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Stay Sane While Staying Safe

March 23, 2020 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Did you hear about the guy who had been on a meditation retreat for a couple of weeks? He went in with “life as usual.” And he emerged into a whole new world. One where people are practicing social distance, sheltering at home, and scared. One where restaurants, coffee shops, and bars are closed or limited. One where every cough is scary.

And one where we are trying to figure out the “new normal.”

How are you doing with it? Feeling the stress or finding your calm? Struggling with your day, or finding a new routine for your day?

One issue with this crisis is we don’t have an end date. Nor do we know how bad (or not so bad) things might be — which is influenced by what we do as citizens and fellow humans!

How do we stay sane while we are trying to stay safe? That is my subject for this episode of the Thriveology Podcast.

Let’s talk about some strategies for doing your best to live your best in the midst of this crisis. Basically, how to stay sane while being safe.

Listen below.

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Happiness Is A Constant Reset

March 9, 2020 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Happiness is a funny thing, isn’t it? One day, it’s right there… right in front of you. Then, just as quickly… it’s gone. Why is it so hard to hold onto happiness?

Maybe more importantly, is there a way to shift into happiness, nearly at will?

I am always concerned about how lightly we take happiness. Our culture makes it THE goal, and not a part of your goal. But worse, happiness often ends up being about waiting for something to happen. Notice: HAPPy and HAPPen. Same root. It is about something out there happening to make you happy.

My guest this week, Michaela Renee Johnson, believes that happiness is really about making constant resets. It is about looking for and finding the points of happiness… not waiting for them to just happen.

After an unorthodox childhood (based on family necessity), Michaela became something of a free-spirit wanderer. She finally found her way to her calling as a psychotherapist… and spends her time helping others “speak their truth with grace and live a courageous life of authenticity.” Something she did, herself.

Listen below on how to find happiness through constant reset.

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The Power of a Challenge

October 7, 2019 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Are you up for a challenge?

In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That’s when life is challenging you.

But what about when life isn’t so challenging… where life is copacetic? Just cruising.

It’s my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We work hard to keep things smooth. Cold out? Turn on the heater. Hot out? Turn on the A/C. Keep things even… even-keeled. Flat.

We spend LOTS of energy to save the energy of dealing witb challenges, big or small.

But does that help (or harm) us? Does it keep us safe or make us fragile?

What if taking on small challenges actually gets us better prepared for bigger challenges? What if making choices to expand into life helps us deal with life encroaching upon us?

One of my “things” is to find little challenges for myself… new things to try, new activities to do, new tastes or sounds to take in, and new ways to try life.

How about you? What challenges are you taking on right now?

Listen to this episode of the Thriveology Podcast to discover the power of a challenge.

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Big WHY Vs. Little Why’s

September 23, 2019 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

What’s your WHY? Your BIG WHY? Why you are here. The WHY that is your life purpose?

I think we all have one… even if we haven’t found it yet. It’s there. Within us. Your first task is to find it. That’s important. But finding it isn’t enough. Second, you have to move toward it, work toward it… try to fulfill it. If it is big enough, it may just take you the rest of your life!

But what could get in your way??

The little “why’s.” Your questions about “why did this happen?”, “why are things this way?”, “why do I feel this way?”

Those little why’s can drown out the BIG WHY. It draws our attention away from what is important. And yet, those little why’s get our attention and energy. They keep us in circles, chasing after nothing helpful or useful. Just stuck.

In this episode of the Thriveology Podcast, I discuss our BIG WHY and the little why’s that keep us away from the BIG WHY.

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