FINDING THE FUNNY – Brothers are SO Helpful
Monday, January 30th, 2012
"I have an earache.."
2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. – That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. – That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
Have this ever happened to you? It is really pretty funny when you think about it! ![]()
A woman is a person who, if she says to a man, "Never mind, I'll do it myself," and he then lets her, and she gets mad.
He says, "Now what are you mad about?"
And she says, "Well if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you."
Would you dedicate a year of your life, all alone, to falling in love with yourself? That is what my special guests, Malinda Dowsett and Lani Barna, did and what they found on the other side is inspiring to listen to. The specific principles they used on their journey from rock bottom to thriving and powerful is documented in their book, "Change Your Conversation, Change Your Life." The stories these women vulnerably share is a common one amongst women, and their advice is solid and practical. Lani would consistently study spirituality, intention work, and brain science. Then she and Malinda would take her learnings, and have long conversations applying the concepts to their everyday lives. Women are taking their power back, and these two exemplify that. Click listen button below to hear the whole show.
Malinda Dowsett and Lani Barna are two friends who hit rock bottom.Two women who turned to each other and empowered each other to become the strong, independent women they always knew they could be. They discovered that they could choose how they wanted every experience in their lives to feel, and that they could hold that vibration with their conversation. This is their journey — how two women changed everything about their lives, one conversation at a time.
In 2008 when Malinda and Lani were in the midst of some of life's toughest hurdles –divorce, suicide, near fatal experiences, single parenthood, job loss, financial disaster and inner turmoil. From failure to success they overcame years of self-defeating, habitual behavior by implementing the principles they put forward in their book and into everyday life.
These two remarkable women believe that every question we ask, every conversation we have, is the Law of Attraction at work. The spark that sets everything else in motion. The first step towards the fulfillment and completion we all seek. And although sometimes the first step down a long path may seem small in comparison to the journey, it is vital because without it there would be no journey at all.
"Change Your Conversation, Change Your Life" has one message — We all have a story. It's how you tell it that matters.
Events coming up are empowerment meetup groups and live Q & A with Malinda and Lani. They will be in Washington DC on December 4th, and Nashville, TN on February 4th.
Check out their website www.ChangeYourConversation.com.
Think of all the conversations that need changing in our world!
One of the things I love about working in the internet market of media is that all I need is my recorder in hand, meet fascinating people, ask them for their wisdom and post it on my site.
Such was the case with Mary Bartnikowski, who I met through my dear friend Sandra Hickman, at David Walley's Hot Springs Resort near Genoa, Nevada. Love spontanous connections with dynamic women.
Mary is the author of "Everyday Naked," and her newly released book "Kitten Heels in Katmandu: Adventures of a Female Vagabond," and she has captured vulnerability and deep truth about living as an adventurous women. Mary traveled to 27 countries in 6 years by herself, and her new book tells many of the tales she experienced. She is a true example of knowing her inner beauty and sexuality and finding the courage, confidence and grace to go with that. She is a photographer and has taken photos and videos of many of her adventures including seeing the Dalai Lama and escaping a stampede of elephants in Nepal. To listen to the 20 minute inteview, click link below.
Coach Betty & Mary Bartnikowski
Mary Bartnikowski is an award-winning photographer, published author, expert on women’s travel, kundalini yoga and meditation instructor, and mother of a maverick son. She travels full-time teaching photography and yoga and leading humanitarian projects worldwide. Mary has led programs at Stanford University, Apple, and Intel and is available for photography assignments, photographic consultations, and speaking. She exhibits and sells her work internationally and publishes books of her world journeys. After 25 years of having her own photography business in Palo Alto, California she is now a global citizen, who has worked and explored on 4 continents and in 27 countries.
Dr. Vandana Shiva is Coach Betty's honored guest on this CBL Special Podcast edition. It was a thrill and pleasure to interview the Queen of the "Native Seed" Movement. Dr. Shiva, visiting from India, spoke to an audience filled with fans and supporters at Dominican University in San Rafael, California on Wednesday evening. Her opening remarks were, "There is so much to celebrate, but we are in a mess."
Her passionate message focuses on banning all chemical fertilizers and returning to organic gardening and the native seed. Her view is that the native seed is going through a holocaust as Corporations are controlling seed supply. Over 250,000 Indian Farmers have committed suicide because of large indebtedness to these Corporations. Her call to action was directed at each individual as she said, "Things change because the fear disappears." Dr. Shiva urged women to take back the control of food for the future of our planet.
She has recently been named one of the 7 most influential women in the world by Forbes Magazine. Click on her name below for this 8 minute interview.
One of the world's most renowned environmentalists, Dr. Vandana Shiva is the founder of Navdanya, an international movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources, especially native seeds, and the promotion of organic farming and fair trade. A global thinker, scientist and acclaimed author on the issues of food access, production and distribution, Dr. Shiva sits on the National Board of Organic Standards of India and Prince Charles panel of experts on Sustainable Agriculture, and also chairs the Commission on the Future of Food in Italy.
Trained as a Physicist with a Ph.D. on the subject of Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, Dr. Shiva has received honorary Doctorates from University of Paris, University of Western Ontario, University of Oslo and Connecticut College. In 2003 she was named an environmental her by Time Magazine.
To learn more about Dr. Shiva and her fabulous work…VandanaShiva.org and Navdanya.org.
"The future of our world depends on how we steward our land, soil, water, and seeds, and pass them on to future generations."
- Dr. Vandana Shiva
Wendy Strgar is a common sense lady who has important wisdom about intimacy and relationships. Her book "Love That Works: A Guide to Enduring Intimacy," is like a manual for relational and sustainable love. She talks about orgasm and sex as being a "system reset" for her life. Listen to my interview with Wendy by clicking the listen button below.
Emily from Asheville, North Carolina, was courageous and vulnerable enough to talk about how her body weight is an obstacle to seeing her inner beauty. This is such a common experience for women. Listen in to their "on air" coaching session below.
Wendy Strgar has an important mission: to encourage sustainable, lovin relationships. Proclaimed a "Loveologist," Wendy writes and lecture on the topic of making love sustainable, a green philosophy she developed herself that emphasizes the importance of valuing the renewable resources of love and family. She created a business and line of organic intimacy products available to the public. She is a Mom of 4 teenage children, and has been married for 25 years to the same man.
Learn more about Wendy, her intimacy products and book at GoodCleanLove.com.