Podcast appearances and mentions of gregg levoy

Maybe finding the perfect anything -- the job, the apartment, the person -- isn't the point. Maybe the point, as we suggest in this edition of Doing What Works, is to get better at adjusting your sails as you go.Here are your show notes…What's standing between you and the life you want?Callings author Gregg Levoy has had to cultivate patience on the order of years for callings to come through.You wake up the brain by quieting the thinking mind.There's no settling down without some settling for.Choose the bigger life.

Katie successfully weathered her quarter-life crisis, and now she does her best to help me with a lifelong crisis of my own. This edition of Doing What Works is a study in contrast we hope you'll find relatable.Here are your show notes…“There should be more rituals!”Can you relate to what Gregg Levoy calls a low-grade, background anxiety about death?Seth Godin suggests you ask whether something is a problem or a situation.When he watches video of the 1982 Boston Marathon, Dick Beardsley still hopes for a different outcome.What Color Is Your Parachute? author Dick Bolles said our gifts are meant to be shared.

177- Embracing the Fire Within: A Journey through Passion with "Vital Signs" by Gregg Levoy Book Summary, Highlights and Insights  Welcome to our empowering podcast, designed to fuel the aspirations of budding authors like you. Our episodes revolve around crucial subjects such as writing, publishing, and book promotion. We also proudly showcase author journeys and book highlights, all aimed at unlocking the doors to your success as a writer.

In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Gregg Levoy and we dive into this topic. Gregg is a frequent seminar leader who holds workshops in the faith-based, human-potential, educational, governmental, and business industries. He is a Passionate Living Expert who has penned bestselling books such as Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life which has been named as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group. He regularly shares his insights and expertise as a frequent contributor to Psychology Today. Asking for help is not an easy task, especially because it elicits vulnerability. Many people have a difficult time asking for help because they don't want to appear weak, put other's out, seem inadequate, or fear it may be used against them at a later date. How good are you at asking for help? “You're not weak or lazy...everyone needs support”  - Gregg Levoy Related Content: Other Podcasts with Gregg Levoy: Defensiveness Circling: A Powerful Communication Tool New Love...Taking Risks To Be Real The Loss of Touch What is a Generous Conversation   Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook Let's Talk About It!     Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let's Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo's Podcast Songs. Don't forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk  

On today's podcast, Ashley unpacks Jesus' call of the first disciples and helps listeners reimagine their own calling upon their lives. She deconstructs how we understand the Great Commission and talks through passages from Gregg Levoy's book "Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life." For more information about Ashley and her work visit ashleylhengst.com

Gregg Levoy is one of my favorite authors.  Check him out

“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” - SocratesHow can you know what you are “called” to do and who you are “called” to be?Gregg Levoy, the former behavioral specialist at USA Today and a regular contributor for Psychology Today, strikes right to the soul as he sharpens our senses to cut through the distractions of everyday life and hear the calls that are beckoning us.If you think that's difficult – you're right! Gregg simplifies and targets how to satisfy our longings to make a difference – for ourselves and others.Top Takeaways:- Curiosity is a SUPERPOWER- As Socrates says, “know thyself.” Make it a habit to practice ongoing self-reflection.- The key to EI is your ability to manage paradox. To hold the tensionbetween opposing ideas.FREE: VALERIE'S VOICE MONTHLY TIPS:FREE: ASSESSING YOUR PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE QUIZwww.valerieandcompany.comEmail Valerie to learn more about MONDAY MORNING LEADERSHIP FORWOMEN COURSE CURRICULUM - valerie@valerieandcompany.comFollow Valerie Sokolosky Online: Listen and watch Doing it Right the Stories thatMake Us- https://bit.ly/3EtAGMUSubscribe, rate, and write a review on Apple Podcast- https://apple.co/2SHDDmoSubscribe on Google Podcast- www.youtube.com/valerie and companyhttps://www.facebook.com/ValerieAndCompany

People who are fueled by a sense of calling about their work—a deep feeling of fit and purpose, a match between who they are and what they do—will bring that kind of passion and spirit to their jobs and careers, their companies and communities, their lives and the lives of others. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Gregg Levoy author of “Vital Signs” and “Callings.” Gregg will share what makes a “calling” and how people can realign toward powerful authenticity. If you want inspiration and strategies to clarify your sense of calling and gain the courage to take the next steps to align with your calling, listen in! If you want a chance to hear from Gregg and other career and recruitment experts in person, check out the Career Thought Leaders Annual Professional Development Symposium March 26-29 in San Diego, CA, by visiting careertl.com/2023symposium.

People who are fueled by a sense of calling about their work—a deep feeling of fit and purpose, a match between who they are and what they do—will bring that kind of passion and spirit to their jobs and careers, their companies and communities, their lives and the lives of others. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Gregg Levoy author of “Vital Signs” and “Callings.” Gregg will share what makes a “calling” and how people can realign toward powerful authenticity. If you want inspiration and strategies to clarify your sense of calling and gain the courage to take the next steps to align with your calling, listen in! If you want a chance to hear from Gregg and other career and recruitment experts in person, check out the Career Thought Leaders Annual Professional Development Symposium March 26-29 in San Diego, CA, by visiting careertl.com/2023symposium.

People who are fueled by a sense of calling about their work—a deep feeling of fit and purpose, a match between who they are and what they do—will bring that kind of passion and spirit to their jobs and careers, their companies and communities, their lives and the lives of others. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Gregg Levoy author of “Vital Signs” and “Callings.” Gregg will share what makes a “calling” and how people can realign toward powerful authenticity. If you want inspiration and strategies to clarify your sense of calling and gain the courage to take the next steps to align with your calling, listen in! If you want a chance to hear from Gregg and other career and recruitment experts in person, check out the Career Thought Leaders Annual Professional Development Symposium March 26-29 in San Diego, CA, by visiting careertl.com/2023symposium.

People who are fueled by a sense of calling about their work—a deep feeling of fit and purpose, a match between who they are and what they do—will bring that kind of passion and spirit to their jobs and careers, their companies and communities, their lives and the lives of others. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Gregg Levoy author of “Vital Signs” and “Callings.” Gregg will share what makes a “calling” and how people can realign toward powerful authenticity. If you want inspiration and strategies to clarify your sense of calling and gain the courage to take the next steps to align with your calling, listen in! If you want a chance to hear from Gregg and other career and recruitment experts in person, check out the Career Thought Leaders Annual Professional Development Symposium March 26-29 in San Diego, CA, by visiting careertl.com/2023symposium.

How do we know if we're following our true callings? How do we sharpen our senses to cut through the distractions of everyday life and hear the calls that are beckoning us? In this episode I'm talking with Gregg Levoy of the renowned book Callings - Finding and Following an Authentic Life. Gregg comes from a place of so much wisdom and experience about how we can find our true callings. You'll find out what exactly a calling is and how to distinguish true callings from false ones. Plus Gregg shares lots of meaningful, fun stories during our conversation together. Listen in now…Topics Include: What is a calling? How to be receptive to callings How callings show themselves and the different channels they come through Synchronicities and meaningful coincidences How to tell if calls are true and real What happens when you ignore/avoid a calling Dreams and rituals Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House)—rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group—and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin). He's the former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He's also Keynoted at many career-development and workforce conferences including the National Career Development Assn Conference (twice), the Wisconsin Employment and Training Association Conference, International Career Development Conference, National Assn of Colleges and Employers Conference, International Conference on Positive Aging, and many others, and has appeared on ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS.A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he's written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Fast Company, and others. Connect with Gregg:Gregg Levoy's Website https://gregglevoy.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gregg.levoyResources Mentioned: The IAWP Ultimate Guide to Becoming Your Best Self and Living Life on Your Own Terms: https://iawpwellnesscoach.com/guide

An affirmative approach to aging takes into account that new parts of us are always clamoring for airtime. The soul and spirit don't "retire" even if our careers do, and there's a difference between getting older and growing older.These parts of us could be passions and creative leaps, service projects and leadership roles in the community, a new line of work or an exploration of some non-work modes of expression, or simply rediscovering the sense of wonder and love of learning. They ask us to continually reinvent ourselves and stay close to our deepest sense of passion and purpose.In this episode, we'll explore the nature and nurture of passion as we age - what inspires it and what defeats it, how we lose it, and how we get it back.In this episode, you'll discover:Passion can be cultivated and turned on as well as turned offPassion is in the risk-the willingness to step from the sidelines onto the playing field.Passion breeds passion, and disinterest breeds disinterest. If we lack passion in our own lives, our other relationships will be denied that energy.Passion is more than exuberance; it's endurance.Passion is intimately related to health. To the degree passion is vitality, honoring our passions enhances our vitality.About Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy, author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (rated among the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group) and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, is the former behavioral specialist at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.He has presented at the International Conference on Positive Aging, Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and many others. He has been a frequent media guest, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR, and PBS.A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, and many others. Get in touch with Gregg Levoy:Buy Gregg's book, https://revolutionizeretirement.com/levoy Visit Gregg's website, https://gregglevoy.com/What to do next: Click to grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition Please leave a review at Apple Podcasts. Join our Revolutionize Your Retirement group on Facebook.

Gregg Levoy is the author of 'Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion' and the bestseller 'Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life'. He is a regular Keynoter/Featured Speaker at aging-industry conferences around the country, including the International Conference on Positive Aging and the International Council on Active Aging Conference. Gregg has appeared on ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, and many others. Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

It's natural to get defensive when you feel threatened, or criticized...but your defensiveness may not serve you, your partner, or your relationship. The sad thing is many of us react defensively without even thinking about it. It creates an atmosphere of contention, tension and most of the time blame that eventually leads to a loss of trust, alienation, and separation. Owning our defensiveness is the first step to changing that automatic reaction. In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Gregg Levoy and we dive into this topic. Gregg is a frequent seminar leader who holds workshops in the faith-based, human-potential, educational, governmental, and business industries. He is a Passionate Living Expert who has penned bestselling books such as Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life which has been named as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group. He regularly shares his insights and expertise as a frequent contributor to Psychology Today. “I'm realizing that winning isn't the objective, even though it feels good”  - Gregg Levoy Related Content: Other Podcasts with Gregg Levoy: Circling: A Powerful Communication Tool New Love...Taking Risks To Be Real The Loss of Touch What is a Generous Conversation Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook   Let's Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let's Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo's Podcast Songs. Don't forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

In our final installment inspired by Katie's time at leadership camp this summer, we make the case for writing a mission statement. What could be more important, after all, than living with intention? And what could be more in line with the mission of Doing What Works? Here are your show notes…The work you're meant to do was probably borne of an ache in childhood. That's from Barbara Sher [http://barbarasher.com/index.htm]. I think! My friend Elizabeth Fournier [https://www.thegreenreaper.org/], for example, felt destined to work in the funeral industry after her mother died when Elizabeth was young.The Desiderata [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+desiderata&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images] sums up Maureen's philosophy of life.“When you care enough to send the very best.” Why not use that slogan [https://corporate.hallmark.com/about/hallmark-cards-company/history/building-brand-1930s-50s/] as inspiration for sending your best out into the world?Accept yourself, and expect more from yourself [https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gretchen_rubin_619327].Your mission in life doesn't have to be lofty, says Callings author Gregg Levoy [https://gregglevoy.com/]. Don't let it spook you. Steve Jobs said you can only connect the dots looking backward [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/463176-you-can-t-connect-the-dots-looking-forward-you-can-only].Waking [https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Memoir-Transcendence-Matthew-Sanford/dp/159486845X] author Matt Sanford says one task of adulthood is coming to terms with how deeply repetitive it is.

Become a producer and get your name mentioned on the show! Sign up at www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com   The Grim Reaper Nothing in life is guaranteed, except for death and taxes, as the old adage goes. We boldly circle April 15th  in red on our calendars so that it stands out like a swollen thumb. Of course, there is also the Internal Revenue Service here in the US, which has taken in over 3 trillion dollars in taxes from over 250 million taxpayers and felt that we aren't paying enough and hired 87,000 more agents and gave them powers much like a government police force including lethal force. But we don't need to be on that soap box today.    What about death, though? The other certainty of being human is, for most of us, not quite as certain. Biologists define death as the complete cessation of all life processes, which eventually take place in all living organisms. Sadly, that description doesn't provide a clear picture. It doesn't describe what death feels like. How will you feel then? How will it look? What are our plans? Where are we headed?   The embodiment of death in a black robe and scythe in hand, the Grim Reaper, enters. We all know of this deity and its so-called motivations. It approaches everyone while watching for the last sand particle to fall, holding an hourglass in its hand. When that happens, it cuts the soul free with a razor-sharp slice that it has perfected over time. Although it may not be a pretty picture, it is distinct and obvious.   Putting a human face on the idea of death is ultimately the Grim Reaper's "job." But why did people feel the need to give the Grim Reaper such a gloomy appearance? Why not turn him into a welcoming and useful tour guide for the underworld? Why must he also be a man, for that matter?   We'll examine the Grim Reaper's history, the symbolism attached to his appearance, and how he's portrayed in other cultures. We'll also look at how the Reaper has been depicted in literature, film, and art. When we're done, you'll understand the identity of the Grim Reaper, his methods, and most crucially, the reason for his existence (should you see him prowling around your deathbed).   As Lewis Carroll once said, it's best to begin at the beginning. And for the Grim Reaper, the beginning can be found in the creation myths present in all cultures.   Death itself must exist before the Grim Reaper, a personification of death, can exist. Humans were initially formed as immortal creatures who descended from their level of perfection in almost all civilizations and religions. The Bible's most famous example is the story of Adam and Eve's fall. The Book of Genesis claims that God made Adam and Eve to care for the world He had made and to help populate it. The Garden of Eden was a paradise where the first man and woman resided. Adam was instructed by God to tend to the garden and gather fruit from all the trees, with the exception of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Unfortunately, Eve was duped into eating the fruit by Satan, who was speaking via a serpent. She then gave Adam the fruit, who consumed it as well despite being aware that it was wrong. Adam and Eve died physically and spiritually as a result of defying God.   In other religions, people were formed as mortals who made valiant attempts to become immortal but failed. This tale is told in The Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, a character from Mesopotamian literature, was the progeny of a goddess and a human ruler. Gilgamesh, however, was still a mortal being, just like his closest buddy Enkidu. When Enkidu passes away, the great hero is troubled by the idea of dying and embarks on a mission to become immortal. He meets Utnapishtim, a man who has been granted eternal life by the gods, during his travels. Gilgamesh is promised immortality by Utnapishtim if he can last a week without sleeping. Gilgamesh eventually nods off, but Utnapishtim still gives him a plant that can restore its owner's health. Any hopes Gilgamesh had of becoming eternal are dashed when the plant is devoured by a hungry snake on the way home.   Gilgamesh returns home in the mythology of Mesopotamia and joyfully accepts his life as a mortal man. But most people aren't that laid back. The thought of our own mortality disturbs us. Everything we accomplish is constantly plagued by the shadow of death. Research supports this. According to a 2022 survey, 20% of Americans over the age of 50 experience anxiety when they consider their afterlife. 53 percent of respondents think ghosts or spirits exist, and 73 percent think there is life after death.   Undoubtedly, and as it has been for thousands of years, what happens to us as we die, as well as what occurs after we die, is a huge issue. Humans use a tried-and-true strategy: they give death a form they are familiar with in order to make sense of dying and mortality. As a result, a vague, invisible phenomenon becomes a concrete, observable phenomenon. You can comprehend death if you see a familiar face in it. Better yet, if you can put your anxieties aside and perceive death as a kind, gentle face.   It can, of course, also go the other way. Looking at death might reveal a frightful countenance. The terrifying visage of the Grim Reaper arose following a particularly trying period in human history, as we'll discover in the following section.   Why not give death a kind face if you're going to give it a human one? The Greeks adopted that strategy and gave death the name Thanatos. Hypnos, the deity of sleep, and his twin brother Thanatos were both shown as attractive, young males. Thanatos is depicted in some images as having wings and a put out flame. He had the responsibility of going to Hades, the Greek underworld, with the deceased. There, Charon, the ferryman on the River Styx, would receive the souls from Thanatos. In this interpretation, death is lovely and beneficial rather than fearful and ugly.   There are also feminine variations of death. The Valkyries were depicted as stunning young women in Norse mythology who carried soldiers' souls to their afterlife as well as acting as messengers for Odin. In actuality, the word "Valkyries" refers to "slain's choosers." They would ride on winged horses during battle and pick intrepid soldiers to perish by scouting the battlefield. They would then deliver these spirits to Odin's realm, Valhalla. The valiant spirits were recruited to participate in the terrible struggle known as Ragnarok after they reached the afterlife.   The Valkyries are comparable to angels, who serve as a spiritual bridge between God and people. Angels provide messages to mankind or defend them in some myths. In other tales, they converse with the dead and torture the sinners. Many religions and civilizations feature the Angel of Death, a spirit that removes a person's soul from the body at the moment of death. In Judeo-Christian tradition, the archangels Michael and Gabriel have served as death angels. The Islamic Angel of Death known as Azrael can occasionally be seen as a terrifying ghost with eyes and tongues covering every inch of his body. Every soul in the world has a birth and a death recorded in a vast ledger that Azrael keeps updated.   By the Middle Ages, the Angel of Death had been conceptually ingrained in both European religion and culture. But in the latter half of the 14th century, an epidemic occurrence changed how the common person perceived and reacted to death. The plague of the Middle Ages, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, was that occurrence. The initial plague outbreak claimed at least 25 million lives, while subsequent plague outbreaks that recurred for centuries resulted in millions more deaths [source: National Geographic]. Fear swept the entire continent: fear of death, fear of an unknown epidemic, fear of the agony of the disease's late stages, when the skin on a victim's extremities grew black and gangrenous. All activities were characterized by a morbid atmosphere, which also had an impact on the period's writers and painters.   Unsurprisingly, skeletons started to represent death in artwork at this time. In reality, the skeletal form of death was frequently depicted in a similar manner by painters. He was frequently pictured with a crossbow, dart, or other weapon. These tools would eventually give way to the scythe, a mowing instrument with a long, curved blade attached at an angle to a long handle. Many artworks depicted the hereafter chopping down souls like grain by swinging its scythe through a throng of humanity. A young woman would occasionally stand at the grave to serve as a reminder of the connection between life and death. The idea that death might communicate with the living and lure them into the hereafter was another prevalent one. Due of this, skeletons are depicted dancing and having fun with people from all walks of life in the Dance of Death, also known as Danse Macabre.   These post-plague images of death led to the creation of the Grim Reaper. We'll look at the significance of his form and physique on the following page.   The Grim Reaper is an incredibly symbolic figure. When he eventually arrives, the items he is carrying and even the clothes he is wearing will reveal something about his character and his objectives. Let's examine some of the symbolism one symbol at a time.   Skeletons and skulls. It was common to observe piles of decaying bodies as the disease spread through Europe and Asia. One in five Londoners perished during the Great Plague of London, which struck the city between 1665 and 1666 [source: National Geographic]. Given how common death and dying are, it is reasonable that artists and illustrators started to represent death in the form of a corpse or skeleton. The skeleton figure serves as a metaphor for the decomposition of human flesh—what remains after worms and maggots have done their dirty work. It also feeds into one of the biggest concerns that people have: the dread of annihilation.   Black cloak. Black has long been connected to loss and gloom. Funeral attendees dress in black, and black hearses are used to transport the deceased. Black, however, is frequently associated with bad energies. The Reaper exudes mystery and danger thanks to his dark cloak. The Reaper hides beneath the shadows of his cloak, playing off our fears of the unknown because the things we can't see worry us just as much as the things we can see.   Scythe. The Reaper is seen clutching arrows, darts, spears, or crossbows in early depictions. These are the tools he use to kill his victim. A scythe eventually took the place of these other tools of killing. A scythe was an implement used for cutting grass or reaping grain. It made sense for this symbol to be put to death in an agricultural community where harvesting in the fall signified the end of a year. Death harvests souls for their passage into the hereafter in a similar manner to how we harvest our crops.   Hourglass. Sand pours from the upper to bottom glass bulb of the traditional hourglass over the course of an hour. It has endured into the digital age as a reminder to be patient as our computer loads a Web page or executes a command because it is such a potent representation of time and how it passes. Additionally, the Grim Reaper holds an hourglass, reminding us that time is running out. Our time is up when the sand is gone. We can only pray that we have more time to live than an hour.   It was so common to see this representation of the Grim Reaper in religious writings. The Book of Revelation in the Bible provides the best illustration. Four horsemen appear in Revelation 6:1–8 to bring about tragedies signifying the end of the world. Pestilence, war, famine, and death are the four horsemen. Only Death is expressly mentioned out of the four. He is seated on a pale horse, which is frequently mistaken for pale green, the hue of illness and decay. Most often, Death is portrayed as the Reaper himself, with a grimacing skull and scythe in hand, ready for the gory labor that lies ahead.   The Grim Reaper is still a popular subject for writers today. We'll examine at a few instances of the Reaper in popular culture in the section that follows.   Without a doubt, the Grim Reaper makes a fantastic character, which explains why he has long been a part of myths and legends. One typical tale, known as the "cheating death" tale, describes a person who tries to deceive the Grim Reaper in order to avoid dying. A well-known illustration is "The Legend of Rabbi Ben Levi" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Death for the holy man in Longfellow's poem arrives with the somber proclamation, "Lo! the time approaches near/When thou must die." Can I hold the sword of death? the rabbi enquiries. The rabbi receives the weapon from Death, who hurriedly flees and hides until God can step in to save him. Ben Levi is not killed when God appears, but the rabbi is instructed to give the sword back to its rightful owner.   Other influential works, such the Danse Macabre, or Dance of Death, a sort of drama that appeared after the Black Death, have established our contemporary understanding of the Reaper. These plays were intended to help churchgoers accept the certainty of death. A victim's encounter with death, symbolized as a skeleton, was portrayed in the performance, which typically took place in a cemetery or churchyard. The victim makes various justifications for why his life should be saved, but these are rejected, and death eventually follows him away with an entourage of other skeletal creatures. Several German engravers, like Bernt Notke and Hans Holbein, found that the scenes from this play made for interesting themes. These artists' prints depicted dancing skeletons amid people from all social classes as a message that nobody, not even royalty, could avoid death.   Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" has had a similar impact on current culture. The 1957 movie is about Antonius Block, a knight who returns from the Crusades to discover that the disease has killed many of his countrymen. Max von Sydow plays Antonius Block in the role. Block is also awaited by Death, who is portrayed by Bengt Ekerot. Having reached a standstill, the knight challenges Death to a game of chess, which Block ultimately loses. The image of Ekerot's Death, a menacing white visage disguised beneath a black cloak, endures so vividly despite the story's unsettling nature.   The Grim Reaper also plays a key role in the following works:   "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," a song released by Blue Öyster Cult in 1976 and now regarded as a rock classic "Because I could not stop for Death," a poem by Emily Dickinson, in which the narrator shares a carriage ride with Death "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, in which the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, cloaked and skeletal, appears to show Scrooge how he will die The Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett, which feature Death as an ally of mankind The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, a groundbreaking series of comic books in which Death appears as a girl "Death Takes a Holiday," a 1934 film about Death's decision to take a break from his normal business to see what it's like being mortal; a 1998 remake, "Meet Joe Black," starred Brad Pitt in the role of Death. "Scream," a 1996 homage to slasher flicks in which a murderous teen stalks his victims in a Reaper-like costume "Dead Like Me," a Showtime series that explores the lives (or afterlives) of a group of grim reapers who walk among the living   Whether he is funny or terrifying, a man or a woman, the Grim Reaper will probably always be a part of our pop culture diet. The Reaper will calmly wait in the shadows and come for each of us in the end, even if storytellers grow weary of dealing with death and dying.   Lastly, we thought since we are talking about the personification of death, we should also include some theories as to what happens after we die. Let's see how many you, the listeners, agree with; and how many we think are stupid and illogical. Let's begin!   Excretion  The idea that the universe is actually one enormous brain of a higher species has been around for many years. In certain containers, it might be one or more brains. This hypothesis states that the solar system is merely a brain cell. Humans are insignificant components of this cell as well. For that enormous brain, our thousands of millions of years of history occurred in a fraction of a second. Let's examine what it says on life after death. How are our own dead cells handled? They are discarded after being sloughed off. Similar things will happen to us if we are a small piece of a vast mind. That is, the universe will leave our consciousness where it dumps its waste when we pass away. Oh, how disgusting. I am aware that this notion is a little unusual and a little challenging to understand, but that is only because we do not fully understand it.   Just like that, my life became meaningless.   You enter the cosmic consciousness   Life: What is it? Knowing the answer to this question is crucial. We are conscious of our existence and are fully in charge of our own thinking. Only 20 watts of power are required for this by our brain. Most light bulbs use more electricity than that because this power is so low. Biologists are still unable to properly explain how our brain makes every decision so precisely. Our area of expertise is consciousness, but we do not understand its origin. And where does it go after we pass away? In accordance with Sir Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff's orchestrated objective reduction theory of the mind, coherent quantum processes in clusters of microtubules within brain neurons are biologically "orchestrated" to produce consciousness. You can imagine this universe as a sea of consciousness, according to this notion. Human mind originates from this place and travels back there once we die. Consciousness connects all things in the cosmos. You can think of it like this: If you think of the universe as a sea, then our consciousness would be a wave. It remains on the ground for some time before going back. The conclusion is that after we die, our consciousness returns to the universe, where it may remain eternally or it may temporarily inhabit another body.   Our consciousness is therefore deeply ingrained in the cosmos and is inherently perplexing.   Being Human Is just One Level   Reincarnation theory holds that after we die, our souls transfer into new bodies, giving rise to a subsequent birth. Dr. Ian Stevenson has studied incarnation and looked into countless instances of young people claiming to have lived before. He established the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia and was an academic psychiatrist. He describes incarnation as the "survival of personality after death" at times. Along with genes and environment, he thinks it can provide a plausible justification for a variety of personality traits, including phobias. However, no one's allegations have been shown to be true. When this notion first emerged, little was understood about the universe's complexity and mysticism. Because of this, they only thought that our spirit may reincarnate in a different body on earth. What if your soul has a different physical body somewhere else in the universe? What if your spirit adopts a shape that we are unaware of rather than moving into a new body? This idea holds that our Souls or conscious entities can travel anyplace in the cosmos. This implies that you could once more be a person, a cool alien, a pointless insect, or something else else. In reality, we have no idea who or what we will be after we no longer exist as humans.   The Universe Ends   Can you demonstrate the reality of this world and the cosmos? The likelihood is that you will affirm and provide the objects and people in your environment with proof. However, according to the solipsistic hypothesis, there is nothing outside of your mind and brain. For you, what you see and hear is accurate, but you can never establish the veracity of the people in your immediate vicinity. Let's use GTA 5 as an example. When you are at a specific location in this game, everything around you is functional. There are other close residents there, so nothing strange is happening to you. What about the locations where you are not? Actually, those places didn't exist back then. According to this hypothesis, there is no other life in the cosmos besides you. Therefore, the universe stops existing after you pass away. That implies that every person you know and love likewise vanishes. Simply said, everything and everyone is a projection of your subconscious mind.   Therefore, take another look at the world and stop griping about pointless things. After all, you are the one who made it all.   Life Starts over again   I'm sure you've experienced this at least once in your life. that a location or person appears familiar to you, despite the fact that you've never been there or interacted with them before. This is known as déjà-vu. What if everything feels familiar? That implies that your life keeps repeating itself? Therefore, it appears that you may be familiar with that location or that individual. Two things could lead to this. First of all, your life is like a movie that never ends. Second: Although your life is repeated, you always have more influence over it. This reminds me a lot of the film Groundhog Day. Obviously, there are some significant differences; in this case, life restarts after death rather than after a day, and you have significantly less influence than in the film. Therefore, have luckier next time, bro. God knows how many times we are experiencing a life (which stinks) without even realizing it is a déjà-vu.   You have successfully entered a loop.   The Dreamer Wakes Up   It's entirely possible that our existence is nothing more than a creature's dream, despite the fact that this may sound like some made-up stories from the 1980s. You must have all had dreams. Only until we wake up do we know that dreams were just illusions. We become unable to distinguish between reality and dreams. Since dreams come from our own subconscious minds, their reality may or may not be in question. Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion author Gregg Levoy concurs. And some of the most well-known concepts in the modern world, including Google, the Theory of Relativity, the first periodic table, etc., had their origins in dreams. Thus, it is possible for dreams to be quite real. So it's possible that we wake up in the "actual" world after we pass away. very similar to Inception The subject of what occurs when a dreaming creature passes away now arises. For the time being, there is no clear response to this query. We have no idea if the person who is waking up from sleep is a soul, a human, or something else entirely.   You Get Re-programmed   This hypothesis proposes that our world is a computer simulation. The most prevalent option on this list is this. It's likely that you have heard of this before. Nick Bostrom, an Oxford philosopher, made the initial suggestion in 2003. It contends that either all intelligent species perish before being able to produce an ancestor simulation or choose not to do so for some reason. Or perhaps we are merely acting out a simulation. In the event that we are simulations of our ancestors, our Consciousness is programmed. We play a very small part in the simulation. So, after erasing your memories, our programmer can transport us to a different space and time in the simulation when we pass away. They only need to make a few tweaks as they already have our base code. It is really difficult to foresee what those programmers will perform. They have a wide range of options at their disposal. What a blast?   Our Consciousness Is Unreal   The simulation hypothesis is also related to this notion. Avoid saying, "There are two theories on the same hypothesis." Theo Musk believes that the odds of us actually living in the "true" world are one billion to one. It is completely believable. This side, though, is substantially darker. As your "Consciousness" is merely programming, we lack our own free will. We appear to be operating according to a code. They are free to run or remove your code whenever they wish. They might have entered your code the last time you closed your eyes. While you slept last night, all of your memories were implanted in you. Even though it has only been a few hours, you suddenly believe you have been this person for years. They can also alter or remove your code the next time you go to bed. Depending on what they need, they could simply "remove" you from the simulation or completely change who you are. This reminds me a lot of Westworld. In this case, a fictitious universe is made, and characters are formed with certain duties allocated to them. We all contribute to some larger narratives. By simply adding new memories of a different location and possibly even time to the code, they can change the role of any person according to their needs. Everything you believe yourself to be is merely an illusion. Therefore, all that we are is a collection of 0s and 1s. And we carry out our pre-programmed actions.   We can at least be glad that our life, despite appearing to have no purpose, has helped our creators in some way. Or why did they even decide to make us?   Death Is An Illusion   Humans are the only animals on Earth with understanding of time, in contrast to other animals. We are aware that Time can only advance in units of days, months, or years. But is it really this time of day? The concept of time that we have today was developed by humans. Anything we believe about time could be incorrect. We think that time always flows like a river's stream. It is not required for the Universe to function in the same manner that we perceive time to function. Along with the present, the past and the future also exist in the cosmos, but we are not able to view them. Imagine that consciousness is the projecting light that causes us to see the film and that reality is a film strip. We are unable to notice the light unless a frame is placed in front of it. Its presence, however, cannot be disputed. The same principles govern Time and Reality. The past and future are not visible to us, but they coexist with the present. Three-dimensional space-time surrounds us and binds us. So how does this relate to death? You don't actually die. Death is just a fantasy. Because you are unable to exist in frames where you are dead, you must always exist in frames where you are living. Just that other people think you are dead because this does not hinder ‘their' existence.   Anything is Possible   About what happens after death, we cannot be certain. The many-worlds interpretation hypothesis postulates that there are an almost unlimited number of realities. There are countless parallel universes, each containing every conceivable concept. There is a universe where you are a billionaire, Hillary won the election, and I am reading this essay you wrote. Therefore, in some universes, anything is conceivable after death. Reincarnation occurs in some universes, or heaven and hell exist in some as well. In some universes, after we pass away, we become zombies, whereas in others, we simply pass away. In some alternate universe, all of the aforementioned theories are plausible. We simply don't know what universe we reside in, or perhaps it hasn't been determined yet. You might pass away in the cosmos or theory you hold dear. According to the solipsism theory, your universe will come to an end when you pass away. Anything is possible, after all. 

Today Katherine talks to Gregg about some mysteries including what people fear and why many people may be not interested in or even fear their own dreams. This is a popular replay show from December 2019. Gregg Levoy has written two books: Callings, Finding and Following an Authentic Life and Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life. He is a lecturer and seminar-leader in the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential arenas, and has keynoted and presented workshops at venues ranging from the EPA, Microsoft and British Petroleum to universities, churches and Esalen. Join us at the 2022 IN PERSON dream conference in Tucson July 17-21. Register and learn more at https://iasdconferences.org/2022/ Outro music is Everything by Mood Science. Today's ambient music is created by Rick Kleffel new every week. (The audio can be found sprinkled throughout the blog at NarrativeSpecies.wordpress.com.) Many thanks to Rick Kleffel for also engineering the show, to Tony Russomano for answering the phones and to Ewa Malady for audio editing. Show aired on June  25, 2022. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM, streaming live at KSQD.org 10-11am Saturday mornings Pacific time.  Catch it live and call in with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or at onair@ksqd.org. If you want to contact Katherine Bell with feedback, suggestions for future shows or to inquire about exploring your own dreams with her, contact katherine@ksqd.org, or find out more about her at ExperientialDreamwork.com. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal. You can also check out The Dream Journal on the following podcast platforms:  Rate it, review it, subscribe and tell your friends. Apple Podcasts Google Play Stitcher  Spotify

Link to Unity: [https://unitycentraloregon.org/live-services/] Unity is a non-denominational Spiritual Community in Central Oregon. Join us each week for some great music, a little bit of silliness, and a lot of inspirational soul food. All are welcome! This week: Gregg Levoy shares, “Callings: In Search of an Authentic Life”. Callings are urgings from spirit that tell us what it will take to make our lives literally “come true," pointing us toward awakenings, course-corrections and powerful authenticity. They could involve a career change or creative leap, taking on a new role or letting go of an old one, or launching a new venture. While honoring callings' essential mystery, we'll explore what they ask of us, how we tell the true call from the false, how we handle our resistance to it, what happens when we say no, and what happens when we say yes? ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Submit your prayer claims online!: [http://bit.ly/prayerclaim] Please TXT donations to: (833) 455-1960 or Donate on our website: [https://unitycentraloregon.org/donate/] Donate via Paypal: [http://bit.ly/donateunitybend] More goodness on our website: [www.UnityCentralOregon.org]

Since he was a boy, Gregg Levoy has always been fueled by a lifelong quest for the questions. Little wonder he grew up to become a brilliant journalist, international speaker, and bestselling author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, among many other publications.He just exudes curiosity, insight and wonder, and shares the gifts of his incredible enthusiasm for life, for curiosity itself and for discovering and living the practices that cultivate aliveness right now. Honestly, I feel like I could ask him anything and he'd give it his full attention and draw deep from his well of intuition and awe, and take a shot at it. He is both wise and wide-eyed, both a giver and a humble receiver. Our conversation is full of soul and surprise - and little suspense. I felt like we were on a kind of an archeological dig. We riff on how to stay in conversation with ourselves during chaos, and why the power of rituals  can mark our turning points in profound ways. And I just love how he spontaneously offers up real-time guidance on some really interesting practices that help us get to the truth of the stories we tell ourselves - to, as he puts it, "make a little edgewise room for doubt just enough that the story begins to change and crumble.”We talk about the power of presence, the hidden energy of stuckness, and his "deep trust in the relationship between setbacks and breakthroughs" as he navigates the now.***Gregg Levoy is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin), and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House) –rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group and a text in various graduate programs in Management and Organizational Leadership. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today, and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, and author of This Business of Writing (Writer's Digest Books), he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Christian Science Monitor, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, and many others, as well as for corporate, promotional and television projects.He lives in Santa Cruz, CA.Gregg's website www.gregglevoy.comGregg's writing at Psychology Today:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/202204/the-tug-war-between-our-wild-side-and-our-tame-sidehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/202202/the-power-passionate-curiosity-and-the-fear-ithttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/202108/why-you-have-question-the-stories-you-tell-yourself  

Many people have never truly felt seen and heard before, which can be isolating and lonely. When you are deeply seen for who you are, the gift of feeling comfortable in your own skin can emerge. “Circling” is a communication technique and tool to help you learn how to get into another person's world in a way for them to feel more deeply heard, seen and understood. In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Gregg Levoy and we dive into this topic. Gregg is a frequent seminar leader who holds workshops in the faith-based, human-potential, educational, governmental, and business industries. He is a Passionate Living Expert who has penned bestselling books such as Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life which has been named as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group. He regularly shares his insights and expertise as a frequent contributor to Psychology Today. “Authentic relating can transform relationships because it goes beyond story telling” - Gregg Levoy Related Content: Circling references Circling: A Personal Perspective On Finding Genuine Connection https://circlinginstitute.com/what-is-circling-method/ https://authenticrelating.co https://www.circlingeurope.com https://theconnectionmovement.com https://www.authrev.org https://theartofcircling.com  https://circlingguide.com https://janphillips.com/shop/circling-manual-group-experience-conscious-creativity/ Podcasts: Couples Communication: Circling Techniques New Love...Taking Risks To Be Real The Loss of Touch What is a Generous Conversation Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook Let's Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let's Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo's Podcast Songs. Don't forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Join Trish and Rob for a conversation with... Gregg Levoy is the author of CALLINGS: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion. He is a former journalism professor and has worked at USA Today among other publications, and is a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He is also a lecturer and seminar leader in the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential arenas, and has keynoted and presented workshops for numerous organizations. https://gregglevoy.com

At the end of every interview episode, I ask my guest - the coaches, entrepreneurs, field experts, I have on my show, this one question, if they were allowed to give only one advice to the listeners, something that can help them live a better life, what would that one advice be? In the last episode of 2021, I share with my listeners the 10 best answers to the question chosen based on their relevance to this time of the year. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to listen to the interviews mentioned during the episode, you will find the links, here- How to Leave Behind All Disappointments and Start The New Year Strong - https://www.kratimehra.com/start-the-year-strong/ How To Set Effective Goals For 2021 And Manage Expectations With Toni Aswegan - https://www.kratimehra.com/set-effective-goals/ Understand and Overcome Imposter Phenomenon with Dr. Valerie Young - https://www.kratimehra.com/imposter-syndrome/ The Power of Owning Your Story with Brian Broome - https://www.kratimehra.com/power-of-owning-your-story/ Healing Dysfunction, Period Self-Care, And Sexual Confidence with Amy Rushworth - https://www.kratimehra.com/healing-dysfunction-period-selfcare-sexual-confidence/ Develop Money Confidence & Budget Like a Pro with Brianna Firestone - https://www.kratimehra.com/money-confidence-budgeting/ Power Of Kindness, Effective Empathy, And Benefits Of Volunteering With Brad Aronson - https://www.kratimehra.com/kindness-effective-empathy-benefits-volunteering/ Finding Love & Sustaining Healthy Relationships with Julie Nguyen - https://www.kratimehra.com/finding-sustaining-healthy-relationships/ Daily Self-care & its role in personal transformation with Ryan Weiss - https://www.kratimehra.com/daily-self-care-personal-transformation/ Living a Life of Authenticity with Amelia Kruse - https://www.kratimehra.com/exploring-authenticity/ Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships with Dr. Kristie Overstreet - https://www.kratimehra.com/building-maintaining-healthy-relationships/ The Power of Callings with Gregg Levoy - https://www.kratimehra.com/the-power-of-callings/ Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mehra_krati

“Our life is a story”, yet some of our individual stories that we tell ourselves also limit us which can therefore reinforce our core limiting beliefs of ourselves as well as others in our lives. These stories may have originated in childhood  or conditioned by society and have stayed with us throughout our lives. Some of the stories we tell ourselves do serve us, yet there are those that hold us back. We need to ask ourselves, “Are these stories true?” “Is this still my reality?” and if so “Do I dare to change them?”. In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Gregg Levoy and we dive into this topic. Gregg is a frequent seminar leader who holds workshops in the faith-based, human-potential, educational, governmental, and business industries. He is a Passionate Living Expert who has penned bestselling books such as Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life which has been named as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group. He regularly shares his insights and expertise as a frequent contributor to Psychology Today.   “We need to challenge the stories that hold us back” - Gregg Levoy     Related Content: Revealing is Healing: Embracing Vulnerability New Love...Taking Risks To Be Real The Loss of Touch What is a Generous Conversation   Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook           Let's Talk About It!     Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let's Learn About It.   You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo's Podcast Songs.   Don't forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Today marks our 10 year anniversary of podcasting! From the Fool to the World and back, Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot have been dishing out thoughts, ideas, interviews and wise cracks about the Tarot, archetypes and provocative mythology for the 21st century for a decade.  This episode is a rare opportunity for the two to be together in person discussing the past, present and the future.     email us TarotPodcast@gmail.com  We're in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast    This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you'll find unconventional rosaries, prayer beads and more.  freerangepriestess.com  /  https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess   BIG Thanks to our patrons:  Peter, Janet, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot.   We appreciate our Patrons and their support!  You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast   The podcast is produced by Both/And Media  Theme music by: The Lunar Group   Podcast guests over the years:  Melissa Cynova, Gregg Levoy, Rashunda Tramble, Nancy Hendrickson, Ke'oni Hanalei, Richard Cox & Nicole Schnackenberg, Theresa Cheung, Barb Kurkas Lee, Ste McCabe, Shawn Nygaard, Weston of Root Lock Tarot, Tim Freke, Angelo Nasios, Jim Curtan, Lupa Greenwolf, Craig Chalquist

A sense of wonder is an active ingredient in a passionate life. Even suffering and restlessness can be seen with curiosity, says Levoy. Making space in our minds for the unknown, and allowing creativity to flow, he says, can keep us from being pulled into the “burden of purpose.” Levoy talks of the powerful effects of small actions and the importance of saying “yes.” Gregg Levoy is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer. He's written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, and Psychology Today. He has presented lectures and seminars for the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and others. He is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin 2014) and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House 1998) Interview Date: 4/16/2015   Tags: MP3, Gregg Levoy, awe and wonder, passionate life, cognitive upgrade, taking risk, adventure gene, trimtab factor, trimtab effect, Carl Sagan, kindergarteners, vitality, enthusiasm, not knowing, ask questions, football, stop and smell, mammalian brain, ten percent, restless, suffering, wild kingdom, critic and creator, momentum, source not resource, nature, aliveness, relationships, spark, space, passion and security, commitment, gap for spark, paradox, indecision, excuses, say yes, Personal Transformation, Relationship/Partnership/Sexuality, Philosophy, Art & Creativity, Writing

Gregg Levoy is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer. He's written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, and Psychology Today. He has presented lectures and seminars for the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and others. He is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin 2014) and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House 1998)Interview Date: 4/16/2015 Tags: MP3, Gregg Levoy, retirement, passion, entropy, dispassion, vitality, reigniting our spark, tenure, acknowledge what is missing, negative thoughts, mission statement, Chartres Cathedral, saying yes, improv, making lists, Psychology, Personal Transformation, Self Help

For as long as we live, we're always looking for guidance, for answers and most of us look for these answers in books, or in the ideas and opinions we receive from others, but what if everything we need to know to truly live an authentic, meaningful life, all the answers reside within us and they are communicated to us via dreams, or subconscious promptings that come at us out of nowhere at exactly the right moments. We talk about such callings and their power to help us build a better life in this episode with guest, Gregg Levoy. We discuss - how callings can change our lives, how we can be more receptive to them, the tools we can use to identify a true calling and distinguish it from a false one, and how best to navigate possible challenges we may encounter along the way. Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life —rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group—and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin). He is also the former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He has presented at the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Wellness Conference, National Career Development Association, and has appeared on ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. Gregg Levoy's website - https://gregglevoy.com/ Resources Recommended by Gregg Levoy - https://gregglevoy.com/callings/help.html For more information, visit https://www.kratimehra.com/power-of-callings/  Get in touch on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mehra_krati

Gregg Levoy writes that we must be willing to get shaken up, “to submit ourselves to the dark blossoming of chaos” in order to continue growing. People tend to search for answers about their purpose more when they're confronted by a problem, or when there is something uncomfortable in their life. Levoy has written from a multifaceted lens about calling. "Listen from down below if you want to hear from above," says Levoy. On this week's episode in the Callings series, Levoy shares his wisdom on everything from how to invoke your call, to whether a call is a right or a privilege, to how to listen, and even the consequences of following your call or NOT following. Time Stamps: 2:15: How do you invoke a call? 7:05: Gregg's definition of callings 12:15: The wonderful Jewish proverb about listening from below to hear from above 18:40: Is it a privilege to pursue one's call in the first place? 21:15: Most people know it when they're in alignment with themselves 26:30: An example of someone who just stuck with it 34:27: On maybe not meditating some times 44:22: On managing paradox better Find Gregg and his book, Callings, https://gregglevoy.com/callings/index.html (at his site here). If you're interested in callings go to https://www.bigselfschool.com/corevalues (Big Self School.com/corevalues) and download the free activity we've created for you to get clear on your core values. It's fun. It takes 15 minutes, and we believe core values are a critical component of your callings work. Leave us a review and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-self-podcast/id1485907203 (subscribe on Apple iTunes). https://open.spotify.com/show/1yx9VzUCRcYezd7cUlSRn4?si=Xygeo5a7T0ePnX7IaHu0AQ (Subscribe on Spotify). Find us at the Big Self Community on Facebook.

Welcome to your mini pick me up! Today's topic was inspired by our last Baklava Session, where we talked about divine experiences and coincidences in our lives that just seemed TOO WEIRD to be random. So with this theme in mind, we decided to talk about the concept of synchronicity, which was a term first coined by psychologist Carl Jung. It refers to meaningful coincidences that mysteriously occur in our lives. We want you to reflect on this and ask yourself the following: What are some synchronicities I've noticed in my own life? We'd love to hear how this episode resonated with you! As always, you can hit us up on the typical channels below! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review as well. We would really appreciate it! Articles Mentioned: "Synchronicity: 7 Ways to Interpret and Manifest It" by Mateo Sol - https://lonerwolf.com/synchronicity/ "Synchronicities: A Sure Sign You're On the Right Path" by Gregg Levoy for Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/201712/synchronicities-sure-sign-youre-the-right-path  Resources:  Find more silliness & love at beyounothem.co Slide into our DMs on Insta @beyounotthempodcast Connect with us on Facebook  

Ep. 92 - Call of Challenging Times Gregg Levoy From the Sunday Service at the Center for Spiritual Living in Redding on 1-21-21

There is something beautiful and affirming about being truly seen and known. To be understood and accepted for who we are, despite our flaws and shortcomings, is a common aspiration in relationships, one which requires us to embrace vulnerability. Greggy Levoy, speaker and author of Vital Signs and Callings, suggests that the choice to show your cards and lower your defenses - despite the fear and anxiety of shame and losing control - is the kind of vulnerability that builds trust and safety in relationships. And when we embrace our vulnerabilities, we open ourselves to healing.   Today, Gregg and I contemplate the power of vulnerability. We discuss vulnerability’s capacity to create trust between relationships and encourage others to embrace their vulnerability. We explain how vulnerability feels like weakness when considered from the inside out but looks like courage when examined from the outside in. We describe how we can default to vulnerability through compassion and the difficulty of accepting love and appreciation. We also highlight the healing power of vulnerability and underscore how we can create space for someone when we are on vulnerability’s receiving end.   “Vulnerability and trust are intimately related. By lowering your drawbridge, you encourage your partner to do the same.” - Gregg Levoy   This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It: The relationship between vulnerability and trust How embracing vulnerability encourages others to be open with their own A communal way of expressing vulnerability Why accepting flaws and shortcomings is part of saying ‘yes’ to a relationship Understanding why people hesitate to be vulnerable How our childhood experiences with vulnerability persist into our adult relationships The importance of considering the recipient of your vulnerability Our tendency to equate vulnerability and love The sweet moment of being accepted with your vulnerability The healing power of revealing and vulnerability The role of confession in the therapeutic world What it means to have a confiding relationship How self-compassion creates strength in moments of vulnerability What we need to do when someone opens up about their vulnerabilities The human impulse of comforting other people   Resources Mentioned: A Natural History of Love by Diane Ackerman Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and health by Dean Ornish Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown   Related Content: Revealing Is Healing: The Power of Vulnerability by Gregg Levoy New Love...Taking Risks to be Real The Loss of Touch Non-Violent Communication Building Trust in Relationships Releasing Tension: The Courage to Feel Following Personal Passions and Taking Risks Can Nurture Your Relationships   Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy Website Gregg Levoy on Facebook BOOK: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy BOOK: Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life by Gregg Levoy     Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. If you have a relationship question you’d love to have answered, contact us. Your question may be featured on a future episode! Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling, join our Relationships! Let’s Talk About It Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

The willingness to take risks, to be authentic, and to be open to vulnerability is critical to a new relationship. To author and speaker Gregg Levoy and musician and former Silicon Valley tech executive Cindy Nelson, being able to work with each other’s darkness and light - not to mention their “crazies” - allows them to go deeper in their connection with each other. Gregg & Cindy both began their relationship in May 2020. At the height of the pandemic, Gregg & Cindy navigated their budding relationship slowly, bearing the openness to balance out infatuation and romance with gentle doses of reality, indeed demonstrating that “love” is not only a feeling, but also a verb. In this episode, Greg, Cindy, and I share the story of how they met and illustrate their unique way of connecting with each other. We discuss the value of catching and addressing issues while they’re still small and describe how couples can use non-violent communication to resolve conflict. We also highlight how couples can cultivate safety in each other and explain why it can be beneficial to see a couples’ therapist early on in the relationship.   “As we share our vulnerabilities, we become more capable of handling them, sharing them with somebody else, and putting our hearts in their hands.” - Gregg Levoy   This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It: How meeting during the pandemic helped Greg & Cindy take their time in their relationship Greg & Cindy’s first meeting in person after months of written correspondence The dynamics of new relationships and how Cindy & Greg knew they wanted to pursue their connection further Purposefully balancing out infatuation and romance with gentle doses of reality The first question Cindy asked in person and how Greg established that he wanted somebody with depth Greg & Cindy’s “crazies” and the importance of being open to vulnerability The power of intentional touch and its impact on a new relationship Establishing the need for some time alone and how Greg & Cindy satisfy each other’s love languages The right time to bring the “love is blind” adage into a relationship How taking risks and exploring vulnerability brings more love, intimacy, and safety How Cindy’s mindfulness practice helps her navigate her relationship with Greg Working through challenges while they’re still small Using non-violent communication to work through conflicts and avoid kitchen-sinking Expecting potential challenges and milestones in new relationships Navigating the extrovert-introvert scale between Greg & Cindy Making peace with and respecting your partner’s history and previous relationships Why it could be beneficial to see a relationship therapist earlier in a relationship   Related Content: The Loss of Touch Non-Violent Communication Building Trust in Relationships Heartbreak: Getting Whacked by Love Releasing Tension: The Courage to Feel The Importance of Self-Inquiry in Building Healthy Relationships Following Personal Passions and Taking Risks Can Nurture Your Relationships   Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy Website Gregg Levoy on Facebook Book: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy Book: Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life by Gregg Levoy   Connect with Cindy Nelson: Cindy Nelson on LinkedIn   Sponsored by Still Point Wellness Still Point Wellness is Asheville’s premier spa experience. Enjoy effortless relaxation and rejuvenate your body through Still Point’s world-class services including Esalen Massage®, Salt Water Floatation also known as sensory deprivation, Cranial Sacral Therapy, and Somatic Psychology. Experience the healing powers of deep relaxation like never before! Schedule your first appointment by visiting www.StillPointWell.com or call (828) 348-5372. Mention the code: Pripo to receive 10% off your first Salt Water Floatation or Esalen Massage®!   Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. If you have a relationship question you’d love to have answered, contact us. Your question may be featured on a future episode! Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling, join our Relationships! Let’s Talk About It Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Living an authentic life... finding our purpose - that is the mission of Gregg Levoy, well-known author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.

Gregg Levoy is a lecturer and seminar leader in the areas of business, education, and human potential. As a speaker, Gregg has delivered workshops and keynotes for organizations such as Microsoft and the Smithsonian. He is an eloquent writer whose books, Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life and Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, reflect his mission of helping people find and sustain their passions in life and has been rated among the Workforce Information Group’s Top 20 Career Publications. In this episode, Gregg and I explore the challenges and grief we experience in the time of COVID-19 due to the loss of touch. We discuss how the pandemic has us in “stranger danger” mode and how avoiding physical touch in light of social distancing can affect us mentally and physically. We illustrate what it’s like to experience social distancing for a single person who lives alone and describe alternative ways we can satisfy our need for physical touch while we’re isolated. We also discuss how we, as a society, may need to relearn and re-approach how we consent to physical touch and how we can address the difficult emotions we feel due to the loss of physical connection.       “We’re grieving the loss of physical connection. That arm slung across the shoulder is worth its weight in gold. They’re not just toss-away gestures.” - Gregg Levoy       This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   Why the loss of touch during the pandemic is heightened for people who live alone Harlow’s monkey experiment and why physical touch is like a social glue The science of physical touch and how its lack compromises our immune systems Why physical touch is more essential than the other senses Exploring our relationship with touch Alternative means of giving others and ourselves physical touch in light of social and physical distancing The grief we feel over the loss of physical touch How physical and social distancing can benefit the dating scene Why some people aren’t comfortable with physical touch How and why the people in the U.S. were touch-deprived even before the pandemic Learning the ways of consenting to touch in light of COVID-19 Being in touch with difficult emotions due to the pandemic, social isolation, and loss of touch     Related Content:   What Is a Generous Conversation A Conversation Between Two Young Elders Heartbreak: Getting Wacked by Love Releasing Tension: The Courage to Feel Following Personal Passions and Taking Risks Can Nurture Your Relationships Men’s Friendships: The Challenges and Rewards The Importance of Self-Inquiry in Building Healthy Relationships     Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy Website Gregg Levoy on Facebook Book: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy Book: Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life by Gregg Levoy       Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   If you have a relationship question you’d love to have answered, visit our podcast page to leave us a voice message. Your question may be featured on a future episode!   Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling, join our Relationships! Let’s Talk About It Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Gregg Levoy is devoted to helping people find and sustain their passions in life. His books, Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, reflect his mission of helping people feel alive through their passion. He is currently a regular contributing author to Psychology Today and holds workshops and keynote presentations at organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Microsoft. A former reporter and adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, Gregg has mastered the art of generous conversations and understands how to hold space that lets people feel understood and validated. In today’s episode, Gregg and I discuss what it means to have a generous conversation. We discuss how curiosity interplays with listening to create great communication skills. We share tips and exercises to improve listening skills and explain how to set boundaries with talkative people. We also explain how generous conversations impact other people as well as share our own experiences with using listening skills and promoting a generous conversation.   “Communication is shared understanding and “co-mmunication.” - Gregg Levoy   This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It: What makes a great conversation Why curiosity is a key aspect of excellent listening skills How to deal with people who talk too much Why many people in relationships don’t enjoy the conversations they have with their partner Ways to practice conversational skills Why people are scared of telling a talkative person to slow down How to use supportive language in response to someone who had a bad experience How to leverage silence in business negotiations How couples can cultivate connection through silence and presence How culture influences a person’s tendency to be talkative The impact of a generous conversation   Resources Mentioned: 008 The Importance of Self-Inquiry in Building Healthy Relationships 024 Following Personal Passions and Taking Risks Can Nurture Your Relationships 031Releasing Tension: The Courage to Feel 037 Heartbreak Part 1: Getting Wacked By Love 064 A Conversation Between Two Young Elders   Connect with Gregg Levoy: Gregg Levoy Gregg Levoy on Facebook   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.    If you have a relationship question you’d love to have answered, visit our podcast page to leave us a voice message. Your question may be featured on a future episode!   Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling, join our Relationships! Let’s Talk About It Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk   Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.com

Gregg Levoy has written two books: Callings, Finding and Following an Authentic Life and Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life. He is a lecturer and seminar-leader in the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential arenas, and has keynoted and presented workshops at venues ranging from the EPA, Microsoft and British Petroleum to […]

Gregg Levoy is a vibrant and passionate teacher, presenter, and author of the books Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passionand Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life. He is a contributing author and blogger for Psychology Today and has written countless articles for publications like The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. Gregg has appeared on multiple media channels like ABC-TV and CNN and frequently hosts seminars and workshops in the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential industries.   Today, Gregg and I discuss the difference between getting old and becoming elders and how we can intentionally and consciously become wise elders. We discuss the significant roles that mentoring and being a good role model can play in today’s society and why there is a big need for good modeling and mentoring in the lives of the younger generation. We also discuss the significance of defining the kind of elder you want to be, regardless of your age.     “The beauty of mortality and what can turn people from ‘regular older people’ into ‘elders’ is the wisdom in mortality.” - Gregg Levoy   This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   Characteristics of an elder. Why eldering is a generational issue. How the Huffington Post’s video, What is old? changed the perspective of the younger generation about being an elder. Why elders have better, more intimate sexual relationships than younger people. How Gregg’s vision quest changed him as he admitted, declared, and screamed out about being an elder. The effect of society’s lack of template for conscious eldering. How Gregg naturally entered an elder role as he opened up to a woman who was afraid of failure. Why eldering is not a matter of age. How the realization of getting older allows us to step up, be more alive, and show compassion and understanding to others. Where the superpower of eldering comes from. How the reminder of having a “Used By” date impacted Gregg. Why he looks highly at people who are not afraid of death. How the story of Toni Morrison impacted Gregg and the way he presents his views on mortality. What the “clarifier” is in people’s lives. How Gregg helps people reengage with their own passions. How being diagnosed with only six months to live can liberate people.     Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy Website Vital Signs Book Gregg Levoy on Facebook   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   If you have a relationship question you’d love to have answered, visit our podcast page to leave us a voice message. Your question may be featured on a future episode!   Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling, join our Relationships! Let’s Talk About It Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk     Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.com

Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explorers. We honor the many paths to God and support people of all faiths in learning and applying positive spiritual principles in their daily lives. Follow SLC on Instagram @spiritual.life.center and on Facebook at facebook.com/SpiritualLifeCenter. Help support our Livestream and Podcast, and gain access to bonus material, by joining us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/sacramentoslc

We all have self-sabotaging mechanisms that stop us reaching our full potential. Elena Foggiato, an amazing coach from Milan, Italy, talks about focusing on the things we can change and also about being present with our lives. She also explains how improvisation is this amazing tool any of us can use to find new ways of interacting with others.Important links"Callings" by Gregg Levoy

Gregg Levoy, Kelly DuMar, and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg discuss following your passion and calling.

Gregg Levoy is a frequent seminar leader who holds workshops in the faith-based, human-potential, educational, governmental, and business industries. He is a Passionate Living Expertwho has penned bestselling books such as Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life which has been named as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by the Workforce Information Group. He regularly shares his insights and expertise as a frequent contributor to Psychology Today.   Gregg joins me today to discuss his personal experiences in getting his heart broken and how he found an avenue to heal himself through writing. We share our thoughts on failed relationships, the different aspects of heartbreak, and how we should remember that we’re not alone in feeling this kind of pain. We also discuss the various ways of moving on, how to face the pain instead of denying it, and how to keep in mind that there’s always hope at the end.   “Our heartbreaks are part of our history. Don’t try to dispose of it like you’d throw away a busted pot. The repair is part of the preciousness of it.” - Gregg Levoy    This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   Heartbreak as the resume of rejected love. How Gregg started a long-distance relationship and fell in love only for it to end eight weeks after moving to the same city she lives. The stages he went through in the process of getting over the failed relationship. The difficulty - and necessity - in abruptly ending communication with the other person in the failed relationship. My own experience of waiting into the late hours of the night, over the span of months, for a call that never happened. How watching movies and TV programs that speak to the pain of heartbreak can be a cathartic release. The “altered state” we find ourselves in during periods of loss or heartbreak. How I found myself dealing with joy and loss at the same time when I received news of my friend’s death on my wife’s birthday. How writing helps through extended spells of heartbreak-induced sadness. My own stories involving baseball, studying Japanese, and how a chance encounter gave me a new direction in life. Helpful insights from a book on making sense of life changes. Gregg’s interesting chance encounter with his ex at a coffee shop… while he was on a date with someone new. The Japanese art of Kintsugi, and how it relates to heartbreak. How Gregg said no to the chance of reconnecting with his ex, and the thought process behind it. Our parting thoughts on grieving a failed relationship and letting go.   Resources Mentioned:   Transitions by William Bridges Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert   Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy Website Vital Signs   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   Don’t forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let’s Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk    Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com

Gregg Levoy is a Passionate Living Expert and seminar leader that frequently holds workshops for the business, educational, and governmental as well as faith-based and human-potential industries. He is the author of the bestselling books Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passionand Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, with the latter named as one of the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group. Additionally, he is a frequent contributing author and blogger at Psychology Today.   Gregg joins me today to discuss different ways of releasing the tension when you’re faced with relationship challenges. We explore the significance of acknowledging what we feel and the various manners of expressing our emotions. We discuss the negative impact of self-directed anger, share stories of traumatic experiences we’ve had in our lives, and discuss the strategies we used to ‘get the steam out’ and release the tension. We also share how these methods help put things into perspective and allow us to reconnect with ourselves and our partners as well as explain how giving yourself - and your partner - personal space can positively impact your relationship.   “When you’re sick and tired of being under the spell and being caught in your dramas with each other, do something different. And that takes consciousness and cojones.” - Gregg Levoy     This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   The “pillow exercise” and how to use it to express your anger towards others in a beneficial way. Why self-directed anger is one the primary components of depression. Having the courage of “shaking off” trauma and drama. How Gregg and his ex-wife honored the good things they had a week before they separated. The difference between wallowing in your pain and using it as a cathartic release. My experience of working through the traumatic experience of losing a child. Why it’s hard for people to allow themselves to truly connect with their feelings and emotions. The importance of feeding the love and appreciation in your relationships. Giving yourself - and your partner - the space and time to calm down when feelings of tension and anger are high. How separation and space help your relationship thrive. What “a spark needs a gap” means and how it relates to relationships. Why a lot of couples are petrified of having space away from their partner. Why breakthroughs happen when you get in touch with your emotions and allow yourself to cry. Why it’s important to allow people to truly feel their emotions instead of comforting them or trying to “fix” the problem. The story of the girl who was “banished” to her room for crying and showing negative emotions. Having the courage of naming the emotions you feel. How being vulnerable strengthens relationships. Why the greatest human addiction is the addiction to being right and how it impacts your relationships.     Resources Mentioned:   Episode 3: The Power of Appreciation The Different Drum by Scott Peck Daring Greatly by Brene Brown     Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy Website Vital Signs     Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples   Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.   To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.     Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   Don’t forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let’s Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk   Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com

Gregg Levoy is the author of two books: Callings: finding and following an authentic life, and  Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life Published in 1997, Callings was the first book to examine the many kinds of calls we receive. It is a passionate look at our natural search for authenticity. "I don’t think of callings as singular … they are plural.  So many people wait for the great big calling and miss the smaller ones at their feet. These are the urgings and promptings and the imperatives that come from deep inside our lives that tell us that tell us at any point that tells us what it will take to stay true at true north." During my interview with Gregg, he talks about the different forms and channels we receive calls – how to recognize and respond to them to create a life that really belongs to you … and you thrive. This interview will be of benefit to you if you: Feel like you are avoiding a call Are thinking of retiring or recently retired and you are wondering how to maintain your sense of vitality Have a loved one who has lost their passion for life  “How do you create a life that really belongs to you? That isn’t a hand-me-down or knock off? That really has some power and passion to it?” About Gregg Levoy: A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Omni and many others, as well as for corporate, and television projects. Please visit Inspired Wisdom for links and additional information on my interview with Gregg Levoy.   About Inspired Wisdom  Cynder Niemela, MA, MBA is an award-winning author and internationally recognized expert in executive coaching and developing global teams. As a result of growing up in the Middle East and Europe, Cynder leverages her international experience working in the Middle East as one of a few women permitted to work in Saudi Arabia. First, as a marine biologist followed by years of developing leaders and teams for Saudi-ARAMCO.   Mission: Interview 100 people from 100 countries who are working with heart and mind for positive social impact.  

Gregg Levoy is a distinguished author, speaker, seminar leader and a frequent expert guest on various national news networks such as CNN, ABC-TV, NPR, and PBS. He is a regular contributing writer for Psychology Todayand the author of the books Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion as well as Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, the latter being one of Workforce Information Group’s "Top 20 Career Publications." Additionally, he also conducts workshops for business, educational, governmental, faith-based, and human potential industries.   Gregg joins me today to share how taking risks can inspire others and benefit the relationships in your life. We discuss how to transform and enhance stagnant relationships as well as the significant role that creativity plays in improving your relationships. We also share stories of the risks that people in our lives have taken that inspired us to take various risks as well as the ways to nurture your relationships by identifying your individual passions.    “Say yes to yourself so you can say yes to your relationships because they will all benefit from your enlivenment and they will suffer from your dispassion.” - Gregg Levoy    This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   Why people’s relationships become stagnant. Risks that enhance your relationship. What a vision quest is and how it affected my relationship with my wife. How taking risks can empower you to establish new limits in your mind and help you clearly define what you really want. How Gregg got inspired to travel to new places. The main reason I started a podcast. An inspiring message about pursuing a dream regardless of age. Why part of my mission is to encourage people to take risks. The individual steps to take when you’re stuck in a stagnant relationship. The essence of stepping out in the relationship to bring the fire back. What percentage of your needs should be met by your primary relationships. How Gregg inspired one of his colleagues to take risks as he quit his day job to become a freelance writer. How to instill passion and inspiration when taking risks. The meaning of his father’s advice, “Don't take courses. Take professors.” The significant risk of moving into the town where his twin brother lives after their mother’s efforts to separate them. How his decision to divorce affected the people around him. How my traveling and storytelling impacted my son’s desire to travel and have his own stories. My wife’s inspiring risks and adventures that I never thought she would do and the impact of sharing these with others. The legacies we want to leave.   Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook    Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   Don’t forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let’s Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.   And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk   Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com   

Gregg Levoy is an accomplished author, speaker, and seminar leaderwho regularly holds workshops and keynote presentations in the business, governmental, educational, faith-based and human-potential industries. He has presented on stages such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Microsoft, the National Career Development Association, and the International Association of Career Management Professionals as well as countless lectures for colleges and universities across the country. He is a regular contributor for Psychology Todayand has made frequent guest appearances on CNN, PBS, NPR, andABC-TV.Additionally, he is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passionand Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life- the latter of which is rated as one of the Top 20 Career Publications by Workforce Information Group.   Gregg joins me today to discuss what makes our friendship as men unique and the challenges men often have regarding maintaining and deepening their relationships. We discuss the different ways men can show their vulnerability and humanity and how men’s behaviors can often be attributedto the cultural stigmas they’ve learned throughout their childhood. Gregg shares some of his fondest memories with his twin brother, father, and friend that illustrate the reality of men’s outlook on life and the way they view relationships as well as how honesty and the power of conversation can impact your friendships and relationships.    “The more we are real men with one another, I think we’ll bring that into our relationships with our partners.” - Gregg Levoy    This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   How boys are raisedwith many taboos and stigmas on behavior and how it affects men’s struggles with forming trusting friendships. How men are conditioned for competition and to act and behave a certain way. Gregg’s unique experiences as a twin brother. How men who feel pressured to compete with other men can overcome and get past it. How men bond over activities and entertainment. How communicating, being vulnerable, and practicing generous listening can help deepen men’s friendships with other men. How his father’s heart attack led them to reach a new dimension in their relationship. Why men struggle with asking for help. My story on vulnerability, the challenge of asking for help, and the importance of loyalty. The criteria that make up strong, healthy friendships with other men. How having well-defined relationships from a young age has a positive impact on developing long-term, healthy male relationships. Why humor and laughter are important in healthy relationships with men. The similarities and difference between men’s friendships with other men versus their relationships with their partners. The importance of keeping in touch and connecting with other men. How the reality of death enables men to be more vulnerable and open about their relationships. Gregg’s advice for building deeper friendships with other men.    Related Content:   Men’s Work: Having Healthy Male Relationships   Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It- the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and share your favorite episodes on social media!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk   Relationships! Let’s Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own greatpodcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com

Gregg Levoy is anauthor, speaker, and seminar leader. He is the acclaimed author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, the latter of which is among the Workforce Information Group’s "Top 20 Career Publications". He previously worked as a Behavioral Specialist at USA Today. Currently, he is a regular contributing author and blogger for Psychology Today. He frequently holds workshops about the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential industries as well as keynote presentations for audiences at prestigious organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Microsoft.   Gregg joins me today to discuss the importance of self-inquiry and knowing your true self and how it impacts your ability to build healthy relationships. We discuss the importance ofnot just of listening, but also of having genuine conversations with yourself, especially in uncovering things you never knew about your character, your relationships, and the world around you. We share how being authentic means paying attention to signs within and around you — and preparing to hear self-truths from ourselves that may not always be pleasant.   “It’s really that age-old idea that ‘you can’t love other people until you love yourself.’” - Gregg Levoy   This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:   Knowing yourself through dreamwork, journaling, and asking questions about yourself. How to be a generous listener. Why having an ongoing, conversational relationship with yourself is critical. The meaning of self-reflection and understanding why some people don’t turn their “receivers” on. What dreams actually tell you on a conscious level. How — and why — Gregg turned down an opportunity of a lifetime because of a dream. The benefit of journaling. The value of curiosity, not just about the world, but about each other. The crucial difference between evoking and provoking. “The alien game” and learning about yourself, your partner, and the world. The concept of “dating cities,” and how “I like myself here” can be applied in multiple relationships in your life.   Connect with Gregg Levoy:   Gregg Levoy website Gregg Levoy on Facebook   Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop   Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshopwill teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.   To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PCor call (828) 712-8398.   Sponsored by Still Point Wellness   Still Point Wellness is Asheville’s premier spa experience. Enjoy effortless relaxation and rejuvenate your body through Still Point’s world-class services including Esalen Massage®, Salt Water Floatation also known as sensory deprivation, Cranial Sacral Therapy, and Somatic Psychology. Experience the healing powers of deep relaxation like never before!   Schedule your first appointment by visiting www.StillPointWell.comor call (828) 348-5372.   Mention the code:Pripoto receive 10% off your first Salt Water Floatation and Esalen Massage®!     Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It- the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and share your favorite episodes on social media!   Theme music provided by Adi the Monk

Gregg Levoy joins me to discuss the art of discovering and following one’s passion for life and work. Greg is a journalist, writer, and coach who has helped people all over the world to find their calling and design their work and lifestyle around it. In particular, we discuss the big ideas featured in his book, Vital Signs. This book is one of the few I give a perfect “five-star” rating on Goodreads. It’s a very entertaining and engaging look at the role of passion and purpose in life. Listen to the podcast as we discuss: What our obsession with Zombies tells us about the state of the American workforce! What passion really is....and it's connection to suffering. Why it matters that we are fully engaged at work and in life. Why following your passion is NOT terrible advice! What to do if you feel stuck at work. …and much more! Check out Gregg’s Website for helpful links, articles, and videos on the art of discovering your calling and cultivating a meaningful and passionate life.

Gregg Levoy, is the author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life as well as his recent collection of research and explorations, entitled Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion. Gregg's discoveries are valuable for every entrepreneur and investor fueled by their passion and how to keep it alive... for their business and investments to succeed.

Click here to support the podcast Tapping for pain and distress is easy. You can name exactly what is wrong (the pain) and you have a clear idea of what you want (relief). Tapping to create a life that we love can be a little bit tricker because we are often unsure of exactly what we want that life to be like. My friend Gregg Levoy refers to this idea of creating the life we were made for as a calling, as if our soul is calling us towards fulfilment. Once we have a clear idea of our calling, we can use tapping to help us work towards it. In this conversation Gregg and I talk about what exactly a calling is and how to get clarity about it in your own life. In addition, I have added four easy ways in which you can use tapping to gain clarity about your calling by clearing the blocks standing in the way of taking positive action. Guest: Gregg Levoy Contact: web @ GreggLevoy.com About Gregg: Gregg Levoy is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, and the bestselling Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group. He has presented lectures and seminars for the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and others, and been a frequent guest of the media, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, and many others.

Author of The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life and Joie de Vivre Interview starts at 13:00 and ends at 41:17 “This is also my philosophy of life: I talk about a turtle. A turtle stays in one place--it's safe. Nothing can happen. It carries its house on its back. If that turtle wants to move, it has to take a risk. It has to stick its neck out. And I like that image of the turtle.” Intro Echo Dot (2nd Generation) Ask My Buddy skill for Alexa News Amazon's first-quarter earnings release - April 27, 2017 “Amazon just turned a profit for the eighth straight quarter” by Jason Del Rey at Recode = April 27, 2017 Introducing Echo Look This Week in Google episode 402 with Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham (via Overcast, cued up to begin playing at discussion of Echo Look) Tech Tips “Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Says ‘Star Trek' Inspired Alexa and Echo” by Mike Brown at Inverse - May 18, 2016 Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life by Gregg Levoy, who was my guest on TKC 335 A Book of American Martyrs: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates Interview with Dr. Ruth Westheimer DrRuth.com “At Home with Dr. Ruth” - 2013 New York Times video Dr. Ruth's Twitter feed and YouTube Channel The Doctor is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer Leopold by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer (and in paperback) Sex for Dummies Dr. Ruth's Sex After 50: Revving Up the Romance, Passion & Excitement! “The Biggest Names in Sex” by Daniel Radosh at The Daily Beast - January 12, 2009 Helen Singer Kaplan (Wikipedia) and New York Times obituary August 19, 1995 Content Subscribe with Amazon Half-price deal on Texture Premium for Prime members Magazines included in Texture Premium subscription Next Week's Guest James McQuivey, vice president and principal analyst at of Forrester Research. Click here for McQuivey's post, “Alexa Will See You Now: Why Echo Has a Camera” Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

Talking about how to live an authentic and empowered life.

Special guest Gregg Levoy, talk from Dec. 11, 2016: "Callings" are urges from the deep self that tell us what it will take to make our lives literally "come true." They point us toward awakenings, course-corrections, and powerful authenticity. Gregg - writer, journalist, management, organizational, and governmental consultant, television guest, and inspirational speaker - leads, inspires, and expands our perception of the possible, as he shows the way to touch and embrace real passion and clarity about our life's creative expression and to translate this inspiration into real and practical results.

Today Diane Randall talks to Gregg Levoy about how to rediscover your passion for life. Together they discuss the steps you can take to turn your life from a "knock-off" into a life that truly belongs to you. Gregg explains that he's always been interested in the subject of passion since growing up with parents who didn't follow the path they wanted. Diane expresses a common concern that it's not possible to have a life full of passion that also provides the security of a 9 to 5 job. Gregg discredits this idea and shows that he is physical example of living a passionate life that also makes money. He recommends that people write a list of the things each week that bring them joy and what drains their energy in order to show themselves how to create their passionate life. Gregg has previously been a journalist and professor of journalism and is now a behavioral specialist, blogger, guest speaker and lecturer. He has also written two books called:  "Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion" and "Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life". What you will learn: The biggest regret of the dying is living a life other people thought they should lead and not their own life. Passion is your spark, mojo and vitality. Passion is also self-actualization when you make the choice to grow over the choice to be afraid. A "knock-off" life is working to someone else's agenda. To help find your passion, think about what section you go to first in the book store. The passion workshops are popular with the baby boomer generation because they spent their youth working for security. Your soul isn't interested in if you're rich/famous/comfortable, it just wants to go for the big ride. The big ride is what will hold your interest if you were watching your life flash before your eyes. You can make money from passion. Bundle some novelty into your week in small steps; get up on the other side of the bed or sit in a different seat for breakfast. When telling friends and family about your new venture talk to the supportive people first. Step 1 in balancing your passion and need for security is accepting that both sides exist and don't try to hide or suppress one side.  Quotes: It's not about waiting for the burning bush Who we are changes over time My soul didn't care what price i had to pay to life passionately This isn't like a divine supina The body isn’t a taxi cab to drive your brain around in  Contact Gregg: http://www.gregglevoy.com Amazon Link: Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Signs-Discovering-Sustaining-Passion/dp/0399174982/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467288465&sr=1-1&keywords=vital+signs   Contact Diane: Website:  http://www.dianerandallconsults.com Send Diane an email: feedback@dianerandallconsults.com Leave a voice or email telling us what you think about this episode: http://www.balanced-living-for-busy-professionals.com  

Listen to Gregg Levoy speak about his latest book Vital Signs. What stops us living a passionate life? What is the fine line between passion and addiction? What are the ingredients of true passion? What is the relationship between passion and vulnerability? Why does our passion need space to develop? Gregg Levoy is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer. He is a lecturer and seminar-leader in the business, educational, governmental, faith-based and human-potential arenas and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life and his latest is Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion.

Off Pain Relief Miricle When I was in my twenties it felt as if I was going to live forever. I gave little thought to how I ate, when I went to bed, or how I treated my body in general. Now that I am in my forties there are mornings when I can tell exactly what I ate or drank the night before just by how my body feels. I'm not exactly sure when it happened. One day I felt like I was immortal, the next day not so much. In today's interview I talk with Gregg Levoy about the aging process, the emotions that accompany it, and how we can tap for that experience. During this interview we reference this article: Top Five Regrets of the Dying Guest: Gregg Levoy Contact: web @ GreggLevoy.com About Gregg: Gregg Levoy is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, and the bestselling Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group. He has presented lectures and seminars for the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and others, and been a frequent guest of the media, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, and many others.

Today we have Gregg Levoy, former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today, a regular blogger for Psychology Today, and author of "Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion." Tune in as we explore how and why we need to be living with passion — cultivating wonder, the call to wildness, the way of love, authentic expression, and taking risks. What passions have you lost? What passions have you not yet explored? What passions do you need to renew? What should you be letting go of? Levoy will entice you into taking risks that crack open your fears and touches your spirit.

Remember when you were kid how you wanted to be a explorer, or  an astronaut, or a pilot flying around the world? Then somewhere along the lines, you either forgot, or were told to stop dreaming and get serious, and you left the world of dreams and passions behind entering a pragrmatic life of compromise. If this sounds familiar, then do we have the show for you. Today we're interviewing Greg Levoy. Greg is the best-selling author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion  and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life He is a former "behavioral specialist" writer for USA Today, and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He's written for the NY Times magazine, Washington post, and  Readers Digest among many others.   Today we're going to talk about rediscovering who you are, and who you were meant to be. We'll look at where your energy's draining out, how to take stock, and where to put your focus. Most importantly, we'll help you change how you relate to the world so you can rekindle your inner flame.   Balancing our tendency to want to stay indoors most of the time We must reconnect with what is wild in us! Our dreams Nature and the natural world around us Why we're constantly negotiating between passion and security There's the part that wants to take risks and make leaps and come alive There's the part of us that wants to be safe, and secure, and in control The Danger: In a tug-of-war security tends to win…passion tends to get back-burnered. Chronically can have detrimental effects to choose security over passion Observe how often make security choices over vitality choices Reclaim ourselves from the task-master that says safety and security above all else Why no running on the playground may be the most dangerous thing of all Why society is so fear averse – i.e. Warning Labels Do not iron clothes on body This superman costume does not allow you to fly Why we must give ourselves non-work modes of expression Make art, make music, listen to music, spend time in men's or women's groups, athletics, sports, using the body, something that involves not sitting at a desk in front of a computer, or not being indoors Remember our passions that have gone dormant How to Find your passion Ask yourself, what part of the book store do you go to first? Do as Hannah Papp, author of the Mystical Backpacker suggests Listen to Robert Greenway – father of Eco-pyschology. “Civilization is thousands of years old, but only 4 days deep” Why we can all benefit from a mortality meditation and learning about death in order to fully live Concept that death could be a source of death Death asks what matters to you, what's really important to you? Helps us make decision between passion and security Thomas Murton – “to make an important decision consult your death” Study: Almost everyone told less than 6 months to live were liberated in very profound ways! “My concern diagnosis was the best thing that ever happened to me” How learning about death can keep us from being trapped by life Vital Signs helps illuminate compromises Compromise and ignoring passions and nature may be the reason people have most heart-attacks at 9 AM on Monday mornings Must do what makes your heart sing Must reclaim your soul, spirit, energy, or mojo Other goals of the book Life is so rich and we settle for so little Jean Houston – author and mythologist and psychologist Says we need to live “larger than life” Help people to be profoundly present to the stuff of your life Most important question – Ask yourself what does my soul want today? This is where the work happens “Best way to make God laugh is to declare your plans” Progress happens in the “to do” list of life Deciding between the brake or accelerator, that's where the work is in the world. Everything in life becomes a mindfulness exercise Takeaway pieces of advice Begin to acknowledge where you lose energy and vitality Take an inventory of where your energy dribbles out Use the inventory so you can change your habits and your focus Try to surround yourself with people who shine Connect with people who are living out loud Be gentle with yourself Give yourself time Have self-compassion Don't beat yourself up because you don't live up to your potential Remember - stuff hitting the fan isn't bad, it's part of the path, not opposed to the path Inspiration | Motivation | Kindness | Spirituality | Compassion | Business | Career | Self-Help | NY Times | USA Today | Reader's Digest

Today we have a very short, yet powerful relaxing and rejuvenating inner flame or white light meditation. This is a favorite of mine for healing, and pulling myself up, if I'm feeling a bit down. It's hard not to finish with a quiet ear-to-ear grin. This meditation goes well with today's guest Gregg Levoy, who's teaching us all how to rediscover our passion, so we can lead happier, more fulfilled lives. Okay, maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but when you're energy's up from meditation, there's more chi or juice to go after your passion. And when you're going after your passion, you feel more enlightened to meditate as well. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews are the #1 way you can help support us, and help people find the show. So we send you a HUGE thank you in advance! To listen to Gregg's interview, or find more meditations by me, or by our guests, check out our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. Okay, this is a very simple meditation. For meditation I recommend you lay down, with your arms by your sides, palms up. Now I want you to breathe in and out very gently through the nose. As you breathe deep, I want you to imagine a glowing white light in your belly. As you breathe in it begins to expand. As you breathe out, it stays the same size. This is a heavenly light, filled with love, capable of immense healing, and relaxation... Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Kindness | Compassion | Health | Healing | Love | Loving | Mindfulness | Buddhism | Happiness | Joy

Gregg Levoy shares with humor about his business, values and the challenges he has faced in having impact.

Marie interviews Gregg Levoy, author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion.

Tony Marciante & Mali Phonpadith interview Gregg Levoy, Author & Speaker. Gregg is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin), and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House) –rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group and a text in various graduate programs in Management and Organizational Leadership. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today, and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, and author of This Business of Writing (Writer’s Digest Books), he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Christian Science Monitor, Reader’s Digest, and many others, as well as for corporate, promotional and television projects. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and his website is www.gregglevoy.com Subscribe to us on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativeentrepreneur.buzz/id897116205?mt=2 Visit our website at www.CreativeEntrepreneur.Buzz Write us at info@creativeentrepreneur.buzz

Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion by Gregg Levoy (Tarcher/Penguin) is a guide to discovering what makes you passionate in life, how to hold on to your passion, and how to get it back when it is lost. According to Levoy, passion fills many roles—it disturbs the safe and settled in your life, it is an impulse toward growth, and it is ultimately necessary for survival because your attachment to life depends on your sense of wonder and passion for vitality.  Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life and This Business of Writing. He has written for New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Omni, and Psychology Today.

The great 19th century German philosopher, Georg Hegel, wrote that nothing great in life can be accomplished without passion. Passion implies a deep, emotional — and honest — buy-in.  But a passion is not just something to pursue, it is also a theme for how to live. In his new book, Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion, … Read more about this episode...

Is your life feeling vital and vibrant? Inspiring and passionate? Sometimes in the rush of fulfilling our responsibilities, the vibrancy of one's life can begin to fade. Gregg Levoy can help you feel revitalized and get the spark of your spirit back!

Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about day jobs and creative entrepreneurship and then chats with author Gregg Levoy about the nature of passion and creativity. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca

My co-host Cyndera and I are very excited to announce a new format for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. We will be revisiting the Major Arcana but this time with special guests giving their insights on the themes and ideas presented by these ancient yet totally relevant archetypal stories. We start the new year off on the topic of Passion, it's nature and how we can actually nurture a sense of vitality and adventure in our lives. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot ----more---- Our guest for this edition is an author who has literally written the book on the nature and nurture of passion, Gregg Levoy.  Gregg is the author of the best selling Callings:  Finding and Following an Authentic Life and puts his keen sense for creative insight as well as a Storyteller's magic into his new book Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion. Where his first book Callings was about finding passion, Vital Signs picks up on the why's and how's of losing our sense of passion & vitality and how to regain a passionate life with creativity and abundance.  We love this new book and recommend you get a copy - it's available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and many fine bookstores.  Visit Gregg's site and check out all of the resources in "Wow!" images, books, music and films to help you connect to passion and excitement.  http://gregglevoy.com Ultimately, passion is a life skill---a stance---that helps bring vitality to all our engagements: from work, family and school life, to creative, social and spiritual life. And it's a survival mechanism---critical to health and well-being---because your attachment to life depends on your interest in it. -Gregg Levoy We think you will really enjoy Julienne's conversation with Gregg about passion, creativity, the call of the wild, the archetype of the Fool, Vampires, Zombies, Intuition and the practice of living our lives fully. Passion is an unstable element and will naturally degrades over time but some very simple, yet powerful practices have the ability to heat things up again.  Not only is passion something we start to miss over time but it's important to our overall health.  As Gregg says in our discussion "Our attachment to life depends to a great degree to our interest in it.".  Without interest, everything fades, including our health.  It's no wonder Zombies and Vampires have been of such an interest in the last few years - we fear the life being sucked out of us by routine and a lack of creativity. You can listen to the entire podcast below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and never miss an episode.  We have a very exciting line up of authors, teachers and creators lined up for future episodes. Gregg's List of 5 Things You Can Do To Beef Up The Passion & Quality of Your Life: 1)  Pay attention to what is trying to emerge in your life. 2)  Remember that you have a ‘use by' date. 3)  Come up with a bucket list. (Check out this from Artist Candy Chang:  Before I Die) 4)  Always give yourself something to look forward to. 5) Look for where you're restless - ask yourself: What wants to move? And where does it want to go? Julienne's addition: 6) Turn something upside down. (The Trickster archetype can be very useful in this.) Want to email us about the Archetypal Tarot Podcast? We'd love that! ATPodcast@archetypist.com Related articles & podcasts: Harvesting From This Year's Season The Tower & Lightning Liberation The Archetypal Tarot Podcast is a production of Both/And Media. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot

Author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion  Interview starts at 9:20 and ends at 41:50.  It takes courage and vigilance and diligence to ask this question of yourself repeatedly: Where am I losing energy? Why am I losing energy? Why do I not feel engaged in life? Which is a lot of what passion […]

Everyone wants to know their soul purpose. We all long to live an authentic life, and a life that brings us a sense of fulfillment and purpose. At the end of every month, we read and share a book that captures the essence of the month's theme. And for this month, on the “call to purpose,” the perfect book is Callings by Gregg Levoy. Ellen Debenport, minister of Unity of Wimberley, Texas, is a great student of this book. She believes in Callings so strongly, she created workshops around it. Join in for this rich conversation on how to hear and heed the call from the soul to live an authentic life.

LONG EPISODE! My conversation with Gregg Levoy, author of Callings. Visit Gregg: http://www.gregglevoy.com/

“Is the universe a friendly place or not? I think how you answer that question is going to impact if not determine how your life unfolds. How are you going to interpret and respond to the things that happen to you, including events like the pandemic or the political, cultural, racial turmoil of the last year or so.” Guest speaker Gregg Levoy invites us to use the quarantine asour personal re-set. What do we want our new normal to be like?  Gregg is also teaching a workshop this week, centering around his most recent book, “Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life.” Our special Worship Arts guest is congregation favorite Stephanie Anne Johnson.  Check out the full service video here. Take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected during this time, including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services. And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more. Want to get regular updates? Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.