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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

A daily dose of positive thoughts to fill your day with wisdom to elevate your mood & strengthen your mind to overcome day-to-day challenges.

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

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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.  

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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

'Sports In Depth' With,Dr.M.Lee''Doc'' Stanley Sr.,and his sports posse, is an in depth informative educational and historical look at the world of sports,on his renowned and legendary award winning,radio show,'Sports In Depth'. Di-versing from both a daily and historical perspective,bringing also both an in depth look and perspective not only on the sports of our times, but too,of the players and performers of the said events, both now and of yesteryear.  Doc's posse members joining him today are, JumpShot Jonesy' and guest LT of Thesportsed.com/#-The-Sports-Ed- 'Sports In Depth',AKA SID, also brings us the unique strategies of sports from an intellectual prospective. Not just athletics because as it takes raw GOD given talent and conditioning it too takes a blessed mind fueled with passion, determination,intellect and a belief of competing and accomplishing too. And with the in depth knowledge and diverse intellect, of Doc's iconic posse,'Sports In Depth' is too,''the world in Depth''. Thanks for joining us once again,where we always,''Rope the Rumors,Hog tie the Issues and Brand the Truth.'' *TRUST*IN*GOD* ''What you owe GOD you can both never ever imagine or never ever repay,NEVER.'' ''Going to do it and doing is vasilty different.'' '' Being your best and being at your best are not the same thing at times.'' '' What you want is one thing what  you need is another,to obtain them both a Blessing by GOD.'' ''I am a lot ot things,Perfect and ever being so will never be one.''  'Doc Stanley's Words of Wit,Widom amd Truth,AKA Julius LugWegi's Words Of Wealth'    

In this episode I interview Todd Widom. TW Tennis, LLC is owned and operated by Todd Widom and concentrates in private tennis coaching, massage, and bodywork. Todd Widom works privately with junior tennis players who strive to become collegiate or professional tennis players. Todd Widom is based in Broward County, Florida. TW Tennis is South Florida's top small group/private tennis training geared exclusively for the high performance junior, collegiate or professional tennis player. Todd has some great insight and advice to parents, coaches and juniors, and explains what to focus on in order to take your tennis to the next level. Ciao Gianluca Please follow and like my podcast, you will find it on most platforms. Website: https://anchor.fm/gianluca-sola Instagram: tennis_lifestyle_podcast Twitter: @GlSola

Revelation chapters 17 and 18 make uncomfortable reading for empires of all generations. They contain Revelation's most powerful condemnation of these 'Babylons' and those complicit in empire's idolatry and injustice. In the midst of this threat, John calls the church of Asia Minor to have a 'mind of wisdom'. What does this wisdom look like for the 21st century church living in Babylon?

This episode features an analysis of the mental heath portrayal depicted the 2019 film Joker.   What can we learn from this movie?   Contact the 2 Shrinks: Dr. Colleen Mullen https://twitter.com/DrColleenMullen Courtney Calkins - QuadFather https://twitter.com/QuadFatherMft Website http://shrink2shrink.com/ Twitter link: https://twitter.com/Shrink2Shrink  Resources cited during this episode:   Consequences of childhood abuse  adults with major depression who experienced abuse as children had poorer response outcomes to antidepressant treatment, especially if the maltreatment occurred when they were aged 7 or younger   Diminished executive functioning and cognitive skills. Disrupted brain development as a result of maltreatment can cause impairments to the brain’s executive functions: working memory, self-control, and cognitive flexibility (i.e., the ability to look at things and situations from different perspectives) (Kavanaugh, Dupont-Frechette, Jerskey, & Holler, 2016). Children who were maltreated also are at risk for other cognitive problems, including difficulties learning and paying attention (Bick & Nelson, 2016).   children who experience abuse or neglect are more likely to develop antisocial traits as they grow up, which can lead to criminal behavior in adulthood    Post Traumatic stress. Children who experienced abuse or neglect can develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is characterized by symptoms such as persistent re-experiencing of the traumatic events related to the abuse; avoiding people, places, and events that are associated with their maltreatment; feeling fear, horror, anger, guilt, or shame; startling easily; and exhibiting hypervigilance, irritability, or other changes in mood (Sege et al., 2017). PTSD in children can lead to depression, suicidal behavior, substance use, and oppositional or defiant behaviors well into adulthood, which can affect their ability to succeed in school, and create and nurture important relationships.    Physical consequences Childhood maltreatment has been linked to higher risk for a wide range of long-term and/or future health problems, including—but not limited to—the following (Widom, Czaja, Bentley, & Johnson, 2012; Monnat & Chandler, 2015; Afifi et al., 2016): ƒ Diabetes ƒ Lung disease ƒ Malnutrition ƒ Vision problems ƒ Functional limitations (i.e., being limited in activities) ƒ Heart attack ƒ Arthritis ƒ Back problems ƒ High blood pressure ƒ Brain damageƒ Migraine headaches ƒ Chronic bronchitis/emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ƒ Cancer ƒ Stroke ƒ Bowel disease ƒ Chronic fatigue syndrome AND certain regions of the brain may fail to form. 

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Welcome to Season 9, Episode 13 of the ParentingAces Podcast. I hope this week finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. Coach Todd Widom and I wanted to take the opportunity to talk a little more about what junior tennis players - and coaches - can do during this time of isolation to stay on track with their development and goals.  To get in touch with Coach Todd, follow him on Facebook and Instagram or email him at Todd@TWTennis.com. As the COVID-19 pandemic is changing daily, please know that ParentingAces is committed to continuing to bring you information and support as it relates to junior tennis and college recruiting. We have created a page on our website specifically dedicated to sharing useful tennis-related resources. You can visit it here. As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our NEW 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here.  

Had such a fun time talking to Todd Widom, a former ATP Tour player who also played at the University of Miami. Todd is currently teaching a select group of juniors in Broward County, Florida. As Todd explains on this episode, his teaching of these select juniors is not to be described as a tennis academy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 10, of the ParentingAces Podcast! We finally have Coach Todd Widom back to discuss the junior coach's role in the college recruiting process. As Todd has discussed previously on the pod, several of his players have gone on to play very high level college tennis. One of his recent students, Ronnie Hohmann, is in his freshman year at LSU and playing at the top of the singles lineup. What, exactly, is the junior coach's role in helping players and their families choose a college tennis program? How much influence and input should the junior coach have? These are the questions we tackle in this week's show. To reach Todd Widom, visit his website here or email him at todd@twtennis.com. You can also find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  As always, a big thank you to Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our NEW 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here.  

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Welcome to Season 8, Episode 48 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, we are discussing the importance of point construction and how to teach it to developing junior players. If you've been listening to our podcast for a while, you are already very familiar with Coach Todd Widom and his non-academy approach to helping junior tennis players reach their full potential. In this episode, Todd delves into the idea of point construction - its importance in overall tennis success and the lack of organized instruction around this aspect of the sport. Todd shares specific drills to help young players learn and understand the geometry and physics of a tennis court and tennis ball. This is Must-Listen stuff! If you would like to contact Todd Widom, you can find him on Facebook and Instagram or 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, 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here. We have also started a Patreon page for those of you not ready to take the plunge as a Premium Member. You can make a donation of any size to support our podcast by clicking here. In exchange, you will have access to extra audio and video recordings not available elsewhere, including exclusive content recorded at the recent WTCA Conference in New York. Thank you!  

Webinar on Mind to Mindfulness to Inner PeaceEvery episode gives Talk on the principles of Eastern Wisdom followed personalized new practices This episode makes one understand Inner Peace followed by new customized practice =============================Ideal Practitioner: anyone aspires for inner peace and happiness can do the practice.Pl note that we have kept the unedited version for originalityYour feedback is welcome Thanks Girish Jha Disclaimer: please read disclaimer before practice at www.girishjha.org Note: to know more about Eastern Wisdom which is 6000 years old knowledge with 3000 teachers and texts. 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Welcome to Season 8, Episode 37 of the ParentingAces Podcast! My guest this week is Coach Todd Widom discussing how he helped his player, Ronnie Hohmann, prepare for the US Open Juniors. A big thank-you to Colette Lewis of ZooTennis for the photo! Of course, it's "just another junior tournament". However, winning the US Open Juniors is often a stepping stone to a successful collegiate and professional career, so preparing properly can be key. For Ronnie, this is literally his Home Slam since he grew up very close to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and there might be some added pressure on him as local friends and family come out to see him play. Handling that pressure, according to Todd, will be one of the keys to Ronnie's success this week. As promised in the podcast, here are links to the ITF and USTA Pro Circuit Tournament pages:  USTA Pro Circuit Events ITF Events - Men ITF Events - Women If you would like to contact Todd Widom, you can find him on Facebook and Instagram or 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, 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here. We have also started a Patreon page for those of you not ready to take the plunge as a Premium Member. You can make a donation of any size to support our podcast by clicking here. In exchange, you will have access to extra audio and video recordings not available elsewhere, including exclusive content recorded at the recent WTCA Conference in New York. Thank you!

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 23 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this episode, I discuss the NCAAs with coach - and former University of Miami standout - Todd Widom. If you follow ParentingAces on any social media, you are well aware the NCAA Division I Championships just concluded down in Orlando at the USTA National Campus. I was fortunate enough to be there for the team finals as well as the first day of the individual singles competition. While Todd Widom wasn't able to be there in person, he did watch countless matches online and on Tennis Channel. He and I both have several observations to report and discuss. Tennis parents and junior coaches may learn some things to help their own players reach this highest level of College Tennis! Thank you to my son, 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: 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here. Thank you!

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 21 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this episode, we chat once again with Coach Todd Widom as a follow-up to last week's episode with the parents of 2 of Todd's players. The focus of this week's conversation is the importance of following a step-by-step plan in junior development. Todd discusses the dangers when coaches and players try to rush the process, oftentimes leaving the player with shortcomings that are very difficult to fix down the line. Whether it's the type of ball being used or the level of tournament being played, there is a logical progression that needs to be followed in order to wind up with a player who can compete with his or her peers throughout the juniors and into college and even the professional tour. Todd has had many young players come to him who were not taught proper technique or proper footwork or who aren't physically fit enough to withstand the rigors of junior tennis competition. As he says, it's much easier to teach those things properly from the beginning than to try to make up for deficiencies later on. Thank you to my son, 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: 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 – we have 4 options for you – by clicking here. Thank you!

Episode 42 - Todd Widom and Ronnie Hohmann (2019 Easter Bowl Champion) by Robert Garrett and Scott Colson

On his weeks episode I congratulate @stephpiruns, @runthesix, and @irun26point2_ on their Boston Marathon Finishes! truly amazing! Also give you an update into how my running is going so far as I'm still building that marathon foundation, my girlfriends 5k, and I talk a bit on my nutrition battles, and as always end the episode with tidbits of wisdom that are sure to get you all fired up!

A few weeks ago, I received an email from a member of the ParentingAces Community asking if ANY coach can develop a champion if the family has enough time and money to invest in the child's tennis. I posed that question to one of my favorite coaches, Todd Widom, and in this week's episode we discuss the query in depth. There is so much more to high-level junior development than simply time and money. The proper mindset, the proper work ethic, the proper attitude . . . all these things are contributing factors that affect how far a player can take his/her tennis skills. And do not underestimate the impact the right - or even the wrong! - coach can have. Yes, it helps to have a player with unlimited financial resources. Yes, it helps to have a player who isn't bound by traditional school hours (however, please note, there are so many benefits to attending traditional school!). However, there are some players who are born with skills that can't be taught, regardless of time or money. There are some players who don't have the internal drive to succeed, and that can't be bought or taught. It is crucial that parents understand the factors that go into high-level tennis development and make decisions impacting the family accordingly. This week's episode helps to shed light on many of those factors. Thank you to my son, Morgan Stone, aka STØNE, for our 2019 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: 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.

I hope you've enjoyed these episode on Common Therapist Errors, and I apologize in advance if any of the ideas I'm proposing in today's podcast seem "over the top" or simply off base. I teach with great passion, but I'm not always right! Fortunately, my esteemed host, Dr. Fabrice Nye, challenges me quite a bit, and he is almost always right. Hopefully, you will enjoy our dialogue and the chance to think a bit more critically about psychotherapy.  And when you find I've made an error, or said something offensive to you, I hope you will put it in perspective. I'm kind of a mixed bag, to be honest. I believe I have a lot to offer, but I've got tons of flaws, too! I fight my flaws, but not always with success. For better or worse, here are today's therapist errors!  1. Confusing psychoeducation with psychotherapy. Pyschoeducation can be helpful, but it's rarely curative. Effective psychotherapy requires much more. Here are some examples of helpful psychoeducation: Teaching people about the list of ten common cognitive distortions from David's book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Teaching people how to pinpoint their negative feelings at any moment in time using David's Daily Mood Log Teaching people that your thoughts, and not external events, create all of your positive and negative feelings Explaining the Five Secrets of Effective Communication etc. etc. etc. Psychotherapy means helping people CHANGE the way they think and feel, or helping people develop more loving and satisfying personal relationships. That requires a great deal of therapeutic skill and hard work on the part of the patient--during sessions and between sessions. it also requires a warm and trusting therapeutic alliance. 2. Belief in Gurus. Believing that the individuals who start schools of therapy are nice and well-balanced individuals! David describes conversations with the late Albert Ellis, PhD, who argued that many, and arguably most, are incredibly narcissistic and manipulative. Sometimes, individuals who appear incredibly charming and brilliant and inspiring have a dark underbellies they are keeping hidden! David argues that it might be more desirable to have a science-based, data driven, systematic approach to psychotherapy, as opposed to a field dominated by therapeutic schools, which sometimes function almost like competing cults. 3. Reverse / “backward” statistical reasoning. Most therapists who work with patients with Borderline Personality Disorder as well as Multiple Personality Disorder, as well as patients who are prone to violence, believe that childhood trauma, deprivation, or abuse is the main cause of these problems. They believe this because patients with those diagnoses frequently describe traumatic experiences in their past, so they assume those experiences caused the patient's disorder.  This is a statistical and conceptual error, because most individuals who experienced traumas when growing up never developed Borderline Personality Disorder or Multiple Personality Disorder. This is not to say that traumas are unimportant—traumatic experiences at any phase of life can be very damaging. What this DOES mean is that most psychiatric problems have other causes.  What are those other causes? They are not known, for the most part. This information is not easy for many people to accept. For example, I just found this statement on WebMd: “As many as 99% of individuals who develop dissociative disorders have recognized personal histories of recurring, overpowering, and often life-threatening disturbances at a sensitive developmental stage of childhood (usually before age 9)." Here’s another web comment: “Several studies have shown that a diagnosis of BPD is associated with child abuse and neglect more than any other personality disorders [7, 8], with a range between 30 and 90% in BPD patients [7, 9].” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472954/ The same source also stated that: “. . . Widom and collaborators [12] followed 500 children who had suffered physical and sexual abuse and neglect and 396 matched controls, and they observed that . . . the presence of a risk factor, such as adverse childhood events, was not necessary or sufficient to explain the reason why some individuals developed BPD symptoms in adulthood, whereas others did not.” If you are interested, you can find the references to these studies at the end of this blog. Here is one way of understanding this error. Childhood sexual abuse is far more common in the population (typically estimated in the range of 15% of men and 25% of women), and if you add childhood trauma or neglect, these percentages in crease even more. AT the same time, the incidence of Borderline Personality Disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder are typically estimated around 1%. That means that most individuals who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, neglect or trauma do not develop these disorders.  I do not in any way mean to minimize the importance of trauma, sexual abuse or neglect. The impact of these experiences can be profound and can include physical as well as psychological problems. My only point, and perhaps it is an overly humble one, is that we simply do not know the causes of most (or any) of the problems listed in the DSM5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association.) I think it is great that we have many treatments that can be helpful and effective for individuals, but it might not further our cause to jump to conclusions about the causes of things based on what we see before our eyes when we are doing clinical work. Sometimes, seeing is believing, but sometimes, our "seeing" can be misleading.  I hope I have not offended anyone!  4. Believing in Mental Disorders. Do the so-called Mental Disorders” described in the DSM actually exist? Or are they simply the fabrics of our imagination? Years ago, Thomas Szasz, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, wrote a popular and controversial book called The Myth of Mental Illness, in which he claimed that mental disorders do not exist. David argues that Szasz was only partially right. Most of what we see in the DSM are simply arbitrary constructs, and not real "disorders." For example, most people worry about things from time to time. Worrying is unpleasant but normal, and there is a wide range of worrying in the population. Some people rarely worry, and some people almost constantly worry, and most of us are in-between.  The American Psychiatric Association will take the group who worry the most, and give them a label of "Generalized Anxiety Disorder." But there is no such "thing." It is not a real brain disorder. The same problem afflicts a great many of the so-called "disorders" listed in the DSM. These are problems, not brain disorders. However, there are several real brain disorders, such as schizophrenia, Bipolar I Manic-Depressive Illness, and Alzheimer's Disease. These are disorders of brain tissue or wiring, and are not simply variants of normal human behavior or experience.  When I work with individuals, I measure the severity of symptoms and say things like this, "Jim, I can see you tend to be very shy (or depressed or anxious, or whatever.)" I do not say, "Jim, I want you to know you have a brain disorder called "Social Anxiety Disorder," because I feel that is potentially upsetting to the patient and not really "true." In addition, shyness can be fairly easily treated in most cases without medication. Most non-MD therapists do not make the mistake of confusing symptoms with "mental disorders." It seems likely to me (David) that psychiatrist are more likely to make this mental error, since psychiatry, as I understand it, is emulating the medical model of diagnosis followed by medication treatment or some other kind of biological intervention.  5. Ignoring a Diagnostic Evaluation. Most therapists skip a formal diagnostic evaluation, because the DSM is so difficult to work with, and since a formal diagnostic interview can be frustrating and time-consuming. And, as I pointed out in my discussion of the previous error, it is somewhat misleading to tell patients they have mental disorders, like "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" or "Social Anxiety Disorder," when, in reality, the patient is simply shy or has a tendency to worry a lot. And yet, there can be significant negative consequences of NOT doing a thorough initial evaluation of the patient's many symptoms, since you can easily overlook something important, like drug or alcohol abuse, or suicidal or violent urges in new patient. The EASY Diagnostic Survey provides a fresh and helpful option. patients can complete it on their own, between sessions, and it automatically diagnoses more than 50 of the most common "disorders" in DSM5. Then the therapist can review it during a session and assign the diagnoses in less than ten minutes in most cases. This provides the therapist with an accurate map of the patient's problems. You do not have to think of them as a variety of "mental disorders," but rather as areas of suffering and difficulty. I don't tell myself I'm treating "Generalized Anxiety Disorder," but rather treating a human being who is troubled by constant and excessive worrying--and fortunately, that is very treatable! Therapists who are interest in purchasing a license to use the EASY in your clinical work can check this link.   

It's hard to believe another season of the ParentingAces Podcast has come to a close! Over the past 7 years, I've had the opportunity to chat with some amazing Parents, Coaches, Players, and Industry Folks who have been incredibly generous with their knowledge and offers to help. It seems only fitting to close this season with one last conversation with Coach Todd Widom. In this episode, Todd addresses the Millennial Player and how best to coach them to their highest potential. You will hear Todd (and me) reference a video we both watched a few months ago. You can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/100000013386147/posts/2186232288053863/. It's only 16 minutes long, and I promise you it's worth your time! While I won't be releasing any new episodes between now and the end of the year, rest assured I will be RECORDING new ones in anticipation of 2019 and Season 8! I urge you to use these next few weeks to catch up on any episodes you may have missed, to re-listen to those that sparked something in you, and to share our podcast and website with anyone you think will benefit from their content. Also be sure to subscribe to ParentingAces here so you don't miss a thing! Please enjoy the holidays with your family and other loved ones. Let's all come back together the first week of January to jump-start another great year of learning and sharing. Happy holidays! As always, a big thank you to STØNE for our music! I'll be seeing him perform live in San Francisco this week! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

When Jennifer Widom began her career in computer science, it was a relatively narrow and specialized field. Three decades later, computer science has become an interdisciplinary field that touches on broad swaths of society and promises solutions to global problems such as healthcare and sustainability, she says. “Computer science used to be a niche. But (it) has become much more broadly used, broadly applicable across all fields. Instead of it just being a narrow study of software and hardware, it's now a lot about what you can use that software and hardware for in other fields,” says Widom. Indeed, learning about the relationships between math, computers and music prompted Widom to make a radical career change. Her undergraduate degree is in music, and she was on a path to become an orchestral trumpet player. But a course focused on computer applications for music was so intriguing she shifted her studies, eventually becoming a computer scientist and the dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford. Increasingly, jobs in industries related to computer science will be broader and encompass the need for data science at its core. “We’ll still need straight-line software engineers, but there will be more jobs for people with additional skills and interests,” Widom said in an interview recorded for the Women in Data Science podcast at Stanford University. That shift may well make the field more attractive to women, she says. Computer science has become so popular that nearly 20 percent of the student body at Stanford is majoring in it, and the university is struggling to keep up with demand, she says. Data science continues to play an important role in its continued evolution as more and more students use data to solve complex problems. But what do those students really want? “Are the students who are coming to computer science coming because they want to learn just the computer science, or are they coming because they want to apply computer science to their other interests? I'm going to venture a guess that the second is true for a lot of those students,”Widom says. If that’s the case, Stanford and other universities will need to shift the computer curriculum to be more reflective of its newly interdisciplinary nature, she says. Widom pioneered the use of MOOCs —massive open online courses —and says teaching them “was one of the most invigorating and exciting things I think I've done in my whole career.” The experience of reaching so many people —her first effort attracted 100,000 students —inspired her to take a sabbatical in which she traveled to under-developed countries offering free short-courses, workshops and roundtables, covering such topics as big data, collaborative problem-solving and women in technology. Her “instructional odyssey” was not only personally gratifying, but it shaped her teaching. “I think, based on my experience with the MOOCs and travel, that the way I could best influence people directly would be to show up and teach them,” she says. “I just really loved reaching people all over the world.”

In our last episode, we discussed the youth tennis progression in terms of the Red, Orange, Green, and Yellow balls. This week we will discuss the youth tennis progression in terms of tactics. Coach Todd Widom joins us once again to talk about the importance of integrating lessons on tactics alongside the technical training our kids typically receive. He gets into the details of how kids should learn the X's and O's of the game and how to tell when they are ready for a higher level of instruction. If you have a child just starting out in tennis, do yourself a favor and listen to both Episode 43 and 44 to gain a more thorough understanding of the developmental process. And be sure to go back and read the Show Notes from Episode 43 as well. To contact Todd, you can visit his website at twtennis.com. You can also email him at todd@twtennis.com or find him on Facebook or Twitter. Thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic 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.

In our last episode, you heard from Coach Todd Widom about the role of the Tennis Parent throughout the Junior Development process. In this week's podcast, you'll hear from Todd again, this time about the different types of coaches and which one is appropriate at which stage. Coach Todd discusses the differences between a technical coach, a tactical coach, and a teacher. He explains when a child would need each of these and how parents can determine when it's time to move to a new coaching situation.  To contact Todd, you can visit his website at twtennis.com. You can also email him at todd@twtennis.com or find him on Facebook or Twitter. Thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic 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.

The role of the Tennis Parent is crucial in the Junior Development Process. But, if we don't have a clear understanding of exactly WHAT our role is, it's much easier to make mistakes along the way. In this week's episode, Coach Todd Widom shares his thoughts on what we parents should be doing at each stage of the game. He starts with the early years, moving into the middle school then high school years, explaining how our role changes but also how it stays the same. As always, you can reach Todd Widom via his website at twtennis.com or email at todd@twtennis.com. A big thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic If you’re so inclined, please share this - and all our episodes! - with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on our website and on iTunes.

Episode 21 - Todd Widom - All about Junior tennis development by Robert Garrett and Scott Colson

How lucky are we to have both Coach Todd Widom and Tennis Parent George Opelka together in one podcast?!?!?! These two gentleman offer their wisdom on everything from the different developmental pathways to college vs. pro tennis and everything in between. They have spent many hours talking to each other courtside while watching their respective player's practice and compete and share those conversations with us this week. You can find Todd Widom and his academy online at http://twtennis.com/ You can find out more about George's son, Reilly, at http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/reilly-opelka/o522/overview  Thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic 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.  

As of the taping of this week's podcast, there are 4 former college players in the Top 100 of the ATP and 2 former college players in the Top 100 of the WTA. It begs the question: is college tennis really a pathway to the pros?  In this week's podcast, Todd Widom discusses how juniors should use college as a step in their overall development process. He also talks about the Junior ITF pathway and what a Junior ITF ranking may or may not mean in terms of college recruiting. As always, Todd tells it like it is, no holds barred! He shares his own college tennis experience and how it shaped him in preparation for a professional tennis career. He also shares conversations he's had with college coaches about how they view rankings and ratings. You can find Todd online at www.twtennis.com. Thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic Thank you to Bill Kallenberg for sharing his photo of John Isner as a Georgia Bulldog. See more of Bill's photography at capturedinaction.com 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.

Several months ago, Tennis Parent (and now, Podcaster!), Robert Garrett called and asked me if I would ever consider doing an episode where he could ask questions of a top junior player, parent, and coach. Of course, I said YES, and this week's episode is the outcome of that conversation. Coach Todd Widom, who y'all have heard from many times on ParentingAces, arranged for his young player, Ronnie Hohmann, and Ronnie's parents, Ron and Judy, to come on the podcast so that Robert could ask them pointed questions about how Ronnie progressed from beginner to 2017 Eddie Herr 16s Champion. The Hohmanns were incredibly honest in their responses to Robert's questions, giving all of you some great information as you help your own junior player reach his/her highest potential. Please remember, though, that this is only one family's experience. There are so many pathways through Junior Tennis, and I hope to be able to have more of these types of conversations with families and coaches over the next few months. You will hear the Little Mo tournaments referenced. You can find more info on Little Mo here. Thank you to Todd, Judy, Ron, Ronnie, and Robert for chatting with us! You can reach Todd at todd@twtennis.com. You can find Robert's new podcast, Payers & Players, here. Thank you to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic 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.

God's Widom VS. World's Wisdon | 04-08-18 by Clear Water Church

Sixteen-year-old Ronnie Hohmann, who won the 2017 Eddie Herr 16s, recently had the unique opportunity to train with several players on the ATP tour. Both Ronnie - and his coach, Todd Widom - learned so much from these training sessions beyond just hitting forehands and backhands. All junior players and their coaches can learn a lot from studying how the pros train. With so many pro tournaments across the world, there are typically at least one or two days before the main draw starts where the players are on site and getting used to the courts. Practice sessions - other than for some of the very top players - are usually free to attend and open to the public. Consider taking your junior players to watch and see what it means to train like a pro. Coach Todd Widom made the most of his player's time hitting with the pros and found a way to point out and then incorporate those professional behaviors with the players he trains. Hear more about what he learned and how he's using it in this week's episode.  You can find Todd online at www.twtennis.com. Thank you to our sponsor 10sballs.com! Thank you, too, to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic  

In Part 3 of my series with Todd Widom, we discuss the importance of choosing a coach who has a long-term development plan for your child.  Unfortunately for us parents, there are many coaches and academies out there who just want to keep giving your child - and charging you! - private lessons week after week, year after year regardless of how your child is developing as an overall player. These coaches may or may not have the knowledge or desire to create and implement a long-term development plan to help your child reach his/her highest potential. In this week's podcast episode, Coach Widom helps us understand how to determine whether or not a coach has the know-how to develop a player from the beginner stage through Juniors to college and beyond. You can find Todd online at www.twtennis.com. Thank you for listening and sharing our podcast with your tennis community! Please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Play or wherever you like to grab your podcasts! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the ParentingAces Podcast, click here for more information. Please visit us online at www.parentingaces.com. Email us at lisa@parentingaces.com.

In this second in a series of episodes devoted to the business side of tennis, Coach Todd Widom discusses how to determine what coaches and academies have really accomplished with their players. Whether it's rankings or college placements and scholarships, sometimes you have to dig deeper to truly understand what an academy's claims truly mean. Todd offers up specific questions to ask and helps parents cut through the marketing hype as they search for the right training environment for their junior players. To listen to Part 1 of this series, go to http://traffic.libsyn.com/parentingaces/Todd_Widom_podcast.output_1.mp3 You can find Todd online at www.twtennis.com or via email at todd@twtennis.com. His phone number is 954-296-5610. Thank you for listening and sharing our podcast with your tennis community! Please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Play or wherever you like to grab your podcasts! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the ParentingAces Podcast, click here for more information. Please check us out at www.parentingaces.com. Email us at lisa@parentingaces.com. 

With the growth of the internet and the proliferation of online tennis sites, it's tough to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff. Coach Todd Widom comes to the rescue! In this first in a series of episodes devoted to the business side of tennis, Todd discusses the best way for parents to see past the bells and whistles to determine whether or not a potential coach or academy is right for their family.  Thank you for listening and sharing our podcast with your tennis community! Please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Play or wherever you like to grab your podcasts! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the ParentingAces Podcast, click here for more information. Please visit us online at www.parentingaces.com. Email me at lisa@parentingaces.com. 

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 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

Coach Todd is joined by his momma, Eloise, to discuss the role of the parent in raising a tennis player

If you are humble and open you can learn from anyone, even from a fool. This teaching aptly examines, presents and explains some vital lessons from the Parable of the Rich Fool narrated by the Lord Jesus Christ in Luke 12:13-21.

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

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

2017 Jr Comp changes in terms of aging up & tourney scheduling

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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

Jr ITF tournaments, point construction, & off-court training

In Part 2 of this series of the ParentingAces podcast high-performance coach Todd Widom discusses Jr ITF tournaments, point construction, & off-court training

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

Coaching & developing junior players

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

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What is the difference between a fool and the wise? We have all been foolish, but we don't have to be. In this sermon, we discover the one thing you can do to move from being a fool to being a wise guy.

Episode 1 of Wisdom Bag with Anna Suzuki and Tsukasa Kondo. Wisdom Bag is a podcast about insane, weird, awkward questions asked on Japanese Yahoo Answers, Hatsugen Komachi and more. Hosted by Tsukasa Kondo and Anna Suzuki. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wisdombag_pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wisdombag Read more at http://www.wisdombag.libsyn.com/#D1W4tlyXLXeldUHJ.99

2013 is here! The Mayan 12-22 Apocalypse has passed, The Fiscal Cliff may be avoided, we are a year older but we survived! Prayers, and Perspective for the New Year. What do you plan to change in 2013? Call in with your testimony of how God brought you through this year and goals for next year . The Clarion Call looks at Today's events with insight and wisdom from the Bible. Special emphasis on the teachinngs of JESUS and applying His Words to help attack, solve, and ultimately triumph in our everyday life situattions good or bad.

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the end of the information era. In the amidah, there is a statement about Widom, insight and knowledge. What are the differences?  What are the areas in which you have knowledge? How about wisdom? Please let us know your […]

We consider the two-dimensional Widom-Rowlinson lattice model. This discrete spin model describes a surface on Which a one to one mixture of two gases is sprayed. These gases shall be strongly repelling on short distances. We indicate the amount of gas by a positive parameter, the so called activity. The main result of this thesis states that given an activity larger than 2, there are at most two ergodic Widom-Rowlinson measures if the underlying graph is the star lattice. This falls naturally into two parts: The first part is quite general and establishes a new sufficient condition for the existence of at most two ergodic Widom-Rowlinson measures. This condition demands the existence of 1*lassos, i.e., 1*circuits 1*connected to the boundary, with probability bounded away from zero. Our approach is based upon the infinite cluster method. More precisely, we prevent the (co)existence of infinite clusters of certain types. To this end, we first have to improve the existing results in this direction, which will be done in a general setting for two-dimensional dependent percolation. The second part is devoted to verify the sufficient condition of the first part for activities larger than 2. To this end, we have to compare the probabilities of configurations exhibiting 1*lassos to the ones exhibiting 0lassos. This will be done by constructing an injection that fills certain parts of 0circuits with 1spins and, hereby, forms a 1*lasso.

Usually when one deals with this passage from James, we will focus on the end—praying over the sick person. Actually, there are two issues of equal importance that precede the encouragement to pray over the sick. So, in order to deal Biblically with...

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The Life of an Artist: Fantasies, Realities, and a Thousand Views of God Bryce Widom and Stuart Davis Be sure to check out Bryce’s Widom’s exclusive interview with Stuart Davis in which you can find insight into his creative process and some of his own personal struggles eking out a living as an artist. Free […]