Another World Is Probable

Sometimes I let obstacles knock me down, keep me from moving forward. However, I'm trying something new and that's flowing around obstacles like a river. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Many things are on my mind and heart right now: Australia, Iran. What am I, an individual, supposed to do in these times? The conclusion I've come to is something is better than nothing. Learn more in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Right now it's Hanukkah. A part of me doesn't want to admit I'm Jewish because of the rise of antisemitism, but then I'm reminded that's a theme of Hanukkah: a small but mighty group defeating an oppressive force. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

The year is coming to an end and it's not at all what I expected. I've been crying about it and also working to see the good in what's occurred. More in this week's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Today is my birthday and I'm reminded birthdays are not promised. They are not foregone conclusions. Many people don't make it to 35, or 34, or 33. Truly every birthday is a milestone. And so is every day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Do we need to know everything? Or is it better sometimes to stay in the dark? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

For the past few weeks I've been thinking about self-confidence and what I believe I'm capable of. I think I'm capable of very little. But isn't that arrogant if the universe keeps saying otherwise? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Am I following my bliss? How would I know? Another question is "How do I know my bliss is the right one?" More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

This week I was inspired by Khalil Gibran's poem "Fear." It's how a river meets the ocean and becomes something bigger than itself. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Right now people are celebrating a festival of lights all over the world. I see it as a metaphor for the times we're enduring. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Why are we attracted to the things we are? I think it's bigger than "we just are." Instead to me it seems like we're all looking for mirrors. We want our internal to reflect our external. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Things have been hard for me lately. When I asked what to do about it, the answer was "have faith." But what does that even mean? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Climate change has been on my mind a lot lately. Parts of it I find inspiring, and others I find depressing. Could there be beauty here too? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Some things feel like they were always going to happen. What's going on with my diet right now is one of them. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

A friend of mine used an analogy the other day that's stuck with me. She said her higher power has closed a door in her life and hasn't opened another one yet. So for now she's stuck in the hallway, waiting for another door to open. Yesssssss. That's so my life right now. But also being in the hallway is necessary. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

The shame spiral of continuing to be unemployed is leaking out in other ways and I feel like an outsider. But is it possible I, we, still belong no matter what we're doing? More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

A friend shared a quote recently that got the wheels turning in my mind. Who are we really? And what is our relationship with the universe? More in this week's post . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Life is hard for me right now -- health issues, money issues. As I make meaning of my pain, I came across a quote that moved me to tears. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

This weekend was some fun times and some not so fun times. It showed me how much life is both, how joy is often paired with sorrow. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

This weekend I did a lot of things I'd consider "out of character." Who am I?!? What does it mean to be out of character? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support