L.I.V.E. Life Inspired Views for Everyday

Mar 09 2025 164 ep. 5 mins 3

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This weekly podcast offers people on the journey of life, stories, insights, encouragement for better living.

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Fear, You are Not Invited!

Mar 09 2025 6 mins

In Norwegian folklore, trolls are notorious for being of large physical size and strength, but very small brains. Since trolls were so huge, the only way Norwegians were able to defeat the troll was to outwit it with their intelligence and problem solving skills. Sometimes, it does us well to think of fear as a troll. It seems at times to have the ability to defeat us, but within e

Worthy Evidence

Mar 02 2025 6 mins

Long ago I heard a quote that has stayed with me. It goes, "Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where you choose to walk, your footsteps will show." Have you ever hugged someone who was wearing cologne or perfume and found that the rest of the day, the scent lingered on your clothes? Did you find that as you breathed in the scent throughout the day, you would think of that p

The Power of the Story

Feb 23 2025 6 mins

One of my favorite shows is CBS Sunday Morning. Yesterday one of the segments depicted current survivors of the Holocaust. They are now in their 80s and 90s. A photographer, Gillian Laub, is taking beautiful photographs of as many of these survivors as she can and then displays their pictures on the sides of buildings in New York City with quotes and inscriptions to not forget what

You Are a Lighthouse

Feb 17 2025 6 mins

Lighthouses have been on my mind lately. Recently I was introduced to the concept of "Lighthouse Parenting," which describes parents who stand with their children to aid in guidance or direction, but do not always prevent them from making mistakes in order that they can learn from them to grow wise and strong. Today I will talk about Lighthouses again from a different vantage point

Will You Milk the Cow?

Feb 09 2025 6 mins

I have a three-legged milking stool that used to belong to my husband, Donnie's dad or grandfather. It's a treasure to me because it reminds me of the stories shared by my parents and father-in-law of those days on the farm, milking the cows by hand. It was a lot of work. Milking cows today is still a lot of work, but in a different way. We are doing a lot of mental work lately as

Meaningful Conversations

Feb 02 2025 5 mins

When was the last time you had a really good talk with someone? I don't know about you, but after one of those good conversations, I feel so fulfilled. There's something about sharing words and thoughts and hearing words and thoughts from others back and forth to produce meaningful interactions that puts a layer of goodness, purpose, and of course meaning to our lives. Conversation

Find Your Song

Jan 26 2025 6 mins

My mom has dementia. I called her on Saturday night after writing this podcast and asked her if she remembered what happened this week in our government. She told me that she didn't remember. When I reminded her that a new president had taken over, she remembered a bit, but said she couldn't place exactly what it was all about. Then she said, "That is what this memory loss does. I

Words are a Powerful Vehicle

Jan 19 2025 6 mins

You've probably heard commentators speak to the untruth in the old childhood adage, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me." I wonder how that saying ever came to be. It was probably meant to give courage to a child to deal with or stand up to name calling or intimidation. But we all know it is not true. Words can hurt. Words can cause lifelong damage an

Freeing the Prisoner

Jan 12 2025 6 mins

The Japanese art, Kintsugi, is the practice of putting broken pieces of pottery back together to create something not only beautiful because gold is used to outline the cracks, but the piece is stronger than before and radiently embracing the flaws and perfections. Kintsugi has often been used as a metaphor for healing, because in the process of repairing, something more beautiful

What Expectations are You Living Up To?

Jan 05 2025 6 mins

In a text from which I taught from once, there was a wonderful line which read, "No one rises to low expectations." This doesn't mean we strive to be perfectionists about all we do or become, but I think it gives us a meaningful challenge to give our learning, living, and our loving the best from ourselves. I have often said that I live by two philosophies of life. 1) I wake up eac