Musings By Ruben

This is a voice recording of the correlated post at https://learninglavida.substack.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/musingswithruben/message

Right before the new year, I got to chat with my friend Jaxson Elliot (who I originally met as Jackie) about how to BE LOVE. How his experience navigating life as part of the LGBTQIA community has shaped his beliefs about human possibility, and what he wishes upon the world in this new year and beyond. I left our conversation inspired and hopeful about our collective future, because I know people like Jaxson will be in it. Enjoy ❤️ (and don't mind the birds and cars that joined our audio a few times in between)! If you want to connect with Jaxson directly, find them on Instagram at @whodatjaxx If you enjoyed this episode, find any content I help create at www.whatafascinatingthing.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/musingswithruben/message

COVID-19 is causing many “mindfulness” gadgets to cash in on the moment. Though we’ll-intentioned, it’s important to remember you were born with everything you need to feel whole and get in touch with yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Where does meaning come from, and how do we pursue it? Musing #9 dives into the concept of time, and how recalibrating our relationship with it can facilitate the way we find meaning in our day-to-day lives. As always, thank you for listening and keep up with any content at www.whatafascinatingthing.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Explaining how my love for life is what makes me pro-choice. Don’t want to push my views onto anyone, just adding this perspective to our shared “pool of meaning.” As always, you can find this at whatafascinatingthing.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Overcoming the paralyzing fear of being in the arena, and sharing the story of the night I learned to value myself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Announcing my website, www.whatafascinatingthing.com , and explaining where my life purpose “To be the candle that sparks people’s inner fuel on fire” comes from. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Introduction to the concept of Sonder, and how it enables us to swap judgment for curiosity in order to foster healthier relationships with others.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Musing about how a little understanding of the brain can go a long way to developing the thoughts you want to nurture, and slimming down the thoughts that don’t serve you. Pardon in advance for the background noise—lesson learned and thank you for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

If your life were your garden and your energy were the water, how would your garden be doing? And how does that compare to how you would like it to be doing? Food for thought. Also - thanks for sitting through the car audio quality. Learning a lot about sound, and thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Musings about two of my favorite quotes. 1. "Don't live every day as if it were your last. Live every day as if it were your first." — Paulo Coelho (author of The Alchemist, one of my all-time favorite books) 2. "The ultimate measure of a [wo]man is not where [s]he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where [s]he stands at times of challenge and controversy." — Martin Luther King Jr. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message

Overcoming my fear of failure to finally “learn out loud” and share any learnings with the world. Thanks for being here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MusingsByRuben/message