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Join us as we talk about freedom and things ending and things beginning; about surprises and experiences and leaving old things and embracing new things; about being real and longing for simplicity and community and bread; about dreams and interruptions and feeling and moving forward. oh, and yes - about space ships. And making spaceships…
Rob’s new book, “Where’d You Park Your Spaceship: An
interplanetary tale of love, loss, and bread” and all things Rob Bell can be found at robbell.com
Monk On The Mic Episode 16 (Somewhere Now) is where I talk
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We are all tied up in our heads at some other place and some other time doing some other thing. And yet Jesus tried to show us that the antidote to worry and malcontent and lack of joy and so many other ills we carry every day can be found somewhere we don’t stay very often… somewhere now.
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Saknas det avsnitt?
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You know you’re beautiful, right? Warts and all? Time to embrace *everything* about being your true and real self…
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Have you been yelling - at the world, at yourself, at God?!
Take some wisdom from a new, elderly friend of mine, and perhaps know it might be time to whisper for a while…
Let me share with you about my friend, throw in some of Sarah’s story (Gen 18), and a little bit of Frederick Buechner for good measure.
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What started out as a conversation about a spirituality of sustainability turned into a conversation about how relationships (not projects) must be at the core. Lisa is a speaker, author and spiritual director, and a regular volunteer. Join us for this intriguing, surprising and thought provoking conversation. Links mentioned in this podcast:
Earthship Puerto Rico - https://www.earthshipglobal.com/puerto-rico
Lisa's Website - https://lisadelay.com/blog/
Lisa's Podcast "Spark My Muse" - https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/podcast
Lisa on Instagram - https://instagram.com/lisacolondelay
Mark's Website "The Table" - https://monkindocs.podia.com
Mark on Instagram - https://instagram.com/monkindocs
In this episode:
00:00:00 About this episode
00:02:00 Meet Lisa DeLay
00:10:45 About The Earthship
00:21:15 Making Changes
00:32:54 Shifts and changes (this is where the conversation changes gears!)
00:40:00 The power of "coming alongside"
00:47:45 Creating truly sustainable life
00:52:50 It all boils down to relationships
00:56:15 Beware the Ego Project!
00:57:40 Inner work required
01:07:10 Linking up with Earthship and Lisa
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Episode 12
What if I told you that the things that brings you joy isn’t actually the thing that brings you joy?
And that when you see this, the things that bring you joy will always bring you joy whether they are there or not?
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Episode 11What happens when you start to embrace God's truth about your identity?Gabrielle Dik (Gaby) is an author, speaker and seminar trainer based in the Netherlands. In her book "You Already Are: Stop becoming" she challenges the idea that Christians should see themselves as 'works in progress' and need to constantly work to become a better versions of themselves and seek God's plan for their lives in order to be accepted by God.
00:00:00 Introductions
00:10:00 The problem with "becoming"
00:13:58 Gaby's personal journey to "already are".
00:20:00 The difficulty of false images (God, grace, sin, self).
00:25:55 What false images do to us.
00:32:32 Turning it around/holding on.
00:55:13 How to become who you already are.
01:01:00 Fruit for the journey.
Find out more about Gaby and her work at https://www.gabrielledik.nl/
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Episode 10. At Easter we celebrate the resurrection. But what kind of resurrection was it? And what does it look like? And how might we experience this resurrection today? Maybe the answer is in the most obvious place: Yeast. Happy Easter.
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Episode 9
Jesus goes to a well.
A woman goes to a well.
At the end of their conversation, she puts down her bucket.
Here is what happened,
and why it should also happen for you.
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Episode 8b
Warning: This episode is a guided meditation. Please consider not listening to this episode if driving or needing to concentrate/give attention.
This the 1-to-10 meditation that Rhiannon Henry led in episode 8a. It is here as a resource that you can come back to again and again without having to scroll through the full episode to use it. Enjoy. peace be with you. Mark G aka Monk in Docs.
DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST AND IT’S AFFILIATES DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
The information including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and other material are for educational or informational purposes only and solely as a self help tool for your own use. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or qualified, healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen. Never disregard professional medical advice, or delay in seeking it because of something you have a red or heard on this podcast or website.
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Episode 8a
Warning: A guided meditation starts at the 56 minute mark. Please consider not listening to the last portion of the podcast if driving or needing to concentrate/give attention. You can also enjoy the meditation as a stand alone in Episode 8b.
DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST AND IT’S AFFILIATES DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
The information including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and other material are for educational or informational purposes only and solely as a self help tool for your own use. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or qualified, healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen. Never disregard professional medical advice because of something you read or heard in this podcast/website.CORRECTION: There are at least 250 First Nations tribes in Australia.
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While often overlooked, the Christian and Hebrew texts talk deeply of the importance of connection to the Earth. Likewise, in spirituality across the world, including Indigenous spirituality and the religions and philosophies of the East, connection to the elements and their importance to our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing is clearly articulated.
In this episode, practitioner of Chinese and herbal medicine, Rhiannon Henry, speaks to us of the elements of nature found in the ancient Daoist tradition, their connection to one another and to us. You will hear about how her career as an athlete and her mother’s journey after being diagnosed with breast cancer led her to a career in health via Chinese medicine. We discuss the language used to describe this in religion and science; and look practically at how reconnecting with the natural world can bring about peace, inner harmony, balance of wellbeing, and a reminder of who we are in connection to God and the world. You will hear how while our language may be different, God has a deep desire for us to know who God is via our regular connection to earth, water, fire, air, wood, and metal.
Links for this episode:
Grounding documentary: https://youtu.be/44ddtR0XDVU
My site, The Table: https://monkindocs.podia.com
00:00:00 Important things about this episode
00:08:06 Rhiannon’s story.
00:14:26 5 elements of Chinese medicine.
00:18:03 Indigenous & Ancient wisdom.
00:21:06 Connections & balance.
00:31:51 Qi, Shen, Jing: different language, similar things.
00:34:50 Practical application.
00:42:21 Specific example: Grounding.
00:51:34 Returning to source.
00:52:44 Introduction to the Meditation
00:56:06 Daoist “1 to 10” Meditation
01:12:06 Conclusion & links.
My guest, Rhiannon Henry, L.Ac, is a California Board Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist with a deep personal reverence for the power and wisdom of the human body, and it’s place in the intricate web of The Divine that connects all beings. In addition to her formal schooling, Rhiannon spent 11 years studying meditation, Qi Gong and Internal Alchemy , 4 years learning with renowned somatic counsellor Johnny Blackburn, and has had the opportunity to receive many direct Teachings from indigenous Shamans and classical Yogic Masters.
She has a deep commitment to 'food as medicine', and draws on her past experience to serve her patients through her current medical practice in Oceanside, CA., through multiple in person events and retreats throughout the year, and online via Instagram @rhiannon.lisette
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Episode 7
Undefine (verb): to make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
”When we follow God across the threshold of the definitions that we’ve set up for God, we discover truth, and beauty, and goodness, and that our understanding of God was way too small…”
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Episode 6
You can find out more about Dr Patrick Oliver BY CLICKING HERE.
00:00:00 - 00:36:50 Pt 1 Hope vs Expectation: What's the difference and why it matters.
00:36:50 - 01:16:04 Pt 2 What does it mean to hope? (See points Patrick expounds on below).
01:15:04 - 1:30:48 6 Pt 3 Tips on how to cultivate hope in our lives. (See points Patrick expounds on below).
Notes for Part 2:
1. Hope is keeping the heart open to the mystery of the unknown.
2. Hope allows the possibility of a future.
3. Hope is a stance. Expectation tends to be something we “have” or “carry”.
4. Hope is flexible, whereas expectation is inflexible.
5. Hope meets and holds reality, whereas expectation defines limits as to what reality should be.
6. Hope leads us into a lovely humility.
7. Hope allows others to grow, whereas expectation limits others.
8. Hope can live the tension of the “now” and the “not yet”.
9. Hope requires that we “stay awake" and be mindfully present.
10. Hope is not limited by previous experience, whereas expectation is.
11. Hope can dance with our dreams and our imagination.
12. Hope creates the space for beauty and potential to unfold.
13. Hope enables us to remain youthful, even in old age.
14. Hope can admit uncertainty – so it does not die when it goes unmet.
15. Hope employs willingness, whereas expectation and cynicism employ wilfulness.
16. Hope drinks from the immersion into the mega-story.
17. Hope means it’s never the final full stop.
Notes for Part 3:
1. Let Mystery surprise you.
2. Shift from asking the question “Who am I?” to “Whose am I?” and “To whom do I belong?”
3. Rather than saying “Yes but ..”, begin to say “Yes and …”
4. Recognise you’re both dust and divinity: a clashing of opposites.
5. Encourage a capacity within you for healthy self-critique.
6. Recognize how you’ve been brought through your Red Seas and your wildernesses.
Some thoughts to carry away:
"I don't know if I'm good. But that doesn't matter. Because I know God is."
"The meaning of life is that we need to learn to forgive life for what shouldn't have been."
"There comes a time when you need to stop trying to understand and learn to stand under."
"Faith is seeing all as within the Weave. Hope is the embrace of the Weave’s reality, and breathing from within it. Love is the response of goodness from within the Weave."
"Hope is the virtue of the pilgrim."
"The resurrection is irreversible”.
"Hope is leaving the porch light on." (Maya Angelou)