Walk the Pod

Thank you for listening to this series dear friends, it has been a delight to stretch my legs with you. Looking forward to Series 57 already. https://walkthepod.com

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime thinking about the work of Brickman and Campbell which says that humans return to their baseline happiness level following traumatic or joyful experiences. Plus a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska.

Walking through the woods and into the allotments this lunchtime. In this episode, I'm considering whether we could call time on comparing ourselves to other people.

Walking in the woods just over the road from home this lunchtime having enough of distractions. Emails, social media updates, news, phone calls, text messages… Distractions are everywhere.

Walking next to the lake at the bottom of the hill from home this lunchtime counting ducklings and thinking about our theme for the month of Enough! On today's episode, enough centring other peoples opinions and not giving ourselves and our ideas a vote.

Walking around Tavistock Square Gardens in central London this lunchtime thinking about our series so far and what we've learned about Enough! Plus a voice note from Marcel in the Netherlands.

Walking around the park behind the hospital on the most beautiful day in the world in which everybody appears to have lost their minds - it's so sunny!

Walking the woods of Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime reconnecting with nature and wondering whether happiness lies in deepening the commitments we already have rather than branching out for the new.

Walking around my local streets with a radical prompt for you this afternoon, dear friends: what if by ploughing ahead trying to achieve all the things, we miss out on the serendipitous?

Thinking about how to have enough this lunchtime and an invitation to get involved with a fresh set of journal prompts on our new theme. Walking in the park behind St George's Hospital, keeping my eyes peeled for the 16 Pets as Therapy dogs that are on a lunchtime walk today.

Welcome to the start of our new podcast series, Series 56, centered around the thought-provoking theme of 'Enough!' As we look forward to the new series, I wanted to provide you with your first set of journal prompts, offering you a dedicated space for reflection, maybe even self-discovery. Consider this your invitation to carve out a little time just for you. Perhaps brew a comforting drink, open your favorite notebook to a fresh page, sharpen your pencil, and allow yourself 20 minutes of uninterrupted writing in response to the prompts below. Remember, there's no need for perfection – these are simply for your own personal exploration. Sometimes, the act of pondering can lead to unexpected insights, perhaps a solution to a nagging problem or a catalyst for positive change in your life. It might not surface immediately; an 'aha!' moment could just as easily arrive while you're doing the dishes, 36 hours from now! Please find below your first set of prompts on the theme of 'Enough!', dear friends. This is just the beginning: Prompt 1 Think of a time when you felt you had just about enough of something – be it a frustrating situation, a demanding task, or even a strong emotion. What did this experience feel like for you? Did you notice any specific emotional responses or physical sensations? Describe these if you can. Prompt 2 Take a moment or two to consider why this particular instance of feeling 'just about enough' has come to mind today. What makes this specific memory stand out to you at this moment? Prompt 3 Reflecting on this past experience, what unfolded next? Did you initiate a change? Did you reach out for support? Perhaps the action you took brought resolution, or maybe you made a conscious decision to approach things differently in the future. Do you recall how your initial feelings evolved over time? Prompt 4 Jot down a few thoughts on how this past experience might connect with the way you make choices in your life today. There is no need to share what you've written. However, if you feel moved to share your reflections, or if you're inspired to record a voice note for the upcoming podcast episodes (beginning on Monday), I would be delighted to hear from you. Reply to this email to leave a comment, or head over to SpeakPipe to leave 90 seconds of your beautiful voice for Walk the Pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/Walk_the_Pod Wishing you a lovely Friday, dear friends. I can't wait to get started with this new series of episodes with you from Monday.

Walking along suburban streets this lunchtime, wrapping up the series on courage and inviting you away from your desk for one last 10-minute walk in nature, this month. Will be back in April with series 56, meanwhile take care of your beautiful mind yourselves, and each other, and thank you for listening.

Walking on Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime, thinking about how the courage to make positive change means that we can go slowly in our day-to-day, minute-to-minute lives.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime considering the courage to face the present moment.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime considering the courage of Dory to Just Keep Swimming! It's the most beautiful day in the world and we've made it through the winter.

Today, dear friends, I'm walking around the park behind the hospital thinking about Courage in leadership, aka Courage amidst chaos!

Walking around the park behind the hospital, as temperatures dip again, considering the Adlerian idea that it is braver to be happy than to be unhappy. Plus a voicenote from John in Muswell Hill.

Walking around Gordon Square Gardens this Thursday lunchtime, tempting you away from your desk to spend 10 minutes walking in nature and considering how to remain courageous when we feel down and out.

Walking around the park behind the hospital, contemplating the courage to be disliked - the title of our book this series.

Taking you with me on my morning commute to work and thinking about courage and how it is unique to each person. Plus a voice note from Cindy in Nebraska.

Introducing our new topic: Courage. This month we'll be reading The Courage to be Disiked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. And we'll be walking, of course, as usual, around our local area. Welcome to the new series!

Good morning, dear friend and hello from Merton Abbey Mills in Southwest London. I'm walking on the most beautiful day in the world and inviting you to take part in Series 55 on Courage. The series starts next Monday, 10th of March. In this episode, I've recorded four journal prompts for you. If you do some free writing as part of your artistic practice, why not use these prompts to inspire you to write something about courage. You might want to share them when we start the series next Monday. Take care of your beautiful mind, yourselves, and each other, and I'll speak to you then.

Wrapping up the series with a big thank you to all the members of the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club. Your daily walking podcast will be back on Monday 10 March 2025.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime wrapping up Series 54 and covering everything we've spoken about so far this month on the theme of inspiration.

Walking around Northampton Square in North London this lunchtime, thinking about how changing our perspective can be inspiring. Voice notes from Kiwi Rob in Auckland and Cindy in Nebraska.

Today, a voicenote from David in the US reminds me that if it isn't a ‘hell yes' then it's a no! Plus a voicenote from the Mothership on doing nothing to bring on creative inspiration.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime pondering whether the type of inspiration we are struck by is what we seek to find.

Walking my local streets in the absolutely minging rain and windy conditions this lunchtime, rounding up the week's inspiration episodes and looking forward to more walking adventures next week.

Creatives and artists often worry that they are stealing other people's work. But today on Walk the Pod, I want to talk about inspiration and theft. To make the point that sometimes it's necessary to steal with impunity to start with, until one find one's own voice. Walking in local woods for Episode 4, Series 54 of Walk the Pod.

Considering the thoughts of German philosopher Fredrick Schelling on ideas providing ‘action of energy and significance' as I walk my local street this lunchtime.

Walking local streets this lunchtime with your daily prompt to get out into nature for just 10 minutes. Inspiration is an ‘ebb and flow' says Hils. What does inspiration mean to you? https://walkthepod.com

Walking my local streets and enjoying the breaths of fresh air that I'm now able to enjoy after my recent treatment. Series 54 is all about inspiration. Why not send me a voice note about what inspiration means to you via walkthepod.com!

Walking in Old St in north London this lunchtime, tempting you away from your desk for the last time this series. Plus a creative reminder from recently departed David Lynch to keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

Considering everything we've explored this series on our stillness theme, plus a short story from Nick in Worcester.

Walking my local streets this lunchtime, keeping an eye out for my neighbour's cat.

The glorious Desiderata by Max Ehrmann (1927) accompanies us on our walk around the park, this lunchtime.

Walking around the park thinking about stillness and sleep paralysis this lunchtime. Plus a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska.

Walking in the woods this lunchtime thinking about Ryan Holiday's book, Stillness is the Key and the question of whether we should be a hammer or an anvil. There is a German phrase: 'Lieber Hammer als Amboss', which means, 'Better Hammer than Anvil'. This means better to be a proactive hammer that 'makes things happen' than a passive anvil. However, George Orwell observed that “It is always the anvil that breaks the hammer, never the other way about.” Interesting food for thought for our 'Stillness' series.  

Thinking about taking the long view this lunchtime whilst walking behind the hospital, into the park and around the corner to Tooting Leisure Centre.

Walking in the woods this lunchtime, enjoying the naked tree trunks displaying fungus and holes bored by woodpeckers.

Enjoying Ryan Holiday's ‘Enough' chapter from his brilliant book: Stillness is the key this lunchtime whilst dodging a leaf blower around the park.

Hello and welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod! In this episode, William Gladstone's tree cutting habit, finding green space, and how stillness can be in the mind whilst the body is busy.

Walking around my local streets, excited to be wrapping up Series 52 on awe, but sad to say toodle pip for 2024! I'll be back in 2025 with a brand new series in January. Thank you for walking with me!

Walking around my local streets this lunchtime rounding up the episodes from series 52 so far, plus a voice note from Sam

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime and contemplating a quite from Rachel Carson: “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”

Walking my local streets and considering the overview effect: how seeing the Earth from space makes us feel.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime and considering the vanishing self. Plus, a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska.

Walking around the park behind the hospital rounding off the walking week with our fifth Awe episode!

Walking around the park behind the hospital thinking about awe and what it's trying to tell us.

Walking around an autumnal Northampton Square this lunchtime, wondering whether awe can be conceptualised as a trinary of power, wonder, and fear.

Walking my local streets and bringing you a landmark paper on awe by Dacher Keltner and Jonathan Haidt.