Will Bowen's Blog, page 47
February 18, 2020
JumpStart- Can You Say, “Prayer?”
AUDIO SYNOPSIS The more I study the life of Fred Rogers the more I appreciate and admire this man who taught many of us that we’re special “Just the way we are.” You might be surprised to know that Mr. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who’s ministry was, specifically designed for children who watched […]
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February 17, 2020
JumpStart- Natural Compassion
AUDIO SYNOPSIS You’ve heard about the gunfight at the OK Coral, right? The Earps and Clantons squared off in this historic gunfight leaving many of them dead of dying. But, there’s a lot more to this story and in it we can learn a lot about human nature and what I call “Natural Compassion.” You […]
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February 16, 2020
JumpStart- Your Anger Timer
AUDIO SYNOPSIS “If angry, count to 10. If very angry, count to 100.” – Thomas Jefferson Have you noticed that once you become angry about something that it’s very easy to remain angry? In other words, once our switch has flipped to anger, it can be very difficult to turn off that switch because we […]
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February 13, 2020
JumpStart- Check Out Your Fantasy
AUDIO SYNOPSIS My mom was the queen of cliche’s. “Look before you leap” was one of her favorites and although it bugged me as an impetuous kid, I see great wisdom in her words now. How about you? Do you have a fantasy? Then, my advice is GO FOR IT…. BUT, going for it should […]
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February 12, 2020
JumpStart- The Highest Bidder
AUDIO SYNOPSIS Ok, I’m still on my Mr. Rogers kick and I’m glad so many of you are commenting on these JumpStarts about this amazing man who came into so many of our lives and taught us we were ok, just the way we are. So, here’s a trivia question for you: What do Mr. […]
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February 11, 2020
JumpStart- Stop Crying, Wash Your Face, and Put on Some Makeup
AUDIO SYNOPSIS Many of you know that I’m going through a divorce right now. Yup. It’s very painful and truly a grieving process (I bounce back and forth through Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s steps in the grieving process on a daily basis). However, the other day one of my neighbors gave me some great advice. As always, […]
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February 10, 2020
JumpStart- Dog Music
AUDIO SYNOPSIS Sometimes, developing habits that support the life we want to live can be difficult. Especially if you’re a highly functioning person. You want to exercise, meditate, work, be with family and friends and then…well, there’s the dog. Our dogs deserve so much more than just a place to live and food to eat. […]
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February 9, 2020
JumpStart- Starting Over
AUDIO SYNOPSIS What do you do when it seems like you’ve lost everything? When thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears vanish before your eyes? What do you do in those moments? The answer is in today’s JumpStart. And here’s a hint: what did the Commodores and Mr. Rogers have in common? They started […]
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February 6, 2020
JumpStart- Shutting down
AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s been almost 2 weeks since I moved to Key Largo and yes, it’s paradise. The thing is: I’ve been so busy with unpacking and work that I’ve yet to just go down and lie by the pool. Not surprisingly, because I’ve been busy and stressed I have had muscle stress in my […]
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February 5, 2020
JumpStart- %^#$!
AUDIO SYNOPSIS I’ve done a couple of previous JumpStarts on cursing because I find it interesting how people use swear words in various cultures. Something I’ve realized recently is that when a person is extremely angry they are likely to curse. We get angry and so we curse. Anger triggers cursing. So, cursing is tied […]
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