Joe Boyle's Podcast

Starting again starting your own thing when you can't find what you're looking for. Not to mention, start with the least of what you can do.

I'm talking about recent experiences in Montery, CA. Going with the flow and arguing with neighbors!

Today I'm randomly talking about my journal entry from this morning and new ways to see ourselves. Talking about leaving behind the broken stories we tell ourselves and how a new environment can help us to grow

Today on the podcast Josh plays his music and we talk about the stories behind them, what inspires him and why he writes. Check out his music at cossinsmusic.com or email him cossinsmusic@gmail.com for bookings or to tell him how awesome he is!Below are the lyrics to each of the songs that he played today!Live it well ::Sometimes I think of a concept for a song, and I have to work at it for a week or two to get it to the finished product. I've never had a song come out of me as fast as this one did. This came to me after I missed out on a family outing due to my own apathy - I just didn't feel like going. I was playing my guitar on the back porch thinking about how much I regretted staying, and the words to the verses just poured out of me in about half an hour. I was openly sobbing as was moved by the words that kept coming. I wrote the chorus the next morning.V1Taking bike rides in the parkCatching fireflies after darkHitting that swimming holeOr giving a push and pull to that ol' beat up tire swingThese are the things that summer's made ofAnd when you're a kid, oh, it's the greatestA blanket spread under fireworksA baseball game with with your father, and those evening suns that just never want to setAnd how you wished it would never endAnd how you'd count the weeks til school's back inBut still that calendar'd keep flipping and flipping and flippingCHWhy does it have to go so fastI want a life with no regretsWe've each got our own story to tellAnd when they write my book I hope it's titled,He lived it wellV2Well now my kids tug on my armsSaying "daddy take us to the park"And while I've lost all sense of wonderThey know there's still a kid down underneath all my maturitySo they ask a second timeI see that sparkle in their eyesAnd I want that sense of wonder tooBut all to often I just choose myself and for that we all loseBut then before I knowI start asking "where'd all the time go"It slips away with every inch they're growing and growing and growingCHI wanna live it wellCome join me,live it wellSpend some time skipping rocks, live it wellMaybe drop a line down by the dockGo play catch, or fly a kiteDon't let those moments pass you byRead 'em a book, pitch a tentGive 'em the gift of your presenceLive it well, live it wellDon't be afraid to live it wellDie to yourself and live it wellJust live it well, just live it wellBeauty Remains ::V1When the heartache's so great that you can't make a soundAnd all that you hear is your breathing in and outIn that moment you wish this pain would passBut already knowing it surely will lastBR1Because that kind of hurt doesn't go away easyIt pours out of hearts that've known love deeplyThat kind of hurt doesn't go away easyIt doesn't go away easyCHBecause a beautiful soul is so beautiful no matter how empty, no matter how fullAnd that beauty's a mark of the Creator's heartFound in each image bearer, it's His calling cardAnd although their beauty may fade, their beauty remainsV2So what do you do when that hard truth is knownAnd just no matter how hard you try, there's no letting goIt'll hit you in waves 'til your last dying breathWith both tears and laughter again and again and againBR2Because that kind of love doesn't go down easyIt becomes a part of your very beingThat kind of love doesn't go down easyIt doesn't go down easyIt doesn't go downThat kind of love doesn't go down easyIt overcomes the hurting and the grievingThat kind of love doesn't go down easyIt doesn't go down easyYour Glory Awaits ::I love playing this song around easter. I wrote it a few years back, and always thought it needed something at the end so I added a little more this year. I just love the picture of Jesus identifying with us in our darkness. Such beautiful imagery that Jesus, being fully human, also fully understands our trouble, and pressed through it in obedience to glorify his Father.The words to this song came while sitting alone by a campfire in the wilderness of West Virginia. I was playing this simple tune on my uke, and as the fire died out, I continued to sit and play as my surroundings became complete darkness. It is a picture of wrestling through the lonely, fearful, angry, dark places in life. It's about the ongoing, repeated decision to lay down those things before Jesus, to surrender them to him in the same way that he surrendered to his Father. In doing so - in giving him total control of our thoughts, decisions, and will - a space is created in which he is free to act and reveal his glory to those all around us. His kingdom is advanced as we lay ourselves down in the most vulnerable, difficult places in life.V1in a solitary place the last ember is fadingand this darkness is so thick I cannot see anythingand as the fear creeps in with despair to followI'm struck with the notion that you'd lead me to the shadowsand who am I to think this loss comes without purposealas, but in this night your eye has seen everythingand after all the "why's" give way to plain acceptancethese clenched fists open wide, and these cold hands are lifted highCH1and your glory awaits when I lay down my lifeyour glory awaits when you come down from highyour glory awaits, your glory awaits, you reach the darkest placeyour glory awaits, your glory awaits, when you reveal your faceyour glory awaitsV2in a solitary place they found you in a gardenoverwhelmed with grief, every friend had gone awayand in that desperate state you pleaded with your fathernot my will but yours, but please won't you take this cup from meand given up to darkness you hung alone in shamesinless author of life held captive by the gravebut it could not contain you, that stone was cast asideand all heaven cried out when God said rise my son arise!CH2your glory awaits, you laid down your lifeyour glory awaits, you came down from highyour glory awaits, your glory awaits, you reached the darkest placeyour glory awaits, your glory awaits, for you revealed my faceand your glory awaitsPCWhenever you sever the ties and the fettersThat binded the hearts of these slaves and these debtorsYour glory awaitsYour kingdom's a beacon that shines on the weakAnd the darkness can't hide from the light of it's freedomYour glory awaitsThe enemy couldn't be more surprised than to seeThe curtain that was torn as you hung on the treeNature's law bended, death's time only lendedAnd down to the depths back to glory ascendedKing of kings, Lord of lords, risen one, Living WordSat at your rightful place - the right hand of YHWHYours is the name that's above every other nameJesus, you're mighty to saveAnd forever your glory awaitsSo let your glory fall, let your glory fallLet your glory shine, let your glory shineYour glory awaitsLet your glory fall, let your glory fall, let your glory fallLet your glory shine, let your glory shine, your glory, your glory, glory, glory awaitsin a solitary place your glory awaits

In this episode I asked people what we could talk about and this is what I got! Enjoy! Listener inspired topics! :: Bumper Boats, Metaverse, BASEketball, Where would YOU live?, Gratitude, Motorcycles, dehydrated foods, backpacking AND photography!

Hey All! It's been awhile! This podcast is smorgasburg of thoughts over the last couple of months! Some of the fun random topics include: The human desire to always want more - is it necessarily bad?, Another take on what do with the fact that life is hard, When our wants and feeling of lack brings us anxiety - how can we alleviate that?! And finally how being vulnerable is the only way to transform ourselves into the person we want to be!

How travelling can open up our minds to new possibilites and new ways of thinking! Talking about what makes you - you, the answer is your imagined thoughts of others about you. Finally talking about the search for happiness "pandemic" A good mix of stuff that will hopefully help you feel unstuck from a possible current rut!

Talking about the meaning of life (light stuff!), being present and the positive side of restrictions.

I live recorded this episode on facebook! Talked about how important it is that we woke up today, why we eat and imagine putting yourself in a situation to feel jealousy.

Talking about Covid-19 (I got it!), The 2020 Election and the Myth of Redemptive Violence.

So much going on here! Talking about purpose, what happens when you live below your means, New Zealand culture and what the heck does "being true to yourself mean?!" This one is crazy but worth a listen to!

Rambling on about the river and then hiking the volcano, Taranaki! Talking lots about evaluating what's in front of me/us and the importance of little kindnesses we receive and give to others! Talking about passion and desires and how the activities, plans, adventures in our heart NEED to be pursued even if it's the smallest amount we can muster!

This one is full! Spent a couple days kayaking on a river and this journal entry sparked me to talk about all sorts of things! Creating spaces in our lives, finding the 'flow' of the day or even of life and trying to go with it, re-connecting to the earth and spirit. The list goes on...!

Talking about leaving the South Island, took the ferry (I'm on a boooaat). Spending some time in Wellington. Oh! and I threw some light stuff in there... Fear, enjoyment, why do we do anything? :) Enjoy!

I changed hosting hosting companies for this podcast. To keep on listening you can use: itunes, spotify, google play music! Here are some links to each service:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joe-boyles-podcast/id1499668108Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/554cQ67qqWU6jlZtopxKkm?si=wLQDVUXZTwm2I5ha6LydrQGoogle Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ia5dvxbk5qhlcpwiigwifnzvqta?t=Joe_Boyles_Podcast

The two mix!

The two mix!

The two mix!