The Universal Lens

Episode 41- Complaining and the HOW which makes the difference

We have spoken about complaining before but in todays episode we take a bit further. We talk about HOW it can be constructive and called discussing. Most people assume complaining is healthy and call it venting. There is a fine line where we  are not looking for a resolution just want someone to hear MY STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Contrary to popular belief we can can discuss an issue or something that is happening in our lives and not make it complaining. Have you ever noticed the more you COMPLAIN, not discuss,  the more you attract this behavior in others. Listen in today as we show you how to discuss an issue but not get caught up in the self defeating and never ending world of complaining. 

Episode 40 - The FIGHT to Win or be Perfect

THE WAR ON LIFE. We have a mentality as a society that everything is a fight. The War on Crime, The War on Drugs, The War Poverty . Society preaches that all issues are wars. What happens when that mentality is adopted with anxiety depression OCD or any mental health issues? You enter a battle that cant be won because your fighting yourself. That need to win or be perfect and NOT RELAPSE keeps you forever engaged with the minds agenda. That "RELAPSE" is not a failure its practice. I also put relapse in quotes because is it actually a relapse or is it just your mind ebbing and flowing as it naturally does.  Please subscribe or if your enjoying the show leave a comment or like where you listen. 

Episode 39 -It all starts as a simple thought ......

What came first the chicken or the egg? While that question has been debated for years , we know that first comes the thought then the response physically and or emotionally. Why is that and what can we do about it? Henry and I get into it today discussing how it all starts as a thought. A simple benign innocent thought. One of thousands we have daily. How can a simple thought cause so much distress? Easy we give it credence. We believe it, we follow it to the future and the past. The question we don't ask which is not is it good or bad,  but is this thought useful. If not we watch it and treat it as an unwanted guest that we invite in but do not need to engage. 

Episode 38 - Good Luck Bad Luck - Do you Believe in Luck?

Yeah, we all have things go our way or not our way. What happens when you classify these as lucky or not. Good Luck or Bad Luck. Its very easy to identify as Lucky or not. Well what if we do not LABEL events as either. We approach the event with a conscious mind not an egoic one. See how bad luck is not really bad luck unless we believe our thoughts and mind that it is and create and identity for it. Even unfortunate events which happen and sometimes back to back are not BAD LUCK. Same goes the other way, with "Good Luck" believe and identify you are lucky and what happens when your LUCK runs out.. Tune in today as with a fresh new real life example we shed some light on this topic and show you HOW TO NOT GET STUCK IN THE GAME OF LUCK.

Episode 37 - Traveling with Mindfulness

Traveling again ? Well I recently did and had to deal with unexpected circumstances. Its easy in moments of anxiety or crisis to allow the mind to grab you and steal your presence , leaving you to think with your emotions.  Listen in to see how I handled delays, canceled flights and a need to get home for a planned family trip. You can have 2 very different experiences.. 

Episode 36 - Identity

I am ? Insert your label here. We all have roles in life. Father, mother, friend, employee ,employer  etc etc . What happens when we attach and identify with these roles. What happens when these roles are stripped from us by the inevitable evolution of life? Well you can suffer or learn to enjoy the role , be present with this role and experience it to the fullest but never become attached to this IDENTITY. Listen in as we dive into this very real issue that affects most people in our lives. 

Episode 35 - Practice Practice Practice

Listen in today as we discuss everything from a micro meditation to the need for practice practice practice and how that practice will allow you to See the Mind not Be the mind. We bring alot of topics from the past 34 episodes together and give a summary of different aspects of mindfulness.

Episode 34 - Shift in Perspective

What happens if you allow yourself to Shift? Better yet What does it mean to shift.  Today we discuss how our perspectives can ebb and flow as life evolves if we allow it too.  The shift is the act of not holding on to one identity or to better yet boxing yourself in.  Its allowing yourself to live a life you want to live instead of the life the voices in your head say you should live.  

Episode 33 - Finding balance in everyday conversation

Remember the telephone game when you were a kid and the how the story changed from person to person. Todays conversations tend to follow this rule. As you awaken and find the watcher , presence or consciousness (pick the language that resonates) you might sense the need to engage in unconscious conversations(complaining / gossip) fades away. Today we discuss how to engage in everyday conversation and be able to bring consciousness into it. How to reengage with your friends and family and avoid possibly losing some relationships. 

Episode 32 - Choosing Consciously in the Face of Fear

Today we discuss choosing when fear is present. Are we choosing consciously or choosing unconsciously from old mind patterns.  Is the fear of the thought of what might happen keeping you safe or stuck.