iggy once said “Your future is determined by your past, so be careful what you do in your past.” Cautiously and thoughtfully conduct your life. Trying to retain your old glory days could end up ending you. Clean out the attic of your life. Dont be an Uncle Rico, let it go. You ain't all that.=========================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS:

Sneezing and life can be messy and unavoidableCelebrate your glorious imperfectionsTentacles can be a mouthful, and a tongue twisterTrying too hard to impress your boss can make things awkward real quickIf we dont build bridges, we are forcing those who follow us to make the same mishaps that we did. What bridges are you building? What bridges have you crossed? Who build some of your most important bridges?And….To all those who have been imperfect around me, thank you. I needed you.============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

Story telling mixed with an adaptation of humor and Witt. The Death of the Pillsbury Doughboy.==============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

*Enthusiasm for what you love can sometimes confuse you. Applying value to your service, even if you love it, is ok and expected. Don't diminish your value.*Children need to see us working, parenting, and defending our boundaries.*Beware of One-Uppers. They are a buzzkill waiting to overlap your moment.*When it comes to acting a bit selffully selfish with your personal boundaries, having a best friend who gets you, can really make the difference. That connection is so important to me, as it should be to you. Honestly, its irreplaceable for me, and she knows it.*Hold close to people who understand your boundaries and guard them with you. *Don't be too proud for My little pony bandaids*Selffull, huh, having friends who invent new words is cool.*and seemingly everyone has an old truck like mine==========================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

*If your food is loud, share it. Not the loud, the food.*Things at the dinner table can be distracting, repetitive conversations and clanking noises can make dads pet peeve muscle twitch.*Don't be a slob, find a trash can. *Respect the women in your life. No matter what. It doesn't mean you have to like them all, but respect & protect the role.*Feeling Mad & Acting it are two different things.*Being called a JUDAS…wasnt that bad.=============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

Do we realize how much our frequency matters to others. You and I are meant to serve people in our frequency range. What needs to be said in and about life cannot be understood, internalized or implemented until we share it with certain people. They NEED that from you and I. I'm talking about life, hard decisions, victories, mistakes, proud moments, regrets, confessions, and just being absolutely emotionally vulnerable.Everyone has friends who just seem to be honed in to your sweet spot when it comes to allowing you unconditional pliability with them. You know who I am talking about, those People who you could just say anything to and you'd know that there will be no judgement. That stuff is so rare. So….Whether its your method, or your experiences, the way you present things or your personality…its gonna be your specific frequency, Your version of something, a topic, a lesson, an opinion, a perspective, will affect certain people differently and more deeply than anyone else's.There are certain people in this life who will not be affected or impacted unless you effect them yourself. You have a way of loving and considering that certain people need. Frequency matters. Your frequency matters!!!There are things in this life that will never get done, or changed, unless you do them yourself and change them yourself.So get out there. Effect them. Share who you are. ================================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

Loving one another is Understanding One Another. I've been reminded of this recently from a lifelong friend. Her and I don't agree on everything. And to be honest with you, i look forward to disagreeing with her. And I say that For selfish reasons, because she is gently yet firmly opinionated, and I get a different perspective. Usually because, out of lack of experiences I'm ignorant. We don't have to agree with each other to understand each other. Understanding creates respect beyond congruent opinions. I was reminded this week of a fav quote of mine from Marie Forleo, who said “Clarity comes from engagement and not thought.”We gain understanding of others in active engagement with them. Learning of them, considering them, and in a healthy setting, being present with them. It is unfortunate that we ofttimes wait until we hear a eulogy before we start applying gentle consideration instead of church pew judgment? The gift of losing someone can be really life altering, and can raise your spiritual and emotional frequency to some very healthy levels. As my friend Russ Nelson once said “We are born to die, and we die to live.”I hope we strive to fully FEEL OUR OATS by understanding others a little more. I feel more complete when I am dismantled by humbling experiences and then reassembled by the considerate feelings of love that are inclusive of grief & sorrow. If we are fortunate we are made DIFFERENT by the depth experiences.The best way to celebrate another's life is to learn from it. Become a better you because of them. If we aren't able to glean something from one another, are we truly friends or are we just seriously not paying attention?============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

There are times when the only way to get from A to C is by way of B. Are you prepared to learn from failure? Are you ready to accept the gift of losing someone, or something?Feeling Your Oats is so much more than just displaying some kind of prowess, or a moment of some exultant high. Feeling Your Oats needs to be intentional. Get ready for the craziest woodpecker story you have ever heard. And be prepared to see losing….differently. =======================================================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>

“Feeling your Oats” is about Meaningful Enthusiasm, purpose, humor, family, parenting, trustful conflict, relationships, marriage, children, and the everyday chaos of life. If you are looking for a dose of daily giddyup in order to be better “Feeling Your Oats”, then this is definitely the feed bag for you. What can you expect from the “Feeling Your Oats” Podcast? Good Question. -Divorce Ethics-Why Love needs arguments-7 relationship questions everyone should ask before, during, and in retrospect. -Raising Children who have lost their mother.-The Mrs. Spendlove Effect.-Bleeding the Turnip-Living in Active Addiction Recovery-Why I wanted to be a fire truck when i grew up.-Why you NEVER want to be a “nice guy”-Enthusiasm vs excitement -Ordinary people, extraordinary experiences-The analogy of weeds-Everything I need to know about life…-The #1 rule of surfing-Why my 8 year old son once referred to me as JudasAnd Sooooo much more….Believe it or not, as Gay Hendricks would say, “Life is an INSIDE JOB”. Meaningful living is all about being selffull and present. If your life feels mundane, chaotic, or like you are stuck in a Groundhog Day scenario…you are in good company. You might be surprised to discover that even ordinary folks like you are doing extraordinary things. They are showing up everyday. They are going about their regular routines in stellar fashion. They are championing life in the routine of details. Whether you are single, divorced, widowed, shacked up, knocked up, married, parents, struggling, lonely, content, or just a mixture of all things human, we absolutely have something for you. Being extraordinary isn't in the unbelievable accomplishments, its in the routine of being responsible and present.Are you “Feeling Your Oats” today?============================================================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>