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OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE  ASO FARAILE 2 OKETOPA 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Tumau i le loto faafetai (Remain grateful) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Salamo 26:7 “Ina ‘ia lagona atu le leo o le vi‘iga, ma ‘ia ta‘uta‘u atu ou vāvega uma lava.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Salamo 103:1-5I se vaitau ua leva atu, na ou alu i le fale o se tamaloa e faatino ai se polokalame. Sa faia i le po ma ina ua maea, na fai mai matou te momoe ona ua leva le po. Na ou talia, ma i le taeao, na fai mai sei fai le ti o le taeao ou alu ai lea. Ina ua ma nonofo e fai le ti, na sau i totonu le kuka e fesili i le tamaloa e ona le fale poo le a le meaai e fia tausami ai. Ina ua maea se taimi o filifili le meaai e ai, na ia filifili i le falaoa ma fuamoa. Na toe alu seisi taimi o filifili poo le a le kukaina o fuamoa, se saka, falai, palu ma isi, na iu ina filifili e saka. Ona toe fai foi lea o seisi faatalatalanoaga poo le a le vela e saka ai, pe laitiiti le vela, feoloolo pe vela atoatoa. E uma ane ua atoa le 25 minute ma ua ou lagona le matua fiaai. Ona liliu mai lea ia te au ma fai foi le fesili e tasi poo le a le meaai ou te fiaai. Na ou fai iai e aumai soo se meaai. Ona fai mai lea o loo iai le falaoa ma fuamoa. Na ou fai atu lea ua lelei mo au. Ua toe fesili mai i le kukaina ou te manao ae ou tali, e talia soo se faiga ae ia lava ma totoe e tali ai lou fiaai. Ina ua maea na ou faapena ifo ia te au lava, tusa lava pe leai sau tupe, ae o le measili, o loo faigofie pea ona ou ai. Fanau a le Atua, tusa pe e te le maua mea uma o loo e naunau iai i lenei olaga, e tatau lava ona e faafetai i le Atua i mea uma ua e maua. Fai mai le Failauga 6:9 “E sili ‘ona lelei o le mea ‘ua maua mai, i le mea ‘ua mana‘o i ai le loto;“. E toatele tagata e leai se loto faafetai i mea ua latou maua aua o loo alu le taimi o talanoa ma manatunatu i mea o mananao ai. E lē loto faafetai i mea o loo latou vaai atu iai ona o manaonaoga fesuisuiai. Le au pele e, afai ua foai atu e le Atua ia te oe le meaalofa o le ola, faafetai atu ia te ia. Fai mai le Failauga 9:4, Auā o lē ‘ua fa‘atasi i ē ‘ua ola uma, ‘ua ‘iā te ia le fa‘amoemoe, aua e sili se ulī ola i lo le leona mate. Afai lava o loo e soifua, e iai lava le faamoemoe e te ausia le mea o loo e naunau iai. Aua le soona naunau i mea o loo e fia maua, aua e galo ai ona e faafetai i le Atua mo mea uma ua ia faia. I mea uma lava, avatu lau faafetai. E te loto faafetai ea i mea ua e maua? I le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

This week on Creative Guts, co-hosts Becky Barsi and Laura Harper Lake sit down with siblings Elizabeth and Ben Anderson, a Boston-based Scottish fiddle and cello duo. Blending Scottish tunes with lively rhythms and innovative harmonies, the pair create a sound rooted in tradition, inspired by the contemporary, and completely original. On stage, Elizabeth and Ben captivate audiences with their ability to effortlessly communicate musical nuances as only siblings can. Our conversation dives into how they got started, the welcoming Scottish music and dance community, and surprisingly, even Buffy the Vampire Slayer. www.elizabethandbenanderson.comwww.youtube.com/channel/UCflYt-pX0U2xjB2xbhd2caw www.instagram.com/elizabethandbenanderson/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ARWWyU6yNaefI3UlmGSPx?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or stream it straight from our website at CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord, and subscribe to our Substack newsletter at creativegutspod.substack.com.Creative Guts runs on a small budget and a lot of heart. If the show means something to you, donations of any size make a real difference, and they're tax-deductible! Learn more and give at CreativeGutsPodcast.com.Thank you to Kennebunk Savings Bank for sponsoring the podcast!Grateful for our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show.Views and opinions shared by our hosts or guests are their own and don't necessarily reflect the views of Creative Guts.

A Happy Obstacle isn't something that is necessarily easy to overcome,  It's something you understand before tackling either in part or total sum. Like, a door is a wall, until you find the handle. The night an abyss, until you light a candle. [full text below] Ep. 474 - Happy Obstacles We begin as always with the Happy Creed. We Believe in Happy, in Balance and Growth, of being Mindful and Grateful,  Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! A Happy Obstacle isn't something that is necessarily easy to overcome,  It's something you understand before tackling either in part or total sum. Like, a door is a wall, until you find the handle. The night an abyss, until you light a candle. At my day job, I was told a student employee would work “the end of Summer,” I took it to mean “and then no more,” but it meant “then Fall, Winter and Spring.” So, I separated them before they were done—oops, bummer, And had to do some extra steps to try and undo the whole thing. No big deal, granted, though I still don't like making extra work, of course,  But I made a joke about it, saying “I blame the English language for being vague!” “Damn English!” I said, quoting Joan of Arc—probably—atop her war horse, Leading France into battle to push back the occupying English plague. So, rather than consider every misstep an omen of disaster and doom,  Try to check and see If it really is what it appears to be, And not just an unlocked door into a poorly lit room. Haha Yowza

This week on The Grateful Nerd Show, Grateful is back from Muddy Roots 2026 and has stories to tell. We get into his experience at the festival, the bands he caught, the people he met, the Muddy Roots atmosphere, and everything else that comes with spending a weekend surrounded by loud music and camping. Keep Up With Grateful Nerd YouTube:  @gratefulnerdcollective  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gratefulnerdcollective Website: https://gratefulnerd.com/

Send us Fan MailThere's a part of my business journey that I've basically kept locked in a closet for the last few years. I've carried a lot of shame around the fact that it didn't work.A few years ago, I became a certified life coach and started signing my first clients. Things were actually moving faster than I expected -and as people in my life coaching program saw me signing clients, they started coming to me asking, “Wait…how are you doing this?”And because people were asking me for help with it, I thought, Oh shit. Maybe there's something here.So I followed it.I started helping new coaches with their businesses. I hosted niching workshops. I created the Side Coaching Biz Academy. I invested a LOT of money into mentorship. And I went all in on a direction that, ultimately, never got off the ground.For a long time, I looked at that season as a massive failure.And now, four years later, as I step into a new chapter of my business and deeper into mentorship again, I've had to look directly at the story I've been carrying about that version of me.Because the truth is…I'm actually really grateful it happened.I had to get into the arena. I had to try shit on. I had to experience building a business that wasn't actually true to me to learn how to build one that was.In this episode, I'm bringing that season out of the closet and talking about what actually happened, what Human Design helped me understand about the way I was operating at the time, and why I'm no longer letting something that “failed” four years ago determine what I'm willing to create now.Because sometimes you have to fuck around and find out.You have to try the thing. You have to get it “wrong.” You have to collect the data and figure out what actually works for YOU.There are no errors. It's all data.And maybe the thing you've been calling a failure was actually part of how you got here.GET YOUR HUMAN DESIGN CHART: https://www.myhumandesign.com/If this episode resonates, I would love for you to send me a DM at @boldlyalivecourt and tell me what landed.And if you are ready to build a business that actually feels sustainable enough to support the life you want, you can book a call with me: BOOK A FREE CONSULT!Let's freaking go!

The Quiet Loss of Being Expected explores one of grief's most ordinary and easily overlooked absences: losing the person who noticed whether you were home, expected your call, listened to the details of your day, or simply accounted for you in their life. Tim reflects on widowhood, his sister's instinct to call their parents after their deaths, and the new stillness of an empty nest to consider how deeply the people we love become woven into our everyday rhythms. Along the way, he introduces the idea of “changing the camera angle”—not as a way to erase loss or force a more positive perspective, but as something that may happen as we grow and live with grief over time. The loss remains true, but from somewhere new, we may begin to notice that grief, love, loneliness, growth, and even possibility can exist in the same frame.• • • Support the Journey:Journey to Grateful is independently produced and always free to listen to. If these conversations have helped you and you'd like to support the continued creation of the podcast and future grief resources, visit JourneyToGrateful.com/support-the-journey.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM748_MDM_Jul28_26.mp3   If you want to increase your manifestation power, the shift starts with something most people get backwards: time. I spend my life talking about goals and deadlines. But the truth I keep coming back to is simple — the moment you stop waiting for someday and start living inside right now, everything changes. Increase Your Manifestation Power by Living in the Everlasting NowTime is a measurement we invented to explain something we never fully understood. The only time that actually exists is now — not five years from now when the goal lands, not last year when things went wrong. When you stay conscious of that, you stop feeding your mind yesterday’s evidence and start feeding it today’s expectation. That shift is where you increase your manifestation power. You’re no longer asking the universe to catch up to your past — you’re asking it to meet you where you already are. Increase Your Manifestation Power Through Immediacy, Not FearThere’s a difference between wanting something and demanding it. Demand isn’t aggression, and it isn’t fear either. Fear says “please, I need this to work.” Immediacy says “this is mine, and it’s already done.” I learned this pulling out old call lists after a room full of silence. I would tell myself that everyone who wanted what I had was going to pick up the phone. Not hoping. Expecting. That’s the posture that grows real manifestation power — an intensity built on certainty, not on how badly you need the outcome to change. Manifestation Power Grows When You Let the Problem DropEvery obstacle you’re staring down is really your mind running today’s situation through yesterday’s file cabinet. Here’s a practice I still use: write the problem on paper, hold it up, close your eyes, and watch it drop like a curtain falling. Then take it outside and burn it. You’re not pretending the problem never existed. Instead, you’re refusing to keep living inside it. The moment you stop merging your identity with what’s wrong, you separate from it enough to let something new in. Increase Your Manifestation Power With a Grateful, Demanding FaithGratitude for what you want, as if it’s already here, is not wishful thinking — it’s alignment. The kingdom you’re praying toward was never described as someday. It was described as at hand, within you, now. I’ve leaned on that idea more times than I can count when something looked insurmountable. It has never once failed to move something loose. That kind of grateful, demanding faith is exactly how you increase your manifestation power over time. None of this works by accident, and it never has for me. It works because you decide, today, that the now is where your power actually lives. Not in the plan, not in the timeline — just in this moment and what you choose to believe about it. Episode 329 – The Impression of Increase Episode 289 – Six Steps to Manifestation Inside Episode 289 – Six Steps to Manifestation YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE CLOSING MORE SALES…SO WHY DO TOO MANY OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS STILL END WITH “I NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT”?You can have a great offer, know you can help the person sitting across from you, and still lose the sale because you can't see where your own thinking is taking you out of the conversation. That's your Sales Blind Spot. It can show up when you hesitate to ask for the sale, back off when you hear an objection, over-explain or try to convince, or miss what the prospect is really telling you. That's what we'll work on at The Elite Mind: Sales Accelerator in Charlotte, November 10–11. Over two focused days, you'll learn how to lead when the conversation gets uncomfortable, ask the right questions that bring the truth to the surface, handle objections without freezing or over-explaining, and guide a prospect to a clear decision without pushing, chasing, or forcing the sale. If you're ready to turn your Sales Blind Spot into your next revenue breakthrough, you don't want to miss this: Apply here to join us. If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David's book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don't forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio Amazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook X-twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Increase Your Manifestation Power appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

What does it take to leave a career you love and build something new? For Tim Markland, moving from the classroom into real estate meant carrying his commitment to teaching, relationships and service into a different kind of work.Tim joins Rich Bennett to share how he and his father began The Markland Advantage, what they learned from their early house flips, and how the Bel Air real estate team grew to include Tim's wife, Amy. They talk about the decisions buyers and sellers face in a changing Harford County market, why trust matters long after a transaction, and how Tim's podcast, The TMA Connection, helps local people share their stories.In this conversation:Hear why leaving a 16½-year teaching career was such a difficult decision.Learn how Tim helps clients think through payments, inspections and expectations.Discover how relationships shape The Markland Advantage.Explore why sharing one story can lead to an unexpected connection.Reflect on Tim's definition of true courage.Find Tim and search for homes at The Markland Advantage. If this conversation speaks to you, subscribe, leave a review, and join the conversation by commenting or reaching out to Rich.Send us Fan MailCommunity Wellness Day - Sloan Bella Collective Healing Arts and Music FestivalEvents – Lovli LifeHarford's Heart MagazineKEEP IT LOCAL WITH HARFORD'S HEART maryland's lifestyle magazine for harford county!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showRate & Review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast on Social Media:Facebook – Conversations with Rich Bennett Facebook Group (Join the conversation) – Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast group | FacebookTwitter – Conversations with Rich Bennett Instagram – @conversationswithrichbennettTikTok – CWRB (@conversationsrichbennett) | TikTokSponsors, Affiliates, and ways we pay the bills:Hosted on BuzzsproutSquadCastSubscribe by Email

Hello Beautiful, I'm so grateful you're here with me. Growth doesn't always happen in dramatic moments; often it unfolds quietly through everyday life. These uplifting affirmations help moms appreciate their spiritual journey, trust their path, and recognize the wisdom they've gained along the way. Love,

When it's extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we're going to focus in on a being grateful which can be a very tough journey for nine out of ten people.  What?  Plus…making the choice to stuff food into our gut.  Do we really know what we're eating? I'm Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you're not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often lost inside hidden away attempts and concepts.  It's time to reopen your heart. Having a choice is a daily gift.  On this highway we learn to trust mirages… What is the choice?  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

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When it's extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we're going to focus in on a being grateful which can be a very tough journey for nine out of ten people.  What?  Plus…making the choice to stuff food into our gut.  Do we really know what we're eating? I'm Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you're not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often lost inside hidden away attempts and concepts.  It's time to reopen your heart. Having a choice is a daily gift.  On this highway we learn to trust mirages… What is the choice?  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk www.LearningLeader.com My new book, The Price of Becoming, is a USA Today, LA Times, Success Magazine, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! I think you'll find it useful. Connect with me on Twitter/X: @RyanHawk12 Instagram: @RyanHawk12 Sign up for Mindful Monday (it's free):  This is brought to you by Insight Global. If you need to hire one person, hire a team of people, or transform your business through Talent or Technical Services, Insight Global's team of 30,000 people around the world has the hustle and grit to deliver. My guest: Danny Meyer is the founder of Union Square Hospitality Group and one of the most influential restaurateurs of his generation. He built New York landmarks like Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack... He's the author of the classic Setting the Table and the new What Could Possibly Go Right? Key Learnings "Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel. It's that simple and it's that hard." "Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just live differently." Shimon Peres. Danny prefers to live as an optimist. Most people respond to hope. A few will come out of a dark closet hopping on a pogo stick and a few will walk on the shady side no matter what. Most people start the day intending to make it better than yesterday, and they'll follow someone who shows them how that could happen. A growing business needs funding and leadership. It also needs soil. Like a plant needs sun and water and still needs something to grow in. The soil is the culture, and it determines whether anything you plant actually grows. Be explicit about which behaviors you celebrate and which you won't tolerate. Then be relentlessly consistent about both. That's how culture survives you not being in the room. Everyone is watching who gets hired, promoted, and paid. Every time you compromise on either the skills or the character, you send a message that you didn't mean any of the words. Probably unwittingly, but you send it. Curiosity is the behavior Danny celebrates most. If you want a team that treats every day as a chance to be better than yesterday, someone has to actually wonder what could be done differently. Entrepreneurs are upsighted. Danny's word. They only see what's up, only see what could possibly go right, and they look at existing problems that would make the world better if solved. A bad salesperson answers questions you never asked. Danny remembers a shoe store that hauled out everything from the back room regardless of what he wanted. The only two questions that mattered were does it fit and do I like it. A great one gets into your shoes and asks what you'd want. Sometimes they help you get to the question you actually have. There's no job that doesn't benefit from good sales skills, and good writing skills. Entrepreneurial athleticism is the trait Danny looks for in every leader. Talent gets you in the door. Athleticism is dedicating yourself to train plus the mental and emotional mettle to find a way to win. Day one mentality. The day a restaurant opens, nothing is scratched, every door works, nothing is smudged, and you assume everyone might be a critic. Day one of year 10 should be better than the original, because you have ten years of learning. Without that, it only goes backwards. The hiring formula is 49 and 51. Forty-nine percent is how well he thinks you can do the job, which is mostly technical and different for every role. Fifty-one percent is who you are. That 51 percent is Hospitality Quotient. The composite of optimistic warmth, curious intelligence, determined work ethic, empathy, self-awareness, and integrity. Someone with a high HQ is happier themselves when they make someone else feel better. "Cooking a great piece of fish only gets you to the 49-yard line." You need all 100, and it isn't just the servers who need it. It's everybody. A high HQ is a liability in an interview. Danny sometimes has to park his own at the door, because his job isn't to make the candidate feel good. It's to assess how they'll make the staff and the guests feel. Never ask if someone is self-aware. They'll say yes. Ask instead: "What's the greatest misperception other people have about you?" You can't answer it without self-awareness, because you have to know both what you are and what you're projecting. When hiring a chef, Danny already knows they can cook. What he's testing is the feedback loop. Will they get defensive? Grateful? He may well be wrong in the feedback, and he still wants to know early what it's going to be like to lead this person. Caitlin took a reservation and saved a woman's life. She was getting a phone number when the caller's voice started halting. Caitlin sensed something was wrong, asked permission to call 911, and got the address. It was a hemorrhagic stroke. The woman survived and had to relearn how to speak. Caitlin was so moved that she went back to school to become a speech therapist for people with aphasia. When the woman died recently, she left Caitlin the money to pay for it. A good employee books the table accurately. A great one changes someone's night, or their life. Danny's point about Caitlin: nobody trained her for that. The culture did. Mind share is what marketing earns. Heart share is what hospitality earns. Mind share means people know you exist and think of you first. Heart share means they love you and tell everyone they know. The golden rule of hospitality is not the golden rule. Do unto others as you believe they would want done unto them. Service is one size fits all. Hospitality is one size fits one. The salmon that changed everything. Soon after Gramercy Tavern opened, a Union Square Cafe regular told Danny what happened was inexcusable. Her salmon came well done when she'd ordered it rare. Danny's first reaction was that an honest kitchen mistake didn't seem so bad. The mistake wasn't the problem. The response was. At Union Square Cafe, she said, the server would have noticed, quietly removed it, brought soup so her guests could keep eating, recooked it properly, and probably taken it off the bill. At Gramercy, nobody came over while she picked at it. A manager eventually took the plate, handed her a coat check, told her the rest would be waiting at the door, and left it on the bill. "If you don't have language, you cannot teach." For ten years Danny led one restaurant by embodying the behavior he wanted. With two, wherever he was, he wasn't at the other one. It was the first time he had to lead by using his words instead of just embodying what he wanted to see. Enlightened hospitality, in this order: Each other first. How the team treats each other, with generosity and charitable assumption. Then the guests. Then the community and the suppliers. Then the investors, who end up with more because of everything above. Break it anywhere, starting with how people care for each other, and it doesn't work. Lead with generosity. You're in business for tomorrow dollars, not today dollars. His staff charged that woman for the salmon because they were afraid she was working an angle. Danny's response: where is the charitable assumption that maybe we just overcooked it? Nice and kind are different. Nice isn't a bad thing, but sometimes nice is how you avoid addressing a problem. Kind means I'm on your side, which sometimes means holding up the mirror. If someone isn't measuring up and you let it go, that isn't kind and it isn't even nice. Kindness takes the courage to give honest feedback without demoralizing the person. Laying people off during the pandemic wasn't nice. Doing it one at a time was kind. Several hundred people, and nobody got laid off by tweet or mass email. Everyone was spoken to by their own boss. Shake Shack started because Danny asked what could possibly go right. An artist needed someone to run a hot dog cart under an installation in Madison Square Park. His team said they were too busy running four restaurants. Danny's argument was that the park was the front yard of two of them, and you take care of your front yard. They staffed it with their coat checkers and served Chicago-style on purpose. The coat checkers had no work until the weather turned cold, so this gave them a summer job. Chicago-style has eight toppings, which let them find out whether four coat checkers could remember how every regular liked it. The point was proving hospitality isn't only for fancy restaurants. They lost money two years running, and the community started calling it "our hot dog cart." Danny heard the word "our" and knew people felt shared ownership. Then he gave away the building. He built a $750,000 kiosk and donated it to the park, so the park owns the building and his company owns the business. A percentage of every sale goes back into keeping the park beautiful and safe. That first Shake Shack still pays just under a million dollars a year in rent to the park. Danny's champagne moment a year from now: that the book actually meant something to people. He wrote it to teach himself, because that's how he learns. If the lessons he picked up scraping his knees turn out to be useful to someone else, it was worth it. Reflection Questions Which behaviors does your team know for certain you celebrate, and which do they know you won't tolerate? If you asked five of them, would you get the same five answers? Look at your last promotion. Did that person clear the bar on both the 49 and the 51? What did everyone else learn from watching it? Where are you being nice right now when the situation calls for you to hold up the mirror? Podcast Chapters00:00 Apply for the Learning Leader Circle 01:36 Meet Danny Meyer 03:23 "It's That Simple, and It's That Hard" 05:15 Optimists and Pessimists Die the Same Way 08:47 Culture Is the Soil 12:53 Why He Celebrates Curiosity 15:44 What Sales Taught Him 19:48 Entrepreneurial Athleticism 23:15 The 49 and 51 Hiring Formula 26:10 "What's the Greatest Misperception About You?" 28:32 Testing the Feedback Loop in an Interview 29:44 Caitlin Saves a Life 32:51 Mind Share vs. Heart Share 34:33 The Golden Rule of Hospitality 35:33 If You Don't Have Language, You Cannot Teach 39:10 Enlightened Hospitality 41:35 Nice vs. Kind 43:10 Laying People Off the Kind Way 45:03 How a Hot Dog Cart Became Shake Shack 50:08 The Champagne Question 52:08 EOPC  

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Press a button. Coffee in three seconds.Or: grind, measure, tamp, froth, wait.Which morning do you actually want?THE ARTICLE THAT STARTED ITHana Kabele Gala, PhD wrote "Screw Your Efficient Mornings."She had a fully automatic espresso machine. Then a Nespresso. Five or six cups a morning, because it was so easy.Then she stayed with friends in Germany who owned no coffee machine at all. Just a small percolator."Time slowed down. We were just there. It wasn't giving me anxiety. It felt like freedom.""I had pushed the efficiency so far that I had killed the one part of the ritual that was actually mine.""I don't want my coffee faster. I want the minutes back."FOUR AREAS THAT MAKE US HUMANIdeally a morning touches all four. Realistically, one or two. That is enough.PHYSICAL. 15 to 20 minutes. Jumping jacks to wake the body up, then arms, belly, legs. No fixed plan. "I feel my body, I feel grounded, and it's really beautiful."Over the summer it was the mountain behind the house instead. 30 minutes up, 350 metres, then the lake, the birds, the wood cracking.SPIRITUAL. "For me, spirituality is often connected to nature."Not a religious person. But: "there are things which I can't explain, and there is this belief that there's something which is bigger than us."Last week in Wrexham, North Wales, a sign at the cathedral door: people of all faiths and no faith are welcome.EMOTIONAL. One or two minutes lying in bed. Grateful to wake up, to feel the body, to embrace yourself before the day starts.Then the people. A habit borrowed from a friend: a short Monday morning message to those closest to you."Even if you live alone, think about the people who check in with you, the people who are there for you whenever you need them."INTELLECTUAL. Bernhard built his own morning briefing app. AI, coaching, executive education.Plus one item deliberately outside his field every day. Recently: the fine networks fungi use to communicate across a forest."I find it always fascinating to learn something new every single day."THE EXPERIMENTSeveral coaching clients turned up stressed. Powering on with energy, but it was showing in their reactions.Bernhard asked about their mornings. Several had no routine at all.So he set them a two-week experiment."After two weeks they came to me and said: Bernhard, wow, that is really amazing. It changed so much of what I'm doing and how I feel on that day."Not ninety minutes. Ten or fifteen."When you run out of your home in the morning completely stressed, I can promise you that your day won't get less stressful, rather the opposite.""But when you find yourself again in the morning, when you're grounded, when you are yourself, your resilience will increase massively."YOUR TURNStart today. Not next week. Ten minutes.Run it for two weeks, then assess. Did anything change?And write in. Bernhard would like to share listeners' morning routines on the podcast.HANA'S ARTICLE: hanakabelegala.substack.com/p/screw-your-efficient-morningsHANA ON LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/hanakabelegalaLINKS: bernhardkerres.com | roleplays.ai#MorningRoutine #Rituals #Leadership #Coaching #Resilience #Coffee

Have you ever noticed how quickly your mind can skip right past what's going well and land on the one thing that still feels unresolved? Parenting teens and navigating the empty nest can hold so many contradictions at once. You can be proud of your kid and worried about them. Grateful for this stage of motherhood and grieving what has changed. Happy for their independence and still struggling with letting go. In this episode, I'm talking about why our brains keep scanning for problems, why the finish line with our big kids keeps moving, and how that habit can fuel anxiety and overthinking. You'll learn how to make room for what's hard without letting it become the whole story, and how a simple mindset shift can help you feel more grounded, present, and connected to the life you have right now.

Hello Beautiful, I'm so grateful you're here with me. It's easy to focus on what you wish were different and overlook everything that's already wonderful about you. This affirmation meditation helps cultivate gratitude, confidence, and appreciation for your natural gifts and strengths. Love,

On this episode of the daily, I'm basically just recap in the podcast. I had this week with the very talented, Chelsea Peña. I'm also very grateful to God for all his blessings. I'm recap in about my books how I got started, and just being grateful and encouraging others to go out for their dreams and pursue them. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast.All music provided by pixabay.com and the end, Music is by Riverside, all royalty, free Music

September 2026Most of the wartime staff at Bletchley Park were serving away from their homes and loved ones. But almost nobody actually lived on site. So where were they housed, and how were they fed? Billets - assigned living quarters - had to be found in the local area. These could vary enormously in quality, and the many different reminiscences of Bletchley Park's Veterans reflect this.In this episode, Erica Munro, Head of Content at Bletchley Park Trust and Research Officer, Dr Thomas Cheetham, get to grips with the pressures involved in finding bed and board for thousands of staff, during a time of national strife. We also hear from more than a dozen Veterans who shared their experiences and memories as part of Bletchley Park Trust's oral history project.Grateful thanks to the Veterans whose voices appear in this episode:Miss Joan IrelandMrs Joan JoslinMrs Marjorie CampbellMrs Rozanne ColchesterMrs Mary KenyonMiss Phyllis KeatesMr Arthur MaddocksMrs Jean EvansMrs Sylvia JohnsonMrs Gabrielle KingabyMiss Sheila WillsonMrs Betty BalfourMrs Brenda AbrahamsMrs Gwendoline HerbertImage: Three women inside Hut 147, Church Green camp: L-R Audrey Wilkinson, Paddy Payne and ‘Flynn'. ©Bletchley Park Trust 2026#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #Codebreaker,

It's Grateful Friday, and between shout-outs to husbands and Sam's new rescue dog Lucy, we're touched by a lottery winner who gave back to the shelter that saved him. Also - HOW did Dolly Parton want to be remembered? That answer and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grateful? Or Gratitude? There is a difference between being grateful and living with gratitude. Grateful can be recognizing what we have—a roof over our head, people who care about us, another sober day. Gratitude is what we do with those gifts. Today we're talking about how gratitude becomes action: showing up, being useful, keeping our word, taking care of what we have, and turning the gifts of recovery into something that matters. Grateful is recognizing the gift. Gratitude is what we do with it. #TheDailyTrudge #Grateful #Gratitude #Recovery #AlcoholicsAnonymous #Sobriety #Perspective #Service #SpiritualGrowth

We continued our weekly theme: “Is that in the Bible? Separating Fact from Fiction" today on Karl and Crew. How biblically and spiritually literate are you? How do we arm ourselves to know what is true and what isn't? Dr. Sam Storms is Founder and President of Enjoying God's Ministries and author of over 40 books, including "Understanding Spiritual Warfare." He offered insight and wisdom on avoiding spiritual deception and staying rooted in God's Truth. How is your Bible reading time? Nate Pickowicz is a pastor and author of "How to Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God." He shared encouragement on Bible-reading plans and restoring your love of God's Word each day. Have you heard the phrase "If one door closes, God will open another"? We had a great discussion today on familiar misused phrases and verses. You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following timestamps: One Door Closes; Another Opens [5:55] Dr. Sam Storms [13:44] Grateful for God's Word [30:26] Nate Pickowicz [34:05] The Power of the Tongue [47:03]Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turning 44 isn't a punchline for me. It's a line in the sand.I'm looking back at the years that shaped me while looking forward with a different kind of urgency—the kind that shows up when you realize you might already be past the halfway point of your life.That thought could make you spiral. For me, it's turned into gratitude, faith, and a clearer picture of what actually matters when the noise fades out.In this episode, I talk about why I matured late, why I chose to become a father later in life, and how that timing changed everything.I share stories from birthdays past that are equal parts funny and brutal—including the kind of partying that can land you in the hospital—and then the hard contrast of what a “perfect” birthday looks like now: quiet time with my wife and little girl, cartoons, and celebrating potty training like it's the biggest win on earth.Because somewhere along the way, your definition of a good life changes.We also dig into redefining success. I'm done letting success mean stuff, status, or constantly chasing the next thing. For me, it's faith, family, and freedom—the freedom to be present, build security, and create the kind of experiences that become lifelong memories.Along the way, I talk about grief, loss, the struggles I've lived through, and how those experiences gave me perspective and a deeper drive to fulfill my purpose.If you've been thinking about getting older, gratitude, fatherhood, mental health, faith, or what a meaningful life actually looks like, come hang with us.This is 44. This is the reset. And this is gratitude.Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it, and leave a review to help more people find Share the Struggle Podcast.If you found value in today's show please return the favor and leave a positive review and share it with someone important to you! https://www.sharethestrugglepodcast.com/reviews/new/Find all you need to know about the show https://www.sharethestrugglepodcast.com/Official Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077724159859Join the 2% of Americans that Buy American and support American Together we can bring back American Manufacturing https://www.loudproudamerican.shop/Loud Proud American Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoudproudamericanLoud Proud American Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loud_proud_american/Loud Proud American TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loud_proud_americanLoud Proud American YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYQtOt6KVURuySWYQ2GWtwThank you for Supporting My American Dream! 

Happy Suffering is not enjoying pain, But knowing that it can remain,  And living on despite the strain. [full text below] Ep. 473 - Happy Suffering We begin as always with the Happy Creed. We Believe in Happy, in Balance and Growth, of being Mindful and Grateful,  Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! If something hurts today, it may just go away,  If it hurts tomorrow as well, it can start to feel like hell,  But if it's there every time you wake, it becomes a background ache. Sudden pain demands attention, but ongoing pain barely gets a mention. It's something you learn to accommodate, not surrender to but habituate, Which means becoming accustomed, like it's a lifestyle, not just once or once in a while. So, first you have to discover what type of suffering you've got, simmering or very hot, Then you determine if you need treatment or a coping skill, a fix or strength of will, If treatment, then it may improve, but if you must cope, it doesn't help to mope. If you have discomfort that's always there, it doesn't mean you shouldn't care, But that you can learn to ignore, like closing a window or shutting a door,  It carries on while you live out front, living large not like a runt. Happy Suffering is not enjoying pain, But knowing that it can remain,  And living on despite the strain. Haha Yowza  

What if your suffering is not a curse on your children, but instead an inheritance of breathtaking value?In this deeply personal conversation, I sat down with my son James the day before he left for college. James opened up about the reality of growing up with a mom who has disabilities and how the experience has formed him into a person who shows up helpful and grateful. I reflected on one of the heaviest questions of my life: has my suffering been a burden to the people I love, especially my children? I also got to offer James the truths I wish someone had given me at his age—about God, about pain, and about the story he gets to write with his own life.Mentioned in this episode:Hope Heals Camp - https://hopeheals.com/campMEND Coffee & Goods - https://www.mendcoffee.com/Samford University Micah Fellows Program - https://www.samford.edu/programs/undergraduate/micah-fellows/Micah 6:8More from Katherine:Follow @hopeheals on InstagramReceive monthly reflections from Katherine - http://hopeheals.com/hopenoteWatch this conversation on YouTube

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!GENESIS, EXODUS, LEVITICUS: JESUS BOOKS (Book on Amazon)emersonk78@me.comExcel Still More Journal - AmazonNew GENESIS Daily Bible Devotional!Daily Bible Devotional Series - AmazonSponsor: Jon Cunningham, Cunningham FinancialEmail: jon@cunninghamfinancialgroup.comPhone: 205-913-1720Sponsor: Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer Email: Tcain@embracehomeloans.comPhone: 813-380-8487Stages of GrowthWhat does spiritual maturity actually look like?In 1 John 2:12–24, John speaks to little children, young men, and fathers—a beautiful picture of stages of growth in the Christian life. We begin as little children, overwhelmed with gratitude that our sins are forgiven and that we belong to God. As we grow, that gratitude develops into the strength of young men—a life of sacrificial service, overcoming the evil one and giving ourselves fully to the work of God.But maturity takes us even deeper. Like fathers who have “known Him who is from the beginning,” we learn to rest in something greater than what God has done for us or even what we can do for Him: simply knowing God Himself.We never leave gratitude behind. We never outgrow service. We carry both with us as we mature into a deeper relationship with the eternal God.Grateful for what He has done.Committed to what we can do for Him.Growing to simply know Him.That is the journey of spiritual growth.

The Kingdom Lens Report provides a platform where faith and culture intersect through insightful conversations, current events, and biblical perspectives that inform, encourage, and inspire. It is a space where today's headlines are viewed through the lens of God's truth, equipping viewers to navigate life with wisdom, purpose, and hope.Hosted by Shawn Lee, The Kingdom Lens Report delivers engaging discussions that challenge perspectives, strengthen faith, and inspire meaningful action within the community.Show Schedule:Every Thursday | 7:00 PM CSTFollow and tune in live through the Anointed Radio Podcast Network and stay connected across podcast platforms.Anointed Radio Podcast NetworkSocial Media:Instagram: @TheKingdomLensReportFacebook: @TheKingdomLensReportYouTube: @AnointedRadioWebsite:www.justshawnlee.artwww.anointedradio.comAvailable on all podcast platforms through the Anointed Radio Podcast Network Channel.Support the show:Subscribe, like, share, comment, and follow to help spread faith-filled conversations that bring clarity, hope, and a Kingdom perspective to today's culture.#TheKingdomLensReport #ShawnLee #FaithInFocus #CultureInView #ChristianPodcast #AnointedRadioPodcastNetwork #KingdomMedia #FaithAndCulture #LivePodcast #ChristianMedia

In this sermon drawn from 1 Timothy 1:12-21, Pastor Jared Richard opens with a tender illustration about whispering "Dad loves you" into his children's ears — not because they don't know it, but because he wants that truth pressed so deeply into their hearts that it carries them through their hardest moments. In the same way, Pastor Jared reminds us, the gospel is something we need to hear again and again — not because it changes, but because we do. Familiarity with the good news can breed a dangerous numbness, and when that happens, we must stop and let the eternal weight of this message sink in once more. Following Paul's gospel journey through the passage, Pastor Jared traces three movements: the gospel humbles us, the gospel moves us to worship, and the gospel commits us to faithful service. Paul, once a blasphemer and violent persecutor of the church, is arrested mid-letter by the memory of the mercy that found him. As 1 Timothy 1:15 declares, "The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." That remembrance doesn't pull Paul off course — it fuels everything he's about to charge Timothy to do. Pastor Jared closes with a call for the church to hold faith and a good conscience together, just as Paul charges Timothy in verse 19, because these two things build on one another. When they are separated — when belief drifts from behavior — faith is shipwrecked, as it was for Hymenaeus and Alexander. But when the gospel is kept before us, it keeps us humble, stirs us to worship, and commits us to waging the good warfare for the glory of God and the good of those around us who still need to hear that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

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In this 20th-anniversary message, Pastor Peter calls the church to become "grateful believers" who actively live and share the gospel while reflecting on God's enduring faithfulness. Grounded in the miraculous healing of the ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19, he contrasts legalistic obligation with heart-felt appreciation, encouraging us to be like the one who returned to Jesus's feet to give thanks and experience true wholeness. Tracing the church's journey through its core chapters—from a fulfilled dream (Proverbs 13:12) and an expanding church plant (1 Corinthians 3:6) to becoming a spiritual dwelling place (Ephesians 2:22), a burden-bearing family (Galatians 6:2), and a maturing body (Ephesians 4:15)—Pastor Peter emphasizes that the Lord builds His people with patience and leads at a pace that ministers grace. Ultimately, this sermon challenges believers to lay down their own assumptions, step boldly into God's "new day" through secret-place prayer (Ezekiel 37:3), and allow divine gratitude to move them into Kingdom action    

2023年全国甲乙卷英语听力第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分1.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the book store. B. In the register office. C. In the dorm building.2.What is the weather like now?A.Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.3.What does the man want to do on the weekend?A. Do some gardening. B. Have a barbecue. C. Go fishing.4.What are the speakers talking about?A. Anew office. B. A change of their jobs. C. A former colleague.5.What do we know about Andrew?A. He's optimistic. B.He's active. C. He's shy.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Which of the following does the woman dislike?A.The bedroom. B. The sitting room. C. The kitchen.7 What does the woman suggest they do next?A. Go to another agency. B. See some other flats. C. Visit the neighbors.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.What is the man doing?A. He's making a phone call. B. He's chairing a meeting.C. He's hosting a program.9.What makes Mrs. Johnson worried about her daughter in Africa?A.Lack of medical support. B. Inconvenience of communication.C.Poor transportation system.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.What position does the man apply for?A. Asalesperson. B. An engineer. C. An accountant.11.Which aspect of the company appeals to the man?A.The company culture. B. The free accommodations. C. The competitive pay.12.What is difficult for the man to deal with?A.Interpersonal relationships. B. Quality-quantity balance. C.Unplanned happenings.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.How does Robert sound when speaking of his being a writer?A.Hopeful. B. Grateful. C. Doubtful.14.What was Robert like before he was 9 years old?A. He had wild imagination. B. He enjoyed sports. C. He loved science.15.What did Robert's father do?A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A librarian.16 What helped Robert become a writer?A.Writing daily. B. Listening to stories. C. Reading extensively.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Where was Open Tchaikovsky Competition held in 1986?A. In Moscow. B. In Chelyabinsk. C. In Berlin.18.What does Maxim say about the competition he attended at 10?A. It inspired many young musicians.B. It was the music event of his dreams.C. It was a life-changing experience.19.Which kind of music are the young players required to play?A.Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Classical music.20.What does Maxim value most in young players'performance?A.Expressiveness. B. Smoothness. C. Completeness.参考答案1-5 BACCB 6-10 CBCBC 11-15 ACBBA 16-20 CACCA音频原文Text 1 W:Could you please tell me how I can get to the student dorm building?M:Sure. Turn left when you walk out of this register office, pass the bookstore and you'll see it.Text 2M: We couldn't ask for a better day, could we, Barbara?W: I know, Steve. There isn't a cloud in the sky. I love this time of year.M:Me, too. The flowers are beautiful but calling for rain though.Text 3M: We got any plans this weekend?W: We might start with our vegetable garden, then the barbecue.M:Sounds fun, but I still want to go fishing with George.Text 4 M:Lisa, I saw Jack this morning.W:You mean the former designer of our company? What's he doing these days?M: He said he's got a new job as an art reporter.Text 5 W: Do you often go to the student union, Andrew?M:Pretty much. Once in a while I meet friends there and I spend a lot of time organizing activities in different clubs or associations.Text 6 W:What do you think, Terry?M:Well, it has one more bedroom than the last flat. And the sitting room is big.W:But there is not enough cupboard space in the kitchen.M:It's cheaper than the last one we saw. And it is in a good neighborhood.W:Well, maybe we'll have to see if the agent has anything else to show us.Text 7 M:Thank you, Mrs. Johnson, for what you've shared with our listeners. Now, please tell us, do you sometimes feel worried about your daughter, now that she's grown up?W:Oh, I worry about her like all parents do. After she graduated from medical school, she went to volunteer medical service in Africa.M:Wow.W:That's okay if communication was fine. But if there was no Internet or telephone connection, we could sometimes go two weeks without getting in touch with each other. That often worries me.Text 8 W:Now sell yourself in a minute please.M: I graduated from university two years ago, and have since been working in an accounting company. Apart from the knowledge and skills related to my major,I'm really good with computers. I have a large amount of experience working with big data. I think I'm well qualified for the accountant position here.W:Good! Why did you choose this company?M:Peterson has been my dream company all along. You value progress and focus on the quality of work more than the quantity. The flexible working hours and working from home is also attractive.W:Uh-huh. What do you think is your biggest weakness?M:Well, when I work, I often concentrate so much on what I'm doing that I may have a hard time dealing with things that come up unexpectedly. That maybe annoying to some people.W:All right. Thank you very much.Text 9 W: So Robert, I guess you must be well into your third decade as a writer. How is life treating you?M:Fourth decade as a writer. Hmm, let me get my calculator out. Well, I guess I have been writing novels since the 1980s. So you're right. But I have been writing all of my life. And to answer your question, life has been treating me excellently.W:Can I ask you about your childhood? Were you a bookish child?M: Ina strange way, I was a non-reader until I turned 9. I used to play basketball in the schoolyards of Brooklyn. My father was a high school teacher of physics and chemistry. And he was a big reader. He would bring books back from his high school library. One day I read the last chapter of a book,the title of which I've long since forgotten. I liked it so much that I started reading the remainder. Interestingly, I read the chapters backwards until I got to the beginning. I really loved the experience, and I soon became an eager reader. Then my father would bring piles of books home from the library. And I would read the mall, and they were all fiction. I must add that I started reading the books from the start, as opposed to working backwards.Text 10 M:Hello, I'm Maxim Vengarov, and I'm very happy to share with you my connection with open Tchaikovsky Competition. It was June 1986 when I came to Moscow to participate in open Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 10 from Chelyabinsk.This was actually the turning point of my life. Then I attended a world music festival in Berlin. And it was interesting to say that a kid made his breakthrough already at the age of 10. And that was me. Now as a judge of thecompetition, I can see clearly the huge challenges facing the musicians in thecompetition. Where else can you see young players playing within ten days—classical works and Russian traditional music before coming to the finalstage? As a musician, it's important to give maximum attention and time to yourown reflections of your own feelings. So, what I'm really looking for in thecompetition is to meet someone who can touch me musically. I want to see theseed, at least the seed of the great tree that can grow. I would go for this violinist. I would go for this musician.

Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial artist best known for playing the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985). He went on to star in action films including Universal Soldier, The Expendables franchise, and Aquaman, establishing himself as one of Hollywood's most recognizable action stars. Check out his new documentary ‘Dolph: Unbreakable' out on October 6th and his new book ‘Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength In Struggle' out on September 22nd. IN THE NEWS: L.A. and California state officials say Paramount Studios is leaving California, 3 dead after a news helicopter reporting for NBC Los Angeles crashes while covering a fatal bus collision, all of Ed Sheeran's openers—including Finneas—ditch the tour after the Macklemore fiasco, feds smash a multimillion-dollar L.A. homeless scheme as a bigwig and “charity” worker are dragged from their homes, and an entire California high school football team is suddenly suspended as disturbing claims emerge.GET IT ON!FOR MORE WITH DOLPH LUNDGREN:DOCUMENTARY: “Dolph: Unbreakable” - Releases October 6thBOOK: “Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength In Struggle” out September 22ndFOR MORE WITH MIKE DAWSON:INSTAGRAM: @dawsangelesLIVE SHOWS: September 20 - Santa Ana, CA (Live Podcast)September 24 - Burbank, CAThank you for supporting our sponsors:gruns.co Code: ADAMHims.com/adamhomechef.com/adamhomeserve.com/adamoreillyauto.com/ADAMrosettastone.com/adamPluto.tvPodcastOneSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Becky Barsi sit down with Haley Searcy, a multidisciplinary artist and arts community organizer. Our conversation dives into Haley's practice with various mediums, what brought her to New Hampshire (from one Durham to another!), and why community organizing is important to her. We also dive into the Paper Jam Zine and Print Fest, of which Haley is a co-organizer. This special event is happening on Saturday, November 7th at the Millspace in Newmarket, NH. Learn more about Haley's work at www.haleysearcyart.com and @haleysearcyart on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. Learn more about the Paper Jam Zine and Print Fest at https://paperjam.mailerpage.io/ and at ​​www.instagram.com/paperjamzinefest. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or stream it straight from our website at CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord, and subscribe to our Substack newsletter at creativegutspod.substack.com.Creative Guts runs on a small budget and a lot of heart. If the show means something to you, donations of any size make a real difference, and they're tax-deductible! Learn more and give at CreativeGutsPodcast.com.Thank you to Kennebunk Savings Bank for sponsoring the podcast!Grateful for our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show. Views and opinions shared by our hosts or guests are their own and don't necessarily reflect the views of Creative Guts.

It's Tuesday, September 15th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson and Timothy Reed Sexually perverse activists threatened outspoken Australian pastor LGBTQ activists attacked a pastor's home last week in Sydney, Australia, reports MyChristianDaily.com. Four people, two wearing hoods, cut the electricity to the home and then threatened to kill the pastor, his wife, and their newborn baby. They knew each member of the family by name. Other relatives were also mentioned by the assailants. The pastor, Andrew Sedra, is known for his public opposition to abortion and the homosexual/transgender agenda in Australia. In a message on her Instagram account, Millicent Sedra said, “We thank God for His continual protection as we boldly preach the Word of the Lord.” She included what appears to be a home video of the event on the post.  Pakistani Christian teen stands up to Muslim mob Here's a story of a young 17-year-old boy who stood up against a mob of Muslim bullies who were harassing a Pakistani Christian girl.   Ikhlaq Masih was severely beaten unconscious with iron rods which required his hospitalization. Stand up to bullies and be prepared to pay the cost. That's real courage for every young man listening today.   Isaiah 1:17 speaks of this.  “Learn to do good; Seek justice. Rebuke the oppressor. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.” Turkey arrested 162 connected to homosexuality The nation of Turkey has announced 162 arrests involving 22 associations and businesses that promote homosexual and transgender material, which they find harmful to children, reports CNN. The groups reportedly have also “received large sums of funds from public institutions and foreign organizations abroad” to promote homosexuality in Turkey.  This is part of a broader pro-family campaign to contain the promotion of homosexuality in Turkey, and salvage the birth rates. Turkey President Recep Erdogan has publicly stated his commitment to improving the nation's birth rate — now hovering around 1.5 which is identical to America's low birth rate. British Parliament kills assisted suicide bill By a very close vote count of 286 to 270, British members of Parliament managed to kill an assisted suicide bill last Friday.  Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church opposed the bill, reports the BBC. Alithea William of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children called this a huge relief. In her words; “Parliament has stepped back from the very brink in rejecting this bill which would have put vulnerable people at incredible risk.”  Global trade down Global trade continues to suffer as the war in the Middle East drags on.  The Strait of Hormuz has been all but closed since March of this year, and with it, inflation has risen and global trade growth has been cut in half. According to the World Bank, global growth is set to fall to only 2.5% for 2026. By way of comparison, the Gross World Product growth rate has averaged around 3.7% per year over the last decade or so. Plus, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is projecting above 4% inflation in the United States this year alone. U.S. treasury yields are highest ever In economic news, long-term U.S. treasury yields are the highest they've been since the early 2000s, reports CNBC. And the 30-year mortgage rate hit 7.12%. That's where it was around 2001 — some 25 years ago before the big dip in borrowing rates took place in the American economy.  Gas diesel prices skyrocket Gas and diesel prices are up.  The current average for just one gallon of diesel is a whopping $6.23, while a gallon of gas sits at an average of $4.31. Newly-unveiled Charlie Kirk statue vandalized A newly unveiled statue of slain activist Charlie Kirk was vandalized outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.  In a statement, Turning Point USA noted, “We will restore the statue and replace the signs, but we are also reviewing the footage of the incident and are working with law enforcement to identify who did this and hold them accountable.”  Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow, added, “They thought a bullet would silence my husband's voice but it only made it louder. They think spray paint can obscure his legacy, but it will only spread it further. Every attempt to tear down what Charlie built makes us root deeper and work even harder.” LifeSiteNews.com reported that she also said, “And if you think crossing out the name of Jesus Christ will silence Christians, history has already proved you wrong. We know what it costs to stand firm for Christ and we will stand anyway. God will not be mocked.” (Galatian 6:7) Kirk's murder reignited an ongoing debate about the link between rhetoric and violence in politics, with many blaming assassin Tyler Robinson's actions in part on years of Democrat officeholders and left-wing activists not merely disagreeing with conservatives about issues such as transgenderism, but classifying disagreement as hateful and oppressive.  Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The 8-foot bronze statue was put up on September 10, 2026 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his murder. U.S. Airman shot down over Iran grateful to God And finally, that Air Force colonel, whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in the early weeks of the war, was interviewed by Norah O'Donnell on CBS's  60 Minutes about his ordeal.   Known by the call sign “Bravo,” he was the Weapons Systems Officer and landed five miles away from the pilot. O'DONNELL: “So, your seat was damaged by Iranian fire, and yet you still were able to eject safely.” BRAVO: “I was.” O'DONNELL: “Did your parachute deploy?” BRAVO: “My parachute was damaged in the initial attack. At one point, when I looked up and saw, “No parachute,” it was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. So, I paused right then and I prayed, ‘Lord, Your will be done. But, if I'm getting through this, I need help.” O'DONNELL: “While you're in the air.” BRAVO: “Yeah.” O'DONNELL: “Is that almost like free falling, or how would you describe that?” BRAVO: “Free falling is a good way to put it.” O'DONNELL: "So, how fast do you think you were going when you hit the ground?” BRAVO: “Professionals, based on my description and the injuries that I had, the professionals think I hit the ground going somewhere between 70 and 100 miles an hour.” O'DONNELL: “How did you survive that?” BRAVO: “A modern-day miracle. I believe that it's a testament to God's provision in my life to bring me through that moment in a way that -- didn't prevent injuries -- but prevented any catastrophic injuries that would have affected my ability to survive. I'm grateful -- eternally -- for knowing that He was there with me.” Psalm 34:17 says, “When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, September 15th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

When grief is no longer the biggest thing in the room, does that mean we're leaving something—or someone—behind? In this episode of Journey to Grateful, Tim explores a subtle and sometimes complicated change along the long road of grief: the moments when grief no longer demands all of our attention. This isn't about grief getting smaller, reaching another stage, or finally “getting over” a loss. It's about recognizing that life may sometimes occupy the room alongside grief—and understanding that hurting less in a particular moment never means loving less. Because grief taking up less space doesn't mean love is taking up less space.• • • Support the Journey: Journey to Grateful is independently produced and always free to listen to. If these conversations have helped you and you'd like to support the continued creation of the podcast and future grief resources, visit JourneyToGrateful.com/support-the-journey.

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! He was a millionaire by 24. He spent 27 years as an executive in cybersecurity — traveling the world, closing deals, chasing quotas and high achievers clubs. And it almost killed him. Not metaphorically. He had cancer. He battled alcoholism. He lost himself so completely in an identity built for someone else that he didn't know who he was anymore. Then he asked for help. And everything changed. In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: Get Across the Start Line, Kenny Stoddart — founder of Iron Mind Advisors and self-described helper of the "high functioning struggler" — joins Skoob for one of the most honest and courageous conversations the show has ever had. From burnout and recovery to imposter syndrome, identity, and what it actually takes to start over at 51, this episode is for anyone who looks like they have it all together on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside. What You'll Learn: How 27 years of chasing quotas and high achievers clubs cost Kenny his identity — and nearly his lifeThe shift from identity loss (cybersecurity) to identity gain (coaching)Why the "high functioning struggler" is Kenny's ideal client — and why they're everywhereWhy you can't change the world around you until you change your world firstHow to go from "I can help anybody" to finding the one target market that fitsWhy not succeeding out of the gates is actually a gift — and what the bumps teach youWhy asking for help is the biggest sign of strength, not weaknessThe imposter syndrome moment that hit a decorated executive in his first entrepreneur roomWhy passion is what differentiates you in a crowded market — because you are the differentiatorHow student athlete identity loss mirrors executive burnout — and what Kenny does about itWhy boundaries, rest, and wellness aren't soft skills — they're survival skillsKenny's six-month goal: master's degree graduation, big stages, and a business with a bow on itTimestamps: [00:00:00] – Introduction & Welcome[00:01:00] – Meet Kenny Stoddart: 27 Years in Cybersecurity and the Career That Almost Killed Him[00:02:30] – From Identity Loss to Identity Gain: The Pivot That Changed Everything[00:04:00] – We're Both Just Getting Started: The 10% Behind You Worth Bringing Along[00:05:00] – Millionaire at 24 and Still Missing the Most Important Piece[00:06:00] – Operating Through Someone Else's Lens: Why the External Win Felt Empty[00:07:00] – You Have to Wear Your Brand — Passion Is the Only Differentiator[00:08:00] – Change Your World First — Then Change One Person's World[00:09:00] – From "I Can Help Anybody" to Finding the Right Target Market[00:10:00] – The Freedom of Being Your Own CEO — And the Responsibility That Comes With It[00:11:00] – The Entry-Level Price of Entrepreneurship: Grinding Is the Cost of Getting In[00:12:30] – Grateful for Not Succeeding Out of the Gates: Why the Bumps Were Necessary[00:14:00] – Learning From People One Month Ahead and One Month Behind You[00:16:00] – Burnout Again? Setting Boundaries Before History Repeats Itself[00:17:00] – Morning Walks, Meditation & Why Wellness Is a Survival Strategy[00:19:00] – Cancer, Alcoholism & the Moment Kenny Finally Asked for Help[00:22:00] – Student Athletes and Identity Loss: Helping Them Get Ahead of the Curve[00:23:00] – We Don't Know What's Going On Inside Someone Else's Head[00:24:00] – Networking With Entrepreneurs: The Best School You'll Never Pay For[00:26:00] – There's No Competition — Only People Who Can Help Each Other[00:29:00] – Authenticity, Ethics & Being Proud of What You've Built[00:30:00] – One Piece of Advice: Walk Into the Room Like You Belong There — Because You Do[00:34:00] – Fear Is Healthy — If You're Not Scared, You're Not Thinking Big Enough[00:35:00] – Kenny's Six-Month Goal: Graduation, Big Stages & Putting a Bow on the Business[00:39:00] – How to Find Kenny, Iron Mind Advisors & the Free Identity AssessmentFree Tools:

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A woman in China, who at 96 years old is still healthy and vibrant, has practiced Falun Dafa since 1997. Here she shares stories about those with terminal illnesses who have fully recovered after learning Dafa, as well as how she has learned to overcome resentment towards her daughter-in-law by treating herself as a practitioner. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Being Grateful to Master's Benevolence and Grace2. My Understanding of Forbearance3. Practitioners Should Be Mindful of How Artificial Intelligence Works To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at feedback@minghuiradio.org

We're looking back at Rob's 2022 conversation with "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" star Jon Bernthal! Find out why Jon left the United States for an intense training session at Stanislavski's theater in Moscow and how grateful he is for his time with The Walking Dead.. And hear Jon and Rob's favorite Oliver Stone stories! This episode originally aired in July 2022.Make sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube at YouTube.com/@LiterallyWithRobLowe! Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at 323-570-4551. Your question could get featured on the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.