Podcasts about works in progress

Jonah Goldberg is joined by Virginia Postrel, the former editor of Reason magazine, best-selling author, and contributing editor for Works In Progress to discuss technocrat schadenfreude, selective dynamism, and Jonah's Burkean sympathies. Plus: a discussion on the right-wing version of utopia and the myths of American nostalgia. Show Notes: —Virginia's latest book, Fabric of Civilization —Virginia's Substack —A Video Introduction to Dynamism The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including Jonah's G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attention polling geeks, politics geeks and students of the world ... what can Taylor Swift tell us about the world of politics? How about Beyoncé? And, sticking with a pop theme, how about Waterloo? Naomi Smith returns with the second part of her festive Poll The Other One special, this time with Focaldata chief research officer James Kanagasooriam who, as well as being heroically knowledgeable about all things polling, also coined the phrase Red Wall. Yes, *that* Red Wall. This episode is absolutely chocka with fascinating insights and, as a bonus, it will equip you to drop the following phrases into your political discourse: race depolarisation; zero-sum thinking; culture-nomics. If that's too geeky-sounding, there's also stuff about Waterloo Station's liberal clientele, the Democrats' religious vacuum and Keir Starmer's sandcastle. I know, the sandcastle has hooked you. ‘Across the West, no political parties seem to do what they say on the tin.' 'Zero-sum thinking was a really interesting trend that came out of this year … if I do well, you do badly.‘ ‘It's a very powerful tool, optimism.' ‘The Lib Dem vote just follows a trainline out of London.' ‘Politicians now know, irrespective of their ideology, that at the end of their four or five years they have to have grown the economy.' Show Notes Subscribe to James's splendid Substack, The Political Whiteboard Check out Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated, a recent paper co-authored by Works In Progress founder Ben Southwood Want more Quiet Riot? Find us on Facebook and Twitter as @quietriotpod and on Bluesky. Click here for your Bluesky starter pack. Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com. Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com . ***If you can afford to, please sponsor us at ko-fi.com/quietriotpod ... it means a lot to us :-) *** With Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell – in cahoots with Sandstone Global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think your coach, doctor, or mentor has everything figured out? Think again! In this candid episode, we're sharing our journeys—what we're working on right now in our health, fitness, and mindset journeys. We dive into some hot topics like GLP1 medications, the emerging “oat and rice-zempic” trend, and how comparison and shrinking in life can hinder your progress. We're here to inspire and support—not to compare. Tune in for practical advice, personal stories, and a reminder that everyone is a work in progress, even your favorite experts. Key Topics Covered Breaking Down GLP1's and Emerging Trends: What are GLP1 medications like Ozempic? The “oat and rice-zempic” phenomenon and how it ties into lifestyle and nutrition. How Body Image Issues Sneak Up on You: The subtle ways societal pressure impacts confidence. How these issues show up in health and fitness journeys. Ending the Comparison Game: The importance of knowing your goals to stop measuring yourself against others. Why comparison doesn't serve your personal growth. The Phenomenon of Shrinking in Women: What it means to shrink when you don't hold yourself accountable. How shrinking prevents you from showing up fully in health, fitness, and life. Choosing Yourself: Why it's okay to “try on” different versions of yourself to see what fits best. Embracing self-exploration and prioritizing what lights you up. What You'll Learn In This Episode: The truth about GLP1 medications and alternatives. How to spot and combat body image issues. Practical tips to end the comparison game for good. How to hold yourself accountable and stop shrinking in your life. Why self-discovery is an essential part of your journey. Resources From the Show Dr. Anna Marie Frank: Happy Whole You: Dr. Anna's supplement, tea, and clothing line Sundays for The Ladies: Empowering workshops for women Instagram: @drannamarie Website: Happy Whole You Melissa Vogel: Instagram: @itsmelissavogel and @bombmompodcast Website: It's Melissa Vogel Dr. Jannine Krause: Instagram: @drjanninekrause Website: Doctor J Krause ND Next Steps: Share this episode with someone who needs to hear that no one has it all figured out! Follow the hosts on Instagram and explore their resources for more tips and inspiration. Let us know: What's one area where you're working to choose yourself and show up for your goals?   4o

What happens to housing quality and affordability when any proposed development can be vetoed? Can the public sector reliably deliver most of the housing that people need? If it can, should it? Ant Breach shares insights from the Centre for Cities' report on the United Kingdom's homebuilding crisis.Show notes:Watling, S., & Breach, A. (2023). The housebuilding crisis: The UK's 4 million missing homes. Center for Cities.Watling, S. (2023). Why Britain doesn't build. Works In Progress.Episode 59 of UCLA Housing Voice with Paavo and Mike M., on the costs of discretionary housing approvals.

Pointing back to his building blocks given in our last sermon, Peter points us toward a rewarding life of dilligent pursuit of God.

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As we return to the Gospel of Mark (8:22-33), we come upon the climax of the gospel so far in a double story that once again provides lenses for greater understanding past the nuts and bolts of “just” another healing. A blind man is healed in stages, from a primitive level of sight to full clarity. This process is a symbol of our own journey and that of the disciples, whose clarity of sight is evidenced in the companion story in which Peter declares Jesus to be the Messiah. We are also works in progress, with the truth of Jesus' identity (and ours) ever evolving at His hands.To investigate this most important of stories further, go here.

-- Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People. Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

September 8, 2024As Jesus is healing a man's blindness, the man says “I can see people, but they are like trees walking.”  (Mark 8:14-26)  This prompts Jesus to work more on the man's eyes.It turns out that Jesus really has to work to heal the man!  The story serves as a key to understanding Mark's Gospel in that Jesus repeatedly has to work on the disciples to open their eyes and hearts.Like the original disciples, we too are works in progress.  We are beloved, capable — saints; but we are also broken, selfish — sinners.   Our whole life Jesus is working on us.If we take it that we are, indeed, “Works in Progress”, what doors to relationship does allow for?  And what does it mean for us that our society remains a “Works in Progress”?Perhaps the short answer is — our hands are going to get dirty!

In Lesson 88 of our Romans study, we see from Romans chapter 15 that God is working in all of us even though we are imperfect people, flaws and all, which ultimately brings Him glory and becomes useful in the work of spreading the gospel. www.covenanttruthministries.com

In Lesson 88 of our Romans study, we see from Romans chapter 15 that God is working in all of us even though we are imperfect people, flaws and all, which ultimately brings Him glory and becomes useful in the work of spreading the gospel. www.covenanttruthministries.com

UCLA Arts alumnus and artist Amir H. Fallah M.F.A. ‘05 joins Works In Progress to discuss his initial interests in art, skateboarding, and graffiti; how he has time after time had to sink or swim; the ups and downs of being an independent magazine publisher; and the therapeutic power of his 2023 Fowler Museum exhibition, The Fallacy of Borders.

Jack Barclay & Tom Mottershead are singer/songwriters from QLD Australia with a mission to speak God???s kindness and comfort into weary and hurting hearts through gospel inspired music. Listen in to their story!Support the show: http://historymakersradio.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Follow me on Facebook: Music by THEE Trista ! Some years ago I published on YouTube like 10 albums of cover songs from my band, TRISTA & THE EDIBLES. I'm working on getting licensing to distribute my work as we speak! I'M DOCUMENTING MY JOURNEY and she's getting the mechanical licensing for all these songs and registering the copyright on my recordings. I figured out in a recent podcast that all I have to do to become a millionaire from my music is to sell 66,667 units at $15 a pop. That's all! @TaylorSwift sold 1.7 million albums in one day! Some influences in my work: Tracy Chapman, Radiohead, Pearl jam, Iggy Pop, The Beatles, The firm, the church, Duran Duran, bad company, the eagles, Bob Marley, and many many more #rollingstone was just crying about how the police deprived me of my beloved service dog, Dr Baker! they really have nothing better to do than terrorize the population! so cruel #defundthepolice PS I forgot to mention the United Nations condemned American police for their brutality against the black population! #blm #blacktiktok #blacktiktokcommunity #blackhistory365 #tucson #arizona @@KOLDNews @Community Inspired Journalism @Tucson Meet Yourself @Pima County Democratic Party @ThePeoplesNewsChannel @Beto.Media @Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @MeidasTouch @Glenn Kirschner @Michael Popok @Ben Meiselas from my #comedy substack: Tristadigenova.substack.com Insane dude. Should be taken away to a home for the criminal insane voila problem solved I think they must have certainly put some kind of chip in these people's brains to make them act so slavishly in support of a diapered tyrant. RULE 11!! HE IS UNFIT TO STAND TRIAL HE SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY TO A HOME FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE It's all a setup as you just heard, the client overrode his own lawyers to put this person on the stand because he needed a distraction and he don't got no facts TRUMP4PRISON

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Policy advocacy for eradicating screwworm looks cost-effective, published by MathiasKB on May 20, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The New World Screwworm causes tremendous suffering to wild and domestic animals on the South American continent. Gene drives make it possible to eradicate the screwworm and improve the wellbeing of hundreds of millions to billions of wild animals. I believe political advocacy to coordinate South American countries to use gene drives to eradicate the screwworm looks very tractable and highly impactful in expectation. In this post I will go over: 1. Why I believe this to be the case 2. What the intervention would look like 3. Beg and plead for someone to go do this Holy shit, Gene drives Like many on this forum, I listened to 80k's podcast episode with Kevin Esvelt, where they discussed using gene drives to eradicate diseases and thought to myself: "holy shit that's incredible, we should do something" to promptly forget all about it and move on with my life. Half a year later, when Works In Progress asked me if there was anything I wanted to write about, gene drives popped into my mind. As I started researching for the article, I became increasingly obsessed. Those misfortunate enough to have been around me during this period, have had to endure many long monologues about gene drives. Throughout my frenzy, I met with Professors, PhDs, and representatives from organisations working on gene drives to eradicate malaria. I've now come to the following two conclusions: 1. Society, at large, should be using gene drives for vector control of endemic diseases such as Malaria. The risks are minute, and the benefits are huge. 2. Political advocacy for using gene drives to eradicate screwworm in South America, looks incredibly impactful and very tractable. My article for the magazine (out soon!) is focused on the first point. This forum post is focused on the second. What is the New World Screwworm? The C. hominivorax, or New World Screwworm, is a blowfly, which lays its eggs in the wounds (and other openings, such as the nostrils or ears) of mammals. After hatching, the larvae dig in and begin eating the host alive. The stench left off by the infested wound attracts yet more screwworm flies to lay their eggs. Untreated, 20-80% of animals infected die from the infestation or infections that follow.[1] Humans, being mammals, are at risk too. Uruguay alone records hundreds of human cases every year.[2] As one can imagine, being eaten alive by parasites is not much fun. As the scientific literature puts it: "Animals with myiasis may display signs of discomfort, lethargy, weight loss and depression"[3] To put it as politely: Based on the pictures I have seen, I too would display signs of discomfort if it were me who was infected. In addition to infecting hundreds of millions of wild mammals, the New World screwworm costs the livestock industry hundreds of millions of dollars every year. To prevent the loss of livestock, North America eradicated the screwworm already in 1960 using the more primitive sterile insect technique. To prevent the screwworm from migrating back into North America, they additionally worked with Middle American governments to eradicate it there as well, and to this very day they maintain a wall of sterile screwworm in Panama to prevent screwworm from migrating back north. Since then eradication progress has stalled as the sterile insect technique has proven difficult and expensive to use on the South American continent, where the screwworm is endemic on the majority of the continent. A survey found that 76% of Uruguayan farmers go as far as to plan yearly animal management around avoiding the screwworm season, to avoid loss of livestock. In Uruguay alone, farmers lose between 40 to 150 million USD annually[4] (0.14% of the coun...

Donetia Meshack entered foster care when she was 11 months old. She was in care for 17 years, where she transitioned through many homes and had only intermittent contact with her birth family. Between elementary school and graduation from high school, Donetia attended seven different schools. Despite the instability that she faced, Donetia loved to learn, and she went on to earn a Bachelor's degree from SMU and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School. After law school, Donetia worked as a deputy city attorney in Los Angeles and operated a private practice as a criminal defense lawyer. She also worked for twenty years as a municipal governmental employee. She is now a self-published author, and she is currently pursuing a certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist from Loyola Marymount University.   In this podcast, Donetia describes her time in foster care and the “umbilical love” that connects her to her biological family, despite the hardship and trauma they have endured. Donetia shares about the community and support she found as she navigated the challenges that came with foster care, and she offers insight about the way community allowed her to realize her untapped potential.   “We are more than our circumstances. We are more than our fractured families. We are more than our missed marks. We are more than the unwise decisions we have made. We are more than our setbacks. We are works in progress, and we have everything that we need to prove that we're more than our circumstances… Curiosity, imagination, and creativity. Those three things allow us to face the separation, severance, and loss with the mindset that we're built for this. We will overcome our adversities, and we will show up as we're meant to be—a gift to the world.”   If you are a former foster child who aged out of the system and want to share your story, email us at agedoutproject@gmail.com! You deserve to be heard. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter! Credits: §  Interviewee: Donetia Meshack  §  Interviewers: Madeleine Nelson and Lauren Restino §  Editor: Soheil Abdmousavi §  Editing Team: Madeleine Nelson and Lauren Restino §  Music Credit: o   Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obu o   Music Promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/03Aky9bhOMU   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SMU or the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation.    

UCLA Arts alumnus and Detroit-based artist and professor Osman Khan M.F.A. ‘04 joins "Works In Progress" to discuss his remarkable journey from the tech world to the art field, how he arrived at UCLA, the inspirations behind his provocative and poignant work, and his upcoming solo exhibition at MASS MoCA, Road to Hybridabad.

Darrell Hartman (@dwhartman) is the author of The Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media. It is published by Viking.Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and ThreadsSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpod

As we navigate the desert of Lent, we uncover layers of our sinfulness and virtues yet to be fully realized. It's easy to become overwhelmed by our imperfections and the magnitude of our spiritual goals, but God is patient!Take time today to realize that God sees you trying, and not to get discouraged!—Morning Offering with Fr. Kirby, March 20, 2024—————————Every morning, join Father Jeffrey Kirby as he begins the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Kirby guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church's rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Let us do as the saints urge and begin our days in prayer together so as a community of believers we may join the Psalmist in saying, “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3-4)

Why should you not put your partner on a pedestal in a relationship? 1. Do you suddenly find yourself becoming the object of someone's unwanted affection? (Alternatively, are you someone who uses pedestalization as a substitute for authentic love?) Why do so many people put their partner on a pedestal in the beginning of a relationship only to mistreat them later? 2. How does your definition/vision of what it means to be loved contrast with the reality of how you have been “loved” by others in your relationships? Why do people in relationships with narcissists often put the narcissist on a pedestal? 3. What are three things that drive or influence your capacity and/or ability to love authentically? 4. Does being placed on someone's pedestal beckon an inevitable fall from their good graces? If so, is it possible to return to your previous height? What's the unconscious reason why we ‘put people on a pedestal'? 5. How does pedestalization function as a tool of avoidance, codependency and/or FEAGO? 6. How is your attachment style and/or primary love language shaped by the phenomenon of pedestalization? 1. In what ways does pedestalization in relationships hinder genuine emotional connection and intimacy?

UCLA Arts alumna, emerging researcher, and education evaluation specialist Lindsey Kunisaki ‘15 joins "Works In Progress" to discuss what initially drew her to the arts, what she gained from her time in UCLA's Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) program, the importance of culturally sustaining pedagogy, and California Proposition 28, the largest investment in arts and music in our nation's history.

On this Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, we recognize that we are all "works in progress" and, like Peter, we strive to foster our faith in Jesus Christ. (Lectionary #535) February 22, 2024 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com  

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Works in Progress: The Long Journey to Doing Good Better by Dustin Moskovitz [Linkpost], published by Nathan Young on February 14, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. @Dustin Moskovitz has written a piece on his reflections on doing good, EA, FTX and other stuff. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

UCLA Arts alumni and active practitioners Dami Olufowoshe M.Arch. ‘16 and Katie Chuh M.Arch. ‘16 join "Works In Progress" to discuss what initially drew them to architecture, what they gained from their time at UCLA, how they have adapted to rapidly evolving technology, and any advice they can provide to aspiring architects.

God patiently guides drifting believers back into His will.

Dancers and UCLA Arts alumni Jackie Lopez ‘04, Harry Weston ‘12, and Alli Gray ‘10 join "Works In Progress" to discuss what initially drew them to Hip Hop; what they gained from their time at UCLA; the history and future of Versa-Style Dance Company, a non-profit organization and dance ensemble; and any advice they can provide to aspiring dancers.

Artists Jackie Amézquita M.F.A. ‘22 and Roksana Pirouzmand M.F.A. ‘22 both currently have work on view at the Hammer Museum at UCLA's biennial "Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living." For the first episode of the new season, the UCLA Arts alumnae join "Works In Progress" to discuss what originally drew them to art, their work in the show, what they gained from their graduate studies at UCLA, and what it's like to be a working artist in Los Angeles.

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Kayleigh is on holiday this week so our colleague Susan joined Carmen on today's episode. Susan has a fantastic show and tell to talk us though (though to get the full experience you should watch this episode on YouTube too!). -----------------------------------Chapters(00:00:50) Meet Susan(00:04:42) Wine Chat! (00:12:44) Colour combos - WATCH HERE(00:20:14) Show & Tell - Susan's finished objects(00:21:28) Moonbumps by Maxim Cyr(00:24:37) Suri Shirt by Caidree(00:25:41) Wisp by Caitlin Hunter(00:27:59) Liebling by Camilla Vad(00:32:26) The Shift by Andrea Mowry(00:35:07) Nice sweater by Anne Ventzel(00:37:38) Iro by Knitting for Breakfast(00:45:10) What Susan's working on(00:45:24) Pear socks by Summer Lee(00:48:01) Stockholm round neck by PetiteKnit(00:49:12) Robinia Light by Anne Ventzel(00:55:35) Sande Summer Cardi by Helga Jona(00:59:24) The Shift by Andrea Mowry(01:02:50) Bag chat(01:13:33) Wrap upEpisode NotesWine we reviewed: Pinotage Rose from LidlColour combo suggestions Walcot Yarns Origin + Spincycle Yarns Dream State:Beaver's Den + Rosy MapleWild Lilac + MidsommarFireweed + Dream WorldJuniper + Salty DogPacific + Overshadow OR Ghost RanchLighthouse + Stay ReadySusan's FO (finished objects) show & tell:Moonbumps by Maxim Cyr in les Garçons Suri Alpaca + Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in Vibe CheckSuri Shirt by Caidree in The Urban Purl Cloud 9 in Witching HourWisp by Caitlin Hunter in The Urban Purl in Flamingo on FireLiebling by Camilla Vad in Spincycle Yarns Plump in Ghost RanchThe Shift by Andrea Mowry in Spincycle Yarns in Lapis, Wallflower and The Family JewelsNice by Anne Ventzel in Isager Hør + Alpaca 1Iro by Knitting for Breakfast in mYak KupaSusan's WIP (working in progress) show & tell:I'm So Basic Socks by Summer Lee in Malabrigo SockStockholm by PetitKnit in Isager Tweed + les Garçons Suri AlpacaRobinia Light by Anne Ventzel in Isager Spinni + Silk MohairSande Summer Cardi by Helga JonaThe Shift by Andrea Mowry in Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool Shade of the Earth, Space Oddity and Stay Out of the Forest.-----------------------------------Get In TouchSocial Media: Instagram | TikTokWebsite: www.ayarnstory.co.ukEmail: hello@ayarnstory.co.ukVisit us:A Yarn Story, 128 Walcot Street,Bath, BA1 5BG+44 (0)1225 429239

In the latest episode of the Empowerography Podcast, my guest is Nichole Clark. Nichole Clark is an artist, best-selling author, and spiritual coach. She has been married to her sweetheart, Nate, for 20 years and together they have six children. After being a stay at home mom for 15 years, Nichole decided to pursue entrepreneurship. She's tried a little bit of everything and gets the most excited about helping mothers feel, heal, and reveal their innermost divinity. Whether helping through her coaching, courses, books, or art, it all lights her up. She loves helping mompreneurs free themselves from stress and overwhelm in order to feel deep inner peace, freedom, and joy. Nichole has experienced a lot of trauma from unexpected deaths of her father and daughter, to leaving her high demand religion of 38 years, and is grateful for all she has learned. She loves the ups and downs of life and teaching the nuggets of wisdom she has acquired. In this episode we discuss meditation, embodying our being, loving ourselves, hindsight and the loss of a child.   Website - https://www.embersglowstudio.com/ IG - http://www.instagram.com/nicholebclark FB - https://www.facebook.com/nichole.clark.7355 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chooseanamazinglife    In this episode you will learn: 1. Why it's so important to remember who we are. 2. Why it's so important to actually listen to our bodies. 3. How our losses, hardships, and failures can be turned into ad become some of our greatest blessings.   "I've found at least personally that when I take the time to listen to my body and if it's saying to take a nap or to just sit and do nothing for a little bit, That somehow energizes me and gives me the ability to do all the other tasks." - 00:06:14 "Each of us as a soul comes to earth and we feel like an ember."- 00:34:12 "Remember who you are. And give yourself credit for how far you've come." - 01:02:37   THE WORLD needs to hear your message and your story. Don't deny the world of that gift within you that the universe has gave to you. Someone out there needs to hear your story because it will support them in feeling hope, inspired and even transformed. Want to discover how I help my clients get out of their own way, show up and confidently share their message? I would like to invite you to check out my FREE MASTERCLASS REPLAY Start Your Own Podcast: Idea to Implementation Watch Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7iItDG4qaI

In the latest episode of the Empowerography Podcast, my guest is Nichole Clark. Nichole Clark is an artist, best-selling author, and spiritual coach. She has been married to her sweetheart, Nate, for 20 years and together they have six children. After being a stay at home mom for 15 years, Nichole decided to pursue entrepreneurship. She's tried a little bit of everything and gets the most excited about helping mothers feel, heal, and reveal their innermost divinity. Whether helping through her coaching, courses, books, or art, it all lights her up. She loves helping mompreneurs free themselves from stress and overwhelm in order to feel deep inner peace, freedom, and joy. Nichole has experienced a lot of trauma from unexpected deaths of her father and daughter, to leaving her high demand religion of 38 years, and is grateful for all she has learned. She loves the ups and downs of life and teaching the nuggets of wisdom she has acquired. In this episode we discuss meditation, embodying our being, loving ourselves, hindsight and the loss of a child.   Website - https://www.embersglowstudio.com/ IG - http://www.instagram.com/nicholebclark FB - https://www.facebook.com/nichole.clark.7355 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chooseanamazinglife    In this episode you will learn: 1. Why it's so important to remember who we are. 2. Why it's so important to actually listen to our bodies. 3. How our losses, hardships, and failures can be turned into ad become some of our greatest blessings.   "I've found at least personally that when I take the time to listen to my body and if it's saying to take a nap or to just sit and do nothing for a little bit, That somehow energizes me and gives me the ability to do all the other tasks." - 00:06:14 "Each of us as a soul comes to earth and we feel like an ember."- 00:34:12 "Remember who you are. And give yourself credit for how far you've come." - 01:02:37   THE WORLD needs to hear your message and your story. Don't deny the world of that gift within you that the universe has gave to you. Someone out there needs to hear your story because it will support them in feeling hope, inspired and even transformed. Want to discover how I help my clients get out of their own way, show up and confidently share their message? I would like to invite you to check out my FREE MASTERCLASS REPLAY Start Your Own Podcast: Idea to Implementation Watch Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7iItDG4qaI

Hear how pure contentment is available to all of us, right now Believe it or not, we're approaching our 400th podcast. Along the way, I've talked with some amazing people: business leaders, entrepreneurs, futurists, anthropologists (like myself), Blue Ocean Strategists® (again, like myself), and on and on. They've all been extraordinary, but sometimes I've interviewed someone who really made me think and feel in a new, deeper way. One such person is my guest today, Smita Joshi. Born in India and raised in the UK, Smita will challenge you to think about your life's purpose and what you want to accomplish. She talks about pure awareness, which the ancient Indians called Ātman, and how to experience contentment no matter where you are in life. I dare you to listen to this podcast and not come away unchanged. Watch and listen to our conversation here What is your life purpose? Throughout our conversation, Smita talks about someting that is crucial to each one of us: what do we want to accomplish in this life? And what is the deeper purpose of all of us as human beings? She addresses these questions in her book trilogy, Karma and Diamonds, and also in her work as a yoga teacher and executive coach. Her goal is connect people to pure awareness, or total consciousness, called Ātman, and she has created useful tools—her 6-step Flow Formula—to help us reach this state, which you can find on her YouTube channel. Let go to find who you really are On the subject of resistance to change, Smita and I closely agree. She talks about letting go of what we think we know and how this is scary for people (sound familiar?). They don't know how to do it. We hear an inner voice, that epiphany, but often we're not paying attention. In the end it comes down to a choice where we have to say, will I or will I not listen, see what is in front of me, and take steps to change and grow? The Indian teaching is Vedas, that sense of contentment with wherever you are As Smita tells us, we need to embrace everything we have as being an absolute gift, whatever that might be: our health, our successes in life, our failures, the lessons we've learned, the opportunity to be on this journey. We need to be willing to let go and to trust that the answers are there, but often we block them by not being receptive. Much to learn here! How to connect with Smita You can reach out to Smita on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or on her website. Want more on getting in touch with your purpose? Start here: Podcast: Meg Nocero—Can You Feel Joy As You Rethink Your Life? Podcast: Maria Lizza Bowen—Do You Feel Stuck? Time To “See, Feel And Think In New Ways” Podcast: Dr. Mandeep Rai—Do You Need A New Compass To Direct Your Values Additional resources for you My two award-winning books: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business and On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Hi, welcome to On the Brink with Andi Simon. I'm Andi Simon, and as you know, I'm your host and your guide, and you, our audience and listeners, have made us among the top 5% of global podcasts. I can't thank you enough. My gratitude is extensive. It's wonderful to share. This is almost our 400th podcast hosting. Pretty impressive. I am always intrigued because my job is to get you off the brink, not to stick and get stuck, but to find ways to help you see, feel, and think in new ways so you can change, and you know that you hate to change. So we're going to help you do that today. I have a wonderful woman here from the UK. Now remember, I've had people from South Africa and from Africa and from Europe, but this is a very special woman because she's going to talk to you about something that's very important to us. Smita, you'll see, is focused on entertaining interviews and conversations that help people see, feel, and think in new ways like I do. She's an award-winning author, an avid yogi and teacher, mentor and high performance transformation coach. And she's written a bestseller called Karma and Diamonds. It's a trilogy, it's a journey of self-discovery across continents and lifetimes. We have a wonderful multifaceted woman with us today. She had a business career spanning 25 years, working with technology giants as well as startups. So she blends that wonderful business side with the personal side. But I think we're going to focus more on you as a person today, less on the business. And she has a YouTube channel called The Self-Discovery Channel, which is her own YouTube channel for you too. Self-discovery. Thank you so much for joining me. Smita Joshi: Andi, I'm so happy to be on this podcast. I know you interviewed some amazing people. I'm really, really happy to be on your show. Andi Simon: Well, I'm happy we're here too, since we had a few little technical stuff as we started. This is going to be fun. Tell the listener about your own journey, because you haven't just popped out and arrived here. You've gone through some of your own changes and I think every time people tell their personal story, the audience begins to see themselves there and can begin to share their own story. Who are you and how are we together? Smita Joshi: Who am I? That's a very good question. If I were to put it in one word, I'd probably say seeker, truly looking to integrate all the various facets of what makes us human. But, at the same time, I like that we are a spark of some sort of divinity consciousness. Rather, I'd like to put it as awareness in a human body. So how do we bring those two things together? And I think that for me, the journey, there's nothing which I feel is a coincidence in life. I was born in India and we moved to the UK when I was 10. And ever since, I have found myself looking for ways to integrate the amazing cultures that I've had the privilege of being a part of. And both of those offer something really exquisite. If I were to take the Indian culture, the roots of the Indian culture go so far deep and back to perhaps the ancient stages of India. I like to think of them as philosopher scientists or scientist philosophers, because they were the early scientists. Today, we might look at them as philosophers. We may look at them as spiritual adepts or however you may term it today. But what they brought was incredible, and I believe so far my studies have given me an unrivaled understanding of being human on this planet at this time. But having the majority of who we are, perhaps 90% of our existence is in pure awareness, which is incapable of being housed in a tiny little human body and even a tiny little mind. So to comprehend the vastness of who we are. And so that's what Indian culture has led me to be intrigued by and explore very deeply in the Western culture, gives opportunities to explore in the material external one. Now, don't get me wrong, of course India's both of those things. And I wouldn't want somebody who's listening who's an Indian to say, Oh yeah, well, we have more than that. Of course we do. But I think the two bring unique things, they bring them in a different way. And so the West calls you into being in the external world. The East calls you into being in the internal world. And  for me, it's not a coincidence that I was born there. And then I came here when I was 10, and then a whole bunch of synchronicities and life experiences took place that brought about more opportunities to explore and become more curious and say, Well, who am I then actually? And what is this about? And fundamentally, then we kind of come back to that higher essence of who we are. And then, you know, when we look at life purpose, of course you can have life purposes in so many different layers. Life purpose in terms of, what does my material being that the human humanity that I am, what does that want to accomplish? And then what about the deeper essence? And what is the deeper purpose of all of us as human beings being on the planet? And, you know, I really think we're works in progress and we are like what I call my book, Karma and Diamonds. The diamond element has multiple meanings in the book. And one of them is that we are indeed that inner essence, that awareness is so multifaceted that it to me occurs like a treasure that is a pure diamond, absolutely pure untainted, untainted experience by anything external. And so for me, that is, you asked me who am I, I think for me that's a more interesting exploration or an explanation of how I see myself, is somebody who's constantly looking to one express various facets of my being, both in the material world externally, and to discover more and more facets of who I am internally, so that I can bring expression to those in the external world. Andi Simon: This is so interesting. As I mentioned to you, I've been doing podcasts and I didn't realize until yours that the whole series of them are around similar themes. It's almost, you talked about synchronous as well as serendipity. You know, there is no intentionality here for my listeners to bring you different perspectives on this inner voice and the outer experience. But Smita has had a very different presentation of her journey, which is less about things she's done and more about discovering who she is. And I don't know much about her book, but I think I'm going to read it. It is probably a little bit about that self-discovery as well. And as we were talking, what would be the best thing to talk about that trilogy, you tell the gripping story of how to overcome adversity against all odds. Tell us about the book, which is one expression because you have one expression in the book, one in YouTube. And I want to make sure that we allow the listener to really understand the wisdom that you're bringing them because it's a beautiful intersection here. So what is the book about? Smita Joshi: So it's really a book which is very much rooted in the external world. A young woman who is absolutely enthralled by life. I mean the passion for life kind of led me to join corporate work very early on. In fact, I started working when I was 14 years old on Saturdays. In the UK, we were allowed to do it in those days. It was absolutely fascinating for me to realize that I had skills which I couldn't otherwise have discovered so easily. So one of them was selling and in another way, just engaging people and having them see a possibility of something that they previously hadn't done and become so excited by that they were happy to invest in that thing. So I started out in clothes shops and then moved into shoe shops and so on, and then managed them on my holidays and so on. But very quickly I realized that I wasn't patient enough to hang around to get a degree. I really wanted to hop in now. So I gave it a go while I was waiting on my year off between what we call a level in this country. That's advanced levels and we need that in order to qualify to get into university. So I took a year break and while I was figuring out if I should go the way of my grandfather and my mother and my aunt who were all lawyers, and my grandfather was very well recognized in Gujarat and so on. You know, he became quite a figure untill the day he died at 92. I don't think he stopped practicing. And my mom and my aunt also in their day, they were well ahead of their time to have done that. So that was one obvious option for me. But I was really deeply interested in psychology and so many things. Bottom line was, I got hooked into management and then I never looked back since. Then joined my first sort of corporate group, which happened to be in sales. And everything that kind of came to me was really about expressing talents that I actually didn't know that I had. And it was just so much fun to do along the way that I realized that actually that whole world and other things happen in my life. I don't want to go into that on this podcast in particular because they're all in the books. Very intense traumatic events in my life that involve, that put in it a nutshell, were around clashes of culture, Eastern and western. And I was very, very clear about what I had to do in order for me to grow and to learn more about myself. So I chose to follow my path, that inner voice that was so strong and that had me go into work and so on, and I did very well with all of that. You know, I bought my first property very early on, I think I was 21, just before I was 22, and so on. I realized that the more I got rooted into work, the more I had to find some, there was something else. It wasn't enough for me just to do that. So that's when I started to explore like, what else is it? And I happened to come from a background where I saw my dad, since I was a little girl, standing on his head in Sukhasana, doing yoga almost every day and then sitting in meditation for what seemed to me a very, very long time, every single day. So that was kind of in the back of my mind, it was in my imagery. That was where I turned to when I started to explore like, what is missing? What is missing? And that was really just after I turned 25, 26. So it was very early on and I realized that when I did that, incredible things happened. Something was trying to talk to me when I wasn't talking to myself or being fascinated by my own thoughts. Thinking this is, what this is all real. And then I realized, what is that? It's so different. And I've had experience up to that point at other times in my life, but always in moments of deep, deep trauma. And this all came out from the yoga and the meditation, but mostly the openness that you had to begin to feel it. I think openness, definitely, but I wonder whether it was more a young woman who was really looking for answers. I didn't have anywhere I could go to get those answers for myself immediately in my surroundings because I'd left home and that was already a really major leap and sort of upset a lot of people along the way. So, I had to find my answers for myself. Something said to me to turn within and I was very fortunate to come across the odd individuals who said, Read this book, read that book, go here, go do this. And so I just was like a sponge, and I was a sponge. So that all those little stepping stones led me to going within. I'm very, very grateful for that because that's why I wrote the books because I realized that if it hadn't been for, of course today we have social media, we have a lot more content. But back in the day we didn't have that. Books were lifelines. Andi Simon: Now you had a journey that has led you to question. You said you're a seeker. You know, I've been told I'm an explorer. So we share this same curiosity about what we don't know. And we're not quite sure where it's going to take us because the future isn't terribly predictable. But I do like to explore options and see things. I do love to travel. I love to venture beyond my comfort zone. Most people don't. It sounds like you have had to push yourself through all of that. Now you are doing this today to begin to help other people do the same on their journey. How are you doing this? You're coaching them, you're teaching them yoga. What kind of tools do you bring to their lives to help them see and feel with a new freshness? Smita Joshi: Coaching is a really powerful tool. I think sharing content, online writing, all of these are really, they're sort of different elements. So I don't have one thing that I do, of course. I will eventually bring out courses. I've got so much content out there right now or have created that I'm putting out there right now. So bringing that together. Andi, one of my challenges is that the more I learn and the more I explore and the more I understand about life, the universe, the less I feel I know. And I must say I really do feel that and some of that holds me back a little bit because I think I'm just a baby. I said, I'm learning, I feel like it's never enough. And I think that's perhaps a real mark of somebody who is genuinely seeking, because I think we're in an age at the moment where we are so much in a rush to teach other people before we've learned things ourselves. And I've spent, like now, 35 years on the journey, traveling, exploring. I've been diving, scuba diving for 25 years. That's been one aspect of me going deep in another business for like 30 years and so on. I'm just looking now what would be an appropriate way to bring it together. What would I want to share? For me, the only thing I think that's really worth sharing, especially where we are in the information age and internet age and so on, and especially with AI coming, I feel more than ever that the one thing that if I were when I die, perhaps I could make a big impact with in people's lives is by truly getting them connected to that pure awareness that the ancient Indians called Ātman which is really that awareness, that consciousness that I mentioned earlier, which is untouchable. It's pure in the sense that it is unchanging, and yet it's where everything is generated. Everything is born from that. My focus now is really looking at ways of bringing that to people at all levels where they can get an experience of that because it's a zone, which I can tell you what it is, but it's so different for how it occurs for you as it does to me. I want to just give you the tools to be able to access it for yourself. And so, I mean, for example, I do that in a very accessible way. I've just put out one video on my channel. It's called the Flow Formula. It's really a six steps to getting in that zone. What sports people call The Zone. It's getting into the flow and that you access the zone of awareness that we're accessing when we're talking about concentrating, when we're talking about musicians, writers, even anybody that creates anything where they feel at one with what they're doing. So that's one way. The other is, I've created a whole bunch of meditations, which are guided meditations to go along with the books and otherwise, which give you tiny little snippets of getting into that space. So those are just a few ways that I'm doing it. Andi Simon: What does it feel like when you're in that space? Can you describe it for the listener? The viewer? Smita Joshi: I can tell you, for me, it's like I'm in love. I'm in love, and that's all I can say to you. It feels like I'm in love now. I like to think I'm in love with my husband when I have that feeling, that's what it feels like. It's so lush and complete and it doesn't beg for anything extra. I have a smile on my face when I was like, I probably looked crazy to people because I had my headphones on. I was listening to music that got me into that space. And, then I'm just doing what I'm just out of my way, meaning my thoughts are out of my way. And I'm curious as to what will come through if I were not interfering with my mental processes. Andi Simon: This is so wonderful. You're talking about something we hear about, but don't always find someone who can describe it or engage us in wanting to know more about it and begin to see how it could affect us. Because when you wrote up the comments for today, you talked about the inner voice and the life that we're living, that there's a disconnect. One of the questions I had asked you is, how do we get disconnected? And you say, I'm not quite sure, but there's something going on that needs to be brought back together, perhaps through methods like meditation or yoga. But, there's something missing that we need to find that inner hope, that silence that gives us pleasure and this disconnect. Why are we disconnected? I don't think we know. Smita Joshi: I'm not sure that we are disconnected, to be honest, Andi. I don't think we are. I think that we like to think we are. My experience is simply that we haven't really focused enough on other elements of who we are. We've been in survival for way too long and now we're in our evolution, certainly in some parts of the world and not others, yet where we have had that experience of being satiated with, at least materially, we are in a privileged position, many people and others are not, who are still not very much in that survival mode. So we are chasing. We're still trying to bring in the money and to pay the bills. We don't have time for going into the space that I'm talking about because it means letting go a little bit. Letting go of what we think is what we know. And that's actually a whole other experience. That's a whole other conversation. It's like it's a bit scary for people. They don't know how to do it. They need to be guided into it and so on. There's a practice, it needs to be practiced, but when they do it, they don't ever want to do it. It's really true. And I think that's when we start to feel that conflict within ourselves, or we feel like something's not right, or we feel annoyed with things. We feel stressed because we have had that experience along the way. Sometimes it's so powerful that it is an epiphany, and maybe a series of epiphanies, and when we don't then stay true to ourselves, to expand that experience that altered us and touched us so deeply in some way, then that inner voice, that part of you is always present and you are feeling that conflict. It's there and you are not going to it. You are there and you're not paying attention. You're not hearing it. And that's where I think we experience that challenge. So it comes down to a choice in the end. You know, at some point we have to say, will I or will I not? Andi Simon: One of the things that's a theme among many of the folks that I work with and I know, is, Okay, we're out of the pandemic period, but not completely. I just finished my third book and I'm asking myself the question of, Congratulations, what's next? Thank you, what is next? What comes next for us? And we're at that important point in our lives where we really need to be intentional about it, purposeful, meaningful, find the kind of inner voice that tells us what's going to matter. The pandemic showed us. We don't live forever. And now the reality is, every day is a gift. How do we live it appropriately? Any wisdom to share? Smita Joshi: Yes. As you say, as you know, if you are asking that question, Andi, you are ready to really explore the depth of who you are in other ways, because you've had that experience in the external world and you know, it's never enough. You can continue to have more experiences. You can continue to amass more money, you can do whatever, all those. And yet that question you're asking will creep back in. So the question perhaps is maybe a slightly different one. The question is, How am I going to embrace a bigger experience, one which truly makes me feel complete and fulfilled. Andi Simon: Well, but then that's a very interesting question. We had to say goodbye to three friends in the last month. And as we watch as they leave us and every day is a gift, we become very reflective. And whether I'm looking for my inner voice or it's already nagging at me, be careful that you don't waste your time. Be careful of what gives you pleasure, balance the work and the private life. Your family and your friends make it meaningful. And I have a hunch you are doing the same. Smita Joshi: Yeah. I think that the one thing that speaks to me so much from the Indian teachings is Vedas. It's very simple. And yet it's so incredibly profound. And that is: see if you can bring into yourself that sense of contentment with wherever you are. What else is there? This is it. Then we have nothing else to fight for, everything to play for and nothing to fight for. So that's when we start to kind of embrace what we have as being an absolute gift and whatever that might be, our health, our successes in life, our failures in life, the lessons in life, the opportunity to be on this journey. And so I, myself, and in my yoga classes in particular, I really remind people every single class, to come into Savasana, which is the last posture where we lie down and it's a surrender posture. And why we practice yoga is for two reasons. One is to get into that soma state, which is the highest state of connecting in meditation to this inner realm, into this awareness. The boundaries fall away and you become one with the boundaries of our humanity. And the other is, when you come into Savasana, you can't come into Savasana unless you have practiced. The body has had certain detoxifications and so on. But the point of Savasana is really to arrive into that. And, we go to bed every single night and I, myself, go into that state of Savasana. Savasana means a corpse actually. And it is to surrender into what? Surrender into all of everything and into the nothingness of everything but with a contentment in yourself. Now there's this whole movement, people talk about gratitude and so on, but that sense of appreciation, deeply appreciative of what has gone before, today, yesterday, the day before, for all of it. And I think that for me, that is a lifelong journey to, it's a practice and it transforms how everything arises in life and how it occurs in our inner world. Andi Simon: You know, you said that you are on many podcasts now, and I appreciate you having come today to ours because you've opened up my mind and I have a hunch to what our listeners are also paying attention to, which is, how am I hearing myself? Where am I finding that peace? And how do I allow myself to sleep? What's keeping me from sleeping? Am I wandering around the house all night? There's so many messages that you have. One or two things that you'd like them not to forget? Very often our audience remembers the end better than the beginning. Anything in particular? Smita Joshi: No, I come back to that. I think being receptive to what wants to come in, the gifts that want to come into our lives, comes in through our awareness. It comes in through that higher consciousness that we're talking about, Ātman. And in order to really be open to that, it is to bring ourselves into that state of peace and contentment. And we do have so many responsibilities, family and many others, financial and so on. And they can sometimes disturb our sleep at night because these things are intense. They're very much real. And so, the willingness to let go and to trust that the answers are there, but we are blocking them by not being receptive to them. And the sleep state at night is a really crucial state. And to arrive in the way we arrive, we don't know how to come into our sleep state. And that's partly why I think we are addicted to a culture across the world. There's so many people taking medicines and so on,  to be able to sleep. But I think to myself, I just have to trust that if I have a challenge in my life, there's a solution to it. And if I were only to get out of my own way by bringing myself into a state of contentment and peace and being okay with where everything is right now and where everything is not right now, just that state of acceptance, surrender, and that leads us into peace and contentment. Don't be content if you don't want to be, but at least be at peace with the way things are and the way that they're not. And that's enough for Ātman, the higher consciousness to start giving us the right way forward, the highest way forward. Andi Simon: I think this has been wonderful. I can't thank you enough for coming. I'm so glad that we were able to connect the books that you have. Karma and Diamonds is a trilogy. Where can people buy it? Smita Joshi: They're on Amazon and they're on my website. So on Amazon, we have them in paperback. We have them in additional format and audiobooks on Audible and Amazon, obviously. We have the books through my website. If you're in the UK and you would like to avail of the books through myself, you can go to my websites, SmitaJoshi.com, and you can buy them there. And I also have a package with meditation. There are 12 guided meditations that people can engage a little bit deeper into the books. So, even if people buy them on Amazon, they can just let me know, send me the order number and I will be happy to share those meditations. They can also get some other free gifts from my website too. Andi Simon: What are nice free gifts? I'm going to go explore, and I'm also going to thank our audience for joining us today. And we're just about ready to wrap up. I know you've been on many podcasts. I'm honored that you've chosen ours, and I'm delighted to listen to your passion. You have found your own place, your purpose, and your heart is full of joy as you want to share this. Am I right? Smita Joshi: Absolutely. Such a privilege. Andi Simon: It is truly my honor. For our guests who come, your audience, those who are viewers and those who are listeners, thank you so much for coming. And as you're thinking about your own experience, you can go exploring a little bit. It's a time for you to make sure that every day is a gift, how you live it matters. Find that inner peace, sleep well, and enjoy the day because the future is now. It's all over us, so it's time for us to enjoy it. Remember that people hate change, so you don't have to worry about it. And it's just part of it, but you can actually change for the better. So thanks for coming. I'm going to say goodbye. Take care now. Bye-bye. Thank you. Smita Joshi: Indeed. Thank you so much.

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He'd come so far, but all she could see was how far he still had to go. Margo had forgotten the days when her young adult son couldn't even get out of bed in his depression.

A rising star in the world of acting and stand-up comedy On this episode of Works In Progress, I got the pleasure of sitting down with an old friend that's been making waves recently, NYC resident and Miami U alum Alec Preston. Alec talks to me and Cam Jean about his most recent experiences working in the entertainment industry in the Big Apple. Whether it be working alongside Childish Gambino on a project, filming scenes for American Horror Story, or building upon his very own stand-up production, Kill Or Be Killed, this man keeps busy. Alec has worked relentlessly to work his way up in the entertainment industry, and I hope this episode provides some insight into the stand-up comedy and acting worlds. Check out Alec's life and comedy club start-up on Instagram! @alec_preston and @kobkcomedy44th Big shoutout to Mike Berns and Oxford Originals Recording Studio for assisting with the production of this episode! intro music credit: www.bensound.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cameron-earl0/support

Todd and Julie discuss how everyone has a right to an opinion but we shouldn't treat opinions as fact. Todd gets a message accusing him of being too politically correct. Juile talks about the upside of adversity. They discuss what courtship was like in Todd's day and how social media is ruining dating for young people. Todd also talks about Nanny Faye and why he is at peace. Please support the show by checking out our sponsors! K12: At K12 dot com/podcast, you can explore curriculum and see success stories from some of the over two million families who've taken charge of their child's education Rothy's: Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/CC Slotomania: If you're 21 or older you can join millions of players around the world. Download Slotomania, the #1 FREE slots game, on the App Store or Google Play Store and get one million free coins

If you were to tell me that "your faith is a work in progress", I would agree that you have a biblical mindset. Philippians 1:6 reminds us that: "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philippians 1:6I love the confidence that Paul is writing with to these Philippians Christians. While salvation from the penalty of sin happens at the moment a person accepts Christ, the process of becoming more like Christ is exactly that: a process. Paul is completely sure that this "sanctification" will continue in the lives of these believers. Since faith is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8), we can rest assured that the gift of our salvation had nothing to do with us. We didn't deserve it so therefore we can't lose it. It is this realization that frees us to share about our failures and to be thankful to be a Christian. It's what allows us to accept rebukes, criticism and advice with humility. It is also what allows the church to welcome and accept all who would seek to know God, as we who were once far off have been brought near ourselves.

No one feels totally comfortable being vulnerable — it's scary, and we might often think others might take advantage of what we're sharing from a place of trust. It's likely the same for even those in our communities who appear secure in their beliefs and selves — our religious leaders and ministers of faith.  In this episode of The Missing Conversation, Robert explores how sharing our insecurities, grief and anger can actually help us bond better with each other. When our religious leaders don't share their humanness from us, it prevents us from learning how they use a combination of divine values and human qualities as part of their wisdom, which guides them to take better care of themselves during challenging situations.  As humans, there are many, many things we still don't know. From not knowing what's in the depths of the ocean to what happens after death, the faith we have in God or the Universe keeps us grounded and helps us deal with the 'not-knowing'.  Indeed, sometimes our faith transforms into a staunch belief, one we begin to force upon others — despite their different thoughts, values, and attitudes. Most of us want to 'know' — we need assurance or understanding of what might happen to us. But this belief, especially with some religious leaders, robs them of their experience of humanness especially out in the open.  Being receptive to 'not knowing' brings us together more than we can imagine. Accepting our feelings and reactions of ‘not knowing' helps us have our best chance to move toward healing — the first step is awareness and wanting to find our sense of wellbeing. This understanding of our shared uncertainty and not knowing helps us better identify with other humans around us.  There is strength and clarity in admitting that you may not know what will happen — whether it's tomorrow or after death. And it takes courage too. Robert talks about how it could help us loosen the rigidity around the need to have a clear understanding or enlightened view that might make us think we're above being human. After all, our humanness is a major part of what keeps us connected to each other.  For religious leaders, this humanness has great potential value to help their congregations and followers live according to spiritual values, to embody the values and attitudes that serve not just ourselves but also other humans and the planet we're blessed with. Read the transcription and listen to this episode on The Global Bridge Foundation website.