On our last Shadow Quote we explored stories and the power of taking ownership for those stories. We hope the quote created excitement for new possibilities. To spur you along, we will dive into our favorite tool for taking ownership of our story and create change. In this episode we are going to dive deeply…
Tag: personal growth
Quote 03: If you own your story…
Today’s quote is by Brené Brown: “If you own this story you get to write the ending.” What is the story and what might owning it look like? Come join us as we turn this short sweet quote all around. Music by: Colors Conflicted
Ep: 002 – Life lived seriously or sincerely?
In this episode Dave and Jenn dive deeper into the idea of play. Learn how work and play can blend into each other if we stop living so seriously and instead start living sincerely. Music by: Colors Conflicted
Can Work Become Play? Insights by Gerald May
Today we are exploring a quote by the psychiatrist and thealogian Gerald May. Are work and play opposites or can they feed into each other depending on our attitude. When does work become play? Jenn and Dave explore what it looks like as we try to express more play in our work. The difference between…
Ep: 001 What is Shadow Casting?
We have launched our new Podcast. Join us as we explore how we make use of the ideas that live in shadows and casting. AND, see how these ideas help us all celebrate our humanity. Want to listen on another platform? We’ve got you covered! Apple podcastsSpotifyPocket Casts Music by: Colors Conflicted
The Power of Thoughts: Lao-Tzu and Vivekananda on Change
Today we are exploring 2 quotes, one by Lao-Tzu and another by Swami Vivekananda. Both look at how our character is built, first and foremost, on the thoughts we think. Watch your thoughts; they become words.Watch your words; they become actions.Watch your actions; they become habits.Watch your habits; they become character.Watch your character; it becomes…
This is Ego
It’s hard to catch the shape of fear. Why? Because we believe the story she weaves. Her goal seems noble, safety. Out of it we build compulsive habit that feels right. This unconscious survival is her way to repeat and relive the past. Did you realize that’s what he did with the past? He would…
1 year (365 days) of daily meditation
BOOM! Where did that other Jeep come from? I was doing a U-turn and I’m certain it wasn’t there a second ago. Ah my horse is about to run out of the open gate! Oh crap, I don’t have time to close it fully. Abort! Abort! Too late, my wrist is now throbbing with pain…
PLAY Mindset™
You can check out the Survival cycle and Fulfillment cycles here. Now onward and upward! The practice that turns a Survival cycle into a Fulfillment cycle is what I call the PLAY Mindset™. As stated in the last post on the Fulfillment cycle, the mindset isn’t about leisure or recreation. It’s a set of skills…
Fulfillment Cycle
Yesterday I wrote about the Survival Cycle, and if you’re human, you’ve been in this cycle. It’s a part of having a mind and living this life. Everyone steps into the Survival Cycle in some aspect of his or her life every now and again. The problems with the Survival Cycle happen when it’s the…
Horses, Movement & Life 