Podcasts about Pragma

How does love fit into your life? Are you aware of your love or being loved? Love is fundamental to human existence; expressing love and feeling loved are key to a healthy and productive life. In reality, love is essential but is often forgotten. This episode explores how one small word—love—encompasses a vast spectrum of human experiences. While English limits us to a single term, ancient Greeks and Romans recognized nine distinct types of love that shape our relationships, creativity, and sense of self. Join us as we unpack these nine "colors" of love: from passionate Eros to playful Ludus, from the selfless Agape to the practical Pragma. Learn how these different expressions of love influence your daily life, your relationships, and your personal development. Through a simple yet powerful exercise called "The Love List," you'll discover which types of love dominate your life and which might be missing. This exploration isn't just theoretical—it's a pathway to deeper self-understanding and more meaningful connections with others. Whether you're reflecting on romantic relationships, family bonds, creative pursuits, or your relationship with yourself, this episode offers a framework to understand and express love in all its beautiful complexity. Hey there! Ever wondered how love fits into the grand scheme of your life? Join me, Paul Harvey, your midlife coach, in this bite-sized episode of the Life Passion and Business Shortcast where we dive into the essence of love. We all know love is fundamental to human existence, right? Yet, we often brush past it in our daily grind without giving it the spotlight it deserves. In this engaging episode, I explore how we can weave love into every aspect of our lives, from trivial things like our favorite foods to deeper connections we share with our families and friends. I invite you to make a 'love list'—an enlightening exercise that helps you map out the different kinds of love you experience. Have you ever thought about how your love for pizza differs from the love you feel for your partner? Or how does time spent with an old school friend evoke philia love? Together, we uncover the different faces of love as viewed through the lens of ancient Greek and Latin words—like Eros for passionate love, Philia for deep friendship, and Agape for unconditional love. It's all about recognizing these varying degrees in the everyday actions and relationships that fill our lives with meaning. We also tackle the importance of self-love, Philautia, emphasizing how acknowledging and embracing who we are can empower us to climb higher and weather the storms of life. This exploration isn't just about understanding; it's also about feeling and expressing love, which, as you'll see, is a true game-changer in your personal development journey. So, whether you wish to find more passion, build deeper relationships, or simply understand yourself better, this episode might just be the nudge you need. Don't forget to share it with a friend or leave a comment—let's spread the love and remind everyone that love truly is the better option! When you have completed your love list, mark it up as directed. Here are the different forms of love to remind you. Eros: Romantic Love, the Greek god of love, the Cupid cherub Philia: Affectionate love. This is the love between friends Agape: Unconditional; it is the love of sacrifice. Storge: Family love; it is how we feel about our parents and children Mania: Fixation and obsession are also forms of love. Ludus:  Play Pragma:  Pracicality. Meraki:  The Art of Creation. Philautia:  Self Love. For more information, check out the links below, and if you found this useful, consider buying me a coffee below.       Life Passion & Business Podcast is about finding answers to life's big questions through weekly interviews with guest speakers. The Shortcast is my ongoing commitment to staying inquisitive and passionate about life, with whatever is alive for me each week. Follow the links below to discover what else is on offer.     The Five Questions eBook: https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/the-five-questions Focus Coaching: https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/focus-coaching/ Support The Podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeandpassion Midlife Survey: https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/midlife-challenge/                        

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Últimas vagas para o M3 Club. Clique no link e garanta já a sua:https://sl.mmakers.com.br/cmm05v-comunidade/?xpromo=XE-M3C-CMM05-SUBMMK-20250225-YT-EPISODIO188-X Investir só no Brasil é um erro? A maioria dos investidores brasileiros mantém a maior parte do seu patrimônio em renda fixa e no Brasil. Mas será que essa estratégia é realmente a melhor? Será que você está aproveitando todas as oportunidades que o mercado global oferece? No episódio 189 do Market Makers, recebemos Luiz Francisco Guerra, sócio-fundador da Pragma, revela os riscos ocultos dessa abordagem e explica por que os grandes investidores evitam a concentração no Brasil e investem globalmente.O que você vai aprender neste episódio:✅ Como montar uma carteira de investimentos globalmente diversificada✅ O erro do investidor brasileiro ao concentrar patrimônio em renda fixa✅ Por que grandes investidores internacionais evitam o Brasil?✅ Quais países oferecem as melhores oportunidades de investimento hoje?✅ China, Índia, EUA ou Europa: onde estão os melhores retornos futuros?✅ Como evitar decisões erradas que destroem patrimônio no longo prazoSe você deseja montar uma carteira de investimentos mais segura, rentável e preparada para o futuro, este episódio será uma aula!

In Episode 52 of Venture Games, my guest Eden Chen, Founder & CEO at Pragma discusses the growing trend of game studios outsourcing their backend tech; why choosing the right approach to backend tech is crucial to a game studio's success; his thoughts on AA studios given recent challenges in the space; and fundraising advice for founders building infrastructure companies in the gaming space.

In this episode of the Feast Over Famine podcast, Patrick, Andrew, and Tamanno discuss their market study, highlighting opportunities for kingdom-minded investors in frontier markets like the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. They explore moving beyond charity to sustainable investments, partnering with local leaders, and transforming underserved regions. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about transforming communities and investing with purpose.   To learn more, check out https://www.pragmaadvisors.com To download the Pragma report, visit  https://study.pragmaadvisors.com/feastoverfamine   Feast Over Famine does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. You should consult professional advisors concerning the legal, tax, or accounting consequences of your activities. Feast Over Famine does not consult, advise, or assist with (i) the offer or sale of securities in any capital-raising transaction, or (ii) the direct or indirect promotion or maintenance of a market for any securities. Feast Over Famine does not engage in any activities for which an investment advisor's registration or license is required under the U.S. Investment Advisors Act of 1940, or under any other applicable federal or state law; or for which a “broker's” or “dealer's” registration or license is required under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or under any other applicable federal or state law.  

Pod koniec Października, w Bolonii odbyła się jedna z większych, europejskich konferencji poświęconych tworzeniu oprogramowania na urządzenia Apple. Swoimi wrażeniami z tego wydarzenia ze słuchaczami TyfloPodcastu dzieli się Arkadiusz Świętnicki. Audycja dostępna jest również w wygenerowanej automatycznie wersji tekstowej The post #Pragma Conference 2024 first appeared on TyfloPodcast.

Join Richard Cunningham and John Coleman as they examine frontier markets and the 2024 Pramga Investment Market Study alongside Patrick Lowndes, Andrew Winker, and Tamanno HodjihanovaThe Genesis Story: How Patrick Lowndes' software exit led to pioneering research in frontier marketKey Research Findings: Deep dive into Pragma's 2024 Investment Market Study examining over 100 fundsBeyond Charity: Understanding the crucial shift from aid to sustainable business developmentThe Local Edge: Why having boots on the ground and local leadership matters in frontier marketsStrategic Deployment: Creative ways to use DAF assets and philanthropic capital for kingdom impactFeatured Organizations: Transformational SME, Angel Investment Network, and other pioneering fundsResource Highlight: Download the complete 2024 Pragma Investment Market StudyScripture Focus: The team shares insights from Exodus, Matthew, and the Sermon on the Moun

Former Britehouse CEO Scott Gibson was recently appointed as chief executive of enterprise asset management company Pragma. He is the guest in this episode of the TechCentral Show (TCS). Gibson, who also previously headed Dimension Data's (now NTT Data's) global digital practice, tells TCS about his appointment and why he decided to join Pragma, which develops a software platform in South Africa that it exports to companies around the world. Gibson plans to step up that internationalisation effort as CEO. “Pragma's software competes comfortably with the world's top brands, such as SAP, Maximo and IFS Ultimo. I plan to use my experience growing software businesses to help Pragma achieve its international expansion goals,” he says. Co-founder and outgoing CEO Adriaan Scheeres, who led Pragma for 34 years, will remain a shareholder and member of the board. In the interview, Gibson chats about: • Pragma's history and what it does; • The size of the business, and the opportunities he sees abroad for the company; • Its clients; • The trends in the enterprise software market; and • The application of artificial intelligence. Don't miss the conversation! TechCentral

Cuando el amor madura llega a estar en un nivel sublime, las cualidades se muestran y todo llega a ser como Dios lo había diseñado.

Chris Griffiths: Love God's love for us is the greatest love story ever told. Chris Griffiths of Jubilee Church Wirral looks at love in the context of what Jesus did, why he did it and what that means for us today. Chris also looks at all the different types of love mentioned in Greek in the Bible – Eros (romantic, passionate love); Philia (intimate, authentic friendship); Erotoropia or ludus (playful, flirtatious love); Storge (unconditional, familial love); Philautia (compassionate self-love); Pragma (committed, companionate love); Agápe (empathetic, universal love). http://jubileechurchwirral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chris-Griffiths-Love.mp3

Welcome to the Marriage Talk Podcast - Ep 176 - The Wonder of Love - PART TWO This is week two in our 2-part series - "The Wonder of Love." Let's dive right in with Eros Love or erotic/sexual love and the idea we need to set “fair” boundaries and expectations in our sex life. Which leads us to Ludus love or playful love. Exercising the Proverb which says Laughter doeth like good medicine. And finally we come to Pragma or Longstandng love, where we commit to the vow that reads “Till death do us part”. ------------ WATCH the Marriage Talk Podcast on our YouTube Channel CLICK HERE for more information on the ministry and marriage events hosted by Jay and Laura Laffoon CLICK HERE for more information on Bill Hobson and the Hobson Media Podcast Network Have a question, comment, suggestion for Marriage Talk? We'd love to hear from you! Email us: marriagetalkmin@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook        

In this special Valentine's Day episode titled "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Todd is joined by special guest Gina Michael, also known as "The GypsyChick."

Does Kindness or Confrontation Make You a Stronger Leader?Get Inspired by Andrea Alejandra Quiroz, CEO of Pragma USA, who shares the moment she discovered her leadership super power and how to effectively balance it with a powerful toughness and resilience.It can seem like the prototypical leader is confrontational and slashes through the organization to get results. We've all seen plenty of that.However Andrea's message challenges that approach and is an insightful perspective on leadership balance. Don't miss it!-----Pragma USA is a company that provides near shoring solutions offering cloud-native applications, migrations to the cloud, and e-commerce platforms.They have operations in the USA, Central and South America, and two development hubs in Colombia and Peru. There are more than 1,300 pragmatics delivered over 700 projects for 150+ clients across the continent.LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrequiroz/Company Link: https://www.pragma.co/en/What You'll Discover in this Episode:The CEO Letter that Accelerated her Promotion to the C-SuiteHow She Learned to Trust Her LeadershipHow She Adapted her Leadership Style for the US MarketTips for Increasing Sales in Across Different Cultures.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter

In this episode, Leah and Dr. Willow explore nine ancient Greek words for different types of love. They discuss the meanings and nuances of eros (sexual/passionate love), philia (soulful friendship), storge (familial love), pragma (longstanding love), ludus (playful/fun love), mania (obsessive love), meraki (wholehearted creativity), philiautia (self-love), and agape (unconditional love). SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:Eros represents sexual desire and attraction while also encompassing a sense of aliveness and openness to what draws you inPhilia refers to soul connections with friends, family, and romantic partners Storge describes the familial love & the natural devotion and care felt between family members.Pragma refers to mature, long-term love built on shared goals, compromise, and commitment Mania can manifest as obsessiveness and emotional instability in relationshipsMeraki involves doing something wholeheartedly and creatively with love and devotion  Philiautia is described as self-love; it provides the foundation on which healthy love with others is built on.Agape refers to unconditional, spiritual love, often described as the ‘love for all'.Ludus represents a joyful, playful expression of love characterized by fun, laughter, casual connections, and sensory pleasures.EPISODE LINKS *some links below may also be affiliate linksArticle by Andy Boyd - 9 Greek Words For Love You Should Know SxR Episode - Elayne Kalila Doughty: Eros - A Different Take on Love and IntimacyLoving Kindness Meditation Handout - Email support@sexreimagined.com for a free copyHo'oponopono prayer goes like this: “I'm sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you.”Leah & Willow's King & Queen of Hearts Intimacy Toolkit is on sale. Use Coupon Code KINGANDQUEEN10 for 10% off. https://www.sexreimagined.com/the-king-and-queen-of-hearts Awaken Arousal Oil Lubricant "I had a 3-minute orgasm and then a 5-minute orgasm." - Beth https://exploreforia.com/awaken-so?irclickid=wyXW6byI5xyNWouwIoQAUS1GUkAx4m1JsS6bSc0&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Impact&utm_campaign=Sex%20Reimagined&utm_cSupport the showSxR Hotline | SxR Website | YouTube | TikTok | Pinterest | Instagram | Dr. Willow's Website | Leah's Website

In this week's Roundtable, the squad kicks off with a deep dive into the Game Awards' staggering 118 million viewers, surpassing even the Super Bowl, and what this means for gaming's place in mainstream culture. We then shift gears to a recent Omdia report revealing VR's struggles, debating why it's floundering and what could turn it around by 2026. The conversation turns to China's proposed new regulations for mobile games, examining the immediate impact on industry giants like Tencent and NetEase, and the broader implications for global gaming markets. Finally, we explore Square Enix's new CEO's pivot in his annual public letter, moving away from web3 and towards a strong emphasis on AI, and what this strategic shift signifies for the future of the company. Join us for all the latest games business news with Dave Elton, Matt Dion and host Devin Becker.We'd like to thank Pragma for making this episode possible! Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/We'd also like to thank Dive! Dive is a fully outsourced BI-as-a-Service solution that provides an enterprise-grade data platform and services for gaming studios on all platforms. It also saves studios hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly. To learn more, go to: https://bit.ly/3NRlX3i If you like the episode, please help others find us by leaving a 5-star rating or review! And if you have any comments, requests, or feedback, shoot us a note at podcast@naavik.co. Watch the episode: YouTube ChannelFor more episodes and details: Podcast WebsiteFree newsletter: Naavik DigestFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Cabe.

Together with Dive, one of our Open Gaming Research Initiative partners, we're exploring the topic of data and games through a limited podcast series called “Data Corner.” This episode is the final segment of this mini-series, so we decided to focus it on a fascinating future-facing topic — AI Analytics.According to Gartner's Analytics Ascendancy Model, there are four types of analytics that sharpen hindsight, reveal insight, and create foresight:1. Descriptive analytics, which explain what happened2. Diagnostic analytics, which explain why it happened3. Predictive analytics, which explain what will happen4. Prescriptive analytics, which explain how one can make it happenFrom a gaming analytics standpoint, gaming studios of all sizes and analytics capabilities live on various points of this framework and employ each of the four analytics types to varying degrees. However, AI has the potential to act as an exoskeleton here and elevate all aspects of this framework. To discuss all this and more, we're joined by Elad Levy, founder and CEO of Dive, Daniel Berdichevski, Playtika's ex-VP of Data Science and Products (now a Data Management Consultant), and your host, Abhimanyu Kumar, co-founder of Naavik.We hope you enjoy the last episode of the Data Corner. Please send any thoughts, feedback, and questions to podcast@naavik.co.We'd also like to thank Pragma for making this episode possible! Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/ And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review!Watch the episode: YouTube videoRead more: Naavik DigestLearn more: Naavik's Open Gaming Research InitiativeWork with us: Naavik ConsultingFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

El amor marital se expresa a través de la comprensión el cuidado al cónyuge así mismo y sobre todo en cada paso que damos ante los demás.

Together with Gamesight, one of our Open Gaming Research Initiative partners, we're exploring various go-to-market (GTM) strategies and insights, specifically for PC games.Currently, there is a growing curiosity surrounding the topic, particularly as observed in the development of new mobile games designed for cross-platform compatibility and the introduction of PC versions of existing mobile games. For example, Supercell recently released PC versions of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale. In short, the need to understand how the PC platform behaves from a go-to-market perspective is becoming increasingly important for developers across gaming verticals.To discuss all this and more, we're joined by Adam Lieb, CEO of Gamesight, and your host, Abhimanyu Kumar, Co-founder of Naavik.We'd also like to thank Pragma for making this episode possible! Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/ We hope you enjoy the conversation, and do send us your thoughts, feedback and questions on podcast@naavik.co. And as always, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review!Watch the episode: YouTube videoRead more: Naavik DigestLearn more: Naavik's Open Gaming Research InitiativeWork with us: Naavik ConsultingFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

Together with Dive, one of our Open Gaming Research Initiative partners, we're exploring the topic of data and games through a limited podcast series called the “Data Corner”.Today's episode is Part 2 of Driving ROI with Data Analysis. It's a broad topic that many understand has a lot of value, but not so many know how to engineer it in their gaming studios.In Part 1, we talked about how game teams should think about setting up their data pipelines, data teams, processes and relationships with other teams, and budgets. Today, we're going a little deeper into some more tactical questions around initiating and conducting data analyses, which should result in some actionable takeaways for listeners.To discuss all this and more, we're joined by Elad Levy, founder and CEO of Dive, Tammy Levy, Chief Games Officer at Captain.tv, and your host, Abhimanyu Kumar, Co-founder of Naavik.We'd also like to thank Pragma for making this episode possible! Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/ And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Also, send us your thoughts, feedback, and questions on podcast@naavik.co.Watch the episode: YouTube videoRead more: Naavik DigestLearn more: Naavik's Open Gaming Research InitiativeWork with us: Naavik ConsultingFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

In this week's Roundtable, the squad highlights data.ai's new 2023 Gaming Spotlight Report (link below) and adds more details around PlayStation's decision to raise subscription prices. Then we cover Starfield's launch, including its impact on Game Pass and the viability of its windowing strategy, followed by discussion on how the writers and actors strike could impact the games industry. Lastly, we wrap up by exploring Humble Bundle's quiet yet interesting expansion strategies. Join us for all the latest games business news with Aaron Bush, Dave Elton, and host Maria Gillies.Data.ai's 2023 Gaming Spotlight Report: https://www.data.ai/en/go/gaming-report-idc-2023?utm_source=naavik&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ww-referral-202307-gaming-partnership&utm_content=PR-&sfdcid=7016F000002Y6Tj Big thanks to Coda Payments for sponsoring this episode! Coda helps developers collect some of their revenues outside the app stores, keeping more of the income they generate for themselves. To learn more, head to https://www.codapayments.com/naavik?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=webpage&utm_campaign=naavik We'd also like to thank Pragma for making this episode possible! Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/If you like the episode, please help others find us by leaving a 5-star rating or review! And if you have any comments, requests, or feedback, shoot us a note at podcast@naavik.co. Watch the episode: YouTube ChannelFor more episodes and details: Podcast WebsiteFree newsletter: Naavik DigestFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Cabe.

There are more than 3 billion gamers in the world, but the number of gaming professionals interested in business and development content pales in comparison, with approximately 300,000 people employed in the U.S. games business, according to IBIS World. Niche content curation and content creation companies like Deconstructor of Fun, Gamemakers, Elite Game Developers, Naavik, and more cover the space and, importantly, compete with each other for mindshare across this small pool of professional game developers. Is it possible to build a profitable enterprise off this type of organization, and if so, how and through what revenue streams? We bring together a super team of games podcasting and blogging: Joakim Achren, Joseph Kim, and our very own Aaron Bush to discuss.This episode is brought to you by Pragma. Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking, and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head here. And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review!TLDListen?: Episode summaryWatch the episode: YouTube video Join the discussion: Naavik DiscordRead more: Naavik DigestWatch more: YouTube channelGo premium: Naavik ProFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

Read 1 Peter 4: 7-8, 1 John 4: 16b-21, 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8a & 13.6 Greek words for love:1. Eros is physical love or sexual desire. Eros is the type of love that involves passion, lust, and/or romance.2. Philia is affectionate love. Philia is the type of love that involves friendship.3. Agape is often defined as unconditional, sacrificial love. Agape is the kind of love that is felt by a person willing to do anything for another, including sacrificing themselves, without expecting anything in return.4. Storge is familial love. Storge is the natural love that family members have for one another.5. Pragma is practical love. Pragma is love based on duty, obligation, or logic.6. Philautia is self-love. Philautia refers to how a person views themselves and how they feel about their own body and mind.Challenge: This week I give you a 3-fold challenge:1. Write a love letter to God giving voice to your love for God and how you see God's love at work in your life. Tuck this into your Bible and add to it as God continues to show you incredible love.2. Write a love letter to someone else. This could be a spouse, friend, child, or co-worker. Be specific about what you love about that person and what they mean to your life.3. Look at your life and see if there is some fear that needs to be driven out so that you can show God's love to the world in a deeper way.Prayer for the Week:God, you are love. We come to you knowing that we need your love, have been called to love you and to love others, and even to love ourself. Helpme to remember that your perfect love drives out fear and that there is no condemnation in you. God help us to live a life of confidence in your love and to go out and spread that love to others this week. Amen.

La reputación online de una marca es un aspecto fundamental en el entorno digital actual. La forma en que una empresa es percibida en línea puede tener un impacto significativo en su éxito y en la forma en que es vista por el público en general. Gestionar de manera efectiva la reputación online implica implementar estrategias y tácticas que promuevan una imagen positiva y confiable. Para lograrlo, en este episodio invitamos a Esteban Gómez Gómez, que es Director de ecosistemas de venta online en PRAGMA, una empresa de Servicios IT y Transformación Digital. Además es docente y creador de contenido enfocado en marketing digital. Él nos cuenta que muchas marcas creen que con estar presente en internet ya es suficiente, “pero el tema de la reputación no es estar por estar”: “Hay marcas que tienen un nivel de interacción muy alto en redes sociales, pero son quejas o reclamos de los clientes. Entonces su nivel de engagement es sumamente alto, pero a costa de su prestigio”, advierte. “Hoy nos encontramos con foros en donde se debate sobre un producto o servicio, tenemos ranking, reviews, etc. Entonces, a partir de ahí, nos damos cuenta que el primer filtro que tienen los usuarios para tomar una decisión es un personaje que no han visto en la vida, que dejó un comentario y ahí nosotros tenemos una oportunidad de fracasar”, añade nuestro invitado. Internet se ha convertido en una herramienta esencial para la mayoría de las empresas y marcas, y no estar presente no ayuda a escapar de las malas críticas de los usuarios. “Cuando estás vendiendo un producto o servicio, alguien se queja o te alaba en internet y ese es el contenido que la gente va a ver, aunque no gestiones las redes sociales y no tengas una presencia en Youtube, no tengas un e-Commerce o lo que sea. Si no gestionas eso, va a ser una lotería para tu negocio y te puede jugar en contra”, alerta nuestro especialista. Responder de manera proactiva y profesional a los comentarios negativos es esencial para gestionar la reputación online de una marca. Esto implica abordar los problemas y preocupaciones de los clientes insatisfechos y ofrecer soluciones adecuadas. “Si nosotros hacemos un muy buen trabajo, eso va a volver más costosa nuestra empresa. Luego está el servicio al cliente, y si no gestiono mi reputación, empiezo a dejar de vender, ya que se generan fricciones en temas de confiabilidad, restricciones o barreras para que la gente te crea o no, y básicamente puedes dejar de atender a personas que tienen urgencias o poder en redes sociales, y esas personas pueden ser influencers, que tienen una comunidad muy grande”, señala Esteban. Todos los proyectos que nos propongamos pueden llevarnos semanas, meses y hasta años de nuestro esfuerzo, pero debemos cuidarlos, porque el fracaso está a la vuelta de la esquina y más si no atendemos el mundo online: “En cuestión de minutos se puede acabar una marca gracias a las redes sociales. Pasa algo muy curioso y es que en el mundo tradicional todos son inocentes hasta que se demuestren culpables; en el mundo digital todos son culpables hasta que demuestren lo contrario”, afirma nuestro invitado. Para lograr superar una mala reputación, existen pasos a seguir que debemos tener en cuenta. Primero es tener en claro que no todo es una crisis para nuestra reputación. “Nuestros clientes creen que si les dejan un comentario negativo ya es una crisis, pero la verdad es que no podemos pretender que todo es una crisis. Debemos entender la diferencia”, subraya nuestro especialista. “Desde la parte de gestión de reputación de marca debemos crear un manual que nos diga cuál es el comité que debemos activar en caso de que nuestro caso pase a ser una crisis”, informa Esteban, y agrega: “Se tienen que tomar decisiones muy rápidas, con una persona a cargo, y conformar un comité para que evalúe el impacto que tiene cada caso. Esto se debe hacer cuando los niveles van bajos”. Cuando empezamos a listar todos los casos, miramos el impacto de cada uno a nivel marca, creamos planes de acción, y “siempre tienen que tener una alternativa A, B y C”, aclara nuestro invitado. “Tenemos que tener un protocolo de comunicación para saber qué, cómo y a quién responder”, remarca. Podemos contar con la ayuda de herramientas digitales para no caer en una reputación negativa de nuestra marca. Algunas son gratuitas, como el caso de Google Alerts, “que es simplemente para establecer unos parámetros de búsqueda, que cuando haya cierto volumen él te manda una notificación diciéndote que muchas personas están hablando de esto o acaban de subir contenido relacionado. Es muy básico, pero tenemos que tenerlo en nuestra gestión de marca”, sostiene nuestro invitado. Por otro lado está el proceso manual, en el cual tenemos que estar pendientes de las menciones. “Es recomendable tener una administración con otra plataforma que sea de ayuda para esas herramientas que nos están entregando Meta, TikTok, etc., porque pasa que se pierden las menciones cuando se llega a cierto volumen. Tener esas herramientas me ayuda a categorizar”, aconseja nuestro especialista. “Y luego están las herramientas pagas, como Social Maker o Social Studio, por las que pagas por cantidad de tableros, que son términos de búsqueda que configuro. Me hace un seguimiento de esos mismos”, expone Esteban. Contar con estas herramientas nos ayuda a generar una alerta antes de que estalle la mala reputación de nuestra marca en internet. “Ya puedes ver el protocolo y activas a tu comité y puedes reaccionar con tiempo”, sugiere nuestro invitado. Finalmente, otra opción para mantener nuestra reputación positiva es la creación de una comunidad. Sin embargo, esta debe ser sólida y confiable: “Puedes tener un montón de gente siguiéndote, pero no nos damos cuenta de que no están siguiendo nuestro contenido. Y es algo que las marcas a veces no se dan cuenta”, indica nuestro especialista. Si atendemos las necesidades de nuestra comunidad y la hacemos crecer diariamente, se convierte en nuestro apoyo indispensable: “Hay gente que quiere la marca, que respira la marca, interactúa, la siente propia y es parte de su día a día. Para ellos es muy normal salir a venderla”, cierra Esteban. LinkedIn: Esteban Gómez Gómez Instagram: @egomezmarketing

Zach Dixon is the co-founder and COO of Player's Lounge, an app and service that allows players to bet on themselves across games like FIFA, Madden, NBA2k, Apex, and Valorant. Many of us know the story of Skillz, the real-money gaming and esports company that was building betting rails for casual mobile games, and may be dubious of how player betting fits into the gaming ecosystem. However, in this episode, we discover the nuances between "head-to-head" and "against-the-house" betting, the business models associated with them, and the operational challenges that come with the two formats. Those include how to verify outcomes, the function of prop bets, what betting in-game currency “means,” and how to balance bets to skill payouts. We also cover some of the distinctions between “betting” and “gambling."To learn more, you can check out both Player's Lounge's products on sports here and on Valorant and Apex Legends here. This episode is brought to you by Pragma. Pragma is a Backend Game Engine that powers services like accounts, matchmaking, and player data for the world's most ambitious live service games. To learn more, head to https://pragma.gg/If you like the episode, please help others find us by leaving a 5-star rating or review! And if you have any comments, requests, or feedback shoot us a note at podcast@naavik.co. Watch the episode: YouTube ChannelFor more episodes and details: Podcast WebsiteFree newsletter: Naavik DigestFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Cabe.

Read the full report here with links to all projects: https://research.tokenmetrics.com/gra... In this exciting audio of Tokenmetrics, we unveil the 6 hidden gems that have been discovered in the vast universe of DeFi. Get ready to dive into the world of innovation and potential as we introduce you to Gravity, Obscuro, Olay VM, d8x, GameSwift, and Pragma Oracle. Discover how these projects are reshaping the industry, from crypto derivatives trading to privacy solutions and gaming revolution. Don't miss out on this exclusive insight into the future of decentralized finance. Watch the full video to learn more about these groundbreaking projects and their potential impact on your investments.

Read the full report here with links to all projects: https://research.tokenmetrics.com/gra... In this exciting audio of Tokenmetrics, we unveil the 6 hidden gems that have been discovered in the vast universe of DeFi. Get ready to dive into the world of innovation and potential as we introduce you to Gravity, Obscuro, Olay VM, d8x, GameSwift, and Pragma Oracle. Discover how these projects are reshaping the industry, from crypto derivatives trading to privacy solutions and gaming revolution. Don't miss out on this exclusive insight into the future of decentralized finance. Watch the full video to learn more about these groundbreaking projects and their potential impact on your investments.

Artificial consultants and AI-powered chatbots are changing the way businesses interact with clients, offering immediate responses and enhancing customer support. GUEST INTRO Oleksandr Vysotskiy is the Founder and CEO of Visotsky Inc, a firm that helps business owners to build management systems and run efficient strategy. They have over 250 full-time employees in branches across the US, Taiwan, Ukraine and have worked with over 1000 companies since 2008. SOME QUESTIONS ASKEDHow do artificial consultants and AI chatbots improve customer support in online services?Can you tell us about your background and experience in founding and growing manufacturing companies?What led you to start Visotsky Inc. and transition from being a partner in manufacturing to a consultant?How did you predict and react to the global financial crisis of 2007-2008?When did you start exploring AI tools, specifically for generating voice and video content?Have you heard of the tool called Metahuman from Unreal, and what are your thoughts on it?Did you have a chance to explore Coach Vox and its potential for creating chatbots to answer questions?Are there any other knowledge-based tools, such as Pragma and Taskwise.ai, that you have looked into?How do you see AI-powered tools impacting the way businesses interact with clients and provide support?What challenges do you and your employees face in adopting and utilizing AI tools effectively?WATCH THESE NEXT- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckV9-QsnQY- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8z5JmFopQA- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_AO8fduCQQ ABOUT THE HOST SEAN Sean Weisbrot sold $15M+ by 30. He has founded 5 companies, invested in 5 companies, and has advised dozens of companies.

 Choosing a backend is one of the most important choices a developer can make in their product lifecycle and has long lasting implications on live service matchmaking, commerce, security, and account structure. Should you build or buy? What are the pros and cons, and what comes off the shelf vs. custom use? In today's episode your host, Alexandra Takei, talks with Eden Chen, the founder and CEO of Pragma, a gaming backend service trying to level up backends to be built alongside a modern 2020s gaming studio. How is Pragma different than incumbents? Tune in to find out.And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review!TLDListen?: Episode summaryWatch the episode: YouTube video Join the discussion: Naavik DiscordRead more: Naavik DigestWatch more: YouTube channelGo premium: Naavik ProFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

R.S.A. Garcia is a Trinbagonian speculative fiction author who lives in Trinidad and Tobago with her extended family, and as she says, too many cats and dogs :^) Her debut science fiction mystery novel, Lex Talionis, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, silver medal for best sci-fi fantasy horror ebook from the Independent Publishers award, and became an Amazon Best Seller.She's also published some incredible short fiction, including the novella Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma. If you speak Greek, then you may know the meaning of those words: they are all different kinds of love. The novella explores the question of love in its many different forms.The story's science-fictional world - which includes artificial intelligence, space travel, and interplanetary conflict - is imbued with relationship, family, and respect for tradition, but also a willingness to risk everything for a better future. It draws on both historical realities from our world and richly imagined possibilities from R.S.A.'s incredible imagination. So I'm really excited for you to hear this one, and I hope that you leave here with an urge to read even more of her beautiful writing.Connect with R.S.A.:rsagarcia.comrsagarcia.com/publicationsLex Talionis by R.S.A. Garcia"The Anchorite Wakes" by R.S.A. Garcia"PHILIA, EROS, STORGE, AGÁPE, PRAGMA" by R.S.A. GarciaThe seven kinds of love from Psychology Today "The Sun from both Sides""The Bois" by R.S.A. GarciaPapa Bois"The Guardian" by R.S.A. GarciaTrinidad and TobagoCalypso Music"King" by Florence and the MachineConnect with Us:Subscribe to The Wonder Dome Newsletter http://bit.ly/3dTfdPi​twitter.com/cahillaguerillainstagram.com/thewonderdomepod​facebook.com/mindfulcreative.coach

Love is hard to define. But, according to the book MARRIAGE: From Miserable to Magnificent, “Love” has a multitude of meanings and expressions across relationships In this episode of Open Late, Jess explains the different forms of love from the Greek language based on her recent reading MARRIAGE: From Miserable to Magnificent. She also provides clear examples of what each type of love means and how they can be expressed in various situations and relationships.  Before getting into specific types of love, it is important to define love in general. The Greeks used the word “eros” where we get the word “erotic” to describe romantic or sensual attraction. In contrast, the English word “love” has been used to describe several different feelings over the years, including friendship, compassion, the love we have for parents and children, god, etc.  By the end of this episode, you will have a better understanding of loving dynamics and how they can enrich different relationships in your life.  In this episode of Open Late, • How to measure success in relationship • How love without ownership works  • Definition of love in a non-monogamous container • How nonmonogamy can support more authenticity and depth to your relationship  • Forms of love (Eros, Philia, Storge, Ludus, Agape, Mania, Philautia and Pragma) and how they exist in different relationships and contexts  Connect with Jessica: • Instagram: @journey.with.jessica | @openlatethepodcast • Website: openlatepodcast.com | jessicaesfandiary.com • Youtube: Open Late Podcast • What's my relationship style? Take the Open Late Quiz • Join our free chat community, "Open Talks" on WhatsApp • Open Late Dictionary Order the Book Discussed in Today's Episode • MARRIAGE: Miserable to Magnificent  "We can't really fault ourselves for having this bedrock thinking of partnership = ownership because it's been ingrained and indoctrinated in us." "For many people who want to create a conscious relationship, we're starting to examine these “norms” (monogamy) and question the belief systems that we have." "I think that we all measure success in our relationships in different ways, and it's important for you to define how you define success in your relationship and go from there." This is a Sabbatical Jess Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Thacker, General Partner at Greylock, shares insights from his career journey. He previously led product development at high-growth tech companies such as Google and LinkedIn and now invests in consumer and B2B2C tech startups. He discusses changes in the venture capital industry and their impact on fundraising for founders.In this episode, you'll learn:3:45 Make calculated bets during slow periods to capitalize on contrarian perspectives.12:16 Founders who start their company to solve a problem understood through a lived experience are able to build some of the best startups.18:30 How has investment decision-making changed since and after the pandemic?21:38 Is venture capital still patient?The non-profit organization that David is passionate about: Tipping PointAbout Guest SpeakerDavid Thacker is a General Partner at Greylock, where he invests in technology startups that focus on solving significant challenges through exceptional product design. He has been at the forefront of Greylock's investments in companies such as Curated, Instawork, Pragma, Wealthsimple, and AmplifyMD, to name a few. Prior to joining Greylock, David had an impressive career as a technologist, having held key product leadership roles at renowned companies like Google and LinkedIn.About GreylockGreylock is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that  invests in entrepreneurs that focus on consumer and enterprise software companies. The firm has invested in market-defining companies, including Airbnb, AppDynamics, Apptio, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET), Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Medium, Nextdoor, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW),Pandora (NYSE: P), Pure Storage, and Workday (NYSE: WDAY).Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode. Follow Us:  Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook

It's Valentine's Day and I'm talking about all the kinds of love that AREN'T the romantic or flirtatious sort - and how we can and should celebrate all the manifestations of love in our lives.You can find all the FaRoFeb events here https://farofeb.com/events-and-giveaways/ and the giveaway I mention is here  https://kingsumo.com/g/pujmm3/farofeb-2023-week-one-giveawayPreorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiarRUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/484BLI_PnqkSign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show

I had no idea that I'd break into tears during this podcast, but I did. The topic is love, after all.  And my heart is broken BIG TIME.   I am reviewing these notes on the morning of surgery to fix a deviated septum from middle school when my nose was severely broken.  My mom had looked at me with my Marsha-Brady-episode-where-her-nose-blew-up-to-3x-times-the-size-and-black-and-blue-eyes (that rhymes) and said, “You're fine.” So today, I don't breathe as well as would be optimal. I believe this is part of my loss of health story.  I'm finally getting it fixed.   It has been a HORRIBLE road to get to this morning. I drive around the streets of Evanston, recognizing the places where I was there for my husband when he needed surgery. When I dropped my life to “serve” him.  Now that my “service” doesn't “serve” him, where is he?    I've been a less-than-optimal-version-of-myself. I'm so sorry, to everyone, who has had to see any part of this journey. Per my ideas on apologies, I plan to make sure that I do better.  I'm on my way now to my dad's house to give him a hug. I was not my best self when I saw him last.   My mom also has been offering help, and I hope to take her up on some help during my convalescence.    In today's episode, I call on Shakira to help me, again. She has been one of my important spiritual guides in my life.  I LOVE SHAKIRA. (Me encanta!).Sometimes it can put your own problems in perspective when you hear about those of others. Shakira has been through an insane year.  My broken heart goes out to hers.   Let's start with this song by Shakira, Monotonía  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5y6xLpRwx4 OMG that is me!  I put my heart on a sleeve, and it got stepped on big time. Thrown on the street, broken. I have felt empty and lying on the floor like Shakira is shown.     Then we go to Don't You Worry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me19SUmWu2s   I know it's possible to cry all day and night until you fall asleep sitting up, but eventually, it DOES stop.  Your dogs or cats might be soaking wet with your tears and really pent up with energy because you haven't left the house (and are really worrying the neighbors with whatever can come through the walls), but it does eventually stop.  At least for that day.    Then you might find yourself crying the next day again, and it may also come in waves when you least expect it. But I have to say to myself, “everything's gonna be okay.” Gracias Shakira.   Then we move to Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0   “When you fall get up, eh eh.”    And I will start to meet my OWN NEEDs.   After all, what we need or want from others, we must be able to give to ourselves. Connection with others plays a role in everyone's lives in different ways for different reasons. It is difficult to sustain connections with others when we struggle to connect and meet our needs within ourselves. So…   I will see myself I will hear myself I will understand myself I will fairly judge myself.   Maybe I need to take up dance lessons so that I can move like Shakira. RRRRR. And get back to my work at Nurture to help communities in need.   Mantras from the show:#1: Get to know love; we don't understand it in our culture#2: Move past “conditional” vs. “unconditional” love and consider compassionate love.#3: Understand the many types of love the Greeks appreciated: Eros, Philia, Ludus, Agape, Pragma, Philatia. I realize that I hardly get into the types on my podcast, so just read about it here.Your homework, if you choose to accept:  go help someone in need!   If you are a woman, tune in to what might be happening to other women (or the feminine side of a man) today.    There seems to be strong energy around conflict and the change of an old model that involved subjugating women. (Yep, I just wrote that– ask me about the times I've seen gross men pat waitresses' asses and be total assholes.  I've been on the wrong side of that equation, ME TOO).   See the paradigm for change from episode 124.    Two questions if you're brave enough to consider change:- Can women and men start to do LESS of being the Perpetrator and Victim?   And move into Creator and Challenger?- Can we start to truly CO-CREATE the way I believe that God/Goddess/All that is intended?   Let's finish with, What is Love (the SNL version with A Night at the Roxbury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2h4PhgobI8   Thank you for watching.  I'm going to go pick up dog poop now. Hasta luego! I am learning late in life how to express “bad” emotions like sadness and anger.  I sent this to my Dad before heading to surgery.  He is upset with me and my recent displays of anger (even though, I believe I have a lot to be sad and mad about– being lied to and deceived by your husband for nearly decades is a biggie).   PS– If you have not been following the podcast, the LIES I was told and believed were that I was a priority in my husband's life.  He opened his mouth a gazillion times and said, “You are my #1.  You are a priority.”  He wrote those words many times. His actions didn't match those words, which created a lot of dissonance in my nervous system.  Perhaps that is why I didn't sleep and had insomnia for nearly two decades.    And you know what?  Maybe I lied too.  Maybe when I said to him, “You're doing a good job” I was certainly lying about his role as a husband. I didn't do a good job listening to my inner voice telling me something was off.    Ultimately, our lies only did a good job of hurting me. We created an enormous amount of dissonance and pent-up issues in my nervous system, which then created more problems. I'm trying to dig myself out in so many ways.   While my husband skis on the slopes and enjoys the beachfront condo I set up for him in Puerto Rico. PENDEJO.     I'm off to drive myself to surgery.  I hired some help afterward.  Be well.   This is what I sent to Jeff after I expressed anger to him, which he could not handle.   In a text:   I'm sorryPlease forgive me I love youThank you   Then he sent the cops on me.  Hopefully, with you, Dad, you will be understanding and confident in knowing that I DO love you and intend only the best for both you and me in sending this prayer to you.   I am strong and will survive.   Again, I love you.

Pierre Forté, cofondateur et président de Pragma Industries, était l'invité de François Sorel dans Tech & Co, ce mardi 4 octobre. Il s'est penché sur la mobilité douce propulsée par l'hydrogène, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au jeudi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Today's guest is one that will warm your heart. He warmed ours and was truly the spark in our lives that we needed. Our guest is Tom Rose. Tom Rose is an author, public speaker, advocate, and cook. Tom and his wife Joyce coauthored two cookbooks, "Cooking Together Chinese Style" and "Cooking Together Quick and Easy". They also hosted a cooking segment on their local Fox TV affiliate for 13 years. When his wife Joyce passed away from Breast Cancer in August of 2019, Tom began writing the story of his grief journey. That story became his most recent book, “Balloon in a Box” - a book for anyone who is grieving. It is not only a beautiful book about love but also a book following Tom through his journey of grief as he and others share their memories, good and bad. His book will help you learn how to control the “balloon in your box” and move forward in life with your loved ones, not without them. We chat with Tom Rose about: The writing process of his grief and how it began. Three needs of the griever: find the words, say the words aloud, and know the words have been heard. The gap in resources when it comes to grief- many are too clinical and not enough emotional. Loss is loss. How many people say the wrong things when addressing someone experiencing grief? What should you say? The journey of grief, and how Tom handled the ups and downs. Pragma love and its relation to the grief process. Tom's experiences speaking to groups about loss, and how he has become an expert on a topic he may not have wanted to become an expert on. Tom answers our fast-five questions, and the most important question, "What does a life well lived mean to you?" Episode resources: To find Tom Rose and to purchase his book, "Balloon in a Box" or "Cooking Together Revisited" Get in touch with Tom Rose For the full show notes for this episode. Sign-up to be “in the know” with our upcoming podcast guest list. You can always find us on our blog or Instagram. Please let us know your thoughts on this episode or others. Your feedback means the world to us, so please send us a message and tell us what you think. Thank you! Thank you so much for listening. We are so honored that you're here. If you loved this podcast, we would be so grateful if you could leave us a 5-star review. That way we can be inspired, inspire others, and continue to create more content! It means more than you know! :)

Join Michael & Krista as they look at all of the different types of "Love". They go into the widely varied Greek words for love, from Agape to Storge, and Eros to Pragma, as they look deeply at "how" we, as humans, love. Learn more about: How couples often evolve from Eros to Pragma Your own compassionate self-love The difference between "brotherly" love and loving a "bro" or dear friend And more... Grab your free gift at: https://expand-your.life/9Sparks Get more from the Expand Your Life Giveaway HERE! Don't forget to follow the Mornings with Michael & Krista show on your favorite podcast player so that you don't miss a single episode. And if you can, please take a moment to write a short review and rate our show. It would be greatly appreciated! To engage more deeply in the conversations, listen to past episodes, and get to know your hosts, go to https://KristaInochovsky.com and follow us on Facebook.

El es socio fundador y Brand Manager de Fahrenheit DDB, la agencia peruana que fundó con Ricardo Chadwick, que después de haberse ganado veinte leones en sus trece años de existencia hoy es una de las más premiadas en la historia de la publicidad Peruana en Cannes. Además fue rankeada por crema otra vez como la Agencia número 1 del Perú y fue la más premiada en los Premios Idea en los últimos cuatro años consecutivos. Este año batió record en Cannes con 5 leones para Real Plaza y Pilsen Callao, la marca de cerveza más antigua de Perú, donde destaca la gran idea E-nterpreters; que es el primer bot disponible dentro de Discord que permite que las personas sordas sean incluidas dentro del mundo de los videojuegos. Conocí a Alberto Goachet en una fiesta en Cannes y después de una plática con él decidí retomar el Martínez después de seis meses de break. Iniciamos la conversa haciendo un brindis por eso y porque es el primer episodio que se graba en vivo. Desde el Martinez en el Martinez.Platicamos como su relación con la publicidad comenzó con la influencia de su padre,y de lo que significa crecer en una agencia como casa. Estuvimos hablando de su carrera y como la publicidad no solo le dio un socio sino también una esposa, que conoció en Pragma siendo supervisora de cuentas.Me contó de su relación con Ricardo Chadwick y cómo un primer click entre dos desconocidos terminó siendo un matrimonio empresarial que reventó el mercado Peruano. Hablamos como construyeron juntos el sueño de Fahrenheit.Nos tomamos un vinito para celebrar el cumpleaños número 13 de la Agencia, y los 5 leones que se ganaron en esta edición. Me contó de las piezas y me explicó cómo lograron producir una idea que viene a aportar al nuevo territorio gaming que la está rompiendo.Conversamos de todas las cosas que ha hecho en diferentes industrias, de su relación con la música y de cómo se convirtió en un melómano adicto. Me contó una gran aventura de partners empresariales y terminamos planteándonos la importancia de la lealtad y la humildad en esta industria.Por eso mismo aplaudimos el trabajo del resto, y nos despedimos con un gran abrazo, en vivo y en directo.Visítanos en https://www.elmartinez.net/ y suscríbete en Spotify, Apple Podcasts o donde lo estés oyendo ahora. Síguenos en FB o IG @ElMartinezPodcast Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neste podcast: o que é o amor? Clóvis de Barros Filho fala sobre a diferença entre Eros, Philia, Ludus e Pragma.

Summary, In this episode, I discuss the central importance of love as the marker of well-being from a Catholic perspective -- our capacity to live out  the two great commandments.  We explore how love is the distinguishing characteristics of Christians, we detail the eight different kinds of love, and we discuss Catholic theologian Bernard Brady's five attributes or characteristics of love -- how love is affective, affirming, responsive, unitive and steadfast.  We discuss what is commonly missing from philosophical and theological approaches to love, and we briefly touch in the death of love and distortions of love.   Lead-in I want to speak to you from my heart today.  I want to share with you heart to heart about what it most important to me.  And maybe what is most important to you.  I want to talk with you today about love.  Real love.  Fundamental Love. Radical love.  The real thing.  Not the counterfeits of love that you and I have pursued in our lives in one way or another -- the fakes loves we've mistaken for real love, or the lesser loves that we've tried to inflate into more than they could possibly be.  I think love is not only the most essential experience in the whole world, it's also the most confusing for us.  Think about it.  What else has confused you more than love?  What has been more enduringly puzzling than love?  What has been more elusive for you?  What has been more enigmatic than love in your life?  What have you struggled with more than love?   Love -- the word is evocative.  The word is provocative, it stirs us up.  You parts react in so many different ways to the word love.  And so that's where we are going today.  Into the mystery of love.   Intro: Maybe you are feeling like you're just struggling to survive.  I want more for you than that. Maybe much of the time you feel like things are OK, maybe pretty good. I want more for you than that.   I want to share with you the very best of what I have with you on the central focus of well-being from a Catholic perspective.     Broad overview  Let's review a little.  In episode 88, we began a series on trauma with that piece Trauma: Defining and Understanding the Experience -- that one was a huge hit -- so many people interested in it, by far the most downloads of any episode.   In episode 89, called Your Trauma, Your Body: Protection vs. Connection -- we did a deep dive into the effects of trauma on the body, really understanding trauma from the perspective of Polyvagal theory by Steven Porges and Deb Dana.   From there, though, I really wanted to look at well-being -- how does secular psychology understand well-being --  It's so important to understand what well-being is, what it looks like, how it feels.  So many people have never really experienced well being.  It's possible that you've never really experienced well-being.   So I started a subseries on well-being within the broader trauma series.   So shared with you the secular views of well being in Episodes 90 and 92 of this podcast We really dived into what the best of current psychological theorizing says about well-being  Episode 90  Your Well-Being: The Secular Experts Speak DSM 5 -- which doesn't have a description of well being  PDM 2  Hedonic Well-being  Eudemonic Well-being  Freud's ideas of well-being  Contributions of Positive Psychology - pioneered by Martin Seligman  Polyvagal Theory -- Stephen Porges, Deb Dana  Internal Family Systems   Episode 92 Understanding and Healing your Mind through IPNB Interpersonal Neurobiology -- Daniel Siegel -- a lot to say about the healthy mind, a sense of well-being.  Very well developed.   Episode 93 consisted of three experiential exercises The first on the ways in which you reject yourself or condemn yourself as a person  The second on protection vs. connection -- your internal reactions to your wounds.  That one was based off of polyvagal theory  The third was on exploring your own inner chaos and rigidity within -- based off of Daniel Siegel's Interpersonal Neurobiology and one point he makes is that all psychological symptoms can be thought in terms of rigidity and/or chaos.  Rigidity and chaos are signs of having lost a sense of well-being.   I invite you to check those out if you haven't already, there's a lot of opportunities in those experiential exercises for you to do your inner work.   As you know, I am Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist, passionate Catholic, and I am the voice of this podcast, Interior Integration for Catholics In this podcast, Interior Integration for Catholics, we take on the most important psychological questions.  We take the most important human formation issues head on, directly, without mincing words, without trepidation, without vacillation, without hesitation -- We are dealing with the most important concerns in the natural realm, the absolute central issues that we need to address with all of our energy and all of our resources.   And up until now, the most important episodes I've done are numbers 37 to 49 -- that was the 13-episode series on shame.  Why?  Because shame is the major driver of so much emotional distress, so many identity issues, and so many psychological symptoms.   But these new few episodes, these episodes on well-being from a Catholic perspective, informed first by the perennial wisdom of the Catholic Church, and then secondarily by the best of psychological science, theory, research and practice, these episodes on love, these are the most important.  Why?  Because, in two words, love heals.  Love restores.  Love makes new.  Love is our mission, love is our goal, love is the destiny we are called to.   This is episode 94 of the Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, released on June 6, 2022 and it's titled Well-Being from a Catholic Perspective:  The Primacy of Love   Love as the Center  We were made in love and for love and to love. Prayer to God in the Litanies of the Heart: "Lord Jesus, You created me in love, for love. Bring me to a place of vulnerability within the safety of your loving arms."  Discussed the Litanies of the Heart with Dr. Gerry at length in Episode 91 of this podcast, a special episode all about the litanies of the heart.   Inviting to the adventure of loving So many people are just surviving -- their vision is so reduced, they are not even looking to be loved or to love.  Maybe that's you, to some degree.   They are not on the adventure -- the are jaded, disillusioned, tired, wounded by betrayal or abandonment, cautious now, skeptical, calculating when it comes to love.  They hear the word love, and it activates shame, grief, loss, sorrow, fear in parts of them.  Parts of them don't want the vulnerability, the risk of being hurt again.  Maybe that's you, too.  They are not on the adventure.  I want you to come on the adventure.  The greatest adventure.  The adventure of loving.  Stay with me in the podcast.  That can be a fresh start if you need one. A new start on the adventure of loving.   St. Augustine:  To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the great human achievement. St. Therese Lisieux  "I know of no other means to reach perfection than by love. To love: how perfectly our hearts are made for this! Sometimes I look for another word to use, but, in this land of exile, no other word so well expresses the vibrations of our soul. Hence we must keep to that one word: love.   Our Great Mission as Catholics is summed up in the two Great Commandments  Two Great Commandments Mark 12:28-31:28  And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.”  Loving with our whole heart.  Jules Toner, 1968 book  The experience of love In the full, concrete experience of love, our whole being, spirit and flesh, in involved.  Cognitive acts, feelings and affections, freedom, bodily reactions -- all these are influencing each other and all are continually fluctuating in such a way as to change the structure and the intensity of the experience.   Love is the distinguishing characteristic of the Christian John 13:35  By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”   Baltimore Catechism First Lesson on the End of Man, question 6  Q. Why did God make you? A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him for ever in heaven.  To love God implies both that we know Him and that we serve Him   CCC 2392 Love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being. (quoting St. John Paul II Familiaris Consortio, paragraph 11)  2134 The first commandment summons man to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him above all else.   Matthew 6:21:   For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  Quotes for St. Therese of Lisieux   It is love alone that counts.   Catholic well-being is not hedonism, feeling good all the time - It is all about being equipped to live out our mission of being loved and loving God, our neighbors (including our enemies) and ourselves.   So many secular approaches emphasize the Pursuit of happiness -- they operate off of a hedonistic anthropology.  Carrie Snow -- stand up comedian who was raised in a Jewish family:  The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it. Mick Cady 2019 blog:  At age 19, Augustine of Hippo read a dialogue by the Roman philosopher Cicero in which Cicero stated that every person sets out to be happy, but the majority are thoroughly wretched. Truly, no one dreams as a child of one day growing up to be miserable, and yet many people's lives are characterized by conflict, frustration and unfulfilled longings. Augustine was convinced that what defines a person more than anything is what they love. He said that when we ask if someone is a “good” person, what we are asking is not what they believe or what they hope for, but rather what they love.  We need an anthropology, a revealed religion or we will never get it.   Psychology alone cannot answer the deep questions about what we should love and what love is ordered and disordered --- as many psychologies as there are anthropologies -- psychology cannot answer the questions that are properly in the realm of theology, philosophy, epistemology and metaphysics.   G.K. Chesterton:  “We do not really want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong. We do not want, as the newspapers say, a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world.”   Charles Dickens, A Critical Study Definitions of Love English is a very difficult language when it comes to describing inner experience -- Jose's anecdote  Different Types of Love --  Eros (romantic, passionate love) The first kind of love is Eros, named after the Greek God of fertility. Eros is passionate, sensual, romantic love with an intense romantic and sexual feelings. Philia (affectionate love) The love between friends -- friendship.  Some call this platonic love, love “without physical attraction.” Storge (familiar love)  Storge is a natural form of affection experienced between family members. This protective, kinship-based love is common between parents and their children, and children for their parents. Storge can also describe a sense of patriotism toward a country or allegiance to the same team.   Mania (obsessive love) When love turns to obsession, it becomes mania. Stalking behaviors, co-dependency, extreme jealousy, and violence are all symptoms of Mania.   Ludus (playful love)  The Ancient Greeks thought of ludus as a playful form of love. It describes the situation of having a crush and acting on it, or the affection between young lovers. Pragma (enduring, committed love)  Pragma is a love built on commitment, understanding and long-term best interests. It is a love that has aged, matured and about making compromises to help the relationship work over time, also showing patience and tolerance.   Philautia (self love)  The Greeks understood that in order to care for others, we must first learn to care for ourselves. As Aristotle said “All friendly feelings for others are an extension of a man's feelings for himself.” Agape (selfless, universal love)  selfless universal love, such as the love for strangers, nature, or God. This love is unconditional, bigger than ourselves, a boundless compassion and an infinite empathy that you extended to everyone, whether they are family members or distant strangers.  Bernard Brady, p. 267  2003 Book Christian Love: How Christians through the Ages have Understood Love.  Agape does not neglect, deny or destroy eros or indeed philia, it informs them.   Agape is what we are focusing on.   Jules Toner looking for what he call "radical love" -- phenomenologist.   from the latin radix or root, the love the is the foundation for all other loves.   Toner describes how radical love is a response to the beloved's total reality.   Interdisciplinary approach  Not just theology and philosophy Philosophers and Theologians generally don't understand the impact of trauma on being loved and loving.  They don't get it.  Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person -- almost nothing on trauma and its impact. Nothing in the index.    Phenomenology -- an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience. This is really important because it's what people relate to.   Spiritual Writers and Saints  Best of psychology   Bernard Brady's description of Love  Christian Love: How Christians through the Ages have Understood Love.-- drawing heavily from the work of phenomenologists  Jules Toner and Margaret Farley Love is affective, affirming, responsive, unitive and steadfast.  (repeat)  Five characteristics  Love is affective -- emotional components of love can often be neglected in philosophical or theological discussions of love.   Love is an emotion Love is a movement from your heart, your soul -- a movement from the innermost depths of your being.  From your core self.   Love is prior to reason and transcends reason.   You might say it's "bigger" than reason.  Love is best captured, not in the dry academic language of the philosopher, but in the verses of the poet Blaise Pascal -- The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.   Love rejoices in the beloved -- Protestant Theologian R.H. Neibuhr writes in his 1977 book the Purpose of the Church and Its Ministry:  By love, we mean at least these attitudes and actions: rejoicing in the presence of the beloved, gratitude, reverence, and loyalty toward him.  p.35 Love is the directive and dominant center of emotions.  p. 267  Many emotions are associated with love Delight, Bliss, Happiness  A sense of fulfillment  Warmth   Grief John 11:32-36  32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled; 34 and he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”  Sadness  Anxiety Dolly Parton:  Love is something sent from heaven to worry the hell out of you.   Distress-- as when our Lady, Mother Mary and St. Joseph were searching for the missing 12-year-old Jesus in Jerusalem Luke 2:48.  And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.   If there is no emotion, there is no agape, no love.  The heart must be moved for love to be anything like complete. We cannot love like a Vulcan, without emotion.  Limitations of benevolence alone -- when I was but a wee therapist… Love is an act of the will  I didn't have to like my clients  But warmth and affection toward them, a warm and inviting emotional response was so much better.   Love is affirming Love affirms the other  Love says yes to the other person at the same time as love says yes to oneself.   "Agape is the simple yet profound recognition of the worthiness of and goodness in persons."  p. 268   Affirmation happens at two levels One level is the basic level of human dignity shared by all persons.   Affirmation on this first level has an equal regard for everyone -- all persons are ontologically good, all bear the image and likeness of God. St. Thomas "Love the sinner and hate the sin."  Not about the personal merits or individual characteristics of the person. Philosopher Gene Outka describes this as equal regard for each and every person.   Second level of affirmation is the uniqueness of the person.   In loving the other person, we acknowledge and affirm the uniqueness of the beloved.   Her gifts Her beauty Her unique qualities and traits When you love your neighbor you truly see the other as a person.   Jules Toner, SJ -- "I love you because you are you." A deep respect for the other person, a reverence for the individuality of the person. Augustine in his confesssions:  O thou Omnipotent Good, thou carest for every one of us as if thou didst care for him only, and so for all as if they were but one!    We need to affirm at both levels.  The basic dignity of the person and the uniqueness of the person. Brady:  We do not want to be loved merely because we are a person (no one wants to be generically loved) nor do we want to be loved because of particular characteristic or physical trait (what if my full head of dark hair is no longer full or dark).  We want to be loved in our totality.  p. 268.  That's why my clients didn't respond to my cool efforts at benevolence.  I was not finding and not taking in their good qualities.  Sometimes I was not looking for their uniqueness.  I was not seeing them as persons.  My attempts at benevolence actually avoided who they were, because I was threatened.  I wasn't sure I could handle the intensity of their pain, their shame, their grief, their rage.   God loves us as individuals.  God loves us in our unique particularity.  "God calls us each by name."  Isaiah 43:1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.  Jesus -- who does he connect with?  Paupers and nobles, lepers and rich men, Samaritan women and Roman centurions, fishermen and lawyers, tax collectors and Pharisees, the sick and the strong, the dying and the robust, the political zealots and the housewives, the prostitutes and the Sanhedrin.   Jules Toner "You are why I love you."    "Loving someone in depth…means loving from the lover's most personal self, with sincerity, intensity, endurance….to affectively affirm this unique person in a response informed by a full, detailed knowledge which catch the delicate shadings of his profoundest attitudes, moods, likes, and dislikes, ideals, fears, hopes, capabilities, etc. "   Affirmation implies acceptance of the other and knowledge of the other.    This is not an endorsement of the other's vices or bad habits, but a recognition of them and an acceptance of who the person is as an entire being.  Not picking and choosing the attractive bits.   Self-acceptance of the same things. Leo Tolstoy:  When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be. Conrad Baars' affirmation therapy -- quoting from baarsinstitute.com:  A person's ability to love is unlocked when that person experiences himself or herself as good, worthwhile, and lovable. According to Christian psychiatrists Conrad W. Baars and Anna A. Terruwe, this process is called “affirmation.” Affirmation is a three-step process which occurs when one person is the source of unconditional love and emotional strengthening for another person. These three steps are: the person is open and receptive to the goodness and lovableness of the other; over time, the person allows himself to be moved with affection, love, delight, etc., by the other person; and third, the person reveals these feelings to the other primarily through his countenance, tone of voice, gentle touch, etc. Love is Responsive  Love is an active response for the well-being of the other.  This is where Brady includes benevolence.  It's about participating in the promotion of the highest good for the other, potential for the other's full humanity. How can I help you to flourish?  How can I help you toward your highest good?  1 John 3:18  Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.    James 2:26:  For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead.    This is where self-sacrifice comes in.  There are times, and sometimes it's often when agape, when love will call for self-sacrifice.   It does not necessarily mean allowing oneself to be exploited or used or destroyed or mistreated.   That is often different than self-giving -- and we are going to discuss this at length in future episodes in this series.     Brady:  A dominant feature of agape is a readiness and a willingness to subordinate the fulfillment of my needs so as to be able to help the other fulfill her needs. p. 279  That subordination may at time call for my life.  For martyrdom. St. Therese of Lisieux:  Little things done out of love are those that charm the Heart of Christ… On the contrary, the most brilliant deeds, when done without love, are but nothingness.   Loving God or my neighbor can never demand that I violate my integrity, my deepest values, the core of who I am. Margaret Farley -- I can sacrifice what I have, but I can never sacrifice who I am.   Responsiveness implies an attunement to the other -- a resonance, and understanding.  The capacity to respond well.  It's not just any responsiveness.  The ability to be aware of and to respond effectively to the needs of my neighbor.  So there is a capacity about this.  It's not just an act of the will.  Attunement can be described as a kind of resonance.   Toner:  Radical love is experience as being in accord with the loved one, vibrating as it were, in harmony with the beloved's act of being and so with the whole melody of the beloved's life.  It is a welcoming of the loved one into the lover's self and his life-world, as fitting there, making a harmony with the lover's being and life.   Augustine:  “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”  Love is Unitive  Brady:  The fruit of love is unity.  Love unites.  It is in the very nature of love to bring together.  p. 279 John 17:  20-23  “I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word,  that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,  I in them and thou in me, that they may become perfectly one,  Colossians 3:12-14:  Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,  forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  Acts 4:32  Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul  Philippians 2:2  complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.   Brady:  When you love, you step out of yourself and experience the other.   There is still a separateness.  Not a blending or a fusion or a loss of identity.  But you are no longer just within yourself.  You've entered into the space of another.   And you've allow the other to enter into your space "Come live in my heart and pay no rent." — Samuel Lover   Loving an enemy -- you are like me.  We are similar on a fundamental human level.  No dehumanization. Loving doesn't necessarily lead to a mutuality or reciprocity.  Not all love is accepted or taken in.  Witness John 6, the discourse of the bread of life when Jesus was offering the greatest gift ever, the entirety of himself, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity to his disciples: The response:  John 6:60 and 66:  Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” … After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him.    But you still reach out to the beauty and inner goodness of the other.   Agape pulls for unity, even with strangers.  Right now, devastating wars are actively going on in the Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, among other places. Food crises are becoming more urgent as international food trade and distribution channels are breaking down.  This will move hearts that love with agape. Jesus wept over Jerusalem  Luke 19:41-44   And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it, saying, “Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.  For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side,  and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation.”   The mystics describe the unity we are called to in God -- Union with God.   Love is steadfast God's love endures.  '  Psalm 136 opens:    Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,    for his steadfast love endures for ever.O give thanks to the God of gods,    for his steadfast love endures for ever.O give thanks to the Lord of lords,    for his steadfast love endures for ever; Love can change, though.  For us humans, it can deepen, it can mature.  H.R. Neibuhr -- "Love can have a history."   It may not always be mutual or reciprocal Story of the prodigal son.  Story of St. Monica and St. Augustine.   Story of St. Augustine and God Quote from Confessions:  “Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you. And see, you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there, and in my unlovely state I plunged into those lovely created things which you made. You were with me, and I was not with you. The lovely things kept me far from you, though if they did not have their existence in you, they had no existence at all. You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness. You were radiant and resplendent, you put to flight my blindness. You were fragrant, and I drew in my breath and now pant after you. I tasted you, and I feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours.”  Martin Luther King Essay -- Loving your Enemies To our most bitter opponents we say: ‘We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws, because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. Throw us in jail, and we shall still love you. Bomb our homes and threaten our children, and we shall still love you. Send your hooded perpetrators of violence into our community at the midnight hour and beat us and leave us half dead, and we shall still love you. But be ye assured that we will wear you down by our capacity to suffer. One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.' ” Psalm 36: 5-10 5 Thy steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,    thy faithfulness to the clouds.6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God,    thy judgments are like the great deep;    man and beast thou savest, O Lord. 7 How precious is thy steadfast love, O God!    The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings.8 They feast on the abundance of thy house,    and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.9 For with thee is the fountain of life;    in thy light do we see light. 10 O continue thy steadfast love to those who know thee,    and thy salvation to the upright of heart!  Desire for this in the modern era:  1983 songs Cyndi Lauper -- If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting… Time after Time Jules Toner -- Love is the not just "giving of self" but giving self.    Giving of myself -- sharing something of what I am -- I may share my wit, my knowledge, by strength, my sense of joy, my playfulness.   These are all qualities of my being.   They are things I possess. Giving myself -- that radical love, according to Toner, is the gift of my self.  It is me.  I am the gift.  Not just my qualities or my possessions.  So I am loving from the core of my being -- the loving is the most personal act.   Integration Resilience Distortions Loving the wrong things.   Augustine:  “In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.”   Confessions  "We are shaped and fashioned by those we love." — Goethe  "Tell me who you love and I'll tell you who you are." — Creole Proverb   The death of love Brady 273.  Love does not die because of hate but because of apathy.  The death of love is often preceded by the denial of the basic dignity of the other.  The death of love happens when we reject instead of affirm the other's special personal and unique goodness.  The death of love is encouraged when we ignore the other's needs and wants while prioritizing our own wants.  The deal of love occurs when we pursue discord, division, disassociation, and distance in the place of unity.   It is not just the pursuit of these things.   If whatever we are pursuing, even if it is a good but not the highest good results in ignoring or  rejection of others' needs -- or if it results in discord, division, disassociation, and distance.  I might want to become physically fit and start training two hours per day for a marathon.  If I did that, I would wind up neglecting my family's needs.   Malice is not necessary for love to die.  Apathy doesn't have a lot of malice in it.  Hatred has a lot more malice than apathy.  If you are hating someone, you are still at least in relationship with the hated one.  You are thinking about the hated one.  The hated one still exists for you.  But in apathy, the other does not register in your consciousness.  He or she doesn't matter.  Where we are going  Tolerating being loved -- many people assume that we just want to be loved Brady:  page vii, second sentence.  Loving seems entirely natural and being loved seems wonderfully good.  I take issue. Being loved can be very, very painful.  It can feel very unnatural to very many people, especially those with complex trauma.   This kind of sentence would never be written by a depth psychologist, or anyone really experienced with the terror, the shame, the grief, and the walls that those who have experienced abandonment and betrayal traumas suffer with.  Assumption -- we naturally love ourselves.  I take issue with that.  Ordered Self Love Love and Identity 1 John 3:1  See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  Learning to love by loving St. Bernard of Clairvaux:  We much remember that love reveals itself, not by words or phrases, but by actions and experience.  It is Love with speaks here, and if anyone wished to understand it, let him first love.   What gets in the way of loving  Sin -- the great unlove Missing the mark   Trauma Protection vs. Connection -- Polyvagal theory, Episode 89:  Rigidity and Chaos IPNB, Episode 92   Original Sin => original trauma  Shame  Differences between unlove and desolation   The RCC -- Come with me on an adventure.  Come with me on an adventure of being loved and of loving.  That is what the Resilient Catholic Community is all about.  Check out the Resilient Catholics Community at soulsandhearts.com/RCC  The RCC is all about working through your human formation issues -- the ones that inhibit you from receiving the love you need and from loving God completely, with every fiber of your being, with your body,  with all your parts, with all your emotions, thoughts, all your inner experience with all of you, with no part of you left behind, no part of you left out.   It's all about learning to be gentle but firm with yourself -- it's all about integration.  It's all about resilience.   All about restoration -- recovering from being dominated by shame, fear, anger, sadness, pessimism, whatever your struggle is in the depths of your human formation And we do this work experientially -- so many experiential exercises -- this is not just intellectual knowledge, we're working with all of you. Informed by Internal Family Systems and the best of the rest of psychological and human formation resources  All grounded in a Catholic understanding of the human person  All focused on helping you to better accept love and to love more fully, to carry out the two great commandments of our Lord.   Are you up for the challenge?  Would you like to join me and the rest of the pioneers in this adventure?  Do you want to be a part of the community?   Are you ready to prevail over whatever hinders your human formation -- would you like to no longer be dominated by fear, anger, shame, sadness, pessimism?  And would you like to be with other like-minded Catholics on the journey -- If so join me.  Join all of us in the Resilient Catholics Community.  The RCC We are taking applications throughout June of 2022 for our third cohort, those in that cohort will start their adventure in June and July by taking our Initial Measures Kits and be getting feedback on their parts in a personal Zoom session with me.  It's a great chance for us to get to know each other, really know each other at the level of parts.  You'll get a 5 or 6 page report on your internal system and then be eligible for our weekly company meetings and programming to begin in late August or early September.   Sign up  for the June waiting list -- Souls and Hearts.com/rcc -- or just do an internet search for the Resilient Catholics Community.  Human Formation Retreat -- August 12-14, 2022 details will be put on the website.  Meet me in person.  Only for RCC members Patroness and Patron  

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […] Source

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […] Source

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma (Part 2 of 4) […] Source

Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma (Part 1 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia […] Source

Welcome to the final arc of our 6 words for Love Anthology, Pragma or Long-Term Love. A Guardian Spirit and a Twenty-Something look to the future of their life together while balancing magic, dark spirits, in-laws, and graduating. “Our Mundane Supernatural Life” was developed by Storybrewers. You can find all of the soundscapes used on the show at: tabletopaudio.com/ Diceology is hosted and produced by Natalie Wilcoxen and Dane Fogdall

Welcome to the final arc of our 6 words for Love Anthology, Pragma or Long-Term Love. A Guardian Spirit and a Twenty-Something look to the future of their life together while balancing magic, dark spirits, in-laws, and graduating. “Our Mundane Supernatural Life” was developed by Storybrewers. You can find all of the soundscapes used on the show at: tabletopaudio.com/ Diceology is hosted and produced by Natalie Wilcoxen and Dane Fogdall

Welcome to the final arc of our 6 words for Love Anthology, Pragma or Long-Term Love. A Guardian Spirit and a Twenty-Something find love in-between dealing with monstrous deer-people and the difficulties of entry-level jobs. “Our Mundane Supernatural Life” was developed by Storybrewers. You can find all of the soundscapes used on the show at: tabletopaudio.com/ Diceology is hosted and produced by Natalie Wilcoxen and Dane Fogdall