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"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work” ~ Gustave Flaubert As these seasons quickly move into the next…Fire + Water offers us one more reflection of how far you have come this season. The earth continues to assist 'us' and encourages us to shore up our foundation and welcomes us to rebuild trust from within for the remainder of this lunar cycle. I invite all my brothers and sisters to take a well needed pause and reflect on what is for you here and now. Notice and observe where you are ready to move into mindful action. Taking into full consideration the lawful law of cause and effect. These awarenesses will assist you in this upcoming lunar cycle as you being to choose the path you want to take for self and all your relations. The threshold you choose becomes the entrance into your potential and possibilities. The New Moon Moon Arrives(d) today, September 25 (26), 2022 at 2:54 PM PDT (-7 UTC) The(Fall)Yin and(Spring)Masculine in the Bi-Annual Energy Flip. We have shifted into the crisp air of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the dew filled grass in the Southern Hemisphere. With leaves falling and air clearing our brother's and sister's, in the northern hemisphere, are invited to clear those lungs running through an apple orchard or sitting down for a fireside cry. With wood rising and action ignited, in the southern hemisphere, our sister's and brother's, are invited to practice patience, germinate new creations and express a loud roar as needed. (Read More Here) Music Random Rab Sound: Cosmic+ Ether + Air by Sound Suzanne Toro

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For more, head over to: www.franexcell.com/ Why You Can't Change Other People   You can't change other people.   Sorry.    I said what I said.   This goes for family, friends, spouses, colleagues.   If someone doesn't want to change something about their behaviour or ways of thinking, you can't get them to.   Trying to change other people really does tend to do more harm than good for your relationships too.   Think about it, how do you feel when someone tells you what you ‘should' do or think?  Does it go well?  Does it feel good?   We can't fight fire with fire.    Dishing out the same behaviour we're trying to avoid in someone else isn't going to work!   The people close to us really do have the ability to trigger us very quickly.    They have their ideas of what's ‘good' for us, or what we ‘need' and people are always simply operating from their own maps of the world.  Their perspective.   And often just a simple comment can be enough to send us into a spiral.   ‘Don't you think you should just get a proper job.'   ‘How's your little hobby going?'   ‘Do you really think that's sensible, you have a family to look after.'   ‘I could never do that.'   ‘You're not really going to make any money from that are you?'   Alllll the judgement and maybe some criticism and unsolicited advice thrown in for good measure.   But you can't change them.   I know it sounds slightly hopeless, especially when someone is driving you NUTS with their unhelpful comments or behaviour…BUT that doesn't mean the situation you're not happy with can't change.   You can't change them, BUT you can change your reaction to them and in turn stop the interactions you don't like from happening.   When you focus on changing yourself, the entire situation can be changed.   Turn it inwards with curiosity, not judgement.    What is REALLY bothering me about this situation?   It's also worth recognising why you might want to change that person's way of thinking or behaviour..    What does it give you, or take away?   What's YOUR agenda in wanting them to change?   What is that person's comment or behaviour triggering in you?   What are the feelings that bubble up for you?   Are they necessarily accurate or true?   You've got their unconscious stuff, knocking up against your unconscious stuff so the best way to change that is to firstly notice and recognise it.   Notice that their map of the world and yours might not be the same, and that's ok.   Notice that they might not have the same information that you do, or have had the same experiences you have.   You have to notice what is going on inside of YOU and the reactions you're experiencing.   This isn't necessarily about admitting fault.    It doesn't mean you're in the wrong.    It does mean looking for, accepting and admitting your responsibility.   Where in the situation can you grab YOUR responsibility for escalating a situation by the proverbial and make a change.   This could look like communicating honestly.   This could look like taking a deep, regulating breath before you respond.   This could look like setting a boundary.   This could look like sharing vulnerably and communicating your feelings.   Without blame.   We can get attached to how other people need to change and it's important to remember that it's based on our own perspective of what's good, bad, right or wrong.    Remembering that just because it's our perspective based on our map of the world doesn't necessarily mean it's the ‘right' one.   We've all been there where we want to change something about ourselves and it's hard. You have to WANT to change it.    If you don't, or if the secondary gains you get from the behaviour are stronger than the draw of the change itself you know it's not going to happen.   So what makes you think that you can do that for someone else?   What could be helpful instead that you haven't tried yet?   Could that be asking a question instead of reacting in anger?   Could it be asking for clarification stating the story that you've created and checking in to see if that's right and what they really meant?   All we can do is take responsibility for ourselves.   Take responsibility for our own reactions and responses.   Take responsibility for being curious about which buttons the other person might be pressing for us.   Take responsibility for our own clear, conscious communication.   Take responsibility for finding empathy and understanding for why someone might be doing or saying the things we want to change.  What's their highest positive intention at that moment?   We have WAY more control over our interactions with others, and our triggers, than we think. The focus just needs to be on us, not them.   So I have a little mantra for you that I recently gave to some clients when they were fed up with other people's opinions on what they're doing. I hope it serves you too.   ‘Their stuff is not my stuff. Their truth is not my truth. Their opinion is not my opinion. I know my own mind and I know what's right for me.'   Fx

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Have you noticed yourself closing off from the world around you? We block our emotions and, under the guise of protection, create walls between us and the world. But seclusion only leads to stagnation. When we live with a rigid and fixed agenda, we forget to enjoy the wonders of living and be grateful for what we have now. Be open; let life flow. Sometimes, it takes a random freak accident for you to re-evaluate your life. In the eighth episode of Whole, Full, & Alive, Caitie talks about her New Year's practice during the pandemic years and how an unlikely incident with an overhead compartment and a water bottle helped her see the world from a brand new perspective. She talks about the importance of staying open to life and its ups and downs to experience being alive fully. She also talks about honoring your authentic and deep desires to create the paths to the future you want. We can embody a fulfilled life by being open to whatever experiences and challenges come our way. Who are you, underneath everything, behind the walls? If you want to redesign the way you look at your life by creating space, practicing openness, and recognizing your deep desires, this episode is for you! 

Radio Rollback 028- RNI Closes_with 24 hours_notice RNI first closedown in Sept 24th !970. We play the final hour Plus creative radio clips from Big L Radio London My trip to Whistable  Email jeffmartinmedia220@gmail.com © 2022 Jeff Martin Media

Today we talk about the promises to the redeemed. Notice the promise is to the redeemed...not to the perfect.

My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations (Psalm 102:11-12). In New York City, in front of the RCA building on Fifth Avenue, stands a gigantic statue of a massively proportioned, magnificently muscled Atlas, the world resting on his shoulders. As powerfully built as he is, he is straining under the weight, barely able to stand. Close by stands St. Patrick's Cathedral. Inside, behind the altar, is a little shrine to the boy Jesus. He appears to be no more than eight or nine years old. As little and as frail as he looks, he is holding the world in one hand, as if it were a tennis ball! Here is the fundamental choice of life: either we live like Atlas, straining to carry the world, or we worship Jesus, who easily holds the world in one hand. As Christians, we sometimes glibly tell people to choose, as if the choice is easy. When we do that we forget that Psalm 102 is part of our sacred text. In this Psalm, Israel's singer goes through a spiritual struggle to hold on to that choice. This is not the Psalm for those who think religion ought to be easy or who believe that God's primary purpose is to make us happy. It's easy to fall into this trap, so let's not skate away too quickly without recognizing these tendencies in our own spiritual journeys. This song is for those who find themselves buried under a load of misfortune and pain. Take a long time to read through verse 1-11; feel the pain and loneliness expressed here. Imagine the situations that would have caused the psalmist to write these laments. Now pay attention to the opening of verse 12, "But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever." This is astonishing! How can the psalmist be so confident of God's enthronement after such lamentation? Here is the faith that keeps us from getting buried under the misfortune of life. Notice that it is not the past that this psalmist relies on; not God`s historic deeds. Rather, it is the present and future acts of God which give heart to this poet. The psalmist has come to recognize that God is present with his people not to shield us from bad things, but he does unexplainably sustain us in all things. God does not prevent the tragic thing, the cruel thing, the unfair thing, from happening. Rather, He carries us along in the intimate depths of the tragic thing itself—and will continue to do so in every moment of our lives up to and through death, and beyond. When this is difficult to believe, and during tragedy it is easy to doubt, Christians cling to the cross. This is part of its mystery. Jesus prayed to be delivered from it, but he was not spared. But God raised him from the dead. Jesus was not abandoned, not even in death. We are invited to hear Paul's prayer to be relieved of his ‘thorn in the flesh'. And even more, we are called to hear God's response, “My grace is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak” (2 Corinthians 12:9) As you read the second half, notice the hints of Christmas this psalm contains. Not nicely decorated houses, elevator worthy Christmas carols or heaps of food and gifts but the Christmas of the Bible, the Christmas strains of redemption: God hearing the groans of the prisoners and releasing those condemned to death (20). Peering into the future, the psalmist sees all nations gathering to bow before the Lord enthroned forever. The wise men's worship was only a foretaste of this. Christmas marks the beginning; Jesus' second coming will be its fulfilment. God will finish his work of redemption. The fall will be undone. Shalom will guide the nations. Trust him and let him hold your world. He is able.

Ministering Angels Through UBM (10) (Audio) David Eells - 9/25/22 Victory to Get the 'Respect the Angels' Teaching Transcribed Testimony by: Terri McGinley - 9/14/22 This was a very interesting teaching and I feel very, very blessed to be able to transcribe these, as I learn so much while I'm doing it! P.S. When I first set out to start this transcription, my computer just wouldn't turn on. It was plugged in, and I couldn't find anything that was disconnected. I checked my breaker box and everything. It was only the computer. I texted my husband (the computer expert) but he was busy. Then I remembered that I have authority over this stuff so I commanded it to work in Jesus' Name and it came on! It has been working just fine ever since. Praise the Lord!!! The devil has really been warring against these messages of the angels in this Ministering Angels Through UBM series. Well, I hope everyone listening has their Bibles handy for this study because you're going to need them.   Respect the Angels David Eells I would like to begin by looking at 2 Samuel 24:15. This is an impressive revelation about angels. So many people see angels as a little bit more than robots. Unless you look at a lot of verses about them and the Lord helps you to straighten it out in your mind, you won't get much understanding of them. But I'm beginning to realize how great they are in how much they do, how they have the nature of the Lord and represent Him to us. They do many, many things that are done in the earth by the power of the Holy Spirit. In 2 Sa. 24:15, the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, because the Lord was angry with Israel, and He moved David, a good king, to do something wrong and to go number Israel. Sounds strange, doesn't it? God was angry with Israel, so he moved David to number them. You may ask, “What's so bad about that?" Well, God doesn't want us to count on our own strength. That is a dangerous thing if you want the power of the Lord because in our weakness, He's going to be strong. If you're counting on your own strength, you're not going to get the power of the Lord. It makes God angry. It did in this case, so the Lord sent a pestilence because of David's mistake. (2 Sam.24:15-17) …from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned... Here's the point I would like to make: The Lord is speaking to the angel of the Lord and He said, “That's enough.” Now, why did God need an angel if God Himself was there? Why did He need an angel to strike these 70,000 men of David? Have you ever thought about that? He could have done it Himself, right? Well, God uses vessels. Rich and important men could do things themselves, but they choose to have servants to do those things. God's Spirit uses vessels to do things, quite often. And in this case, that is what He did and He stopped the angel when enough was enough and the angel stopped. The same instance is recorded in (1 Ch.21:15-16) And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. And in verse 27: And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. In this instance, it is even more plain that the Lord was speaking to the angel of the Lord and that they're not one and the same as many think. This is important, in my mind, because in the Old Testament, the angel of the Lord does so many fantastic miracles, appears at really important times in the history of Israel, and saves Israel, relieves Israel, and everybody thinks that's the Lord. If you really want to study and know the nature of the angels, you have to look and see what they do. What I am discovering is that these are angels that are being used of the Lord and they must be greater than what we've thought of angels. Even though men were made a little lower than angels, as they mature into sons of God and speak God's Word, they are over the angels and ultimately a higher creation. Heb 2:6-9 But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7  Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands (including the angels): 8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. 9 But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man. As you will see from this next verse, we will judge  angels. 1Co 6:3  Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?  He's talking about the fallen angels. The angels who didn't fall don't need judging, they do what's right. I've heard people say that we command the angels. And that's not totally true. They only listen to the Word of God. Pastor Roland Buck who wrote the book Angels on Assignment said the same thing. Link: Angels on Assignment Free PDF Download He asked the question of the angels, "Do you do what we command?” And the angels told him that they only obey the voice of God. But how does that work? When we speak in agreement with the Lord and we confess Him before men, the angels move on that because, when we're speaking in agreement with the Lord, we're speaking the Word of the Lord. Jesus said if you confess Him before men, He will confess us in two ways: “before My Father in heaven and before the angels.” He said that both ways, in Matthew 10 and Luke 12 and Revelation 3:5. He said in,(Rev. 3:5) He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. (Mat.10:32) Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. (Luk.12:8) And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: So what happens? When you speak in agreement with the Word of God, Jesus is our High Priest Who offers the offering of our confession. Hebrews says He's the High Priest of our confession. He offers this before the Father, Whose Holy Spirit is the One Who guides the angels, Who directs the angels, and tells them to move on our behalf. We think this must be a long drawn-out affair, but it can happen in an instant. When we speak in agreement with the Word of God, we loose the angels in a round-about way, going through the Father and through the Son. We release the angels to administer salvation in our circumstances. And when we speak in disagreement with the Word of God, we release the devil in our circumstances and all of that goes in a round-about way too, but it only takes a second. The Holy Spirit is here. He's in God and He monitors everything in all of God's creation and He can manifest it in a moment of time. Someone had a dream about beams of light that came out of heaven to each individual believer. I believe that this symbolizes the Holy Spirit ministering through the angels to each individual believer. I remember Pastor Buck asking an angel, “When we call for help, do you come?” And the angel said, “If we waited until you called, it would be too late.” It is so true, because we don't find out something's happening until those demons are upon us and have done their dirty work. The angels are there to protect us because we believe in Christ; because we are in covenant with God and because we're delivered from the curse. They are there to protect, to deliver, to administer salvation in every circumstance. Now, let's look at another verse, in (1 Ki.19:5) in which Elijah was led to Horeb. And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. Verse 7 says: And the angel of the Lord came again the second time. So here's an instance where it says “an angel”, not any particular angel, just an angel, and then he says that the angel of the Lord came a second time, meaning “the angel of the Lord” is not a title for a certain angel, it's just an angel. In the Old Testament, angel is translated from “malak” which means “messenger” and in the New Testament, “angelos”, which means “messenger”. If it would have been translated as “the messenger of the Lord”, we could have understood it even better. Many people have thought of “the angel of the Lord” as a title for a certain angel. Well, that's not so. In this case, he's showing that “an angel” is an angel of the Lord. Now let's turn over to (2 Ki. 19:35) And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. When you think about one angel doing that to a 185,000 men or one angel closing the mouths of the lions for Daniel or the angels pushing down the walls of Jericho, you realize that one angel is very powerful. Daniel said that the Lord sent His angel and closed the mouths of the lions. These are the same lions that ate up all the people in the rebel's families before they could even fall into the bottom of the pit. These lions broke their bones in pieces. This one angel shut the mouths of them all. And this one angel in 2 Ki 19:35 killed 185,000 men. It says right here, “the angel of the Lord”, but if you look at the same instance in 2 Ch. 32:21, the Lord sent an angel who cut off the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains, that was the 185,000 men right there. Let's look at another aspect of these angels. Look in Genesis 48. What I wanted to point out in the verse we just looked at was that an angel, any angel that is sent to you, is an angel of the Lord. Why? Because he is a messenger of the Lord to you. Israel was blessing the sons of Joseph in (Gen. 48:16), where it says, the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;… Isn't that an amazing statement? The angel who hath redeemed me from all evil. Have you ever thought that it was an angel with you that redeemed you from all evil because of your faith in the blood of the Lamb? Well, if they are the ones, according to Hebrews 1:14, who administer salvation, that means deliverance or healing or whatever it is that delivers you from the curse, that is what the Greek word, soteria, means, which is “deliverance from the curse.” Our angel administers all of that for us. I tell you, after I started doing this study, I thought, “I sure would like to meet my angel. I'd like to shake his hand." But angels don't receive our thanks they always want all thanks to go to our Father.   I'd like to point something else out; Jesus is the Way. He is that ladder that goes up to heaven. He said in, Joh 1:51  ...Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Their ministry to us is made possible by the Lord. And when you agree with the Lord, they are released to minister unto us. But here it says in (Gen.48:16) …the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them,… That's powerful. All through the Scriptures, the angels get credit for doing the mighty works of God. Now let's look at (Num.20:14) And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: 16 and when we cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. The Lord sent an angel and brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. Notice it says, “an angel”. You would think that's a pretty good undertaking, to lead the children out of Egypt, but he sent “an angel”. It makes you respect those angels. Everybody thinks that the Lord did it. Well, the Lord did do it. We're not denying that the Lord did it. But by what vessel did He do it? By just Moses? No, by Moses and an angel. God uses vessels to do what He does, and in this case, He chose to do it through an angel. Another instance is (Psa. 91:11-12) For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Isn't that amazing? How many times have we been protected by angels and didn't know it? I know I have. I think I was translated out of a car before I was even saved. We couldn't figure out how in the world that could happen. I had to have been dematerialized, going right through the middle of a car. I never figured it out until I got saved. If you read the rest of this chapter in Psalm 91, you see amazing promises. He will deliver me from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence, thou shall not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand shall fall by thy side, ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee. I've seen youtube videos of angels translating people out of the way of oncoming vehicles. Here is a link: https://youtu.be/bOOOEUT-zHc How does all this come to pass? (Psa. 91:10-12) says There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. 11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. People think this was spoken only about Jesus because it was quoted by Jesus in the New Testament. But it's talking about any believer. It's talking about how the angels redeem us from such circumstances. It's the angels that are there that listen to the Word of God and if you speak faith you release them or others who are believing for our security. I remember a testimony of my friend Bolivar and his wife on a narrow mountainside road. Their vehicle began to slip off of the edge of the road and it was an angel that picked the car back up and put it back on the road. It says in (Psa.34:7) The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, (That is, the Lord) And delivereth them.  That's a messenger of the Lord that camps round about them that fear Him. All of God's people who fear Him are encamped about by the angel of the Lord. So that would lead you to believe that there is more than just one “angel of the Lord". Those that fear the Lord are protected by the angel of the Lord. He protects them and he delivers them and he fights their enemies for them. Speaking of the enemies of God's people, it says in (Psa. 35:5-6) Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of the Lord driving them on. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of the Lord pursuing them. Notice that everyone has access to "the angel of the Lord" so there are many. The angel of the Lord fights against our enemies for us. He can even smite our enemies unto death, like the 185,000 men. We have been told by the Lord that some are going to die because they factioned against us. In this study I was really impressed with the importance of angels and the respect that we should have for them. I notice a lot of the prosperity people don't seem to have respect for the angels the way they order them around to go do this and go do that, never mind the will of God. But hey, that's like ordering the Lord around. The angels have the nature, the character and the authority of the Lord. It's just like having the Lord standing there beside you in an angel. But this angel will not act against the will of God. Just like Jesus spoke about Himself in the Father and us in the Father. (Mat.25:40) Whatsoever you have done to the least of these my brethren, you've done it unto me. (Mat.10:40) He that receives you, receives me, Jesus said. And he who receives Me receives Him that sent Me.   In other words, in the receiving of angels and their messages, you're receiving God. When you're hearing what the angel says, you are hearing what God says. And in respecting him, you respect God. And what he says is the Word of the Lord, just as any other Word of the Lord. You know in reading these verses, you come to the realization that the angels are doing an awful lot. Even though we may not see them, they're doing an awful lot around us and are preparing this world according to God's plans. They're changing circumstances around us, they're blessing us and redeeming us in circumstances and bringing salvation to us in circumstances. It's not that you have to address them, you may just pray to the Lord, but they are His vessels to carry it out. Once the Lord said to me, “Send the angels.” I said, “Send the angels to do what Lord?” Then I flipped my bible open with my eyes closed and put my finger down on, “David, do all that is in thy heart, for God is with thee.” from 1 Ch 17:2 and I put my finger down on, “David” and then read on. Also a way that God has perfect communication with each individual believer besides the Holy Spirit is through His angels, because the Holy Spirit moves through them. Sometimes the angels speak to us in the Name of the Lord and we say, “The Lord spoke to me" which is still correct. A question that the lady asked the Lord who had the dream about the “light shafts” coming down from heaven was, “How do you have such perfect communication and know what's going on with all the individual believers?” And the Lord showed her those shafts of light that came from the Lord down to earth. I think that's our angels, that's our ministering spirits that speak to us for God, that minister unto us for God, that save us in circumstances, that go out and do the things that we speak in the Name of the Lord. I'm convinced that they do the healing when you speak in the Name of the Lord like, “Be healed in the Name of Jesus.” When you cast out demons, they are the authority behind those demons being cast out and so on and so forth. In Rev.12, God's angels cast down the devil's angels, but they took their authority from the confession of the saints. Rev 12:7-11 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; 8 and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. 10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. ...I think the Lord used an angel to dematerialize me out of that car before I knew the Lord when I got in that wreck. I was going so fast that I hit another car. I hit the left side of the car from front to back and I got thrown out. Between the time I hit the car and it scraped by the door, in just a fraction of a second, and I was out of the car. My friend in the car said, “I felt myself sliding across the front seat and hitting you and then you were gone"… Things went so fast I didn't see what happened. My car continued going forward and slid sideways and I just saw myself sitting on the concrete, sliding up to the door of my own car. The elbows of my jacket were ripped off from sliding down the concrete on my back but I wasn't scratched up in any way. A man that was looking out of the burger place, nearby, saw me going by said to me, “I thought you were riding in a go-cart.” My hands were still in the position of holding a steering wheel. But when I got up and looked at the car, there's no way I could have gotten out of the door or out of those windows and my friend agreed. At the time, I was a lost man, and I didn't know how this could have happened. And it wasn't until later, that my friend in the car, who was used later to bring me to the Lord, said, “God is how you got out of that car.” And I thought about it and said, “Yep, that's how I got out of that car”. He said, “There's no way you were thrown out of that car. You would have been cut in two if you had been thrown through the door because that door was jammed closed by the other car. It mashed by it and sealed it. It was amazing to me, but somehow the Lord got me out of that car and protected me so He could save me and use my life for His kingdom. (I think I was the original Duke of Hazard. Lol.) If the devil were permitted, there would not be any of us alive. God's angels are ministering spirits and they are stronger than the devil. It doesn't make any difference because it's ultimately God Who does it. When we are ministering healing to someone, we command it done because that is the only example we have in the Scriptures. Because Jesus paid the penalty and it's an established fact that He has taken away the curse so we can command healing but, the way God carries it out is His business. I had a lady testifiy to me how that she was in a wreck and she was talking about how the car went this way and that way and how the Lord really gave her peace. She asked me, “Do you suppose an angel ministered to me this peace and saved my car in the circumstance?” And I said, “Well, probably the Holy Spirit gave you peace from within and the angel from without.” Because the Lord from within can give you peace and an angel from without can save you. God's got us really surrounded, doesn't He? God has a ministering spirit there that perfectly represents Him as an extension of Him. God moves through His Holy Spirit to change circumstances and He can move through our own heart to move things and change circumstances. The Holy Spirit within a person has the power to heal that person. And the angels have this power too. Just as we read in places where angels made the people sick with the plague; they also healed. The angels manifest the gifts in circumstances. We know it's the Holy Spirit because it's the Holy Spirit that gives the gifts. In 1 Co.14:12 it says So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts. It says in the original language “you are zealous of spirits.” What spirits is he talking about? He's talking about the angels because they can administer gifts. The angels spoke through prophets with the voice of the Lord. Well, there are no manuscripts that said that. All of them seem to point to the fact, and there is a numeric pattern in “zealous for spirits”. In fact, mine's got a Greek note here that says “spirits,” not “spiritual gifts,” Back to 1 Co. 14:12 ...seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. I think that the angels can manifest different gifts for us because I have prayed over people that weren't filled with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus did, and then these people went out and prayed over other people and they got healed. We should thank the Lord for everything. We're definitely ungrateful to Him and we take the angels for granted. It says in (Mat.18:10) See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. You may ask, “What little ones is that?” Well, I think it's the little ones that Jesus just got through talking about, saying those who were His disciples. If you go back in verses 2-4, the little ones were in the midst of them and He said Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me: So He's talking about His disciples being these little children. We're the little children of God and what He was saying when He said their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven?  The angels always behold the face of the Father because they have the nature of God.” I remember in Angels on Assignment, how Pastor Buck said he really felt the fruit of the Spirit in these angels. He really felt the nature of God in them. The fruit of the Spirit, that's what they were full of, the fruit of the Spirit. So, I've been meditating on the idea that the reason they see the face of the Lord is that they think, speak, and act godly. I guess they can't really help it because they have an advantage over us. Number one, they see in the spirit realm and know what's going on and number two, they don't have any flesh. They've been created by God to be good and they are very familiar with God. They ministered for God to man, at least, we know scripturally, for 6,000 years. None of them has ever died because there's no death in that realm, so they have to be very familiar with the Lord and with His ways, and they have to represent the Lord. You know, when you send somebody, which is what an angel is, an angel is… “angelo” meaning “messenger”. If you're going to send somebody who will represent you, first of all it has to be somebody that really knows you. They're going to say what you want them to say. They're going to get across the thought and the words and everything you want to get that across to the person that you're sending the message to. Angels always see the face of God even while they are sent out. They are perfect. If you send somebody that's imperfect, they're not going to represent you, they're going to misrepresent you. These angels are very familiar with God and so they can represent Him in an ultimate kind of way because they're not subject to flesh and they're not like us, who don't understand sometimes who we're hearing from. The angels always know who they're hearing from because they're in the spirit realm they see the demons, they see what goes on in the spirit realm, and they know who they're hearing from. And they know for whom they're speaking. They don't make any kind of mistakes that way. You know, in the New Testament, the word, apostle, means “one sent forth” which is somebody who is sent by God and Paul said in 1Co.9:1 ...am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? It seemed like, in the early church, if you were going to be an apostle or “one sent forth", you had to see the Lord. In Acts chapter 1 when they chose somebody to replace Judas, they chose somebody who had walked with the Lord and had seen the Lord. That was the condition. They wanted somebody who had walked under the Lord's ministry and had seen the Lord. It seems obvious from this verse that an apostle is somebody who has seen the Lord. Now, I've known some apostles and every one of them has seen the Lord, not physically but in visions.  (Num.12:6) And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. This is speaking of a prophet, but I think it's true of apostles in the New Testament. There's people who have said they are apostles and they aren't, of course, but an apostle is one that is sent forth and he is somebody that's seen the Lord and the same is true of angels. Look at (Gen. 32:24)  Somebody who has seen the Lord is somebody who has come into His nature. “Maturity" in Scripture, seeing God face-to-face, is somebody who has come into His nature. The nature of the Lord is in His angels. When we hear from them, we hear from the Lord. Jesus said, “He that receives you receives Me.” In other words, a disciple is somebody that has been created after the image of their Lord and when you hear from a disciple you are hearing from the Lord. Then He said, “Whatsoever you do to one of My disciples, you do it unto Me.” So they represent the Lord. And an angel, in a greater way, manifestly, represents the Lord. Because they don't have flesh and because they see in the spirit realm, they cannot be deceived. They see all of the deception in the spirit realm, so they cannot be deceived, and they don't have flesh to filter out the truth and pervert and divert the truth. Now let's look at (Gen. 32:24): And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Notice that he said, “striven with God.” He wrestled with this man, but he said, “you wrestled with God.” 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Okay, now if you didn't have any knowledge of what the rest of the Scriptures said, you'd say, “Well, Jacob wrestled with God,” wouldn't you? Because he saw God face-to-face and this man that he wrestled with (because he calls him a man) said, “You've striven with God.” But let's look at another verse in (Hos. 12:3-4) because he didn't really wrestle physically with God according to what Hosea said. He's talking about Jacob and he said, In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God: 4 yea, he had power over the angel,… See that? And since we know the Scriptures can't be wrong, he must have wrestled with an angel who most perfectly represented God. If the angel sees God face-to-face, what does it mean? It means he represents God, doesn't it? If an angel sees God's face, it must mean his face is like God's face. Jesus said, “If you've seen me, you've seen the Father.” Does that mean He looked like the Father? A 33-year-old man? No. It doesn't mean that at all. It meant that in His nature, character, actions and thoughts, He represented God perfectly. What I'm seeing is that the angels see the face of the Father, which no man can do. Jesus said in John 6 that no man has seen the face of the Father. Only He that is from God, has seen Him. Well, that would be who? The angels have seen Him because they were sent from Him. Jesus has seen Him. Our born-again man can see Him because he's born from God, right? The flesh can't see Him because the flesh is not from God, according to what Jesus said. So, what I feel the Lord is showing me here is (in verse 4 of Hosea 12) that he had power over the angel and back in Genesis 32; this angel that he wrestled with obviously had the face of God and spoke most perfectly for God because if you were to wrestle with Jesus, for instance, you'd be wrestling with God, wouldn't you? Because Jesus said, “If you've seen me, you've seen the Father.” And He said, “I and the Father are One.” In other words, Jesus saw Himself as an extension of God. These angels so perfectly represent the Father that they are just an extension of Him, not physically speaking, but spiritually speaking. The Word of God can't be broken, so who wrestled with Jacob had to be an angel and it had to be one that most perfectly represented God in that he saw, or at least he thought that he saw, God, face-to-face. In other words, this angel would have to have the nature of God. Can we physically wrestle with God? Remember Uzzah only touched the Ark of His Presence and died. 2 Sa 6:6-7  And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled. 7  And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. Okay, now look in (Exo. 23:20-21) Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him. Look at that! What does the word, name, mean in this verse? It's God's nature, character, and authority. The word, “shem”, in the Old Testament is the word, “name”, just like “onoma” is the word for “name” in the New Testament. And it means character, authority, nature. He said, “for My name is in him.” They represent someone who has the nature or the name of God. Verse 22: But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his (the angel's) voice, and do all that I speak; Notice that. You're hearkening unto the angel's voice, but you're doing what God is speaking. So the angel is doing the talking, but God is talking through him. So you see that the angels are perfect prophets. I'll get to that a little bit later, but here's the point: These angels have the name of God in them. They have the nature of God. They have the character of God. And when they speak, they're speaking from God, but it's their voice. That's how it is with a prophet. A prophet speaks with his own voice, but he's speaking from God, if you put aside two things: the flesh and the demon spirits. Of course, angels are perfect prophets because they have neither one of those problems. It's not being spoken through the deceptions of the flesh. Jesus said, “If you've seen me, you've seen the Father.” That's the way it is with the angels. They're full of the fruit of the Spirit. So they have the character of God. They have the nature of God, and so they can be trusted to be, like I said, perfect prophets, because they're not going to be deceptive or lead you astray. Okay now let's look at (Isaiah 63:9) The angel was the one that was going to lead them against their enemies. You know, we always thought it was just God. Well, it was God, but it was God through angels, who led them through the wilderness to conquer their enemies. And here it says in verse 9: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence (look at that) saved them: The angel of his presence. Do you mean God is present through an angel? Certainly! Jesus said, “The Father in Me doeth the works.” He was always talking about the Father in Him. God was present through Jesus by the Holy Spirit, wasn't He? Well, God is present through the angels by the Holy Spirit. …and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. Again, you can see it: “If you've seen me, you've seen the Father,” in these angels who are perfect prophets. Look in (Gen. 22:11-17) And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. Now, you would think, as I thought years ago, that this was God, because He spoke in the first person. But we see in verses 14-15: And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. 15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said, By myself have I sworn, (Now, wait a minute. You'd say, “That's really God,” wouldn't you? But look at the next couple of words there: saith the Lord,… Who does that? Who identifies the words that they say as the Lord's words? Prophets do. And why do they do it? So that you know the word is not coming from them, it's coming from the Lord. He made it plain. You wouldn't say this if you were speaking from yourself. You'd only say it if the words which you're speaking are coming from someone else. So He said: By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed… Now, I used to think, years ago, that the angel of the Lord was the Lord, because they really fit in the description and they spoke in the first-person. But what I came to realize was that they spoke in the first-person because they were perfect prophets and in perfect in communication with the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit personally spoke through them. You cannot be a messenger of the Lord and be the Lord at the same time. So, “angel” means “messenger”. If they would have translated this word, it would have meant “messenger of the Lord.” It's somebody who has been sent forth to speak a message. That's what a messenger is. So, that's another way that this cannot be the Lord. Even though there are many verses that have caused people to believe that "the angel of the Lord" is the Lord. I remember, one time, my wife had a vision of an angel that appeared to her and gave her a message from the Lord, and she said, “The Lord was speaking, but the angel was the one talking.” In other words, the angel was speaking with the Lord's voice. You would think that would be very easy for any angel to do because of those two problems I mentioned: no flesh to restrain them, and seeing in the spirit realm perfectly so that they cannot be deceived by the demon spirits. That's one of the prophet's problems is that you never know whether he's speaking from the Lord or not, and that's why He tells us to judge the prophecy because they filter their prophecy with their flesh. So, here is another one to look at (Ecc.5:6). And he's talking about promising or vowing and he says: Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands? In other words, God gives authority to that angel. And, just as whatever you did to Jesus, you did the Father, and whatever you do to us, you do to God; whatever you say before that angel is what you're saying to God. And he said if you said something that was not correct to that angel, God could destroy your works for it. So he said to be careful how you talk to that angel. And every one of us, by the way, according to Matthew 18, has “our angel” who always beholds the face of God. So he says, “Be careful what you say before that angel.” Why? Because that angel has authority. For instance, go to Luke 1, I will show you the authority that an angel has. An angel appeared to Zacharias, in verse 11,. (Luk.1:11) And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Now, go on down since now you know that it's an angel of the Lord, to verse 18. Zacharias questioned the promise that the Lord gave him through the angel of the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings. (Notice that Gabriel stood in the presence of God while he spoke to Zacharias.) 20 And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. (Notice, Gabriel said, “my words” but it was serious because they were also God's words. So, you see, we need to respect the angels.) So, Zacharias was struck speechless by this authority that was in the Lord's angel. Because this was Gabriel whom he was calling the angel of the Lord, right? Not the Lord, but an angel of the Lord. And Gabriel had instant authority here, to speak a judgment upon Zacharias, and the judgment was that he was not going to be able to speak. I felt like the Lord told me that the reason that he was struck dumb was that because of his unbelief he would have spoken against the promise. Speaking against the promise is what causes God to destroy your works. You have to agree with the Word of God which is spoken to us through angels. If you go to  Luke 12 it says, (Luk.12:8): Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: So we see that what we're supposed to be saying before these angels is what Jesus has spoken because the word, “confess", is Homologeo, which means “to speak the same as”.   When we speak what God speaks and agree with what God says before these angels, then Jesus is going to confess us before those angels. But, “He who denies me in the presence of men, shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.” So these angels have authority and it is given to them by the Lord, Jesus Christ, when we speak in agreement with the Word. We saw that a while back. In Genesis 28, Jacob had an instance of being confronted by angels in verse 12, when he dreamed and he saw a ladder that reached up from the earth to heaven, and God was at the top of the ladder. And up and down on the ladder, angels were ascending and descending. And Jesus gave us a revelation of that when He said, “you shall see heaven opened and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” Jesus is the ladder that enables the angels to minister to us and that ladder only works when we confess His name. If we confess Him before men, the angels are enabled to minister to us and to bless us. And, as we saw from Psalm 103:20, they are the ones who fulfill the Word of God. They are the ones that do the works of God according to Psalm 103:2, far more than we realize. I'm convinced that many Christians believe that the Holy Spirit just supernaturally materializes things and I think, far more than we realize, the Holy Spirit does do that, but He does it through the angels. The angels are the ones, according to Hebrews 1:14, are sent forth to serve, to do service for them that are heirs of salvation. They are, more than anything, the vessel that the Holy Spirit uses to save, to deliver etc. For instance, in Exodus 3, there was the story of the burning bush. Let's look at that. Moses came to the mountain of God in verse 1 and in (Exo.3:2): And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Now, most everybody believes that this angel of the Lord had to be God speaking to Moses out of the midst of that burning bush, but we have an instance where it says “the angel of the Lord” (or “messenger of the Lord”) recounted in Acts 7. The reason I'm pointing this out, is because you wouldn't think much of it, if that was God physically speaking out of the midst of the bush and performing miracles, but if that was an angel, it would change your whole idea of angels, wouldn't it? (Act.7:30): And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel (Notice it just says “an angel”. Some versions add, “of the Lord,” but there's no numeric pattern in this.) So an angel appeared to Moses in the wilderness of Mt. Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush. It was just an angel. No particular angel. But it appeared in that bush and spoke to Moses in the first-person. He spoke the Word of the Lord to Moses as though he was God. Verse 35: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. Verse 38: This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us: Who was it that gave Moses those oracles? Who was it that spoke to him? It says here it was an angel. Well, we know, and if you watched The Ten Commandments, that it was God? It was God who spoke to him. And what I'm saying is, "Yes, that is true; it was God that spoke, but He spoke through an angel, just like He speaks through a prophet.” Verse 53: ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not. “As it was ordained by angels.” It is surprising the way an angel could speak to Moses in the wilderness and Moses received it as God. Of course, some people probably wouldn't agree with me but,  you have to accept all of the scriptures, not just part of them. You can't just make up your mind by picking and choosing scripture. It's line upon line, here a little and there a little that you receive the truth. But this was both an angel and it was God. Again, these angels, for 6,000 years have been speaking for God to man. And have been acting for God to man. The angels couldn't possibly be serving God for that long, without knowing Him perfectly. A husband and wife that have been together for a few years,  begin to predict what one another is going to do. And here are angels, who perfectly know God, that are able to speak for Him and have authority. If the Name of God is within them, then they have authority to speak for God. In fact, many times, I'm convinced, people who say, “The Lord said this, and the Lord said that,” are right, but it was an angel that spoke to them. Many times it's that way. Look at  Jos.5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of the Lord am I now come… And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15 And the prince of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. If it was “Jehovah of hosts” it would have said, “Jehovah of hosts,” but it didn't say that. Jehovah of hosts is “the Lord of the hosts”. But this is the prince of the Lord's. host meaning he is one who rules over His hosts of angels. Now, you'd say, well, that would have to be the Lord. But in Exodus chapter 3, where "an angel" spoke out of the bush, he said the same thing, “This is such a holy place, you better take off your shoes so you are not separated from holiness. This is holy ground, take off your shoes so your feet can touch it and you will be holy. Walk holy and you will be holy and acceptable to God.” For earthly ground, you're supposed to have shoes on so that you're separated from the dirt. God rebuked the shepherds because the pastors broke the sheep's hooves off. On holy ground, you're supposed to have your shoes off because God doesn't want you separated from holy ground, but on earthly ground, you're supposed to have your shoes on because God wants you separated from this world; to be sanctified of this world. I remember reading Angels on Assignment about this particular prince of the hosts of the Lord and one of the angels that visited pastor Buck, his name was Chroni, and Chroni said that he was the one who appeared unto Joshua. In Exodus chapter 3, the same thing was said by that angel. The Scripture said it was an angel; the same thing was said by that angel: “Take your shoe off your foot, this is holy ground, stand on this holy ground.” Another instance is Zechariah chapter 1, where we can clearly see the prophetic nature of angels. Also…reading Angels on Assignment, in Zechariah 1:12, it says “…the angel of the Lord.” And there, Gabriel spoke to pastor Buck, and he told him that he was that angel of the Lord. Now, we read in Luke chapter 1 where Gabriel was that angel of the Lord over there. And some people think that the angel of the Lord must be one person. No, it's not really meaning that. This is not a title, it just happens to be the angel of the Lord that was there; the angel that spoke for the Lord in that place. It's not the angel of the Lord as a title. So, it's a messenger of the Lord, that's all. So in verse 12, it says, Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts,… So that proves he's not the Lord of hosts, doesn't it? Because here is the angel speaking to the Lord of hosts. … how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? 13 And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words. 14 So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts:… So here we have an angel, speaking prophetically for the Lord, and speaking through this man with the voice of the Lord. This angel is instructing this man, as a prophet, to say, “thus sayeth the Lord of hosts.” …I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. 15 And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord:… We have the angel of the Lord speaking with a “thus sayeth the Lord” in a prophetic term. I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem. 17 Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. So here we have an angel, who, in the book Angels on Assignment, said he was Gabriel. He was speaking in the first-person to a man, and telling him to speak in the name of the Lord. In verse 12, the angel of the Lord is speaking to the Lord. “The Lord” there, the word, “Lord” is “YHWH”, it is His personal name. So the angel of the Lord is speaking to the Lord of Hosts in verse 12, proving that the angel of the Lord is not the Lord, but a messenger of the Lord. Back when I was believing that the angel of the Lord was the Lord because there were so many verses, several witnesses came to me against that theology, and I rejected them at first. One of those that I read was Kenneth Hagin's testimony that the Lord appeared to him, and someone behind the Lord appeared to him when he was believing that the angel of the Lord was the Lord. And when he asked the Lord, “Lord, who is this that with you?” He said, “That is the angel of the Lord.” And when I read that, I said, “Hmmm, something's wrong here. I've already read too much about the angel of the Lord to not believe it's the Lord.” Because it was so plain to me that the angel of the Lord was the Lord. 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Holy Habits Part 1-Worship Romans 12 Worship as a Lifestyle: Invading the 167 - How would your life change if your life became a living worship service to God? 1. Worship is a life that is fully surrendered to God and His purposes (v. 1). • Therefore. What is the “therefore” there for? • Complete surrender to Jesus is the only logical response to the mercies of God in your life. • Notice the type of sacrifice that God desires: A _____ sacrifice. Worship Principle: When I surrender my life to Jesus and His purposes, God sees this as a living worship to Him. 2. Worship is a mind that is transformed by God’s Word and surrendered to God’s will (v. 2-3). • So, if you are surrendered to God, the next step is to change the way you think. • How do you change the way that you think? By renewing your mind. Application: Ways to renew your mind: An introduction to the 7 Holy Habits: #1- Worship: How to express your thankfulness to God. #2- Bible Study: How to understand and apply the Scriptures to your daily life. #3- Giving: How to give back to God in a way that expresses your gratitude for God’s goodness. #4- Fellowship: How to experience true Christian community. #5- Prayer: How to connect with God in conversation. #6- Ministry: How to serve the needs of others in the church and community. #7- Fasting: How to deny yourself so that you can better focus on God. • There are some thought patterns that you need to get rid of: i. Worldly thinking: Thought patterns that are influenced by the worldly culture around me. Application: Some of you are more influenced by Fox News or CNN than by your Bible! This has got to change! ii. Negative Thinking: A critical spirit is not a spiritual gift…rather, it’s a rotten fruit of the flesh! iii. Prideful thinking: Whatever good you have…it’s been given to you from above…so you have no room to think it’s because of you…no, it’s all because of God’s grace and mercy that has been poured out in your life. You have been given a measure of faith—the gift that you have it’s been given to you as a steward to use for the glory of God and the good of others. 3. Worship is serving God with the gifts that He has entrusted to me (v. 4-8). • You have been given a gift to give to build up others in the Body of Christ. • What are some of the gifts that God gives to build up His church? I Peter 4:10; As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1) Prophecy-All types of speaking gifts; Speaking God’s Word. Revealing God’s will in a particular situation. Call to action: Speak as though God were speaking through you—in proportion to the true faith and sound doctrine found in the Scriptures. 2) Ministry-Service; serving others; the same Greek work as “deacon” and “deaconess”; every kind of practical help. Call to action: If you have the gift of service, put this gift into practical use! 3) Teaching-The ability to interpret, clarify, systematize, and explain God’s Word clearly. Call to action: Teach in such a way that people can apply the Word of God to their daily lives. (Preaching is telling people what to do from God’s Word and teaching is telling them how to do it-proclamation vs application). 4) Exhorting-Encouraging others to follow, obey, and serve God enthusiastically, rebuke when in sin. Call to action: If you have the gift of encouraging others and challenging them to reach their full redemptive potential—step up your game and start encouraging! 5) Giving-The ability to create resources which can be used generously to help others; sacrificially sharing. Call to action: Use your extra resources to fund the purposes of God in the world. What if God is blessing you not just to raise your standard of living, but also you standard of giving? 6) Leading-Leading people from where they are to where God wants them to be. Call to action: Use your God-given gift of leadership diligently. Grow in emotional intelligence. Learn how to best lead the people of God towards the call of God in their lives. 7) Showing Mercy; Being sensitive towards the needs and weaknesses of others. Call to action: Help others and don’t complain about it! Build others up who can’t repay you and trust God to repay you in His own timing and ways. 4. Worship is living like Jesus in my relationships with others (v. 9-16). • How many of you would like to have better relationships with others? The 12 Actions of Having Better Relationships with others: 1) Be kind: Truly love people in authentic ways. 2) Be holy: Despise what is evil. 3) Run towards that which is good. 4) Practice honoring others above yourself. 5) Be so on fire for Jesus that you don’t have time to idleness. 6) Have a positive attitude towards even the difficult things in your life. 7) Let prayer be your daily lifeline to God. 8) Get good at helping out other Christians and love helping strangers. 9) Be a blessing even with the difficult people in your life. 10) Celebrate what God is doing in the lives of others. 11) Enter into the sorrow of a fellow brother or sister. 12) Be humble and you will avoid the stumble! • How would your life change if you start living like Jesus were walking in your shoes? 5. Worship is invading the darkness in my world with the light of the Lord (v. 17-21). • How you respond to the evil around you reveals a lot about you! • How does God want me to respond to evil in the world? You have 3 main options: 1) Payback: Respond in like kind: Return evil with evil. You will not overcome evil by doing evil in return. Two wrongs never make a right! 2) Be overcome by evil: Let the enemy run you into the ground. Just be a pushover. God has called us to be a peacemaker not a peacekeeper! 3) Overcome evil by doing good: The only way to beat the bad guy is by doing good! Today’s Big Idea: Worship is offering your life like a blank check is your loving and logical response for all that Jesus has done for you! Action Steps (Applications): • Offer your life to Jesus as a blank check: Surrendering to Jesus as Lord. • Change the way you think: Stop thinking like the world by transforming your thinking with the Word of God. • Sign up for a Serve Team. A surrendered life is a life that is devoted to serving Jesus and His Work in the world. Preview for next week: Holy Habits, Part 2: Bible Study.

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"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work” ~ Gustave FlaubertEvery lunar cycle the "moon" reflects light and shadow. We have reached the FULL moon in a month currently identified as September, the 7th Lunar Cycle (in coordination with Tibetan count). The FULL Moon reflects a light and invites you into be with your inner landscape taking a pause before your move into ACTION.We are transitioning into the last few weeks of SUMMER and WINTER on Planet Earth. The yin (water) and yang (fire) energy on planet earth are preparing to transfer their energies to the opposite parts of the planet. As these seasons quickly move into the next…Fire + Water offers us one more reflection of how far you have come this season. The earth continues to assist 'us' and encourages us to shore up our foundation and welcomes us to rebuild trust from within for the remainder of this lunar cycle. I invite all my brothers and sisters to take a well needed pause and reflect on what is for you here and now. Notice and observe where you are ready to move into mindful action. Taking into full consideration the lawful law of cause and effect. These awarenesses will assist you in this upcoming lunar cycle as you being to choose the path you want to take for self and all your relations. The threshold you choose becomes the entrance into your potential and possibilities.The New Moon Moon Arrives(d) today, September 25 (26), 2022 at 2:54 PM PDT (-7 UTC) The(Fall)Yin and(Spring)Masculine in the Bi-Annual Energy Flip. We have shifted into the crisp air of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the dew filled grass in the Southern Hemisphere. With leaves falling and air clearing our brother's and sister's, in the northern hemisphere, are invited to clear those lungs running through an apple orchard or sitting down for a fireside cry. With wood rising and action ignited, in the southern hemisphere, our sister's and brother's, are invited to practice patience, germinate new creations and express a loud roar as needed. As a HUMan Race on planet earth we are all being invited to TILT the Scale. Tides are shifting and humanity no longer needs to take the high road when confronted by the actions of ‘evil'. Humanity no longer needs to enable the puppets that have been a shield for the puppet masters. The energy of the trees and the moist soil below ask each and everyone of you to Tilt in the favor of HUMANITY. You have the power within you to do this each and everyday. No longer turning your eyes and voice away from what is. You are FREE to speak up and take action for the benefit of ALL. For those who were seduced by the smoke and mirrors this will be your moment to awake. It might be rather shocking and few RAW and RUDE. Yet, this RUDE Awakening will save your from being a proxy to the “devils” work. In addition, your fellow HUMans that are wide AWAKE will be close by with a warm cup of tea and a homemade piece of seasonal pie. May each and everyone of you make choices for the benefit of all. It is with your heart, breath and awareness that you too can shine a bright light for all of humanity. Hold your heart with great certainty, consciousness and wakefulness….Stand and TILT. This is your moment HUManity.As you lead into this meditation, welcome yourself to settle deeply into your soul with your heart leading you into the alchemy that exists within you. This inner wisdom will guide you at this juncture in your life into the next present moment and your future you are weaving for you and all your relations. Create the space to move into mindful action as your ride this wave into the seasonal changes.“Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance” ~ EpicurusMusicRandom RabSound: Cosmic+ Ether + Air by Sound Suzanne Toro

 Audio recordingSermon manuscript:I'd like to begin today by talking about something that Paul mentions in our Epistle reading. Paul mentions that Jesus made the good confession before Pontius Pilate. So what was Jesus's good confession? When Jesus was brought before Pilate, Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus's answer, his good confession, was, “Yes. It is as you say.” Jesus's good confession was that he is the king of the Jews. John's Gospel tells us more of Jesus's good confession. Jesus also said to Pilate: “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.” Pilate responded, “You are a king then?” Jesus answered, “I am, as you say a king. For this reason I was born and for this reason I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth.” You can tell that Pilate is not impressed, which is not surprising. Jesus was already bruised and bloodied by this point from his treatment at the hands of the chief priests and scribes. Pilate knew that Jesus did not move in high society, because he himself was from high society. Jesus had no entourage with him, no supporters. The crowd that was there seemed only able to cry out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate took pity on what he imagined to be a delusional man. Many times over Pilate went out to the Jews and said, “I find him not guilty. He doesn't deserve death. We'll give him a slap on the wrist and call it good.” It's easy for us, also, to think like Pilate. Just look at him in your mind's eye. Jesus couldn't have been serious. He's helpless and powerless. He can't be the king of the Jews. Caesar is king of the Jews. Caesar is the one who conquered them, and he would come and conquer them again. Jesus doesn't even have an army. So it goes. We have our own ideas of what works and what doesn't work. What works is money, power, politics, guns, and so on. Jesus had no money. He seemingly had no power. He was horrible at politics and coalition building. He didn't even own a gun. Looks like this won't work. But Jesus's claim that he is the king of the Jews is the very thing that Paul identifies as his good confession. Jesus, despite appearances, is the king of the Jews. Jesus being king of the Jews means that Jesus is the king of the people of God. Jesus is the true Son of David. He is the one who fulfills the Old Testament prophecies for a Savior. He is the suffering servant who was crushed for our iniquities, wounded for our transgressions. By his stripes we are healed. The placard above Jesus's cross is true. Pilate had a sign made for Jesus's cross written in all the major languages of that region so that everyone could read it. It said, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” There, on the cross, the king was reigning and ruling. Admittedly, it is a strange way to reign and rule. He's not bossing anybody else around. He gasps, gurgles, and cries out. But this is how he is the good King, laying down his life for the sheep. By his death all sinners are redeemed. The truthfulness of Jesus's good confession continues on. He remains king. Paul says in our reading that he will come again when the time is right. Paul calls Jesus “the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or is able to see. To him be honor and power forever! Amen.” Jesus reigns and rules at the right hand of God the Father in majesty unapproachable, in power unequaled. We sing about this almost every Sunday, a hymn to Jesus: “Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord. Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.” Jesus is the greatest! This is the good confession. The reason why I wanted to start today with the good confession that Jesus is the king of the Jews is because it helps us get a correct frame of mind for the other things that Paul says. We have our own ideas of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to being king. So also, what Paul says concerning our happiness contradicts what we think. More money has to be right there at the top of the list for what would make us happier. But Paul says: “Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly cannot take anything out. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be satisfied. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into complete destruction and utter ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evils. By striving for money, some have wandered away from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.” Then, at the end of the reading he says, “Instruct those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but rather in God, who richly supplies us with all things for our enjoyment. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and willing to share. In this way they are storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.” According to a very practical, common-sense mindset Paul's words about riches can look improbable, to say the least. He says we'll be satisfied if we have food and clothing. He says the desire to be rich is a trap. He says it produces many harms that pierce us straight through. He says that riches are uncertain! That's quite the whopper. If we take anything as being certain it's riches. Instead he says that we should put our hope in God, who richly supplies us with all things for our enjoyment. All of these sayings of Paul can look poor and weak. They can look as shabby as Jesus looked before Pontius Pilate. Pilate asked him, “You are king of the Jews?” So also these instructions concerning money can appear to be the opposite of happiness, goodness, and so on. But the good confession is that Jesus is the king of the Jews despite appearances or expectations. So also your happiness will be fulfilled contrary to expectations. It will be not by desiring to be rich. That is a foolish and harmful desire. That will plunge you into complete destruction and utter ruin. Do you not believe that? I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't. How many people believed that Jesus was the king of the Jews? How many people now believe that he reigns and rules from the right hand of God the Father, and at the proper time will come to judge the living and the dead? Then what good will all your riches do you? Riches, which seem so stable and dependable now, provide no benefit then. Therefore, Paul says, “flee from these thoughts and desires.” Run away from them like you would some dreadful beast or monster who wants to pierce you through with many pains. Notice how energetic activity is directed away from things that we otherwise like to put a lot of our energy into. When we believe that our happiness is tied up with riches, we will go the extra mile to get a little extra for ourselves. Run away from your love of money because it's dangerous. Instead, Paul says, chase other things: “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and kindness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of eternal life, to which you were called, and about which you made your good confession.” Note how chasing after being righteous, godly, believing, loving, patient, and kind is wise. It's foolish to chase riches, because we didn't bring anything into this world when we were born, and we won't take anything with us when we die. But by chasing after these other things we are taking hold of eternal life. Maybe you could say that chasing money, power, politics, and guns is taking hold of this present life. If you want to be king or queen of the world, you can't afford to ignore such things. But if you are striving to enter into that unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or is able to see, if you want to take hold of eternal life, then you must pursue those thing of which eternal life consists. Be righteous. Righteousness is God's gift to you in Jesus. You are righteous for Jesus's sake. You also, therefore, love what is right and just. Be godly. Be reverent towards God rather than being reverent toward your own life, your own ambitions, your own achievements. Be believing. Trust in God in any and every circumstance instead of in money or any other gods. Be loving. Love, because God first loved you. Be patient. Persevere. Don't give up. You will reap what you sow if you do not give up. Be kind. God has been kind to you, you be kind to others. The place where all these things come to completion and fulfillment is heaven. By pursuing these things you are taking hold of eternal life. You are entering into what Jesus has purchased for you when he reigned and ruled as the king of the Jews, whose kingdom is not of this world. So do not be afraid to put into practice the instructions that Paul gives us. If Jesus is not king, if he is not resurrected from the dead, then Paul's instructions are horrible. I don't know if worse advice could be possible! But if Jesus is king, if he is risen from the dead, if he is coming again, then there is no more sensible and wise thing to do than to take hold of the eternal life that has been given to you. Happiness and fulfillment does not come from chasing riches. It comes from following the ways of God.

As September comes to a close and we recall the past few episodes of the Habit Thrive Podcast focusing on Planning Happiness, I have one big question for you: Are you happy? Right now, right here, are you happy? Is that even an option for you in the present moment? Maybe. Maybe not. If not, then that's OK. Because even with all of the tips, exercises and practices we explored this month, we can't expect to be happy all the time. Rather, we should take the time to simply be present in the moment - happy or not. From a yoga perspective, much is written around the idea that our thoughts affect our happiness. Simply put, if we get to know our thoughts, we can manage them and this influences our happiness. It's through this experience of witnessing our thoughts - and perhaps challenging them - that we experience the full array of human emotions and feelings: Happiness Sadness Regret Joy Pride Envy The list goes on and on. So in this 13th episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, I invite you to sit with me in the moment. Take in the sounds around you. Notice how you feel. Notice your thoughts. Find the snippet of calm, contentment or peace in this moment. And tell yourself: “Right here, right now, all is OK.” Because “OK” is a pit stop on the road to happiness. Lorrie xoxox -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loving the show? Let's connect! Find me: Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years Instagram @Habitguru365 Website: https://lorriemickelson.com

Do you have a notice board or bulletin board in your home? They can be so helpful in keeping you organised and on track, but if you don't care for them they can be more of a hindrance than a help. In this podcast, we're going to talk about the 10 ways you can make your notice board work for you. For more show notes go to our Podcast page. If you haven't already, make sure you check out our website The Declutter Hub. We are delighted you're here and can't wait to share all our top tips about decluttering and organising with you. Please feel free to join our Facebook group The Declutter Hub Community and you can find out more about The Declutter Hub membership here.

Dustin Cole is a Canadian writer, author of the novel Notice & the poetry collection Dream Peripheries, and he joins me from Guadalajara, Mexico, to talk about writing, spirituality, Canada, and life as an artist. This is a can't miss discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you, Dustin! Dustin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DustinC74706412 Dustin's novel Notice: https://www.amazon.com/Notice-Dustin-Cole/dp/0889713847

Notice that today's title is how to BE rich not how to GET rich.  Listen and find out the difference.

Few things are as powerful as strong momentum. So how do you create momentum in your real estate business? Find out on today's episode of The Real Estate Sales Podcast, where Jimmy explains how to F.O.C.U.S. F - Find someone with a need. Are there buyers who need help in a challenging market, or sellers with expired listings? Look for people in your community who have a need that you can help. The more people's problems you solve, the more momentum you'll experience. O - Optimize consistent communication. Communicate to those people you've identified, and understand how they like to interact. The more information you can provide, the better equipped they'll be to solve the problem at hand. C - Create a plan of action. Once you've helped one person in need, others likely have similar problems. So what is your plan to connect with them? Have a system to optimize a plan that helps people as quickly as possible. U - Update them regularly. Notice how the people respond to your updates. If they tend to text, text them rather than call.  Make sure you communicate in a way that best serves the client, not the other way around. S - Staying engaged. We started by identifying a client's need. Stay focused on what matters the most - solving the client's challenge. Do you have a video or content idea perfect for your business? Share it with Jimmy! Connect with Jimmy Burgess on LinkedIn and Facebook, and his YouTube channel.  If you like what you heard today, we'd love it if you'd share a rating or review and then subscribe to the podcast and tell others about it. You can find The Real Estate Sales Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and our website, The Real Estate Sales Podcast.

This passage reviews the history of humanity and reminds us that the image of God is bound up in the relationship between male and female (see 1 Corinthians 11:3 and Ephesians 5:25). Notice the pattern of the genealogy and then the breaks in the pattern (also in Matthew 1!). Enoch walked with God; consider what that means by the occurrence of “walk” in the New Testament (beware that many English translations have “live” where it should be “walk,” such as in Ephesians 4—5).  People lived a long time after Adam's corruption; the effects of dying take time to ruin the life that God created.

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Q:1 Anima Animus – says, “HAI!” and She asks,Was anything Left un-released? Was anything Right un-released?Q:2 Existential Edgar asks,Will IT ever See the light of day - Probably not - No titles available.Q:3 Thomas Jackson asks, (2 Presidents worth of questions!)Is all Quiet on The Eastern Seaboard?Has he really listened to every episode of Curious Creatures?Q:4 How many Sips of tea in our Curious Creatures Mugs?Q:5 Which songs turn up as B sides?Q:6 “Can you please speak my language?” From Paris with love and Vibraphones xxxHotel on fire or Smoke on the Seine?Q:7 Yodel! Wonders is it,Cannibal Roses or Coal Mind, rooting around in your brain?Q:8 Do you ever Notice or think of, a different beasta different B-side10:15 b/w KAA being a Double-A side was very Beatles?Q:9 Did you mean to do or was it that it just sounded great?!Q:10 The Fickle Finger of Fate asks,Are there any rules about creativity?A: as Q: Are there any creative Rules? CONNECT WITH US:Curious Creatures:Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.comFacebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficialTwitter: @curecreaturesInstagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficialLol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.comFacebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuWhit2whooInstagram: @budgie646Curious Creatures is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network. For more of the best music storytelling follow @DoubleElvis on Instagram or search Double Elvis in your podcast app.

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In today's show we will talk about resiliency for you and me as individuals doing climate work. You will learn about ways you can prepare yourself for a variety of emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and even physical impacts you may experience as a climate worker. Laureline Simon is the founder and executive director of One Resilient Earth, an international non-profit organization that designs transdisciplinary educational projects for communities impacted by climate change, youth and sustainability professionals, to respond to the climate and biodiversity crises through resilience, regeneration and transformation.To help meet the emotional needs of fellow climate workers, Laureline now hosts a weekly on-line gathering. The hour-long Climate Workers Circle takes place every Tuesday at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. The Art House In the Art House American photographer and poet, Susan Currie tells us about a new book she wrote for fellow artists, especially when we feel stuck. In Super Flow she provides insights, practices, and practical advice on how to maintain a fresh, creative, sustainable artistic flow. Susan Currie is a West Palm Beach-based poet with a camera. Her words and images have been widely exhibited and published. She met her muse some time ago when she discovered the ancient eight-limbed practice of yoga. Its way of life continues to inform and imprint the art she makes.Her new works of visual art are on exhibit in a number of private collections, and at Chase Edwards Contemporary in Bridgehampton, NY. NEW Resilience Corner Tamara Staton premieres the first in series designed to help us stay strong and focused in our climate work. Tamara is the Education and Resilience Coordinator for Citizens Climate Education, and in this first installment of the Resilience Corner, she outlines for us the Five Steps to Resilience Building. -Notice what you're needing, feeling or experiencing right now. -Accept that what you need is what you need. Allow yourself to be free from judgment about what that means about you or your upbringing or your surroundings. -Seek Help with those needs that you struggle to meet yourself. -Practice meeting your needs. It will naturally look different for everyone. And, It may take some trial and error to see what will meet your needs and how. -Repeat these five steps regularly. Good News Report Flannery Winchester, communications director at Climates Climate explains that while the Inflation Reduction Act will not solve all of our climate change problems, it is a significant step with benefits for all American citizens on the Right, Left, and Center. If you have Good News to share, email radio @ citizensclimate.org

In today's show we will talk about resiliency for you and me as individuals doing climate work. You will learn about ways you can prepare yourself for a variety of emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and even physical impacts you may experience as a climate worker.  Laureline Simon is the founder and executive director of One Resilient Earth, an international non-profit organization that designs transdisciplinary educational projects for communities impacted by climate change, youth and sustainability professionals, to respond to the climate and biodiversity crises through resilience, regeneration and transformation.To help meet the emotional needs of fellow climate workers, Laureline now hosts a weekly on-line gathering. The hour-long Climate Workers Circle takes place every Tuesday at 2:00 pm Eastern Time.  Laureline has worked on climate change mitigation and adaptation at the international level since 2006. She first supported women-led post-disaster reconstruction projects in rural India with the Indian NGO SEWA. She then worked on the identification and financing of large-scale climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation projects in South Asia with the French Development Agency, before leading a multi-year research program on adaptation to climate change in cities of sub-Saharan Africa.  At the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, she coordinated activities related to knowledge management and stakeholder engagement on adaptation to climate change, helped set up the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples' platform, supported a task force on population displacements related to climate change, and coordinated Resilience Frontiers, a pioneering collective intelligence process on long-term resilience. Laureline studied international relations and development at Sciences Po, as well as Indian languages at INALCO in Paris.  The Art House In the Art House American photographer and poet, Susan Currie tells us about a new book she wrote for fellow artists, especially when we feel stuck. In Super Flow she provides insights, practices, and practical advice on how to maintain a fresh, creative, sustainable artistic flow.  Susan Currie is a West Palm Beach-based poet with a camera. Her words and images have been widely exhibited and published. She met her muse some time ago when she discovered the ancient eight-limbed practice of yoga. Its way of life continues to inform and imprint the art she makes.Her new works of visual art are on exhibit in a number of private collections, and at Chase Edwards Contemporary in Bridgehampton, NY. NEW Resilience Corner Tamara Staton premieres the first in series designed to help us stay strong and focused in our climate work. Tamara is the Education and Resilience Coordinator for Citizens Climate Education, and in this first installment of the Resilience Corner, she outlines for us the Five Steps to Resilience Building.  Notice what you're needing, feeling or experiencing right now.  Accept that what you need is what you need.  Allow yourself to be free from judgment about what that means about you or your upbringing or your surroundings. Seek Help with those needs that you struggle to meet yourself.  Practice meeting your needs. It will naturally look different for everyone. And, It may take some trial and error to see what will meet your needs and how.  Repeat these five steps regularly.   Next month we'll take a closer look at Noticing and Accepting what we're needing, feeling, and experiencing in any particular moment. Get more tips and resources by visiting The Resiliency Hub.  If you are interested in a regular on-going discussion about local, regional, and national adaptations, and the ways we use infrastructure, policy, and government to prepare for the impacts of climate change, listen to Doug Parson's America Adapts. Good News Report Flannery Winchester, communications director at Climates Climate explains that while the Inflation Reduction Act will not solve all of our climate change problems, it is a significant step with benefits for all American citizens on the Right, Left, and Center.   If you have Good News to share, email radio @ citizensclimate.org  We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a message on our listener voicemail line: (619) 512-9646. +1 if calling from outside the USA that number again. (619) 512-9646. Transcript Click here to view a full transcript of this episode.   NEW! 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NEW PODCAST TITLE COMING!  Ash & Ivy has been such a beautiful image of grace and God pursuing and the message isn't changing, but we are shifting to a place of action!  This is so we, as Christian women, can walk confidently in our identity as children of God, made in His image, reflecting Him with our gifts.  God is showing us how to be authentic! How to stop pretending. God doesn't expect us to shrink us into a small box, sacrificing what makes us unique and beautiful.  Quite contrary, you worship him, you glorify Him when you are your true self!!!!   Well how do I do that?  In this episode, host, Riley, shares how fear cripples action and distracts from what is true. Her mom called her fake and it triggered some deep and real stuff that needed attention. God took that and allowed her to recognize that she wasn't living authentically. Now she knows herself and knows God in her so that she can live true.  This allows her to serve others to the best of her ability.  We can be honest with God about who we are and how we are feeling and allow truth into our mindset.  Notice how you are feeling in your body and in your mind. Tell God all about it! For real. Talk about it...out loud.  Then ask Him for truth to cover that. Look for it in His Word. Listen to a podcast. Surround yourself with Godly friends. Take action!    Have fun! God is for you!    Call me! Let's chat about what resonates! xoxo    Come be friends!!!!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ashandivy             

Today we are diving deep into the next pillar of Infinite Receiving, which is all about allowing yourself to be a portal of infinite support.Until the last five years or so, I genuinely believed I had to do it all myself. And if I didn't do it, nobody else was going to do it. If I wasn't doing all the things, I felt my life would fall apart. I was not allowing myself to receive support. When it comes to creating a life in full activation of Infinite Receiving, you have to choose to know that you are Infinitely Supported at all times.Many people choose to live into the story of, I have to do it all alone. This is a bit of the victim's story. And they use that as an excuse to trust no one but themselves. And this created a self-perpetuating cycle of seeking proof that nobody is there to support them. Can you relateEach lesson is an opportunity to grow. The truth is every step of your life up until this day has taught you something. Support is happening every single day to help you shift and evolve. And allowing yourself to notice this and let it shift you is a way to acknowledge receiving more support.Once you realise that life is always supporting you, you can then consciously allow yourself to receive that support. Then you can notice where you are blocking the receiving from someone in your life right now.I also invite you to let this podcast support you. Notice how that small awareness can create a new story for you.Highlights 00:50 The next pillar of Infinite Receiving is being Infinitely supported.01:15 My journey from doing it all to allowing myself to be supported.02:22 Allowing support is a choice.04:50 An invitation for you to create a new story starting today.07:13 Your homework for this episode.QuotesWhen it comes to creating a life in full activation of Infinite Receiving, you have to choose to know that you are Infinitely Supported at all times.Once you realise that life is always supporting you, you can then consciously allow yourself to receive that support. LinksFind Suzy on Instagram Find Suzy on FacebookFind Suzy onlineJoin The Quantum Success Hub on TelegramYou can read the transcript here.Faith + Action = Miracles

Tuesday 9-20-22 Show #810: Patricio tells us about EDC, fast food workers don't get paid enough to deal with robberies, arguments over hypothetical scenarios, walking out of a job, and we talk about Aries Spears' controversial comments about Lizzo.

Intentions for you and your family:Listen to this episode, stand in power stance, and feel your own power today!Write down the affirmations and say them daily as you and as a family.Notice how you are feeling today and then feel it in your body too.Follow Facebook or Instagram to get some movement ideas for you and your family this week!Stay in the loop!Support us:  A Calm Kid Journal Follow us: Instagram @acalmkid Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ACalmKid/.  *Please rate A Calm Kid Podcast and write a review!Website: www.acalmkid.comThank you for all your love, support and shares! We wouldn't be able to do this without you! Support the show

Find Yohan Tengra's work HERE: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnarchyforFreedomIndia/featured LION ENERGY: Never Run Out Of Power! PREPARE NOW! https://rdm.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=223&aff_id=1682 GET HEIRLOOM SEEDS & SURVIVAL RESOURCES HERE: https://heavensharvest.com/ USE Code WAM to get FREE shipping in the United States! STOCK UP ON STOREABLE FOODS HERE: http://wamsurvival.com/ GET TIM'S FREE Portfolio Review HERE: https://bit.ly/redpilladvisor And become a client of Tim's at https://www.TheLibertyAdvisor.com Josh Sigurdson talks with Yohan Tengra of Anarchy For Freedom India regarding a massive lawsuit which Yohan is involved in alongside the parents of doctor who died after being poisoned by the Astra Zeneca jab. The case supported by the High Court of India focuses on Bill Gates, the Serum Institute of India and the Indian government which are all complicit in coercion, false information on the vaccine's safety and illegal enforcement of mandates. Yohan Tengra was part of the petition in Mumbai to get this case seen and it is going to court in November. This follows many successes on the part of a group of activists and lawyers in India regarding the vaccine mandates, masks and illegal requirements. In this video, we talk with Mr. Tengra about the details of this story, the future of India and the Great Reset's next big step... Climate lockdowns. Stay tuned for more from WAM! OUR GOGETFUNDING CAMPAIGN: https://gogetfunding.com/help-keep-wam-alive/ PURCHASE PART 1 of TipToe To Tyranny HERE: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tiptoetotyranny/ GET YOUR APRICOT SEEDS at the life-saving Richardson Nutritional Center HERE: https://rncstore.com/r?id=bg8qc1 OUR PODBEAN CHANNEL: https://worldaltmedia.podbean.com/ Or SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JWtlXypfL8iR8gGMg9MME Find us on Vigilante TV HERE: https://vigilante.tv/c/world_alternative_media/videos?s=1 FIND US on Rokfin HERE: https://rokfin.com/worldalternativemedia FIND US on Gettr HERE: https://www.gettr.com/user/worldaltmedia See our EPICFUNDME HERE: https://epicfundme.com/251-world-alternative-media JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.iambanned.com/ JOIN our Telegram Group HERE: https://t.me/worldalternativemedia JOIN US On BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/gzFCj8AuSWgp/ JOIN US On Flote: https://flote.app/JoshSigurdson JOIN US On Odysee (formerly LBRY) HERE: https://odysee.com/@WAM:0 BUY WAM NFTs HERE: https://rarible.com/worldalternativemedia JOIN US on Rumble Here: https://rumble.com/c/c-312314 FIND WAM MERCHANDISE HERE: https://teespring.com/stores/world-alternative-media FIND OUR CoinTree page here: https://cointr.ee/joshsigurdson JOIN US on SubscribeStar here: https://www.subscribestar.com/world-alternative-media We will soon be doing subscriber only content! Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/WorldAltMedia DONATE PAYPAL HERE: ziggy33@mail.com Help keep independent media alive! Pledge here! Just a dollar a month can help us alive! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2652072&ty=h&u=2652072 BITCOIN ADDRESS: 18d1WEnYYhBRgZVbeyLr6UfiJhrQygcgNU World Alternative Media 2022

What do you do when everything you believed becomes a lie? Mindi had to grapple with this reality in her early 20s when she decided to leave a cult where she grew up. Listen how her passion for curiosity transformed the trajectory of her life. Mindi's courage and positivity will inspire you as she reminds us that an awesome life is built on creating awesome days. Listen to your intuition and pursue your dreams, one day at a time. Tangible Takeaways:Pick a goal, and set a 30-day challenge. Take one small step every day, and track your progress!Notice what you're good at, and lean into it! It may be your next adventure.When you have doubts and questions: that is a sign that your intuition is telling you something isn't right.Build in curiosity time. It brings up ideas and ways to make things better in life. Awesome days lead to an awesome lifestyle. Think about how to create a happy day, and a happy life is sure to follow. About Mindi Rosser:Mindi Rosser helps B2B business owners, thought leaders, and subject matter experts to start having great conversations with their audience, prospects, and peers based on trust, authenticity, and consistency on LinkedIn. She's worked within the agency world, with startups, and then decided to branch out to work directly with business leaders on their social presence, building thought leadership, and working with them to fill their pipelines with ideal clients using LinkedIn. As an entrepreneur, she values freedom and coloring outside the lines. She loves building systems that work on LinkedIn and testing them to generate results for her corporate and entrepreneurial clients. Connect with Mindi Rosser:Website: http://www.mindirosser.com Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindirosserInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindirrosser/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindirossermarketing/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindirosser/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindiRosserMarketing About me:Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen's style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients). Connect with me:Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsultingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/Clubhouse: @karenlaosEpisodes also available on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos

(00:00) Mike Tomlin preaches patience with Trubisky but when will Pickett chants become too loud?(27:00) Pete Carroll says they need to trust Geno Smith and give him more opportunities but when will he have seen enough?

Day 188 Today's Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1 When the famed cellist Pablo Casals reached ninety-five years old, a young reporter asked, “Why do you still practice six hours a day?” To which Casals answered, “Because I think I'm making progress.” Your goal is to make progress every day of your life. We call it growth. As John Newman said, “Growth is the only evidence of life.” That is true naturally and especially spiritually. The Thessalonian Christians were new Christians and more importantly growing Christians. The Thessalonian church was under heavy persecution, yet continued to grow through it. This is important: they were not just going through it but growing through it. What a lesson for us. That when we are faced with difficult times, we remember that we can grow through them. Growth is not arrival, it's movement. Growth is not perfection but better. The writer of the hymn, “Amazing Grace,” John Newton, said it best: “I am not what I might be, I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I wish to be, I am not what I hope to be; but I thank God I am not what I once was, and I can say with the great apostle, ‘By the grace of God I am what I am.'” Listen to Paul's words of commendation to these young Christians who were not what they used to be but growing: You need to know, friends, that thanking God over and over for you is not only a pleasure; it's a must. We have to do it. Your faith is growing phenomenally; your love for each other is developing wonderfully. Why, it's only right that we give thanks. We're so proud of you; you're so steady and determined in your faith despite all the hard times that have come down on you. We tell everyone we meet in the churches all about you. (2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, MSG) These new believers were growing through hard times. They were growing in two areas: their love for others was developing wonderfully and their faith was growing phenomenally—the New American Standard Bible says, “your faith is greatly enlarged.” And all of it happening in difficulty. He was basically saying, “Your faith is getting supersized.” We know that word supersize because we know McDonald's. Supersize to us means bigger fries and bigger Coke. But it does cost to supersize. Paul was saying, “You paid the extra cost for the supersize of faith and it's evident.” What was the cost? That's the next verse: “Your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure” (verse 4). Notice it says “persecution and affliction.” Those two words are important. One is about the outside battles. The other is the mental battles. And Paul was commending them by acknowledging, “You are getting hit outside and inside and holding your own, because you are holding on to God.” A family-owned coat store in Nottingham, England, has a sign that hangs for all to see: We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of coal nationalization, coat rationing, government control, and bad payers. We have been cussed and discussed, messed about, lied to, held up, robbed and swindled. The only reason we stay in business is we can't wait to see what happens tomorrow. It seems that the Thessalonians should have put that sign on their church. Tomorrow for the Thessalonians was phenomenal faith and developing love. Tomorrow for many is fearful but not for these new Christians. They were growing through their adversity. A daughter complained to her father about how difficult things were for her. “As soon as I solve one problem,” she said, “another one comes up. I'm tired of struggling.” Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen where he filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second, eggs, and in the last, ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word. The daughter impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After a while, he went over and turned off the burners. He fished out the carrots and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He poured the coffee into a bowl. Turning to her he asked, “Daughter, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied. He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich flavor. “What does it mean, Father?” she asked. He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity—boiling water—but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg was fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. By being in the boiling water, they changed the water. He asked his daughter, “When adversity knocks on your door, which are you?”

Notice how Republicans will indulge us on immigration, energy, the FBI, and to a certain extent, COVID, but no policy action every comes of it. There is never a follow-up. It's designed this way to give the veneer of opposition so that no legitimate opposition arises. I explain how we need immediate action on the border, energy, the FBI tyranny, and vaccine genocide, yet Republicans are not even promising to do anything legitimate. It all gets back to state action mixed with federal funding fight. Republicans are actually agreeing to fund even more of Biden's policies rather than defund them in the budget bill. Also, I delve into new information that shows the magnitude of vaccine injury and how it likely gets passed down to children through the reproductive system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The timing of Lance Franklin's contract extension, should we expect a one liner from the winning coach or captain after the grand final, Magic Round, and more.

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Sophie Watson worked in the health industry for over 20 years when she came to a breaking point and felt like she wasn't in control of her own life. She started working on herself and today works with other women to create lives they love. In today's episode, we talk about how to overcome the difficult times in life and how it's important to allow yourself to feel what you're feeling without trying to fix or change those emotions. Sophie gives us a lot of ideas for things we can do when we're in the middle of grief to honor the feelings while also allowing us to move through it at our own pace. Tune in to find out more!   Five key takeaways from this episode: Once you make a decision about something that aligns with your highest self, the universe will put the right people and situations in front of you. Don't ignore the signs. It's showing you that you're on the right path. When things in your life seem overwhelming, find things that make you feel better and do those things. If that means watching a movie on repeat for a while, that's ok. There is no right or wrong way to feel grief and there is no right or wrong way to feel better. If your energy isn't where you would like it to be for yourself, your business, or any part of your life, it's ok to put things on pause for a bit while you work through it. Be kind to yourself and take care of yourself. Allow yourself to feel your feelings as they come and don't deny them. Try some practices to bring more awareness to your feelings and to lift you up such as meditation, listening to music, or getting out in nature. The best way to get out of your head is to be in the present moment and recognize what you are grateful for. Notice your surroundings and what you love about those things and it will help you bring you out of your head and into your heart. And if you cry, that's perfectly ok. We are all human beings and we all cry sometimes.   Connect with Sophie: www.sophiewatson.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/SophieWatsonTimeToCreateALifeYouLove https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-watson-therapy/   Connect with Heather on Instagram at @iamheatherlove. Get Heather's Journal Prompts to Finding Your Purpose HERE.

Our grandsons experienced an unforgettable vacation when Mom and Dad took them out West to see the Tetons, Big Sky country, and Yellowstone National Park. God made sure they got plenty of memories; the herd of buffalo that basically surrounded their vehicle, the moose that was right by the side of the road, that elk that posed patiently for all the pictures anyone wanted to take. But as impressive as all that was, nothing impressed them so much as this water that kept shooting high out of the ground. You guessed it - that amazing geyser known as Old Faithful. In fact, our older guy told his mom, "I want a geyser." We're working on that. That geyser! That really is something to see. This tower of water and steam, exploding out of the ground, high into the air, and always at the same time intervals. Well, of course, it's Old Faithful. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "A Treasure Called 'Faithful.'" Our grandson said he wanted an Old Faithful of his own. Well, so does God. He's looking for some "old faithfuls" He can count on. The Bible makes it clear that a lot of the things we do don't really impress God much, if at all. But there is one trait that gets His attention and triggers His blessing. It is faithfulness. Like a certain geyser, always being there, always doing what you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it. To all of us who know someone like that, (Maybe you're thinking of someone.) those folks are the anchors of our life. To God, they are the folks He loves to reward. God expresses what He values in a man or woman in our word for today from the Word of God. It's not flashiness. It's not friendliness. It's faithfulness. In 1 Corinthians 4:2, He says plainly: "It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful." Notice, He doesn't say you have to be successful - faithful. A friend of mine said, "Ron, I think I've figured out your job description: stay pure and show up." That pretty much says it. Keep pure and keep showing up. Paul put it this way in his final challenge to his son in the faith, Timothy, "Keep your head in all situations, endure hardship...discharge all the duties of your ministry" (2 Timothy 4:5). See, faithfulness is so valuable because it's so rare. Today people stick with a responsibility or a commitment as long as it feels good, as long as it's fun, until the novelty wears off, or so long as I'm being treated right or appreciated. But our Lord modeled something much more noble - seeing your job through, even when everyone deserts you, even when you want out, even when the world's against you, even when they nail you to a cross. He is faithfulness. That's why He wants faithfulness. The Book of Revelation says that when He makes His glorious appearance at His Second Coming, He will be the rider on the white horse who "is called Faithful and True" (Revelation 19:12). I hope that's what they call you. Or they will start to call you as you move from being one who's in and out of commitments to becoming one of God's "Old Faithfuls." However small your assignment, however tired you may feel, however unappreciated you are - by people that is, stay faithful. What an honor to be a man or woman about whom Almighty God can say, "I can count on her. I can count on him." He is looking for warriors who will continue to stay at their post, whose commitments He and others can depend on, who will finish what they started. If that's hard for you, remember that faithfulness is part of what the Bible describes as "the fruit of the Spirit" (Galatians 5:22). You can actually ask God to produce His faithfulness in you! And up ahead, there stands your Lord Jesus at the finish line, and listen to what He's going to reward. It's not success. He's telling His champions, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Oh, live for that, warrior!

In order to tell a story, you have to understand it. This week, Anne & Erikka discuss how to harness musicality to make the most out of your reads. Singing can teach you a lot about breath control, pacing, and emotional expression. Taking deep, diaphragmatic breaths will keep your air flow strong. This prevents you from breaking up ideas & phrases with pauses which ultimately interrupt the story you are telling. Knowing your voice and its capabilities can inform your daily workflow & schedule. Tune in to learn how you can harness the power of your voice… Transcript >> It's time to take your business to the next level, the BOSS level! These are the premiere Business Owner Strategies and Successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a BOSS, a VO BOSS! Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza. Anne: Hey everyone. Welcome to the VO BOSS podcast and our balance series. I'm your host Anne Ganguzza, and I am thrilled to have back special guest co-host Erikka J. Erikka J, yay. Erikka: Hey, Hey Anne. How are you? Anne: We're kind of singing that. Erikka: Yes we are. Anne: You know, you are a singer. And I was thinking about this because I used to play an instrument for many years and I also sang for quite some time. I was an avid choir member and swing choir member as well, kind of like the glee club. And so it's interesting because it affects how I teach voiceover. So I teach voiceover with like conversational melody. And it's very interesting, 'cause I'll talk about, okay, start on your middle C. And then when you're going to inflect important words, that's pretty much just a tiny nuance of a step up. It's not like crazy notes. It's C to a C# or C to a D. And I thought, because you're a singer, we could really have a conversation about how there is a melody to our voice as we are speaking. We're not necessarily singing, but when we're talking and we're communicating, there's absolutely a melody. Erikka: Absolutely. But you have to keep it in balance. You don't wanna get sing-songy because then it starts to sound like, you know, old school commercials and nobody pays attention. It's not conversational anymore. Anne: Yeah. Erikka: But yeah, for sure. Anne: So let me ask you, you were a singer before you were a voice artist? Erikka: Yes. Anne: So what skills that you developed as a vocalist, how do they help you as a voice artist? Erikka: Oh man. So definitely for one was breath control. Anne: Ooh. Erikka: Yes. Anne: That's an important one. Erikka: When you get those really long run on sentences or those big words, and it's like, we gotta make it work or you gotta read speed through the disclaimers or whatever. I'm like, boom. You know, like . Anne: Look, and you just did a nose breath. I love that. I teach nose breath. Erikka: Yeah. I don't even do mouth breath. I don't even think it's automatic. Yeah. Anne: That's awesome. Because, so I talk about nose breath because it helps you to really get a deep diaphragmatic breath. Erikka: Yes. Anne: And there's nothing more powerful, right, than to deliver words when you're not afraid of running out of breath. Right? Erikka: Indeed. Yes. Yes. Because your brain is gonna be like, oh my God, I can't breathe, I can't -- Anne: Right. And that's all you can think about. You can't think about the story you're trying to tell when you're exactly gasping for breath. And honestly, I think there's something to be said for understanding the music before you sing it a little bit or kind of understanding the phrasing of the music, because for me, words and stories are broken up into phrases or clauses as my, my English teacher would say. And in those phrases, you don't wanna run outta breath. You don't wanna like stop. Like I am talking to you all staccato, like William Shatner. . You know, you wanna be able to have that -- here, it's a smooth phrase and I'm just talking. And if you guys, the BOSSes out there, you're listening to this right now is we're talking to one another, we're not breathing in the middle of our words. We're breathing either before we say them or at a comma. And if you run outta breath, like that's all you can think about. So you can't have a conversation while you're continually gasping for breath. Erikka: It's still a balance. Anne: Yeah. Talk to me about those diaphragmatic breaths for you. Erikka: So it's definitely, like I said, the support in being able to get through those long phrases, but it's also, like you said, finding the commas and that's not necessarily the commas that are written on the script. And I think that's important to keep in mind. When you're doing a conversational method of speaking, there are gonna be times when maybe, you know, you're in the middle of thinking. Like I just paused right now and I kind of, you know, I might take a natural breath there and that's okay. So it doesn't have to be, I have one breath for the entire sentence. Just now when I'm speaking, you can hear, there are some points where I'm breathing and it's just natural. You wanna keep the natural breath in there, but not the, oh my God, I ran outta breath, and I gotta breathe. Anne: Oh my God, just, I'm at the end of the, I'm at the end of the sentence now. Erikka: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So those are incredibly supportive. Anne: And it's funny because I had to kind of learn how to breathe even better after I had surgery way back in 2012. And it's interesting. That's when I started really doing nose breaths and diaphragmatic breaths, and it's incredible how confident it makes you feel. And so it really allows you to concentrate on the story that you're telling again. And you can deliver those words. Erikka: Yeah, yeah, I can -- Anne: Just when you want to. Erikka: I can feel them in my posture. Like it actually, like, I feel like it makes me sit up because it's like, your lungs are full, and it's like, I've telling this story. You know, this is my message. And you shall listen to me. Like it's . Anne: Yeah. Erikka: Yeah. Anne: And I think it's very similar to swimmers. Like I used to take swimming lessons and be like, okay, how long can you hold your breath underwater? Erikka: Yeah. Anne: It's a muscle that you can develop. So if you are in your booth, and sometimes you just don't anticipate long, unwieldy sentences. Boo on you, because you should understand at least at some point in your analysis of it, right? I always say go through the script like a first grader so that you kinda have an idea of where those long-winded sentences are and you know where you're going to breathe. You kind of have to plan where you're gonna breathe. So it's not at every single comma, but like you said, it can be in implied commas. Erikka: Yeah. Anne: And those are the only times you should have to breathe. And the cool thing about this is if you do that, if you breathe only like before you read a sentence or after, or at the commas or implied commas, then you have much less editing to do. And those of us, which I think Erikka, you are with me, we do long format narration a lot, it lessens the amount of editing you have to do afterwards. Erikka: Yeah, absolutely. Anne: And if you're talking about a piece of copy, that is an hour finished audio, right? And you're just getting rid of the big [air intake] before the sentence, versus trying to place those words in the proper place because you ran outta breath and now you're trying to piece it together so it sounds reasonable, well, that's maybe four or five or six movements, right, or edits in your software, not including the ones that you take in the beginning. So if you take a good breath in the beginning, you just wipe that out. That's one movement or one mouse swipe compared to four or five, when you're trying to rearrange sentences to make 'em sound decent, which they never do because you've pieced them together when you've run outta breath. And when you run outta breath, your inflection is off. Erikka: Yes. Yes. You're breaking up the story. And like you, you mentioned the swimming analogy. Another thing that like music kind of taught me was budgeting my breath because it could be, I've taken this deep breath. I might have to hold this long note or a high note. You can't like take a breath and then keep holding the note. It kind of, it kills the vibe. It's the same thing with speaking. If you breathe in the wrong place, it doesn't, it just doesn't work. Anne: Now, I like how you said, hold the note. Like if you get really technical about it, right? Holding the note doesn't necessarily mean that you have sound on the note. Right? So for example, I said, right. And I lengthened that. That's like, I would say an emphasized word, which I attribute to a whole note, right? Versus the words leading up to that important emphasized word, which would be half notes, quarter notes, 16th notes. The ones that aren't as important as the long note that you're holding. So I'm just saying that holding the note, you don't always have to have sound. And what I mean is when you are pausing, notice how I says when you are pausing. Notice how I didn't go when. you are pausing. So you're holding that note and that kind of meshes your words together. That sounds very natural. There's a lot of times when I'll tell people you're on the precipice. Don't cut in between your commas. Don't cut the words off, because what it does is it cuts off the idea of the phrase. Because you don't want it to be here, I am going to talk to you in a very crisp voice. And even though I sound conversational, I'm sounding very articulate. So that holding on the precipice of like, I'm about to, right? I didn't say I am about to. I said, I'm about two. So I held my breath and I think that's important for the natural sounding melody. Erikka: Absolutely makes you sound more relatable. Anne: Yeah. Erikka: And like, you're actually a person and you're not talking at people. You're talking with someone. That's the difference. Anne: Yeah. Erikka: Yeah. Anne: Absolutely. Do you have any exercises that you do like that you used to do to warm up when you were singing that are similar for voiceover? Erikka: I am your classic horrible singer in terms of warming up. We are bad about it. And I'm the first to admit. Anne: Now why is that? 'cause there's -- Erikka: We're just lazy. Anne: -- so many exercises. Well, there's so many exercises out there, and it's funny because -- Erikka: I know. Anne: -- it's always like, okay, what should I warm up with? What should I warm up with? And honestly, do I do warmups every single day before I voice something for an audition? I might, if I just got up out of bed. I'm not hydrated or my mouth hasn't moved, you know? Erikka: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anne: So, but other than that, it's funny. Sometimes I do a lot of telephony, and little secret, sometimes I warm up with my telephony jobs 'cause they're short. Erikka: Exactly. Anne: You know what I mean? And so honestly I can say those words and those sentences over and over again. And then that helps me to warm up. But I have a great app on my phone called Appcompanist, which my singing instructor Armie -- I'm gonna actually put a link to her 'cause she's amazing -- she got me turned onto that, but that's like, you can sing your scales, and that's helpful to help you get to a vocal placement that you might want to be in. Erikka: You bring up a good point. That it depends on like what you're about to do, because typically because I know that I'm bad about warming up, and I know some things, like you said, singing scales, like bumblebee to get your, you know, blah, blah, blah, your tongue going too, and then like straw foundation and all those kind of things. Or even just singing a song that you know, is close to your natural range. Like, you don't wanna stretch for really high or really low in your first words of the morning. But if I have something like a quick job, like you said, like telephony or in-store messaging or something, and it's where my voice naturally is when I first wake up, which is kind of lower Viola Davis in the basement, I do start with that work first and work my way up to something that might want more upbeat, more a higher pitch possibly. So I'm very aware of where my natural placement is and maybe what's a stretch for me, and I warm up in that way. Anne: Well, okay. So here's my question, right? So there's little tricks, I think, 'cause I, of course in the morning I, I have a lower voice and I'm like, oh I wanna do the audition in the lower voice or this is a great gig for me in my lower voice. So if I wanna get to my lower voice again, right, I can sing it down there. And when I sing it down there, I'll just, you know, do a scale, and it'll be up to scale. And then ba ba ba, you know, I'll get down to the scale and I can feel where the voice is in my mouth or my throat or in my chest. And interestingly enough, once I feel where it is, I can then use that as a starting point for -- Erikka: Yes, absolutely. Anne: -- my conversational, authentic, believable read. And that's how I get vocal placement to kind of change the start of the read. Now, besides that in terms of song, right, and melody, there's also the emotion. Now back in the day when I was playing piano, me and my best friend played piano together. Now she was amazing. She could sight-read and learn and play these incredibly complex classical pieces of music. And it used to always like, competitive Anne, I used to always get like, mm okay, fine. But my teacher used to always make me feel better because she said you have the feeling. You have the passion. And I think that understanding that along with melody, there's passion and nuance and emotion. So if you wanna get yourself to another place, another read along with vocal placement, you can then decide to understand the story and start from a different place in the scene or have a different reaction to it. And that means a different emotion to it. And that's gonna color the melody of the song differently. Erikka: Yeah. And absolutely like you mentioned kind of knowing where the voice is gonna come from. So as you're doing your script analysis, you can kind of think about where this character, you know, even if it's not character work, it's still a character 'cause you're reading as someone else, other than yourself -- where does that live? If it's very sort of determined and you know, gritty, it might be in your chest. It might even be more down in your gut. Like you said, it might be a little more in the throat if it's kind of mid and if it's, you know, really super upbeat and you're excited and it's like a sales presentation, you might be a little more in the nose or the head. So yeah. Thinking about where that vocal placement is gonna be, that's going to tell the story from that character's point of view, is key. Anne: Yeah. And I think vocal placement, like singing-wise, for me, gets me to the starting point. Then it becomes the story, and it becomes the emotion and the character, which I'm so glad you brought up character, because character's so important. Now when you sing, did you think you were a character? I mean, that's just a question I have. Were you placing yourself in a scene or is it just the melody of the song carried you? Erikka: You know, it's very funny you say that because what was always sort of my strong point and what I would talk about in interviews for my musical performances is that I really honed in on the feeling. And I think that was why I was able to translate into voiceover so seamlessly was because I was always coming from the place of story. And if my voice cracked or something, I just kind of, you know, I hated it 'cause I'm like competitive, like you and I'm like, I wanna be perfect, but I'm like, that may have gone with the story. So it was very much from the place of feeling. And my goal was to make you feel this story when I was sang it. I loved making people cry like. Anne: Right, right, right. Erikka: I would find a way to connect with the lyrics and the way that singing the notes and the melody from the place of that emotion and not necessarily quite so technical. Anne: Isn't that awesome? Like the more you really study music and voiceover, and it comes down to what's important? What is it that connects with the people who are listening to you? It ultimately comes out to be the storytelling, the emotion. Because that's what connects us, I think, as humans. And again, those of you out there that are afraid of AI, it's nowhere near coming to that human emotion, which is where we're always gonna win out. And we're always gonna win out for those people who decide that they want to hire that. Right? To connect to an audience. And so I think we always have that humanity. We have that feeling, that emotion, that nuance, that connects with our audience, and that's what we have to work on, I think, in our voiceover careers, if we want to continue to be successful while we are evolving along with AI voices, which have their place in certain, I think, genres. They're going to have their place. I mean, I say this because I talk to Alexa every day. Do you know what I mean? And I'm okay with Alexa's voice. Erikka: Yeah. Anne: Alexa helps me get things done. And so I really do believe that the market will shift. But we always need to connect with the heart and the emotion. And it's so interesting that you vocally through singing as well as storytelling and voiceover, it all comes down to that. Erikka: Yeah. You have to make it personal. And that's, you know, kind of what we hear in, in voiceover is you have to connect to the story. And the songs that I found that were my favorite, and that I could tell were the most impactful were the ones where I found a personal connection to it. And I enjoyed like, it felt like a push. Like I literally would feel less anxious because I got that energy outta my body because I was literally like in it. And when you do the same thing, you can do the same thing with these scripts and voiceover, it's going to be more connected. It's going to naturally have a more balanced melody that sounds human because you've connected with it on a human level. So. Anne: And even though we talk about melody of conversation, there's that uniqueness of you, what you bring to it. Erikka: Yes. Anne: Even when we talk about character, I think sometimes when I talk to people about character, they think about cartoon characters, right? And they're playing another persona. Well, maybe they are, but there's always an element of you that is brought along with that character. And, and for, let's say more nuanced type of genres like corporate narration, eLearning, you're still a character. You're just maybe not as dramatic. In corporate, you're probably always gonna work for the company. You'll be a representative of the company, and in eLearning you're gonna be a teacher. And so those are characters, and those characters have emotions and feelings, and that's the special part that you and you alone can bring to the party, and to make it so uniquely yours where people say, I need to have an Erikka J to narrate that. I need to have an Anne Ganguzza to teach that. Whatever that is, it's that understanding of a vocal placement with a nuance of emotion and telling a story. Erikka: Yep. Absolutely. Anne: So let me ask you a question. Are you still pursuing, singing at all or singing in your voiceover? Erikka: You know, I've had a couple actually jobs and auditions where I've gotten the opportunity to sing as well. So I like that kind of keeps me fresh, but I haven't been pursuing it as much. I love music. I mean, it is definitely what got me here. My first love from way back when I was tiny, but it got to be a lot of, a lot of work with not a lot of return. Anne: Sure, right. That's tough. Erikka: Not as much as voiceover, it is. So maybe when my plate lightens up a little bit, I've thought about, you know, eh, maybe we'll, we'll do a little more music again, but for now it's really voiceover is the thing. Anne: I was like, why don't they bring jingles back? I feel like they're so identifiable. Erikka: I just did one. I just did one like a week ago. Anne: Did you? Erikka: Yeah. Anne: Wow. Erikka: Yeah. It wasn't super corny at all, but yeah, there are very few in far in between, but yeah, I do get a couple. Anne: And I think, you know, in certain genres too, singing can help. Maybe with kids, genres that are, they're talking to kids, there can be more melody in it. Erikka: Oh yeah. Animation for sure. Anne: Yeah. You know, there's melody in everything, in the speaking language. And I think a lot of people don't even think of it in terms of melody. They just think of it in terms of reading words. And there's so much more to it, and I can't stress enough the importance of understanding the story before you tell it. A lot of us just pick up a script and we start reading from left to right. And you don't know what the story is when that happens. And so how can you have any connection to it or how can you have any emotion about it if you don't know what it's about? And so I think that's the last layer. So many people they think about melody in terms of it should sound like this. Erikka: Yeah, exactly. Anne: But in, in reality, the sound has to be natural. The sound has to come from you organically when you are telling a story, not so much in, it should sound like this, you know? Erikka: Yeah. Anne: Because then it just, what happens is you're spending so much time. I think thinking about what it should sound like, that you take away from the amount of time you have to understand the story and then tell it. 'Cause in order to tell it, you've gotta understand it. In order to understand it. You've gotta read it. Right? Erikka: Yep. Anne: But not as a take, you gotta read it first, understand it, comprehend it and then tell it back, right? That's how we tell stories. Right? We have experiences and then we recall that experience and we tell it back. So how can you take words off a page if you don't know what they say and tell that story? Erikka: Yeah. Yeah. And probably reading it at least two or three times. And you know, maybe to yourself, as well as out loud and not performing it so that you are just, again, internalizing that story and really understanding it, having the reading comprehension of it, where sometimes I've noticed that I might switch a word around or I might do a contraction because I'm not even reading it anymore. You know, and of course your client will tell you if it's like, oh, we really need it to say can not, and then you'll go back and fix it. But to me that has been a clue that like I'm really into the story. Not like a true misread, like something that's, you know, really integral to the message. But if I'm naturally contracting something, it's like, okay, my brain's on auto pilot. And I really understand what I'm saying. So making sure that you're balancing that melody and rhythm. Anne: Yeah. I think for me with corporate, I do so much corporate that I've kind of gotten away from the contractualization. Not that I don't wanna do it. It's just simply usually those of the scripts that, and e-learning are usually they go through so many rounds of approvals. That's true. And if it's written one way, I pretty much just voice it. But what I will do yeah. Is if I do feel a contraction will make it sound easier, I will give that as an alternate take. Erikka: Absolutely. Anne: Hopefully that just is you, by the way, in case you wanted this, they have it. And then they're like, oh, that Anne, she takes care of us. Erikka: Exactly. Anne: She's wonderful. Let's hire her again and again and again. Erikka: And as corporate is becoming increasingly conversational and they wanna really relate to their employee base, I find that they're more open and amenable to that stuff, but great point that some of this stuff is really locked down because of legal. Um, so yeah. Anne: Also the thing is with corporate, because again with corporate, just, there's such a vast amount of corporate work. The companies that know how to story tell with their brand will write good scripts. And so you won't have those run on sentences. You won't have things that maybe aren't contractualized that will sound awkward. They hire copywriters that will write something that will sound good when it gets put on production. So. Erikka: Yep. Agreed. Anne: Yeah, it's a thing. So there is a thing, guys, BOSSes out there, called melody, and it does affect our performance. And so try not to think so much about the technicality of it, but understanding how technically there are certain things that happen in a conversational melody that in order to sound natural, dictate how we're going to tell that story. So we're not gonna be too high or too dramatic with our changes in notes. We're gonna start in a certain placement and then just concentrate on telling that story. And I think the melody will follow. Erikka: Indeed. Couldn't have said it better myself. The more that you're naturally connected, that melody is just gonna come out in the way that it should be, because it'll be natural for you. Anne: Such a cool conversation. I love talking about conversational melody. Erikka: Love it. Anne: Yeah. So BOSSes, a good way to really start to understand it is just listen to two people, having a conversation, for example, listen to all the episodes of VO BOSS. And you can really start to break apart what does conversations sound like? And you'll know that unless we're really excited, we don't go very high, and we have all sorts of rhythm besides just the pitch. That's all about rhythm and timing and imperfection, believe it or not. You know, I wish I was speaking Pulitzer Prize-winning sentences, but I don't. And therefore that causes the rhythm and the timing and the pacing and all sorts of things to make it sound just natural and believable. So thanks, Erikka, for a really cool conversation. Erikka: Thank you, Anne. This is lovely. Anne: Yeah. Yeah. So BOSSes out there, you can make a huge difference in someone's life for a small, quarterly contribution. And you might think that as a small company, you can't make a huge difference, but you really can. Visit 100voiceswhocare.org to find out more. And of course, a huge shout out to my favorite, favorite networking sponsor, ipDTL. You too can connect and sound like BOSSes. Find out more at ipdtl.com. Thanks so much, BOSSes. Have a wonderful week. Erikka: Bye! Anne: See you next week. Bye. >> Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host Anne Ganguzza. And take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voBOSS.com and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via ipDTL.

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In this episode, we look at a three-step process to lessen attachment. The first step is to notice the craving mind and examine it. The craving mind focuses on its object of desire, exaggerates its good qualities, and fixates on it until it feels it can not be happy without it: it is at this stage that attachment has arisen. We might be attached to a new car, a person, being right, or an experience going the way we want it to. Our mind of attachment makes these things so desirable, imbuing them with attractiveness, and yet the attachment to them sets us up for disappointment, painful longing, or dissatisfaction. Attachment is like tasting honey on the raiser's edge; the first taste is sweet, but pain is soon to follow.   A three-step practice to lesson attachment Notice the craving mind Loosen the fixation Make offerings   You can meditate on the breath to loosen a fixation. Once you've noticed your mind glued to its object of attachment, this meditation frees and settles the mind because it focuses on a completely neutral object—the breath.    Offering a purified version of your object of attachment to all living beings is a profound way to lessen craving and create causes to be free of it completely, eventually. For example, you might be attached to buying a new home. Your mind is fixated on it; you feel you can't be happy unless you buy a new house, but financially it would be reckless at this time. You could settle your mind and think, “may all living beings have safe and comfortable shelter.” Feel that your offering creates the cause for all beings to have shelter. Giving up your object of attachment now has a universal purpose. Or it might lift you up from the narrow mind of craving to a feeling of connection and love to all living beings. If you're attached to a person for whom its inappropriate, you could think “may all beings experience pure love.” Make the offering a purified version of your attachment.    The craving of a person who lives negligently  Spreads like a creeping vine.  Such a person leaps ever onward,  Like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest. (334)* --Buddha, The Dhammapada   References and Links   Buddha.The Dhammapada. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. (Kindle). Shambala, Boston and London, 2011. (Link)   Find us at the links below:  https://www.facebook.com/Buddhismforeveryone Join our private group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sanghatalk/ https://www.instagram.com/buddhism.with.joann.fox  

Zach Nash continues our freedom series with his message titled "Serve Notice." We are encouraged to seek God for deeper revelation of the power of the blood of Jesus. Zach emphasizes that when we are in Christ we have all authority over the strongholds that try to keep us from true freedom.

Hearing the sound of God walking caused fear rather than joy.  Then God asks the first of a multitude of best questions in the Bible: “Adam, where are you?” Adam's reply to God is illustrative of Adam's failure and corruption; when misery and death result from Adam pretending to be God, Adam blames God and Eve. Contrast this with the Creator—the Son of God incarnate, Jesus Christ—who accepts all guilt, blame, and punishment.  Jesus owns it all and dies under its burden to relieve and restore us. What if Adam had admitted his wrong and begged God's pardon? God tracks responsibility from Adam to Eve to the serpent. Notice that 3:15 is the first articulation of the gospel: the seed of the woman will crush the head (power) of the serpent.

Zach Nash continues our freedom series with his message titled "Serve Notice." We are encouraged to seek God for deeper revelation of the power of the blood of Jesus. Zach emphasizes that when we are in Christ we have all authority over the strongholds that try to keep us from true freedom.

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This episode is the second in a series we are calling God of Our Fathers. Find all of our episodes here: https://www.lifeaudio.com/how-to-study-the-bible/1. WHAT DOES IT SAY?Notice how God is personal and relational. “After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”2. WHAT IS THE BACKSTORY?Abram is childless but knows God's promise to make a nation from his.In Genesis 14, he's just been tempted to gain power by making a treaty with another king and resists that temptation. His faithfulness has been tested. Covenant ceremony: You cut the animal and walk between in as a sign. “Let me be like these dead animals if I don't keep my promise.” 3. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?Covenant is an incredibly important part of our faith.Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. – This is incredibly important! It is his faith, not his work, that God counts his righteousness. Faith is belief in action.This idea carries us into our relationship with a Christ, who made a new covenant--he cut a new deal, or more importantly, a “fulfilled” deal, Hebrews 7:22 “Jesus is the guarantor of a better covenant…”No longer under the law as a sign of our citizenship and acceptance as God's people--we are under the covenant, an inward reality.Old Covenant required a series of laws and birthright to be God's chosen people.Old Covenant required sacrifices made over and over.Old Covenant required a priest to mediate between the people and God, not direct access.New Covenant calls all people by faith.New Covenant means Christ is the ultimate sacrifice made for all our sins.New Covenant means Jesus is our great high priest, mediating on our behalf so we have access, full communion with God through him.4. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME?Because of our acceptance, our worth comes from what's been done for us, not what we do for God.Our response, our obedience to God comes from love and worship, not obligation and dutyThis is what love looks like.WANT MORE? Check out Nicole's book Help! My Bible Is Alive: 30 Days of Learning to Love and Understand God's Word - https://www.amazon.com/Help-My-Bible-Alive-Understand/dp/1641580216FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleuniceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/

"It's the first behavior model to represent behavior in an 'echo-system'. It shows how our thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviors reverberate to influence our life."
 EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY goes on sale 10.1.22!   Grab the FREE excerpt while available: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING" culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the interest of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal achievement. EVERYTHING debuts as a "prequel" and completes a "trilogy" MG never knew existed. Martin began writing The Habit Factor® shortly before 2005; it was published in 2010. Then, in 2015, The Pressure Paradox™ was published. In this episode, MG introduces the concept of cognitive "compression." An idea that illustrates how humans, as "advanced thought creatures," think predominantly in terms of story. The capacity to use story as a cognitive device characterizes human nature. It may even be one of your great super-powers. Unfortunately, the same "superpower" creates challenges when we infer stories and project meaning inaccurately.   A great example is the story of Ernest Hemingway who was allegedly asked to pen a six-word story. His response: "For Sale: Babies shoes, never worm." Notice how you may have automatically—without conscious thought—deduced a story from those six words. That story may be entirely false of misleading. When it comes to our goals and ideals, we do the same thing. Accidentially, pushing them further away by projecting and inferring storylines that hold us back!   Learn more about how to correctly harness your stories and the six most important stories that really freakin' matter. Download your FREE excerpt of EVERYTHING while it's still available! https://everythingastory.com https://everythingastory.com This is the fifth of a six-part series leading up to the presale on 10.1.22 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ep #83 – Gem Repost Confidence in Your Priorities Once you clearly define your priorities and absolutes, take a moment here to acknowledge that you want to do these things, not have to. Once you define your priorities, you'll be more confident carrying them out. What You'll Learn on this Episode: How to clearly define your priorities. Notice the difference between I have to and I want to. How to do a check in to see how aligned you are with your priorities. Featured on the Show: Create an Energizing Routine. Work with Christie here. Download your very own Confidence in Your Priorities Worksheet. Join me on Instagram and tag me in all your favorite Hello, Lovely moments! The post GEM REPOST | Confidence in Your Priorities appeared first on Ms Christie Williams.

Legal scholar Daniel Medwed talks about his book "Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison." We present your Hangover Cure, talk about the weekend's Listener Appreciation Party, and present this week's Question from Hell!.

“Fun isn't just a result of human thriving; it is a cause.” Our guest today, Catherine Price, is breaking down the difference between True Fun (the intersection of playfulness, connection, and flow) and Fake Fun, the hypnosis of passive consumption. Fun creates the ultimate flow state: a self-reinforcing cycle that helps us prioritize the things that bring us joy. Life isn't all joy, of course, and we also talk about the nerves that can result from things like preparing to give a TED talk. We discuss overcoming those nerves and how Cathering gave one of the most well-received talks that year. More about Catherine: Catherine Price helps people scroll less, live more, and have fun. She is a science journalist, speaker, and the author of books including How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life and The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Catherine is also the creator and founder of Screen/Life Balance.