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In this Almost Certainly Not companion series, we examine each episode's origins, production process, behind-the-scenes, personal thoughts, and most likely go off on some tangents in spite of our best efforts. In this episode, we examine Double Attack: The Maneuvers of Manipulation. Every move is calculated, every sacrifice intentional. Manipulation, like chess, is a game of control—of positioning others without them realizing they're being played. The most skilled manipulators don't force; they guide, nudging their pawns forward until checkmate feels like their opponent's own doing. How does this happen? Why is it so consistent in its method and execution, and where is the line between sympathy for those who suffer from these traits and accountability for the pain they inflict on others?  NOTE: The views expressed in "Possibly Not" are part of an extemporaneous discussion, and while we do our best to be as accurate as possible, we are human and will get things wrong. If we are wrong enough we will add clarifications and corrections. CITATIONSThe following resources are referenced and summarized within a discussion during the episode. Seto, M. C. (2012, 2017). Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention. American Psychological Association. Langevin, R., Curnoe, S., & Bain, J. (2004). A study of clerics who commit sexual offenses: Are they different from other sex offenders? Child Abuse & Neglect, 28(5), 531-541. Ponseti, J., Bosinski, H. A., & Schiffer, B. (2015). The neurobiology and psychology of pedophilia: Recent advances and challenges. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9, 344. Turner, D., Briken, P., & Schiffer, B. (2019). Are there any biomarkers for pedophilia and sexual child offending? Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 940. Widom, C. S., & Massey, C. (2015). A prospective examination of whether childhood sexual abuse predicts subsequent sexual offending. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(2), e143357. Fasano, F., Malvaso, C., & Maglietta, M. (2020). Pedophilia: Definition, classifications, criminological and neurobiological profiles, and clinical treatments—A complete review. Academia.edu.

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 27 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, coaches Pierre Arnold and Todd Widom are back for some real talk around what it takes for junior tennis players - and their families - to develop to their full potential.Long-time listeners of this pod are all too familiar with Todd Widom and his approach to developing and training players. Todd's developmental coach was Argentinian Pierre Arnold who instilled in Todd and all his players a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. Pierre is an integral part of Todd's coaching system and recently spent 6 months as the Volunteer Assistant Coach of the Brown University Men's Tennis Team. Both coaches share what they've learned from Pierre's college coaching experience and how they're integrating those lessons into their work with junior players.To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. And check out his newly-redesigned website at https://twtennis.com/.As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

This morning Dominique shares a meditation on Wisdom and the book of Proverbs and how the Widom of God is central to all we are and do daily.

In Today's episode, I dive into the mysterious 1987 disappearance of 16-year-old Theresa Bier in the remote Sierra Nevada mountains near Fresno, California. Accompanied by 43-year-old Russell Welch, a self-proclaimed Bigfoot hunter, Theresa vanished without a trace during an expedition in the wilderness. Welch was later arrested but never charged due to lack of evidence. What happened deep in those woods? Join me as I explore the strange circumstances, disturbing theories, and unanswered questions surrounding the Theresa Bier case—a mystery that still baffles investigators today.Anyone with information about Theresa's disappearance is encouraged to call the Fresno Police Department at (559) 621-2541 The case number to reference is 8736264Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.com217DFCA - Theresa Ann Bier. (n.d.). https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/217dfca.htmlBigfoot Part 01 (Final). (n.d.). The FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/Bigfoot%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/viewCalifornia Bigfoot Expedition 2025. (n.d.). https://www.bfro.net/news/roundup/california.aspCrair, B. (2018, August 16). Why do so many people still want to believe in Bigfoot? Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-so-many-people-still-believe-in-bigfoot-180970045/Galvan, L. (1987a, June 19). Man blames Bigfoot for missing girl. The Fresno Bee, B1–B4.Galvan, L. (1987b, June 19). Man blames teen-age girl's disappearance on Bigfoot. The Camarillo Star, B5.Galvan, L. (1987c, June 20). Police release picture of girl who left on trip to find Bigfoot. The Fresno Bee, B3.Oct 04, 1987, page 9 - The Lompoc Record at Newspapers.com. (n.d.). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/540243142/?match=1&terms=Theresa%20BierPulaski, A. (1987, October 3). Abduction Suspect Released. The Fresno Bee, B2–B3.StrangeOutdoors.com. (2024, December 17). The shocking disappearance of Theresa Ann Bier — StrangeOutdoors.com. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/theresa-ann-bierThe odd disappearance of Theresa Bier: Was Bigfoot to blame? (2025, April 6). Cold Case Explorations. https://coldcaseexplorations.com/california-cold-or-unsolved-cases/the-odd-disappearance-of-theresa-bier-was-bigfoot-to-blame/Theresa Ann Bier – The Charley Project. (n.d.). https://charleyproject.org/case/theresa-ann-bierYoung, J. C., & Widom, C. S. (2014). Long-term effects of child abuse and neglect on emotion processing in adulthood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(8), 1369–1381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.03.008

Dani Wolff is a roll-your-sleeves-up-&-get-shit-done kinda girl who oozes earth wisdom and mama wisdom but most of all she personifies what it means to be collaborative. From her years in an intentional community to  her globe trotting earth building projects and now her multi fingered prongs in collaborations that take her from  veggie gardens to matriessence mentoring  she shares a bagful of insights into how we can bring some of the ideological ideas to life in a way that can work for each of us wherever we live.Links You'll Love:Earthed to birthJohno Futuresteading episode (her husband)Support the ShowCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow mattersWe talked about:Natural rhythms of each yearEarth building design is not about the building, its about the people & the relationshipsBeing drawn to communities & their dynamics - people careHer trip to Scotland for a the Gaia led course in organisational designCreating an intentional community with 25 other people using gut led decisionsHolding shame when reflecting on previous experiencesTeaching social permaculture The complexity of ownership & agencyLiving without comforts &with so many people  took its toll & resulted in emotional exhaustion Communities work when there are different types of peopleReflection is a really important part of the cycleHer earth building experiencesFalling pregnant changed how she lives - pulling back from constant travel & constantly being in communityReframing who you are as part of matriessesnce - it was really hard to let go of her preconceived ideas of who she was and how she would live The new rhythm that motherhood brings300sq metres is the perfect size for 6 families (23 people altogether). Using everything they grow & swapping the value added goodies with each otherBeing collaborative is in our DNA but that doesn't make it easyIt takes a lot to make the leap into working collaboratively & requires conversation & check ins to be sure everyone still feels valued & recompensedThere's an inner knowing that we feel better when we work with othersHow a greater driver can be the reason to connectThe importance of sharing our parenting challenges honestlyBeing mothers & women who can share, assures us that we are good parentWanting to breastfeed foreverDo people carry the weight of their babies early birthing traumaWhat can we do differently to encourage others to build their own tools & not just rely on organisers to make things happen - create independent groups for themselvesSeek mothers groups or activities & be brave enough to put yourself out thereConsistently showing up is so important for community groups to build momentumPersistence is required to get things off the groundAsk "What's your why - do you want to learn skills, do you want support, where are your vulnerabilitiesMind mapping & getting clear on what your wants/hopes are to fill a void Her huddle word is NOURISHMENTSupport the show

Pastor Bob taught the second message from the six-part Cultivate Series from John 15 and Proverbs 1:1-7 in a message entitled Cultivate Wisdom.   Bob shared that the wisdom of God is open to us through the 66 books of the Bible.  To live the life God wants us to live, we need to cultivate the wisdom of the ages by studying God's word so we can live a life that produces the fruit of our faith.

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 25, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, coach Todd Widom is back to help all of us better understand what is meant by the term "High Performance" when it comes to junior tennis. "High Performance" is something that gets thrown around much too casually in the junior tennis world. Coaches of varying degrees of experience and expertise will call their training environment "high performance" when, in reality, they are showing no signs of understanding or implementing "high performance" methods. Similarly, junior players and their parents will claim to be "high performance" when, in reality, their day-to-day commitment to tennis lacks the focus and intensity to deserve that moniker. So, what is "high performance" when it comes to junior tennis development? Give this week's podcast a watch/listen and find out! To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. And check out his newly-redesigned website at https://twtennis.com/. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few showers arrive overnight with a murky start to Saturday.

In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we talked with Mark Parthun from Ohio State University about his work on the role of Hat1p in chromatin assembly. Mark Parthun shares insights into his pivotal paper in 2004 that explored the link between type B histone acetyltransferases and chromatin assembly, setting the stage for his current research interests in epigenetics. He highlights the role of HAT1 in acetylating lysines on newly synthesized histones, its involvement in double-strand break repair, and the search for phenotypes associated with HAT1 mutations. The discussion expands to a collaborative research project between two scientists uncovering the roles of HAT1 and NASP as chaperones in chromatin assembly. Transitioning from yeast to mouse models, the team investigated the effects of HAT1 knockout on mouse phenotypes, particularly in lung development and craniofacial morphogenesis. They also explored the impact of histone acetylation on chromatin dynamics and its influence on lifespan, aging processes, and longevity.   References Parthun, M. R., Widom, J., & Gottschling, D. E. (1996). The Major Cytoplasmic Histone Acetyltransferase in Yeast: Links to Chromatin Replication and Histone Metabolism. Cell, 87(1), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81325-2 Kelly, T. J., Qin, S., Gottschling, D. E., & Parthun, M. R. (2000). Type B histone acetyltransferase Hat1p participates in telomeric silencing. Molecular and cellular biology, 20(19), 7051–7058. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.20.19.7051-7058.2000 Ai, X., & Parthun, M. R. (2004). The nuclear Hat1p/Hat2p complex: a molecular link between type B histone acetyltransferases and chromatin assembly. Molecular cell, 14(2), 195–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1097-2765(04)00184-4 Nagarajan, P., Ge, Z., Sirbu, B., Doughty, C., Agudelo Garcia, P. A., Schlederer, M., Annunziato, A. T., Cortez, D., Kenner, L., & Parthun, M. R. (2013). Histone acetyl transferase 1 is essential for mammalian development, genome stability, and the processing of newly synthesized histones H3 and H4. PLoS genetics, 9(6), e1003518. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003518 Agudelo Garcia, P. A., Hoover, M. E., Zhang, P., Nagarajan, P., Freitas, M. A., & Parthun, M. R. (2017). Identification of multiple roles for histone acetyltransferase 1 in replication-coupled chromatin assembly. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(16), 9319–9335. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx545 Popova, L. V., Nagarajan, P., Lovejoy, C. M., Sunkel, B. D., Gardner, M. L., Wang, M., Freitas, M. A., Stanton, B. Z., & Parthun, M. R. (2021). Epigenetic regulation of nuclear lamina-associated heterochromatin by HAT1 and the acetylation of newly synthesized histones. Nucleic Acids Research, 49(21), 12136–12151. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1044   Related Episodes Regulation of Chromatin Organization by Histone Chaperones (Geneviève Almouzni) Effects of Non-Enzymatic Covalent Histone Modifications on Chromatin (Yael David) scDamID, EpiDamID and Lamina Associated Domains (Jop Kind)   Contact Epigenetics Podcast on X Epigenetics Podcast on Instagram Epigenetics Podcast on Mastodon Epigenetics Podcast on Bluesky Epigenetics Podcast on Threads Active Motif on X Active Motif on LinkedIn Email: podcast@activemotif.com

Koyote The Blind: Toltec Wisdom & The Four Magicks

Antisocial personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a lasting pattern of manipulating, exploiting or violating the rights of others without any remorse and it is linked to sociopathy. While only 3% of men and 1% of women suffer from this disorder in the US according to PsychologyToday, it is important for us to discuss it. In our previous video, we talked about what Antisocial Personality Disorder really is, so today, we want to look deeper into the signs of antisocial personality disorder. If you're wondering about the antisocial personality video we posted a while back, here's the link: https://youtu.be/bW2IjDNBI1c Disclaimer: We would like to remind you that this video is only meant for educational purposes, we strongly advise any diagnoses be performed by a professional. Writer: Vincent Wilts Script Editor: Morgan Franz Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Lily Hu Animator: Riva Ceres Laoreno YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong De Brito, S. A., & Hodgins, S. H. E. I. L. A. G. H. (2009). Antisocial personality disorder. Personality, personality disorder and violence, 42, 133-153. Hare, R. D. (1983). Diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder in two prison populations. The American Journal of Psychiatry. Hart, S. D., & Hare, R. D. (1996). Psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. Current opinion in Psychiatry, 9(2), 129-132. Luntz, B. K., & Widom, C. S. (1994). Antisocial personality disorder in abused and neglected children grown up. The American journal of psychiatry. Meloy, J. R., & Yakeley, A. J. (2011). Antisocial personality disorder. A. A, 301(2). Widiger, T. A., Cadoret, R., Hare, R., Robins, L., Rutherford, M., Zanarini, M., … & Hart, S. (1996). DSM—IV antisocial personality disorder field trial. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105(1), 3. Antisocial Personality. (2019, November 21). Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/antisocial-personality Mayo Clinic Staff. (2019, December 10). Antisocial personality disorder. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353928 Skodal, A. (2020, January). Antisocial Personality Disorder. Retrieved from https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/mental-health-disorders/personality-disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder If you have any topic requests or stories to share with us, feel free to email us at editorial@psych2go.net

Episódio originalmente publicado em 18/07/2022. No 575º episódio do Podcast mais Rock'n Roll da internets Rômulo Konzen, Daniel Iserhard, Patricia Giovanetti e Leandro Pereira batem papo sobre a banda fictícia Dream Widow, do filme Terror no Studio 666, interpretado pelo Foo Fighters.   Trilha sonora do podcast (na ordem): *Dream Widow - March Of The Insane *Dream Widow - Angel With Severed Wings *Dream Widow - Lacrimus Dei Ebrius *Dream Widow - Encino *Dream Widow - Cold *Dream Widow - March Of The Insane *Dream Widow - The Sweet Abyss *Dream Widow - Angel With Severed Wings *Dream Widow - Come All Ye Unfaithful *Dream Widow - Becoming *Dream Widow - Lacrimus Dei Ebrius Apoiadores do CMM no Padrim e Orelo, que ajudam a manter o Podcast no ar: Ayrton Quintela – Diego Vargas Piccioni – Marcos Cassini – Marco Antônio Rodrigues Júnior – Geandreson Costa - Manoela Pietta Lorenzi – Lucas Lopes da Costa – Pedro Avelar – Lucas Xavier – Isaac Karlo Silva – João Carlos Ribeiro – Itamar Carvalho – Marcos Krammer – Leandro da Silva Camargo – Katia Klipel – Everson Douglas – Mileto Neto – Lucas Abreu – Guilherme Calciolari – Marcelo da Cruz Bandeira - Felipe Fragnani Dagostin - Leonardo Rosa - Andre Serviuc - Arthur Cabral Fernandes Guerrante Gomes - Bruno Glaser - Natalia Freitas - Lucas Custodio Alves - Luiz Gustavo Pancotti - Wilson Bispo Jr - Daniel de Aguiar Ribeiro - Mauricio da Silva - David Santos Mouzinho da Silva - Renan Ribeiro Leite - Juliano Castro - Carlos Vinicius Savian Lima - Claudio Alves - Christian Benardis - Rodrigo Borges de Oliveira - Stefano Josef Dos Santos Marrara - Johnny Beer - Elisa Celino - Eduardo Gusmao - Rafael César Nolasco - Moises Rueda Pereira - Luis Augusto Avellar Martins - Felipe Bueno - Luciana Carneiro - Ricardo Tavares Pacheco Filho - Katia De Souza Martins - Bruno Sampaio Tobias - Bruno Gustavo Braz - Huáscar Farias Romão - Ana Paula Flory Barbosa de Lima - Gabriel Hussid - Luiz M. Santos - Diogo Maia - Carolina Acsa - Augusto Majolo - Alessandro Vendramini Langerhorst - Anderson Ribeiro - Cristiano Ludgerio Ferreira - Lucas Ceri - Natalia Araujo Braz - Thawan Pires O'Panda - Ageu de Oliveira Ribeiro - Thais Caramori Feitosa - Erlan Di Alan - André Stábile - Daniel Barden  - Guilherme Montanha - Daniel Martins - Jerusa Gouveia de Mello - Sergio Ricardo Alves Correia - Juliano Nugent da Silva - Leonardo Fernando Ninck - Marcelo Anda - Heyder Araujo - Lucas Néri - Carlos Enrique Uribe Valencia - João Vitor Meirelles de Siqueira - Eder Moura - Kaio Domenique Alves - José Pereira - Bruno Felipe Dos Santos - Ricardo Bini - Gustavo Guimaraes Alves - Juliano Oliveira - Dilan Lucas - Ronie Oliveira Reyes - Rodrigo Parreira - Renato Andrade - Diogo Felipe da Silva Santos - Moacyr Andrade -  Luis Felipe Batista de Oliveira - Daniel Bragança - João Paulo de Oliveira Nora - Jean Garcia - Christiano de Medeiros Seabra - Daiara Melo - Carlos Eduardo Valesi - Diego Pereira - Rafael Schincariol - Thiago Moura Lima - João Paulo Luiz Lopes - Gustavo Rossi Moreno - Bruno Siegel - Sergio Ricieri - Mateus Hilario De Lima - Igor Gimenes - André Crespo Machado - Renato Welter - Elder C Vicario - Rodolfo Abreu - Richard Cruz - Giovane Escalonilla - Pedro Sena Pederneiras - Pablo Budke - Gabriel Matte de Moura - Evandro Meneguella - Luciano Fernandes Alencar - Marcia Lima - Saul Prado Soares - Weslei Moura Varjao

Welcome to Season 13 Episode 1 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. We are thrilled to kick off the year with two amazing coaches, Robert Gomez and Todd Widom, helping us understand the role of ratings and rankings in our children's tennis development. Robert Gomez is the Head of the Florida Coaches Commission, a member of the Florida Junior Competitive Counsel, and a USPTA Elite Professional. He has run professional tournaments, traveled the world to coach in other professional tournaments, and is the recently-hired Tournament Director of the Junior Orange Bowl 12s and 14s divisions. Robert also coaches junior players at all levels of the game as the head of tennis at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. Todd Widom is a former college player from the University of Miami and an ATP professional player who now runs his own tennis system in the Broward County, Florida, area. Long-time listeners of this podcast should be very familiar with Todd by now! These two coaches have known each other many years and often connect to share ideas on developing the players with whom they are working. Now, we have the opportunity to hear from both of them about how ratings - and rankings, to a lesser degree - are impacting long-term athletic development. To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. And check out his newly-redesigned website at https://twtennis.com/. To contact Robert or to get information on his training, you can reach him at robertgomez10ss@gmail.com or by phone at 786-253-8185. More information is available on his Facebook and Instagram. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Proverbs 9 Two Invitations, One Choice We'll be considering Proverbs chapter 9 this morning. You can find that on page 632 in the provided Bibles. This is Solomon's final introductory lesson on wisdom. Over these 9 chapters, Solomon has presented 12 lectures on wisdom. He's answered the questions… What is wisdom? Where do we find wisdom? How do we pursue wisdom? These lessons have also given us contrasts and warnings, which make really clear what wisdom is and what wisdom is not. This final lesson, Chapter 9, is the culmination of the opening chapters. And what it does is bring us to a decision point. It presents a stark contrast between two choices: the invitation of wisdom versus the invitation of Folly. Let's now come to God's word. Reading of Proverbs 9. Prayer. We make lots of choices each day. Someone estimated that the average person will make about 775,000 decisions in his or her lifetime. About 27 per day. That's just a number because in one sense, we make hundreds of decisions each day. But if we think about judgements that affect what we do and where we go, then perhaps that is a good estimate. Do I snooze my alarm or get up? Do I have eggs or cereal for breakfast. Do I contact this person? …or apply for this job? …or make this trip across the country? All kinds of decisions. Some are morally neutral. Other decisions have a clear moral component to them. Someone could argue that the book of Proverbs as a whole gives us practical wisdom for day-to-day decisions. There's some validity to that on a certain level. However, in these opening chapters, we've seen something greater. God's wisdom is a way of life. Wisdom's foundation is God's covenant promises which are fulfilled in Christ. Having wisdom IS having knowledge and discernment, BUT it begins with the knowledge of God and discernment of his revealed will. It begins with trusting God and his wisdom. So yes, having the wisdom of God will work itself out in day-to-day decisions, but you have to begin by trusting the Lord and his wisdom. And that's where Proverbs 9 comes into play. We're presented here with two invitations. Two calls that have gone forth. Two choices. On one side, wisdom is calling you dine with her… and on the other side, folly is calling you to dine with her. In other words, this chapter is not about the day-to-day decisions in life. No, rather, this chapter is about the big decision in life above all the others. Will you accept the invitation from wisdom and feast on all that she and her servants have prepared? Or will you take the offer of Folly and dine with the dead? As we read, the two calls, the call of wisdom and the call of Folly… they begin the chapter and end the chapter. And in between, Solomon gives an interlude. In it he describes the kind of person who follows Wisdom and the kind of person who follows Folly, and then he exhorts his son where his journey should begin. We'll begin by comparing the two invitations and then consider Solmon's analysis. And wouldn't you agree, the powerful thing about this chapter is the comparison and contrast between these two invitations – especially verses 4 and 16. Look at verse 4 “'Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!' To him who lacks sense she says…” and then Wisdom continues with her invitation. Now, jump down to 16. “'Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!' To him who lacks sense she says…” and then Folly continues with her invitation. Identical. In a way, it's shocking or at least worrisome. It's not by accident that Folly's invitation sounds similar to Wisdom's. Folly wants to deceive us. She is preying upon our ignorance and our sin. That word “simple” in both calls means naïve. It's someone easily deceived or someone who lacks wisdom. Wisdom wants the simple to leave their naïve ways and learn wisdom. But Folly, on the other hand, just wants to take advantage of the simple. The natural question is this: If the call of Wisdom is so similar to the call of Folly, how will we know the difference?“ Well, when we start to peel back the layers here, we actually find several differences – fundamental differences. And in the end, eternal differences. So, let's consider them. First, the differences in their houses - Notice in verse 1: Wisdom has built her house. And it's quite the estate! She has hewn from the rock, seven pillars. Regular homes did not have pillars. No, those were reserved for important and distinguished buildings in a kingdom. This house that Wisdom has built is grand and it's for all who accept her invitation. And that is a contrast with Folly's house. Look down at the end of 18. “Her guests are in the depths of Sheol.” Sheol, by the way, is the word for the grave – or more specifically, the depths of the underworld. What a contrast! An impressive mansion verses a crypt for the dead. And next, look up in verse 14. Folly is sitting. She's not moving. She is not working. She's not doing anything for you. But Wisdom, on the other hand, is hard t work. She's industrious. Notice up in the first three verses: She's built her house. She's hewn her pillars. She's slaughtered her beasts… mixed her wine… set her table… sent out her young women to spread the word. Do you see all the labor that Wisdom has put in? Not just preparing the feast, but everything else as well for this elaborate banquet. What a contrast between wisdom and her servants as they labor, and on the other hand, Folly's inaction. I think the biggest contrast is the meal itself. Notice, Folly didn't even make her meal. Verse 17, “stolen water is sweet.” I mean, how pathetic is that? Yes, water was harder to come by back then, but it's still just water. Folly also offers “bread eaten in secret.” Why is it eaten in secret? Because it was also stolen. Think about this: Folly's meal is bread and water. What kind of banquet is that? But it's the stolen and secret part that makes it enticing. When I was in 8th grade, maybe 9th, I had a really bad case of teenage boy syndrome. Some of you teachers or parents know what I'm talking about. You see, my family lived close to a golf course. And a couple times, my friends and I would go to the golf course at dusk. We would sneak out onto the driving range when no one was around. And we would steal the driving range balls. Is that not the dumbest thing you've heard? I mean, these golf balls were in terrible shape. But what do you do with gold balls, anyway? I look back and I'm mortified by it and convicted about it. But I had zero sense of conviction at the time. I've often wondered what was going through my mind. But after reading these verses, I think I know what it was. It was the “stolen” and “secret” thing of verse 17. It was the exhilaration of doing something I wasn't supposed to do. Folly is inviting you to a pitiful meal, one that she didn't even make, and she's trying to entice you to eat it simply because it is not yours to eat. “Stolen water is sweet” but its sweetness quickly turns to bitter poison. On the other hand, Wisdom's meal is not stolen. Notice the language back up in verse 1-3, it is her house, her pillars, she's slaughtered her beasts, mixed her wine, it's her table. The spread is amazing, and it is Wisdom's to give. She says in verse 5, “come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mixed.” Now, that language should sound familiar to you with New Testament eyes. In a few minutes, we'll come back to what this feast alludes to.   But before we get there, there's one final contrast between these banquets. One banquet leads to life and the other “so-called” banquet leads to death. Jump down to verse 18, again. Right after Folly entices him with stolen water, she says there, “But he [that is, the one who lacks sense and follows her] …he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.” The guests sitting at Folly's table are dead. They are acting alive but they are the living dead. I was thinking of the Haunted Mansion at Disney World. I'm sure several of you have been there and seen that. One of the first things you see is a grand hall. And as you are being transported along the balcony you see a banquet table below with a birthday celebration… but as you move along, the guests vanish and they then reappear as skeletons and other ghastly creatures circling the room. And then a zombie like organist hammers the keys and the pipe organ music fills the air. A banquet of the dead. Now kids, it's all holograms and hidden mirrors. It's all pretend. But Proverbs 9 is not pretend. The sad thing in our culture is that we minimize death and hell. We trivialize it. We make fun of it or we entertain ourselves with it. I'm not saying “we” as in those of us here, but we're certainly influenced by the world around us. Death in this life is real. We know that. And it's painful. Hell is real. Jesus vividly spoke of hell as a place of eternal fire… and weeping and gnashing of teeth. To be sure, Sheol is a different concept in the Hebrew, but they're related. Sheol, if you will, is on the path to hell. I want you to consider something. These words in verse 18 are the very last words of Solomon's wisdom lessons. He wants to leave his son with this grave warning. Literally grave. But the contrast to death is found up in verse 6. “life.” “Leave your simple ways,” says Wisdom, “and live… live and walk in the way of insight.” Wisdom versus Folly… life versus death. Quite the contrasts here. Let me summarize them: ·      A mansion prepared for you versus a grave. ·      A banquet fit for a king versus stolen water and bread. ·      Wisdom and her attendants calling out truth inviting you to come to what is good, versus Folly calling out with lies and deceit. ·      A banquet of the living versus the dead… one leading to life, the other to death and hell. On the outside, the call may sound the same, but the invitations are vastly different. That brings us to the middle section here, verses 7-12. Sandwiched between these two calls is Solomon's instruction. And what it does for us… is brings into focus one of the main messages of Proverbs 1-9. Will you listen to Wisdom? I searched through the first 9 chapters and 25 times Solomon exhorts us to listen to wisdom. He uses different words and phrases like “hear” or “listen” or “incline your ear,” or “be attentive,” or “do not lose sight” 25 times. Verses 7-8 tell us about the one who doesn't listen. That person is a scoffer. That's  someone who not only doesn't listen but who mocks and ridicules… someone who is obstinate in all that. We learn that if you try to correct or reprove a scoffer, he will not only reject your correction, but he'll hate you for it. And the opposite is true for those with wisdom and righteousness. The second half of verse 8 and 9. If you reprove or teach or instruct the wise, he will love you, he will grow in his wisdom and increase in learning. Do you see how these central verses tie the chapter together? Wisdom is calling. Folly is calling. Who will you listen to? Will you be a scoffer and reject the call of wisdom to your peril? …or will you receive the invitation of wisdom to a banquet of life. That encapsulates verse 12. “If you are wise, you are wise to yourself.” That expression means if you are wise, you will receive the great blessing of wisdom. On the other hand, if you scoff, you alone with bear it. Will you listen and receive the instruction and increase in wisdom… or will you reject it? Are you wise unto life (verse 11)? …or are you a scoffer unto your peril? In the middle of this chapter are verses 10 and 11. Let me say, these two verses don't just happen to be in the middle of the chapter. No, they are there for a reason. This whole chapter is in a Hebrew form of parallelism called a chiasm. We've come across it before. The chapter forms an X. What that means is parallel ideas work their way from the outside in, working their way to the center of the X which gives us the focus of the text. So, in chapter 9, here… ·      it begins with the house of wisdom (verse 1) and ends with the house of the dead, Sheol (verse 18) ·      Next, Wisdom has prepared her meal of wine and the choicest of meat, verse 2… and down in verse 17, Folly's meal - stolen water and bread. ·      As we move in one layer - the call of wisdom, verses 3-5, and the call of Folly verse 14-16. ·      Another layer in, verse 6, Wisdom calls to walk in insight, contrasted with Folly's seduction, verse 13. She doesn't have insight. Literally, it says, she “knows nothing.” ·      Next, verses 7 through 9 parallel verse 12. The contrast of the wise and the scoffer and the end result of the wise and scoffer. And at the heart of the chapter - the center of the X is verses 10 and 11. Let me say, it's not only the focal point of this chapter, but it's the key to the book of Proverbs. Here it is: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.” “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” It's right behind me here on our banner. As a reminder, we fear the Lord when we trust by faith in the all-powerful God who knows all and sees all. We fear him by reverently honoring him with humility and by exalting him with all the glory due his name. We do not fear man, no instead, we fear the God of the universe. And we do not fear him by cowering in terror. Rather, we have a godly fear of the one who made us and redeems us… This is not a general call to believe in some god out there, lowercase “g”. No, we're to fear the LORD, all caps, the covenant Lord, Yahweh, by faith in him. And the end of verse 10 tells us exactly where to center our faith. It says by knowing the “Holy One.” Remember, Proverbs is in the Old Testament. Jesus had not yet come… but he was promised. The “Holy One” is a reference to the promised Messiah. And for us, he has come. What this is saying is that we're to center our faith on Jesus, who is our Insight, as verse 10 says. He is wisdom. And look at what verse 11 says, “for by me your days will be multiplied.” Think about this. Verse 11 is not part of the two personification sections in this chapter, Wisdom and Folly. So, this “me” here is not referring to lady wisdom or Folly. This is the Holy One speaking. Christ it the one calling us to fear him and to know him. What God, through Solomon, is saying in verses 10 and 11, is that the decision of chapter 9 keys on fearing and knowing Jesus. Faith. And when you do, as verse 11 puts it, “your days will be multiplied, and years added to your life.” It's not speaking of a longer life here – but rather life beyond the grave. And that brings us full circle back to Wisdom's feast. Solomon's sons and the people of Israel would have had several spiritual meals in mind as they read these words. They would have been reminded of the Passover meal, which included bread and wine and the sacrificial lamb. The provision of manna in the wilderness and other ceremonial feasts would have come to mind. Each meal testifying in different ways to the life and provision and communion that they had from God and with God…. Saving them from slavery in Egypt… preserving their lives in the wilderness… celebrating with God the provision of his first fruits. In other words, for them, Solomon's audience, Widom's banquet revealed the great feast that the coming Messiah would bring. And for us, it's the same! Widom's banquet reveals the great feast that the coming messiah will bring. But you say, “wait a second! The messiah has already come!  Jesus walked the earth, he was the sacrificial lamb for the sins of the people. We feed on him by faith.” Well, that's all true, but Wisdom's banquet in verses 1 - 6 also points to a future banquet when the Messiah returns. It's anticipating what Scripture calls the marriage supper of the lamb. We read the description earlier in Revelation 19. It's the eternal feast that God is preparing for his people in eternity. And at that great banquet we will celebrate Christ, we will feast with him as the host. It's called the marriage supper because it is the consummation of the marriage between God's people, the church, who is the bride and God the Son, Jesus, in all of his glory as the risen Savior and Lamb. He is the bridegroom. It will be an eternal celebration like none other. I would point you to two things that clue us in to this future heavenly banquet. Number 1 -  Wisdom's house is being built with seven pillars. The number seven is important here. Seven represents fulness and completeness in the Bible. In other words, this house foreshadows the heavenly home for God's people - full and complete for eternity. Jesus said, “In my Father's house are many rooms.” And then he said, “I go to prepare a place for you, And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you myself, that where I am you may be also.” God's eternal house in heaven for us. Number 2 -  Wisdom has sent out her young women to call forth and invite. This is a picture of the Great Commission. God calls his people to be his ambassadors of the good news. We are the mouthpiece of God. We're called to invite any and everyone to Wisdom's banquet – to eternal life in Christ. You see, Proverbs 9 is a beautiful picture of the future marriage supper of the Lamb… it will not be a meal of stolen bread and water, rather it will be an exquisite meal bought by the blood of the Lamb as we feed on him for eternity. In conclusion… Proverbs 9 calls us to hear and respond to the call of God's wisdom. That involves fearing the Lord in reverent worship of his name… it involves knowing the Holy One, Jesus, by faith… and it involves rejecting Folly's seduction, turning your life away from her foolish ways and your scoffing, and instead to the one who will give you life. And when you do, there will be a feast for you unlike any you can ever image. An eternal banquet hosted by the eternal king, the one and only Savior – Jesus Christ the Lord. I invite you to receive Wisdom's invitation. To come to Christ, the Lamb of God. And have the eternal blessing of joy in the presence of the one true God…. Feasting with the living and reigning Lord, forever. Will you believe?  

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 36 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. In this week's podcast, Coach Todd Widom is back to talk about the success our US pro players are having this year and why we're not seeing more US junior players showing up on top college tennis teams. This episode was recorded toward the end of the 2023 US Open where we saw 2 American women and 1 American man into the singles semifinals which is a big positive for US professional tennis. That said, the other side of the coin is that we are seeing fewer and fewer American juniors on the rosters of the most desirable college tennis programs. Where's the disconnect? Todd definitely has some thoughts about what's going on in the junior tennis development landscape and what we need to do to make it better. Hint: it involves a culture shift, a parenting shift, and a coaching shift! To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 25 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. Todd Widom is back to discuss how junior players can take full advantage of their time away from school to maximize their training. While we realize many junior tennis players are now opting for virtual school, summertime is still a lighter load, academically speaking, and the perfect time to maximize time working on their game both on and off the court. In this episode, Todd talks about how players can best use the summer months to get in peak physical shape, peak mental shape, and peak competitive shape. He discusses specific drills he uses with his players as well as some of the shortcomings he and his team of coaches have recently noticed in the players who come work with them in Florida. To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 10 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. Coach Todd Widom is back with us to shed some light on why tour players don't always make the best junior coaches. Many of you have had the good fortune to see former professional tennis players come to your local club or academy or other facility and offer to work with developing juniors. Sometimes they make great coaches right away, using the lessons they've learned throughout their development and career to teach younger players how to be successful on and off the court. But sometimes they need time to develop into effective coaches, and sometimes that never happens for them. Todd and I discuss what questions parents should be asking of these former pro players to ensure they are the right fit to coach your particular child. It's not rocket science, but we just don't want you to let their star power impact your judgement in this very important decision. To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 2 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. Coach Todd Widom is back with us discussing the limitations of talent identification in young athletes. Governing bodies in junior tennis have traditionally relied on talent ID to determine where to allocate their financial and coaching resources. Players as young as 8 years old would get "tapped" by the organization based on guesses made about their future size, commitment to the sport, and upside potential. As we know, that has led to many mistakes over the years with some children being the Chosen Ones then burning out due to over-playing or injuries and other children being denied coaching and financial resources well before they had a chance to grow into their potential. In this week's podcast, Todd Widom discusses the limitations of traditional tennis talent identification. He argues that the current system of identifying talent fails to account for the differences between players and their individual journeys. He also explains why tennis players need to be evaluated more holistically and how to create a better system of talent identification. Todd and I chat about the factors to consider when trying to decide who will "make it" and who won't, and why Talent ID is such an inexact science. We present several different schools of thought and what parents should consider when deciding whether to invest their time and money in expensive coaching and tournament play. To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Season 11, Episode 36, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Todd Widom is back to discuss the challenges of developing junior players indoors versus outdoors. As you're well aware, there are many paths to success for junior tennis players. Some players grow up in sunny, warm climates where they can train outdoors year 'round. However, there are just as many who grow up in variable climates where indoor tennis is the norm for much of the year. Does one type of training environment offer an advantage over the other? Coach Todd Widom dives into the ways junior developmental coaches can set up their players to better handle the challenges that indoor training poses. And these challenges aren't only about hitting tennis balls but also about handling weather conditions, tactical adjustments, and mentality. All skills that not only serve these players well on the court but also outside of tennis in the rest of their lives. To contact Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 32, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa has as her guests two coaches who are going against the grain in terms of their approaches to junior tennis development. Todd Widom and JY Aubone grew up training with "old school" coaches who used "old school" methods. Since it served them both so well in terms of their own tennis goals and successes, they both now tap into the knowledge gained from their childhood coaches when working with junior players today. If you've been listening to this podcast a while, you have heard Lisa speak about the importance of having great mentors. Todd and JY are shining examples of what can happen when a coach leans into the wisdom gleaned from those who carved the path before them. As it happens, both of these outstanding coaches worked with some of the same coaches as kids and now look at junior development through the eyes of those men with a modern spin added in for good measure. If you have more questions or would like to get in touch with JY, you can reach him via his website, AuboneTennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow JY on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well. To connect with Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 30, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week's episode is a follow-up to our recent podcast with Coach Todd Widom discussing the prevalence of international players in Division I tennis.  In the previous episode, Todd and Lisa talked about some of the factors contributing to DI college coaches recruiting a majority of their rosters from outside the US. That conversation sparked a lot of comments on the ParentingAces social media channels with Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim including a link to the episode in his weekly newsletter. This week, Todd and Lisa expand on those reasons and dig a little deeper into possible solutions on the part of players, parents, junior coaches, and USTA and NCAA to help turn the tide. We hope you'll continue engaging in discussion around this important topic to help ensure the growth of junior and college tennis in the US and to level the playing field for American juniors when it comes to college recruiting. To connect with Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 27, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. In this week's episode, Coach Todd Widom joins Lisa to discuss what American junior tennis players need to do to become competitive in the eyes of Division I college coaches. The conversation has been going on for years now - why are there so many international players on US college tennis teams and why aren't college coaches recruiting closer to home? Of course, there are many factors involved - including budget issues, parents, player attitude - but the bottom line seems to be a mix of player development shortfalls and an understanding of what it means to be the best you can be and how to achieve your highest potential. Todd and Lisa discuss the current DI landscape, the current junior coaching landscape, the current parent education landscape, and the current USTA attitude toward college tennis, and what needs to change in order for American juniors to become desirable prospects once again. To continue this discussion with Todd or to get information on his training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former top American APT Tour Professional Todd Widom discusses what it takes to have the mindset of a champion

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 21, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. Coach Todd Widom is back for this episode to discuss Old School (or, as he calls it, Proper School) coaching versus New School coaching. Then the conversation segues into how best to utilize the information provided by ratings and rankings. This is a good one! Todd grew up being coached by the ultimate Proper School coach, Pierre Arnold. Todd has incorporated the lessons he learned from Pierre to provide an environment for his students to learn and achieve whatever goals they have set for themselves. It's not always easy and it's not always fun and games BUT it is always with the intent of helping his players become the best tennis player they can be. That said, one thing that seems to get in the way of that intent is the prevalence of ratings and rankings and the focus on the number instead of overall development. With USTA implementing yet another rating - the ITF's World Tennis Number (WTN) - Lisa and Todd felt it was important to have another discussion on growth versus fixed mindset and what best serves our junior players. For more information on WTN, read Lisa's recent article here. If you have any questions or would like to get information on Todd's training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Season 11, Episode 16, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa chats with coach Todd Widom about how parents should go about selecting a short-term training or camp experience for their junior players. The topic of summer camps and Spring Break training opps comes up pretty regularly in the ParentingAces community. There are so many options out there - most of which are pretty pricey - and choosing the right coach and facility for your player can be challenging. Coach Todd Widom shares his thoughts on the questions to ask when considering your options. Not only should you make sure the coach is a good fit for your child, but also that other players who will be there have similar goals and experience so everyone gets the most out of the experience. If you have more questions or would like to get information on Todd's training, you can reach him at todd@twtennis.com. If you aren't already, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 9, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa talks with Coach Todd Widom about what it takes for a junior player to win the biggest events on the world stage. It's great to finally get Todd back on the pod! Bruno Kuzuhara, an American who trains in Florida, was the 2022 Australian Open Boys Singles Champion. What did it take for him to reach that level? What sets him apart from other American juniors? Coach Todd has some definite thoughts on these and other questions regarding junior tennis development. As usual, he isn't shy about sharing those opinions with the ParentingAces community, and we love him for it! To gain more insight into Bruno Kuzuhara, read Colette Lewis's recent interview with him here. If you're interested in learning more about Todd's training facility and approach, you can reach him on his website here, on Facebook, and on Instagram. He is very responsive and welcomes players to come work with him and his team. Todd has also recently started posting a weekly FAQ in the ParentingAces Facebook Group, so be sure to check that out as well. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mason County Health Director Dave Windom talked about COVID in Mason County. Also where the county is in vaccination rates, testing availability and vaccination clinics that are coming up soon.

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 43, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. In this week's episode, we follow up on our recent podcast with Orlando and Zander Bravo (click here to watch/listen) and talk with Zander's coach, Todd Widom, about how Zander made such huge strides in such a short period of time. If you're a regular of our podcast, by now you have a pretty clear understanding of Coach Todd Widom's philosophy on coaching and developing junior tennis players. When he gets a player who is already in high school, wants to play high-level college tennis, but is missing some significant pieces of his/her game, that's where Todd really shines. In the case of Zander Bravo, not only did Todd have to commit to helping Zander reach his goal of playing at an Ivy, but Zander and his family also had to commit to putting in the work and support needed for Zander to reach his goal. When all is said and done, all parties involved honored their commitment, and Zander will be playing at Brown University starting Fall 2022. The Junior Tennis Journey is a long one, often met with many ups and downs along the way. Hearing from the coach's side how to manage that journey should prove valuable to the parents and players out there. For more information on Todd, visit his website here and be sure to follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also email him at todd@twtennis.com. As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our intro and outro music this season. You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic. If you're interested in House Music, please be sure to check out his social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here. And check out our logo'd merch in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivational

Monologue Dr. Joel Wallach begins the show discussing the fact that people who have been vaccinated for COVID 19 are still contracting the virus. Asserting this because these people continue to eat gluten. Damaging their intestines ultimately killing the bone marrow. Compromising their ability to make white blood cells needed to fight the virus. Stating that the vaccine doesn't kill the virus but alerts the immune system that the virus is something to be attacked. Pearls of Widom Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article regarding the health benefits of mushrooms. Studies have shown that mushrooms contain compounds that protect the brain from inflammation that contributes to dementia. Lion's mane mushrooms have been found to improve mild cognitive impairment. These compounds also boost the production of nerve growth factor. Callers Gene's mother has congestive heart failure and has difficulty swallowing. Patricia is experiencing chronic leg cramps. Daisy has been diagnosed with breast cancer and wants to avoid chemotherapy. Bob has question concerning which products to give to a puppy that has broken bones from being thrown from a moving vehicle. Call Dr. Wallach's live radio program weekdays from noon until 1pm pacific time at 831-685-1080 or toll free at 888-379-2552.

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 28, of the ParentingAces Podcast, part of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network! Have you ever thought about what it might be like for your child to train with someone on the ATP or WTA tour? This week, Coach Todd Widom joins Lisa to talk about the opportunities his lucky players have to do just that! Some of you may remember from past podcasts with Todd that Daniel Yoo joined the Todd Widom Tennis coaching staff. Daniel has been working with Korea's top male player, Soonwoo Kwon for the past several months which means Soonwoo is on-site training and in need of hitting partners. Guess who fills that role? Todd's junior players! In this episode, Todd discusses the benefits to these juniors having the opportunity not just to watch a pro train but also to be on the other side of the net from him, feeling that pro-level spin and power, and seeing first-hand what goes into becoming a Professional Tennis Player. Even though the majority of Todd's players will not make a living on the Pro Tennis Tour, what an incredible opportunity for them to reach their highest potential in preparation for College Tennis! For more information on Todd, visit his website here and be sure to follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our intro and outro music this season. You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic. If you're interested in House Music, please be sure to check out his social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here. And check out our logo'd merch in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches a Mother's Day sermon about the connection between womanhood and wisdom. In the Bible, wisdom is a woman. Wisdom is applying God's standards to real life. Foundational wisdom is learned in the home where God is the purpose and priority.

In this week's episode Lance and Jacklyn talk to palmistry expert and author of The Stories in Your Hands. This is an incredible interview .  Cynthia is talented, intelligent and articulate.  She brings so much wisdom and experience to the conversation.  In today's episode we learn how to decode what our palms are telling us.  Palmistry can give us insight into our authentic selves and help us navigate life's challenges and opportunities.Cynthia Clark is an Ascension & Spiritual Growth Coach, author of “Stories in Your Hands: Discover Your Authentic Destiny Using Palmistry & Tarot”, Quantum Palmistry Healer & Podcaster. She has worked with over 7,000 people in the last 13 years and is now focused on assisting clients in recognizing and living their infinite light using ascension tools and processes. All of her links are found here: https://linktr.ee/ascension17 Enjoy!You can find Cynthia's book here:Stories in Your Hands: Discover Your Authentic Destiny Using Palmistry & Tarot: Clark, Cynthia: 9781480840188: Amazon.com: BooksTo connect with Cynthia and learn more about the work she is doing, you can go to her website:About — Ascension17

Decision

What Makes Widom Chiropractic a Good Neighbor...Here at Widom Chiropractic, we are proud to help our Naples patients live better lives without pain.We truly believe that nobody deserves to live in pain, even as they age, and we will do everything we can to ensure that our patients are comfortable. We are proud to help people after accidents or injuries and when they are uncomfortable doing their day-to-day activities.Though pain itself is uncomfortable, when you have chronic pain, life can become unbearable. You may struggle just doing your normal day-to-day tasks. You may have trouble concentrating because you are not feeling well.If your spine is not aligned correctly, you may have more problems than just pain. When your spine is not lined up the way that it should be, it can affect everything that you do. You might have digestive and weight issues, along with many other problems that don’t really seem to be connected at all!After a thorough examination with X-rays, we will be able to determine where your problem lies and discuss how we can help you feel better. Even after just a few treatments, you will be amazed at how much better you feel! You will be able to move around better, have better circulation, and may even start to lose weight. Chiropractic care can really make a world of difference to you!To learn more about Widom Chiropractic, go to: https://www.widomchiropractic.com/Widom Chiropractic5385 Park Central CtNaples, FL 34109(239) 596-9050Support the show (https://goodneighborpodcast.com)

Oh 2020, you venomous assailant with a penchant for dismay. We’ll be processing this trip around the sun long into our 80s, but for now, we assemble young people across the globe to discuss lessons they found as a consolation prize for the hardship, loneliness, and grief the year provided. The year’s daily activities included fending off cockroach infestations, managing isolation, and negotiating with TSA agents about taking your lizard on the plane. On the front lines, it was holding up ipads to covid patients whose death wish went unfulfilled.We’ll review the humorous, heartbreaking, and inspiring stories from 2020- and what we learned from it all.Topics included: tales from a car thief, unsatisfying elementary school friends, Pittsburgh Saturdays, Hollywood debuts via snapchat, embarrassing moments from your screenwriting college course

In this episode, Rashmi Mohan welcomes ACM Fellow and past ACM-W Athena Lecturer Jennifer Widom, the Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering and Fletcher Jones Professor in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Widom has made significant contributions to databases and data science. She’s a member of the NAE and AAAS, a Guggenheim Fellow, and recipient of the ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award and EPFL-WISH Foundation Erna Hamburger Prize. Widom has co-authored textbooks widely used for teaching database systems design, use, and implementation, served as editor of top academic journals, and keynoted and chaired major conferences, such as SIGMOD and VLDB.She discusses her unconventional journey from undergraduate music performance major to computer science doctoral student and researcher at IBM’s Almaden lab, where her interest in databases and information management was cemented. Widom looks back on the heyday of Massively Open Online Courses, when her “Introduction to Databases” class had more than 100,000 enrolled students, and describes some of the challenges that have prevented MOOCs from truly upending higher education. She also describes her unusual sabbatical spent traveling the world and teaching free classes in databases and data science in developing countries, and offers bits of wisdom for those looking for similar experiences.

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 44, of the ParentingAces Podcast, our final episode of the year! In a fitting manner, we are closing the year with one last interview with Coach Todd Widom and his mentor/coach, Pierre Arnold. To watch the video version of this episode, go to https://youtu.be/mTs5uWu5zyE. Over the past few years, you have heard often from Todd Widom about his approach to coaching and Junior Tennis Development. He has very definite views about the popular academy model of developing young tennis players, much of them a result of the years he spent learning tennis with Pierre Arnold.  Now, you can hear from Pierre himself about how his coaching philosophy came to be and why he is still working with young players. Pierre Arnold has had major personal success along with the students he coaches: Secured millions of dollars in scholarship money for his junior players because of his relationships with multiple Division 1 college tennis coaches Developed many junior players into pros Coached more than 10 ATP, ITF & WTA players ATP Tour pro 1980-1983 Played #1 singles on scholarship at East Tennessee State University Member of the East Tennessee State Sports Hall Of Fame 2001 Florida Section Junior Coach of the Year Tennis Director at 4 different south Florida facilities since 1983 Fluent in English, Spanish & French It was a pleasure speaking with Pierre again and having the opportunity to share the conversation with the ParentingAces Community. I wish you all a very happy holiday season and look forward to bringing you more outstanding content in 2021!  As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our intro and outro music this season. You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic. If you’re interested in House Music, please be sure to check out his social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via the ParentingAces website. If you haven’t already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here.

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 40, of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week Lisa speaks once again with coach Todd Widom. To view the video version of this episode, go to https://youtu.be/XvNYHoB9Nrk. Todd recently posted an old clipping on Facebook showing the Boys 16s rankings in Florida in the late 1990s. It sparked a conversation about the importance - or non-importance - of rankings and ratings and how today's players and parents seem to be obsessed with the numbers. In this episode, Todd discusses why Tennis Parents need to shift their focus away from rankings and toward incremental developmental accomplishments to help their children reach their goals. He gives several examples of how junior ratings really don't reflect a player's long-term potential and talks about the challenges in the US Junior Competition system of needing certain rankings to compete on the national level. For more information on Todd Widom, click here to visit his website. You can email Todd at todd@twtennis.com. As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our intro and outro music this season. You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic. If you’re interested in House Music, please be sure to check out his social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via the ParentingAces website. If you haven’t already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here.  

By Rev. Gene Evans

Wisdom is all around us, according to today's guest Tom Martin, and today he takes us on a journey through some of what he's learned. He drops names as humbly as you've ever heard before and has great and equal respect for folks from all walks and avenues of life. For more than 30 years, he has been "a storyteller," using a variety of media platforms. For 20 of those years, served as a television news producer, producing stories for Diane Sawyer at ABC News and for Charles Kuralt at CBS Sunday Morning, as well as stories for CNN, Public Television's Nightly Business Report and has even produced dozens of restaurant stories for The Food Network. In his journey, he has worked with Paul McCartney, Steven Spielberg and Muhammad Ali -- as well as countless artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and leaders in the personal development movement like Tony Robbins and Jim Rohn. More recently, he has been active in public relations from the other side -- writing press releases and securing media coverage for his clients on national television shows, magazines and podcasts. An underlying truth is discovered..."we all want to be appreciated and valued." And to finish it all off, Tom offers up some actionable advice for those wanting to pitch their story to the media.It's a walk down memory lane for the Gen Xers and Baby Boomers and a some great PR wisdom for entrepreneurs of all ages.Reach Tom Martin at Tom@TomMartinMedia.comJoin the Living the Good Life Facebook Community for more conversation with Tom and others at https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTGLCommunity

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 31, of the ParentingAces Podcast! Lisa Stone of ParentingAces speaks with Coach Todd Widom about what's happening in the world of Junior Tennis Development and Competition in Florida during the pandemic. Todd and I also dive into Junior Golf as well. Todd's oldest son, age 6, has been competing in Junior Golf events for about a year now, and Todd shares his insights on what Junior Tennis can learn from his son's sport of choice. As Todd shares, golf is a game in which the players have extreme respect both for the sport as well as for their fellow competitors. Maybe this recent quote by Rory McIlroy says it best: "At the end of the day, golf is a game of integrity and I never try to get away with anything out there. I'd rather be on the wrong end of the rules rather than on the right end because as golfers, that's just what we believe." A good lesson for Junior Tennis Players to learn! For more information on Todd and his training program, visit https://twtennis.com. You can reach him on Facebook and Instagram @toddwidom_tennis. As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our intro and outro music this season. You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic. If you’re interested in House Music, please be sure to check out his social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via the ParentingAces website. If you haven’t already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by clicking here

High-performance coach Todd Widom is joined by his momma, Eloise, to discuss the role of the parent in raising a tennis player in this episode of the ParentingAces podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High-performance coach Todd Widom discusses the 2017 Junior Competition changes in terms of aging up & tournament scheduling in Part 3 of this series of the ParentingAces podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, I will discuss how I launched my podcast and all of the lessons I learned from my launch and what I thought worked and what I think did not work. I will discuss how I created a launch team to help my establish momentum early in my launch, created a give away to encourage more support and interaction and also my launch sequence, social media strategies, platform strategies and tactics and the enormous role the support of my guests played in the success of my launch. I also reflect on areas of focus for my podcast in 2017 and some of the goals that I have set for my show and my online global  community. I am so honored that our global online community has grown to listeners in 123 countries, Amazing! Share your thoughts with me on Twitter @mclaubscher and Instagram @cashflowninjapodcast Click To Tweet: How To Launch A Podcast & Get Featured On Itunes New and Noteworthy If you have enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and family Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Itunes so more people can find us! so more people can find us!   Support Our Sponsors Healthy ONNIT, use coupon code GETONNIT to receive 10% off your order @  www.cashflowninjahealth.com Wealthy Fundrise, a great way to participate in commercial real estate investments. Learn more @ www.cashflowninjawealth.com Wise Audible, download any audio book for FREE when you try Audible for 30 days @ www.cashflowninjabook.com   Killer Resources! Money Masters Playbook Cashflow Ninja Cashflow Investments Checklist Cashflow Ninja Cashflow Toolkit Thanks so much for joining me again this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! Also, please leave an honest review for the Cashflow Ninja Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates, please follow me on twitter @mclaubscher and instagram, @cashflowninjapodcast. Special thanks to  for joining me this week. Until next time! Until next time! Live a life of passion and purpose on YOUR terms, M.C. Laubscher

In Part 2 of this series of the ParentingAces podcast high-performance coach Todd Widom discusses Jr ITF tournaments, point construction, & off-court training Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the ParentingAces podcast, and the first of an ongoing series of chats, high-performance coach Todd Widom discusses his unique approach to developing junior players and limiting the size of his group to provide individual attention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices