Memes, Metaphors and Magic

Send us a textMeme Nugget #4:"I'm glad I learned about parallelograms instead of how to do taxes. It's really come in handy this parallelogram season." - Unknown

Send us a textMeme Nugget #3:"Tomorrow is April fools' day. Believe nothing and trust no one.Just like any other day." - UnknownResources:Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardonePhilosopher, Poet, Trickster: New Role Models for Corporately Responsible Leaders by Donna Ladkin

Send us a textMeme Nugget #2:"Even though it doesn't feel like it right now, you're going to end up exactly where you need to be, with the people who love you the most, doing what you were created to do. Until then, just keep going." - UnknownResources:Wonderful Digital ConsultingConnection Project 360

Send us a textWe're trying something new on the podcast - a new series called Meme Nuggets, solo episodes discussing a particular meme. They'll be sprinkled throughout the podcast along with more amazing guest interviews! Meme Nugget #1: "Art is what we call... the thing an artist does. It's not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human. Art is not in the... eye of the beholder. It's in the soul of the artist." - Seth Godin

Send us a textJust a quick podcast update... wishing you a happy holiday and looking forward to bringing you new content in the new year! 

Send us a textShownotesMemes: The Breakfast Club Quilting Meme - "Let me tell you about the Breakfast Club meme first because it's the iconic movie poster image of the stereotypical high school kids and I labeled it with different techniques, subcultures in the quilting world."Harry Potter "They're Quilts Not Blankets" Meme - "Harry Potter... has this arch enemy and they are face to face in a magical shootout showdown and so the image on the meme, he's holding out his wand and you can tell he's just really intense and he's going to utter this curse and the caption is 'They're quilts, not blankets.'"The Sewing Room Won't Tidy Itself Meme - "So this 1... says, 'The sewing room won't clean itself so we'll just close the door.'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:THE INTUITING FUNCTION OF THE MYERS BRIGGS TYPES IS A POPCORN POPPER.OGRES ARE ONIONS. QUILTS ARE METAPHORS.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS. TIME PERIODS (IN OUR LIVES) ARE CONTAINERS.AFFECTION IS WARMTH.EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.Magic:4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)2 Expression Number (Numerology)9 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)11 Personality Number (Numerology)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Activator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Libra (Astrology)INFP Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Andi!Visit www.truebluequilts.com Subscribe to True Blue Quilts on YouTube Listen to Quilting on the SideApple PodcastsSpotifyLike True Blue Quilts on FacebookFollow True Blue Quilts on InstagramPop Culture:The Breakfast ClubStar WarsStar TrekHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneShrekResources:Loss, Grief and a Blanket by Dr. Lori HofmannSubculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick HebdigeOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardoneFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors

Send us a textShownotesMemes: The "This is Fine" Meme - "So meme that I chose is the meme of this dog sitting at a table with his coffee, just kind of casually sitting there and then behind him is engulfed in flames, right? And so that's the one side of things. And he's just kind of.  And for those of you who might not be able to see or listening to the podcast, I just made it kind of like a aloof face facial expression, I would say. And then the other side is a little smiling dog that says with the caption bubble, this is fine."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:MAXIMIZING SOMETHING IS POLISHING A PEARL.TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE. (Shoutout to our earlier episode with Dr. Shamika Karikari!)THE DOG IN THE "THIS IS FINE" MEME IS US TRYING TO SEEM FINE WHEN SOMEONE ASKS US HOW WE'RE DOING.FINDING AND EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS IS CRACKING AN EGG.THE LIFE CYCLE OF A TREE IS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A HUMAN BEING.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.THE NECESSARY MATERIAL FOR A PROCESS IS FOOD. CHANGE IS MOTION.THE EXPERIENCE OF TIME IS OUR OWN MOTION ALONG A PATH.TIME PERIODS ARE CONTAINERS.ACTIVITY IS LIFE. (INACTIVITY IS DEATH.)CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.Magic:7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)3 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Restorative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Achiever® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Developer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Scorpio (Astrology)ENFJ Myers Briggs TypePop Culture:On Fire webcomic strip by Casey Green, which includes the This is Fine meme (Merch available on their website!)Hannah MontanaResources:Mental Health First Aid Training (Shoutout to when we first discussed this training with Stephen Henninger in an earlier episode!)The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marci Olsen Laney Serenity PrayerOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardoneFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady 

Send us a textShownotesMemes: Beyonce Sipping Meme - "It's the meme where Beyoncé is kind of glancing at the crowd as if she walked into a conversation and she's sipping on a drink. Let's say it's a Sprite or Slurpee or something. And then she kind of gives this odd look of like, "This is really none of my business." And she walks away. That's the meme in a nutshell. She's got on a hoodie, a black hoodie. So you can see that she really did just walk in and kind of turn and she's like, 'Forget this.'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:FINDING THE RIGHT MEME IS LIKE FINDING THE RIGHT HALLMARK CARD.HAVING THE RIGHT MEME TO MAKE THE POINT YOU WANT TO MAKE IS LANDING THE PLANE.YOUR PLANTS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ARE YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.LIFE IS A JOURNEY.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.THE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR A PROCESS IS FOOD.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.Magic:1 Lifepath Number (Numerology)9 Expression Number (Numerology)Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Capricorn Sun Sign (Astrology) INTJ (Myers Briggs Type Indicator)Support and Connect with Sienna!Read Sienna's book chapters!The Table: Stories from Black Women in Student Affairs,  https://www.amazon.com/Table-Stories-Black-Student-Affairs-ebook/dp/B08CYCZVGNNavigating COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from Women of Color in Academia https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35613-1_16Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices. https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781945459290/Anti-Racist-Community-EngagementFind Sienna on Threads @ssabdulahadFollow Sienna on InstagramPop Culture:The GodfatherResources:Truth Initiative: Inspiring Lives Free from Smoking, Vaping & NicotineThe Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. SimonMetaphors: A Practical Introduction, 2nd Edition by Zoltan KovecsesOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardoneFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Send us a textMemes: Stay Away From Negative People Quote Meme "Beware of negative people. They always have a problem for every solution." - Albert Einstein (Maybe? The internet attributes this quote to several people.)It Isn't the End Quote Meme - "Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out yet, then it isn't the end." - UnknownJoin our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:"LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES..." - Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump (Sound familiar? Revisit this metaphor in Episode 2 with Matt Kwiatkowski on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!)LIFE IS A JOURNEY. Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.(LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS.IMPORTANT IS CENTRAL.ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.Magic:8 Expression Number (Numerology)11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)3 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Leo Sun Sign (Astrology)Support and Connect with Tyrone!Follow Tyrone on Instagram @tyrussell365Connect with Tyrone on LinkedInVisit Lehigh Valley Faces at FacesINT.comVisit Cleveland School of Cannabis at CSCSchools.edu (web address changed since the conversation after they became accredited)Pop Culture:Ali AbdaalResources:Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James ClearMy Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Dr. Jill Bolte TaylorBraving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené BrownA Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne WilliamsonOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardoneFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Memes: Dr. Who Pair-O-Docs Meme - "I was trying to find memes  that spoke to like our relationship and how I look at the world. So I found one and there are two actors from Dr. Who, which I don't watch. But one of them saying, 'Why can't you have two doctors in the same place? Reason is because it would be a pair of docs.' And it just struck me funny because we were on a journey to become a pair of docs for a long, long time. So I appreciated that... And paradox. I love paradoxes."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:THE INTUITING FUNCTION OF THE MYERS BRIGGS TYPES IS A POPCORN POPPER.A LITERATURE REVIEW IS A SEASON SYNOPSIS OF A NETFLIX TV SERIES.IDENTITY WITHIN LEADERSHIP IS AN ICEBERG.YOUR LIFEWORLD IS YOUR GARDEN. (and YOU ARE THE PRINCESS OF YOUR GARDEN. AND YOUR GARDEN IS THE ARENA.)Underlying, or primary, metaphors:SIMILARITY IS PROXIMITY.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.A SITUATION IS A LOCATION.CONTEXTUAL ROLES ARE LOCATIONS.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.ALTERNATIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF AN ENTITY ARE SIDES OF AN OBJECT.CONSIDERING IS LOOKING AT.MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.Magic:1 Lifepath Number (Numerology)7 Expression Number (Numerology)8 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)8 Personality Number (Numerology)Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Activator® (Numerology)INFJ (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)Support and Connect with Lori!Visit Lori's website and sign up for coaching with Lori at TanbarkCreek.comVisit Lori's friend's website at NoCodeUniversity.netPop Culture:Dr. WhoResources:How Male Technology Leaders Navigate Inclusion and Diversity Expectations Using a Paradoxical Leadership Framework by Lori HofmannOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran CardoneArt of Rhetoric by AristotleFour Days to Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World by Michael WelpIn a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development by Carol GilliganA Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival by Patricia R. AdsonA Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne WilliamsonFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Memes: Little Girl with Owl Meme - "The first meme is the girl. It's a young girl. I'm going to guess she's probably maybe 8 to 10 years old and she's literally holding her hand up and she has on this big thick brown leather glove covering her arm. And there's a huge hawk standing on her hand... And it's one of those empowering photos where you go, be as strong as a little girl holding the hawk. And it just jumped out at me." [We realized later in the conversation that it was an owl and not a hawk.]Andy Dwyer Happy Meme - "It's a picture of Chris Pratt, and he has this total look of surprise. His mouth is open and... it's a happy surprise... It's like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just discovered this. I found something. I'm excited!' And I love that meme because throughout the day, I am in complete shock and surprise at the things that happen at the farm."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE OWL IS WHEN WE ARE FEARLESS IN TAKING ON CHALLENGES. ANDY DWYER IS THE DELIGHT WE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE EMBRACE FEARLESSNESS AND JUMP IN.HORSES ARE MIRRORS INTO HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.HAPPY IS UP.KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.Magic:9 Expression Number (Numerology)4 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)Positivity® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Harmony® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Developer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Taurus (Astrology)Support and Connect with Sharon!Engage with Sharon on Facebook at On Course EquineFollow On Course Stable on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTokEmail oncoursestable@gmail.com to learn more about On Course Stable's Equine Assisted Learning and Coaching Check out Vivid Salon near the University of Cincinnati campusPop Culture:Parks and RecreationResources:Pure Possibilities - Align Your Heart, Mind, Energy & Soul Podcast with Shannon Danielle

Memes: Tired AF Chihuahua in Unicorn Costume Meme - "Okay, well, the first one I sent it has a picture of an angry disgruntled chihuahua type dog in a costume. It's a unicorn costume with a bright purple horn and across the top of the Instagram photo it says when you're a magical majestic creature with secret powers but you're... tired af but, yeah, that one appeared multiple times."Pick Your Battles Meme - "It's like a conversation between two accounts or like a reply to an initial post from one account. The initial poster is @thequeerwithoutfear is the handle and it says 'Pick your battles, pick... pick fewer battles than that. Put some battles back. That's too many.' And then Miss Voltairine, which going back to philosophy, replied and said, 'Me, frantically trying to hold on to my armload of battles, battles falling out of my pockets: NO I need ALL these battles.'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:PROVIDING FEEDBACK IS A PROCESS OF PUTTING THINGS ON A TABLE AND LOOKING AT THEM.LIFE IS A STRUGGLE. / ARGUMENT IS COMBAT/WAR/STRUGGLE.REGULATING ANGER IS REGULATING AIR IN AN INFLATED TIRE.LIFE IS THEATER. / LIFE IS DRAG. / HUMANS ARE ACTORS IN THE THEATER OF LIFE.LIFE IS BOTH/AND. / ALL OF LIFE IS INTERCONNECTED AND MAKES SENSE WITHIN THE WHOLE. Underlying, or primary, metaphors:KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.CONSIDERING IS LOOKING AT.UNDERSTANDING IS GRASPING.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.ALTERNATIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF AN ENTITY ARE SIDES OF AN OBJECT.DIFFICULTIES ARE OPPONENTS.OBJECTING IS ATTACKING.INTENSITY OF EMOTION IS HEAT.BEING IN CONTROL IS BEING ABOVE.SOCIAL STATUS IS VERTICAL ELEVATION.MORE IS UP.LESS IS DOWN.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.(LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS. SIMILARITY IS ALIGNMENT.Magic:7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)8 Expression Number (Numerology)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Harmony® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Sun in Scorpio (Astrology)Moon in Aquarius (Astrology)Support Katie's Work!Support the nonprofit groups in your local area that are doing the work, whether that's to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence or other causes. In Katie's words, "Think about your local community and where you can plug in."Pop Culture:Meet the ParentsMeet the FockersResources:Purple Leash Project (a collaboration between Purina and Red Rover to keep beloved pets with their owners escaping and surviving domestic abuse situations)Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff & Mark JohnsonFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Meme(s): Meme - "So it is a picture of Morpheus from The Matrix. So, hopefully, everybody has seen The Matrix. It's a fantastic movie. And it says, 'What if I told you eating quote unquote healthy isn't always conducive to a healthy relationship with food or one's mind and body?'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!This episode's ad: Check out the Shamanic Practitioner Program... enrollment ends June 15th! https://healthwellnessandintuitiveguidance.com/pages/shamanic-practitioner-programMetaphors:EITHER/OR THINKING IS BLACK OR WHITE.COMPLEXITY IS GRAY.LIFE ISN'T ABOUT THE DESTINATION; LIFE IS ABOUT THE JOURNEY. / LIFE IS A JOURNEY.Kintsugi pottery - BROKEN AND MENDED POTTERY PIECES ARE BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR BROKENESS AS ARE HUMANS BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR BROKENNESS.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:MORALITY IS CLEANLINESS.IMPORTANCE IS SIZE/VOLUME.IMPORTANCE IS MASS/WEIGHT.DIFFICULTIES/BURDENS ARE HEAVINESS. MORE/POSITIVE/BETTER IS UP.DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER.AFFECTION IS WARMTH. EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY. PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.Magic:11 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)9 Expression Number (Numerology)Support and Connect with Alana!Follow Alana on Instagram @freedomwithfoodandfitnessVisit Alana's website!Buy Alana's book! Pop Culture:The MatrixResources:Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love. Parent, and Lead by Brené BrownSelf-Compassion by Kristin NeffWomen Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen RothAuthoring Your Life: Developing Your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges  by Marcia Baxter MagoldaEmpathy Cards by Emily McDowellFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Memes: Meme - "So this meme is the meme where you have one guy that's walking down the street with his girlfriend holding her hand, but he's looking, looking over his left shoulder back to another girl that caught his attention. So it's a very popular meme that people use. And then the people usually put words over it where essentially the way people use that meme is you have something that's yours, but there's something that's not yours that's catching your attention. But the thing that's in your hand is looking at you feeling neglected."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:"If there is a metaphor, I would say if I'm the man, what's in my hand is life and what's walking away from me is football, right?""There's a quote from a show Friday Night Lights that I love and the quarterback Street said, 'You can have it all, but you can't have it all at once.'... It's about timing and there's a sense of anxiety and you want things.""A ship in the harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for." - John A. SheddUnderlying, or primary, metaphors:KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEINGDESIRE/NEED IS HUNGERIMPORTANCE IS SIZE PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONSACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION CHANGE IS MOTIONCIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHERTIME PERIODS IN OUR LIVES ARE CONTAINERS.Magic:Connectedness®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Developer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Restorative®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)  Relator®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Taurus (Astrology)Support and Connect with Darnell!Follow Darnell on Instagram @livetofailureSubscribe to Darnell's YouTube channel where you can view his 2-part 150 LB Weight Loss Journey seriesSubscribe to House Party Entertainment's YouTube channel to watch the Do You Know Black showsFollow @doyouknowblk on TikTok and @Do you Know Black on InstagramPop Culture:Great Gatsby Reaction / Leonardo DiCaprio Toast MemeRoll Safe Think About It Meme (Check out our episode about this meme with Lauren Bullock on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!)Friday Night LightsWilly Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryResources:The Pivot Year by Brianna WiestAuthoring Your Life: Developing Your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges by Marcia Baxter Magolda

Meme(s): Presence Quote Meme - "It's a quote from Malcolm Forbes, and it basically says, 'Presence is more than just being there.' And the word presence has come up in a lot of different spaces for me recently."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A STORY AND WE ARE THE AUTHORS OF OUR OWN LIVES. EACH EXPERIENCE IS A CHAPTER IN OUR STORY.LIFE IS AN ARTISTIC PROCESS AND WE ARE THE ARTISTS OF OUR OWN LIVES.LIFE IS A JOURNEY.LIFE IS A PUZZLE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.TIME PERIODS (IN OUR LIVES) ARE CONTAINERS.CONSTITUENTS ARE CONTENTS.(LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS.AFFECTION IS WARMTH.EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.CONTEXTUAL ROLES ARE LOCATIONS.MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.Magic:11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)Significance® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Ben!Connect with Ben on LinkedInFollow Ben on InstagramPop Culture:Parks and RecreationFiona and Fritz (Hippos from the Cincinnati Zoo)Resources:The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan DownsFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Memes: Esi Mathis' Original Quote Meme - "I was lying in bed and I just, I heard this... And I think maybe a year or so ago,  one day I just decided, 'Oh, let me post this online.' I'm not a big online presence. I don't post every day or even every week, but I try to post when I have something meaningful to share or something positive to put out there, in the atmosphere for people or something encouraging. I enjoy encouraging people... I think typically when we hear the word invest... typically we think of money. Like, oh, yep. 'Where's your investment? What are you invested in?' We think of money. We think of gold stocks, bonds, all the things that have to do with monetary value. But none of that was on my mind when the quote came to me and thank you, Taran, because it never occurred to me to attach my name to it. I had never heard anyone say it before. So as far as I know, it's an original... I don't have evidence to tell me anything to the contrary, but since that came to me, it regularly just rises up in my thought process when I'm doing other things and, for me, investing in what we value crosses all aspects of life."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:TIME IS MONEY.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.IMPORTANT IS CENTRAL.IMPORTANCE IS SIZE AND VOLUME.IMPORTANCE IS MASS/WEIGHT.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHINGPROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.Magic:8 Expression Number (Numerology)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Esi!Find Esi on FacebookFollow Esi on Instagram and TwitterPop Culture:Iyanla, Fix My LifeResources:Connection Project 360 Podcast

Memes: "In the email that I send guests, it explains that a meme is really this culturally shared image, virally shared. So some of the images... may not be... the meme you picture with the Impact font and all that kind of stuff. So we have a different image today that we're going to get into." - TaranMeme - "So this image, I actually can't even look at it without crying. Um, I want to be very clear. This is an image of Joe Biden, but it's not a political image. That's not why I chose this. It's an image of the day that I think it's the day of his son, Beau's funeral. And he's waiting outside with his family for the casket to arrive. And he's surrounded by his grandchildren and his children and his wife. And they're standing in a line. And Joe Biden is just looking up to the sky with his eyes closed... It's such a beautiful image because it says so much about grief and about pain just through an image." - AllisonJoin our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode and follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS ARE PLOT TWISTS. / LIFE IS A STORY.LIFE IS A JOURNEY / CAREGIVING IS A JOURNEY.THE CAREGIVING JOURNEY IS NAVIGATING A RIVER/OCEAN.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.CHANGE IS MOTION.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MEANS ARE PATHS.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.Magic:Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)Support and Connect with Allison!Allisonkwyman.com/winFollow her on Instagram @cozycaregivercafeThe Cozy Caregiver Cafe PodcastListen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyResources:In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert KeganAuthoring Your Life: Developing your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges by Marcia Baxter MagoldaThe Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell"Two" by Sleeping At Last from the Enneagram albumA Few Other Podcasts You Might Enjoy:Perspectives of Grief with Kenne-AnneCoffee, Grief, & Gratitude with Anne Gudger and Maria GibsonMaria Goncalves Podcast - Mediumship, Intuition, TarotPushing Through Loss: Stories of Loss and Discovering the Inner Strength Warrior Within with Kelila Green Siciliano

Memes: Weird Barbie Parenting Meme - "So the first one is Weird Barbie from the Barbie movie and Weird Barbie is saying, 'When you're trying to look nice, but you have kids and you haven't slept in five years.'"Ron Burgundy Leadership Meme - "So the second one is... Ron Burgundy played by Will Ferrell, a character from Anchorman, which came out in 2004. So, he's like leaning over the table and he's like, 'Leadership it's kind of a big deal, right?'"Friendship Quote Meme - "It's two little like toddlers hugging and it says, 'We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much.'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the memes for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.Magic:5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)4 Expression Number (Numerology)Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Command® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 8: The Warrior (Enneagram)ENTJ Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Heather!Connect with Heather on LinkedInRead her dissertation!Pop Culture:BarbieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyMeet the ParentsYou, Me and DupreeResources:Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development by Lyn Mikel Brown and Carol GilliganConnections between Leadership and Developmental Capacities in College Students  by Dr. Heather Shook ChristmanFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady A Few Parenting Podcasts You Might Enjoy:Same Shit, Different Mom with Carly ElyAlternative Parenting with Efrat AmiraLiberating Motherhood with Leah LaHue

Memes: James Baldwin Quote Meme - "So, the first one is a James Baldwin quote that says to be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege and there's a sketch of him and colorful icons or drawings behind him."Yung Pueblo Quote Meme - "...the next one that you brought, which was a quote by Yung Pueblo... 'It is not about being fully healed and then starting your life. It is about embracing healing as a lifelong journey, while allowing genuine connections to organically emerge along the way.'"Burning Bridges Quote Meme - "I could not find who actually said this... 'If standing up for yourself burns a bridge, I have matches. We ride at dawn.'"Teachers Gonna Hate My Kids Tweet - "So @zeeopatra on Twitter... it says, 'Teachers going hate my kids cause they gon be in history class like 'WELL ACTUALLY'." Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the memes for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A JOURNEY.PARTNERING WITH A THERAPIST IS GOING TO THE GYM AND WORKING WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER.EPIPHANIES IN THERAPY ARE LIKE CONNECTING PIECES OF A PUZZLE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.AFFECTION IS WARMTH.INTENSITY OF ACTIVITY IS HEAT. (or in this case burning bridges)SIMILARITY IS PROXIMITY.CAUSAL RELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL CONNECTION.Magic:11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)8 Lifepath Number for James Baldwin (Numerology)2 Expression Number (Numerology)8 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Aries SunAries MoonLeo RisingENFP MBTI TypeSupport and Connect with Evita!Evita's WebsiteEvita's InstagramEvita's FacebookEvita's Ted TalkNomadness Travel Tribe Facebook GroupNomadness Travel Tribe Facebook PageNomadness WebsitePop Culture:InsecureAfroFuture FestivalHarlem RenaissanceYung PuebloResources:The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (If you are procrastinating or resisting your creativity, I recommend listening to the audio book for a good kick in the ass!)Language, Culture, and Teaching by Sonia NietoFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady

Meme(s): Meme - "So I chose the Steve Buscemi meme of when he... comes in with a skateboard over his back. I think he has a backward cap on, saying hello fellow youths or kids. And that is like my day to day in a nutshell trying to like work with college age students as I get farther and farther away from that."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode.Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:Kitchen table energy versus dining table energy (THE KITCHEN TABLE IS HOME. / THE DINING TABLE IS A STAGE.)IDEAS ARE FOOD. LIFE IS A JOURNEY / LEARNING IS A JOURNEY. INFORMATION IS STORIES.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:APPEALING IS TASTY.DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER.CONSIDERING IS CHEWING.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.Magic:7 Expression NumberIntellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Input® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Deliberative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Stephen!Follow @stephenvhennFind him on Facebook Find @Stephenvhenn on The StoryGraphPop Culture:30 Rock (Season 6: The Tuxedo Begins)The Wedding SingerLord of the RingsThe X-FilesCatfishKeeping Up with the KardashiansThe Little MermaidThe OfficeResources:The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisHolly by Stephen KingOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise PennyNinth House by Leigh BardugoMental Health First AidLearning Partnerships: Theory and Models of Practice to Educate for Self-authorship by Marcia Baxter MagoldaFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady Lingo Explained:Occupancy = the area of a university that focuses on assigning students to their residence hall roomsRA = Resident Assistant; student leaders who support their peers in the residence hallsRD = Resident Director; professional staff members who supervise staff in the residence halls 

Memes: David Rose "Who Am I to Judge" Meme - "One is Schitt's Creek... and that meme has six images of David Rose, who, in some ways really resonates with my spirit. But the text above it says, 'Me: Who am I to judge?' And then... those six images are underneath that. It says 'also me' with various forms of very expressive judgmental faces, whether you're looking at eyes, whether you're looking at the hand gesture, where the hands at, whether you're looking at the forehead... So there's various forms of him...'"Dorothy Zbornak's 4 Moods Meme - "The other one I found from a more distant favorite show of mine... that one has my four moods and, of course, it has the images of Dorothy Zbornak. But 1) is I need coffee, 2) is I need a nap, 3) is I need a vacation, and then that 4th image is one that says I need duct tape, a rope and a shovel."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode. And learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:"Love is blind but the neighbors ain't." - Nancy Letourneau (Matt's AP English teacher)LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.KNOWING OR UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.AFFECTION IS WARMTH. EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.Magic:4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)6 Expression Number (Numerology)9 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Libra (Astrology)Support and Connect with Matt!Connect with Matt on LinkedInPop Culture:Schitt's CreekThe Golden GirlsThank You for Being a Friend (Theme Song from The Golden Girls) - Best rendition IMHO is by @FinallyAaronReal Housewives of New JerseyResources:The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert KeganThe Good Earth by Pearl BuckOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

Memes: Squat and Squint Meme - "The first one that I'm going to describe is of a black woman and she's in this like light pink kind of jacket blazer, these black pants, and she's outside and she's kind of leaning down and she's like what I assume out of breath, tired, just like, 'Oh, my gosh, what, what, what am I doing?'"Drew Scanlon Reaction Meme / White Man Blinking Meme - "The second meme is of this white guy. And he's, I'm guessing maybe sitting, but he does this kind of blink thing. And I feel like I use that a lot when someone says something or does something that I'm like, 'Really, is that actually happening? Is this actually what we're doing?'"Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode. And learn more about your personal year number with this free resource I made especially for you! Metaphors:MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE BRIDGES.MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE CONTAINERS.MATCHING A MEME WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES IS GOING THROUGH A ROLODEX OF EXPERIENCES.COMMUNICATION IS SENDING."Keep little things little." (MANAGEABLE MATTERS ARE SMALL IN SIZE.)"Let my light shine." (MY LIGHT IS MY POSSIBILITY AND MAGIC. THE DEGREE MY LIGHT IS SHINING REFLECTS MY CIRCUMSTANCES.)"Life's about choices." (LIFE IS A NEVER ENDING SERIES OF CHOICES.)LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CONSIDERING IS WEIGHINGIMPORTANCE IS SIZE.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY. (aka "Representation matters.")CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.GOOD IS BRIGHT/BAD IS DARK.KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.Magic:8 Expression Number (Numerology)Communication® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)ESFJ Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Mika!Read her Dissertation! Unapologetically Black: A Sista Circle Study Highlighting the Brilliant, Bold, and Brave Leadership Approaches of Black Women in Student Affairs by Dr. Shamika KarikariFollow her on Instagram @thecincymamaFollow her on Twitter/X @MikaKarikariResources:A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker PalmerThe Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya ParkerFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady 

Memes: Roll Safe Think About It Meme - "So the first meme is a gentleman in a leather shirt who is standing outside of a store. Looks like he's on the street somewhere and he's got a nice little crisp part. He's giving very 90's New Jack City vibes... What he's doing is he's tapping on his temple and his head in a gesture that makes you think that what you're saying is like a good decision, or I thought about that."Conceited (the Rapper) Reaction Meme - "So the second one, it's this guy looking at the proverbial off-screen camera, so imagine The Office whenever they paused and looked at the screen... and he's pursing his lips because something that was just said does not resonate with him and he is using his face to express his displeasure, concern, question about what was said."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode.Metaphors:TIME IS MONEY. HUMAN BEINGS ARE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH.THE LOGIC BEHIND OUR THINKING IS A CVS RECEIPT. (This metaphor can be related to another complex metaphor: ARGUMENTS ARE BUILDINGS.)LEARNING/LIFE IS A JOURNEY.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.PERSISTING IS ERECTNESS.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.Magic:7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)8 Expression Number (Numerology)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Libra (Astrology)ENTJ Myers Briggs Type Support and Connect with Lauren!The Leadership Educator Podcast with Professors Lauren Bullock and Dan Jenkins - Listen and subscribe for more gems! Connect with Lauren on LinkedInPop Culture:#HoodDocumentaryThe Office#ThanksgivingClapback of 2015Wild 'N OutResources:Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership by Ed GordonThe Dollop PodcastImmunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio Seven Languages for Transformation: How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael SingerWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall GoldsmithLearn more about your personal year number with this free resource I made especially for you! 

Meme(s): "Italians be like we'll put out a few snacks.""So it is a dining room in a house and basically the entire picture is filled with a table that has like mountains and mountains of food on it. It looks like it could be a holiday or it could just be a regular Sunday." - Matt KwiatkowskiFollow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode.Metaphors:Some examples of metaphors from the conversation include:LIFE IS AN ITALIAN FAMILY GATHERED AROUND A TABLE AND A MEAL."LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET." - Mrs. Gump in Forrest GumpUnderlying, or primary, metaphors:IMPORTANCE IS SIZE.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONSTIME IS A CONTAINER. Magic5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)Connectedness (Gallup CliftonStrengths)Context (Gallup CliftonStrengths)Pop Culture:American BeautyCast AwayEverybody Loves RaymondForrest GumpMoonstruckResources:4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanI Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica GuzmanFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph GradyRestorative Practices

In this episode, I share how I got into podcasting, what I'm about, and what I mean by memes, metaphors, and magic. We cover the key things before getting into the good stuff - discussing the memes that matter to our amazing guests. Here's where you can get the free resource that I mentioned that helps you calculate your personal year number!Follow us on our Instagram account @memesmetaphorsandmagicResources discussed on this episode:The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful EntrepreneursThe Learning Paradigm College by John TaggLearning as Transformation by Jack Mezirow and Associates (the Laurent Parks Daloz chapter I reference is in this anthology)I Is An Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James GearyGallup CliftonStrengths Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorResources I didn't mention but informed this episode:Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph GradyMetaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd ed. by Zoltan KovecsesMetaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor by Jeannette LittlemoreMetaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark JohnsonSensory Templates and Manager Cognition: Art, Cognitive Science, and Spiritual Practices in Management Education by Claus SpringborgPop culture references:Bridesmaids