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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today's Q and A of the day, the difference a
(00:02):
little more faith makes. This is brought to you by
We'll Listen ashes check my collections. Each day I feature
a listener question sent by one of these methods. You
may email me Brian Mutt at iHeartMedia dot com, hit
me up on social at Brian mut Radio, get our
parlor in Twitter. You may also use a talk back
feature and iHeartRadio. Just go to wj and O inside
the iHeartRadio app, tap the microphone button may lay down
(00:22):
your message right there. Today's note was this one. I
thought it was pretty cool. Actually, I got a lot
of neat notes yesterday I truly appreciated, but this one
in particular. So you inspired me to make some changes
myself as I've drifted away from my faith. What are
some things that you do to stay centered? When I
hear something like that, you know what actually matters far
(00:43):
more than you know in news of the day kind
of stuff that we often talk about.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's cool.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
It makes me feel like, you know, maybe I've done
something right. So I'll amend your your kind words to say,
attempt to stay centered. I got a long way to go,
which you could probably tell by listening. But anyway, the
note in the sentiment, it is truly appreciated, and I
have made a point of increasingly leaning on faith based
(01:09):
messaging where appropriate. On back up, yesterday's takeaways, happened to
receive the most feedback that I've had locally when I've
talked about God and faith related matters. It's really neat
and all throughout the day too, So I again, for
all the other stuff that goes on, nothing's more important
than this. So hopefully all that's a sign, and here
(01:32):
goes I'll give you a little bit of an idea.
And it's also a natural tie into Memorial Day weekend,
where it's appropriate to reflect on the sacrifice of those
who've allowed us the freedom that we enjoy. We should
pray for the families who've lost left ones in service
in addition to reflecting on the sacrifice of those lost.
And that's a good place to start this conversation, because
(01:55):
taking the time to simply pray a bit more or
at all if you don't currently, and perhaps taking the
time to do it for those you might not usually consider.
That's one of the big changes I've made in my
life in recent years. I'll give you a little bit
of inside baseball. Probably will not surprise you to know
(02:16):
that I hear from haters daily. One of the things
that I do these days often I pray for them.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Yeah, I pray for them.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
I figure the more unhappy they are and the more
ill will they wish me, the more they could probably
use a prayer. It's not only something that's probably a
good thing to do as a Christian, but also something
which leads to me feeling better as well.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
And that's kind of a bigger theme as well.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Something I've noticed, which probably sounds like common sense for
those who are christ centered, is that the more I
do what we're called on to do, the more a
peace I am. And it might sound weird for me
to say that I often feel better after coming across
the people who, in so many words, tell me to eat,
poo and die, but it's actually often the case because
(03:05):
just pausing to say a little prayer for them, it
also brings me inner peace, and that process often allows
me to effectively digest and process the news cycle as well.
You're thinking about how much negativity we are surrounded by,
especially these days, when you have a mechanism for dealing
with it and when you start to become good at
(03:27):
dealing with it, it makes everything else a lot more manageable.
But before jumping further into that line of thought, what
I just described has been a bit more recent. It
did take some more to get there, because my natural
reaction used to be pretty much the opposite, and that
change came after a series of other changes which happen
(03:49):
to be data driven. Are you surprised? Are you surprised?
So one of the big ones for me is something
that we are especially well positioned to take advantage of
in South Florida. There have been numerous studies looking into
the benefits of nature and one's well being. Each one
points in the same direction. Spending time in nature in
away from technology, it's.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Good for you.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
It's one of the most recent studies published in the
scientific journal Nature found one hundred and twenty minutes per
week in nature is specifically connected with good health and
overall well being. Incidentally, this one came out in late
twenty nineteen. I remember covering it. One of the things,
by the way, and sometimes people ask me about this,
(04:34):
do you actually you know some of the stuff you
talk about and the things you cover and the research
whatever else?
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Do you actually apply it?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, almost always if it says, hey, do this and
you'll be better off. Yeah, I am pretty intentional about
those things that's I improve and so I do actually,
you know, follow up on a lot of the things
that you'll hear me talk about, and this happened to
be one of them. I mean, I love being all
said anyway, but actually making enough point of being intentional
that way on a daily I'll break it down for you.
(05:02):
So if one hundred and twenty minutes per week is
connected with good overall health and well being, that's an
average of only about seventeen minutes a day. So just
a little time of nature, a little time away from
devices and distractions, can go a long way.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
So something I make a point of doing whenever it
is that I.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Get home each day is I'll take off my Apple Watch,
put that thing on the charger, I put down the phone,
and let's go all back. Spend a little time, not long,
it's usually twenty minutes, never more than a half hour,
but I'll just spend a little time out there, kind
of relaxing, taking in birds, animals, things around and just
(05:42):
getting away from the nonsense. And the research is right
if you do that, you will notice a huge difference
in you And yeah, you might give something like that
to try if you haven't already. The next speaking has
been consumer choice. So I've talked quite a bit about
consumers voting with their wallets.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
We've had a lot of research on this of late.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Most recently something I covered just last week, Bolster Trafalger
found eighty seven percent of us now make at least
some consumer decisions based on the politics of companies that
we do business with. Well, more important than politics is faith.
And on that note, we've got many wonderful nonprofits in
South Florida. However, we all have only so much time
(06:21):
and capacity. In recent years, I'm prioritized working with those
that are faith based, having those experiences every so often.
It's very much a healthy reality check of sorts, and
that's led to other related.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Changes you hear.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
It's just little things that are more intentional, being a
little more intentional with behavior. There's not much about pop
culture it's consistent with Christian values these days. So rather
than paying for and subjecting myself to it, you got
so much that's out there. I have chosen to seek
out and specifically support it where it exists. For example,
(07:00):
I listen to Christian music most of the time. If
I'm going to listen to music, it's almost always Christian,
which by the way, is just currently way better than
not only it's ever been, but the disposable top forty
nonsense that's out there right now.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
It puts it a shame, it really does. Anyway.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Research supports this as well. Many studies on the effect
of listening to Christian music have been documented. Among the
benefits for those who opt for it, less anxiety, greater
sense of control, higher satisfaction in life. And that's not
the only change. I rarely will watch TV outset of news,
but when I do, Ashley and I have prioritized faith
(07:38):
based and.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Related type of content.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
So whether it's movie shows and pure Flix, great place
to start if you want Hollywood quality material, but without
the Hollywood bs. You got a bunch of other options too,
including doing something as simple as searching for like faith
based material even on services like Netflix or Tuber or whatever.
And kind of all this takes me full circle with
your question. I am the same general screw up that
(08:06):
you hear every day, So it's not like there's some
kind of a holier than down thing that goes on here.
But what I found is that by opting for incorporating
these elements of my life, when you surround yourself with
more positivity, when you put things into your life that
have more relevance than the pop culture nonsense, wait for it,
(08:26):
probably we'll find that you'll be happier, less anxious, better
able to process negativity. It's almost like there's something to
all this research, right, and who knows, perhaps God. And
this is all independent of Harvard's study showing the profoundly
positive impact of having faith in one's life. As Harvard's proved,
(08:46):
the more closely connected one is to their faith, the
better off they are generally. And so that's why i'd
offer to you and perhaps just try a thing or
two and see how it works for you, because once
you travel down that path, you'll probably want to continue
to travel down that path anyway. Note feel far more natural.
Just a matter of getting out the habits that you've
grown accustomed to, that's the biggest thing. So anyway, the
(09:08):
odds literally are in favor of these types of things
working for you. So there you go, and make God
bless you.
Today's Q and A of the day, the difference a
(00:02):
little more faith makes. This is brought to you by
We'll Listen ashes check my collections. Each day I feature
a listener question sent by one of these methods. You
may email me Brian Mutt at iHeartMedia dot com, hit
me up on social at Brian mut Radio, get our
parlor in Twitter. You may also use a talk back
feature and iHeartRadio. Just go to wj and O inside
the iHeartRadio app, tap the microphone button may lay down
(00:22):
your message right there. Today's note was this one. I
thought it was pretty cool. Actually, I got a lot
of neat notes yesterday I truly appreciated, but this one
in particular. So you inspired me to make some changes
myself as I've drifted away from my faith. What are
some things that you do to stay centered? When I
hear something like that, you know what actually matters far
(00:43):
more than you know in news of the day kind
of stuff that we often talk about.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's cool.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
It makes me feel like, you know, maybe I've done
something right. So I'll amend your your kind words to say,
attempt to stay centered. I got a long way to go,
which you could probably tell by listening. But anyway, the
note in the sentiment, it is truly appreciated, and I
have made a point of increasingly leaning on faith based
(01:09):
messaging where appropriate. On back up, yesterday's takeaways, happened to
receive the most feedback that I've had locally when I've
talked about God and faith related matters. It's really neat
and all throughout the day too, So I again, for
all the other stuff that goes on, nothing's more important
than this. So hopefully all that's a sign, and here
(01:32):
goes I'll give you a little bit of an idea.
And it's also a natural tie into Memorial Day weekend,
where it's appropriate to reflect on the sacrifice of those
who've allowed us the freedom that we enjoy. We should
pray for the families who've lost left ones in service
in addition to reflecting on the sacrifice of those lost.
And that's a good place to start this conversation, because
(01:55):
taking the time to simply pray a bit more or
at all if you don't currently, and perhaps taking the
time to do it for those you might not usually consider.
That's one of the big changes I've made in my
life in recent years. I'll give you a little bit
of inside baseball. Probably will not surprise you to know
(02:16):
that I hear from haters daily. One of the things
that I do these days often I pray for them.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Yeah, I pray for them.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
I figure the more unhappy they are and the more
ill will they wish me, the more they could probably
use a prayer. It's not only something that's probably a
good thing to do as a Christian, but also something
which leads to me feeling better as well.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
And that's kind of a bigger theme as well.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Something I've noticed, which probably sounds like common sense for
those who are christ centered, is that the more I
do what we're called on to do, the more a
peace I am. And it might sound weird for me
to say that I often feel better after coming across
the people who, in so many words, tell me to eat,
poo and die, but it's actually often the case because
(03:05):
just pausing to say a little prayer for them, it
also brings me inner peace, and that process often allows
me to effectively digest and process the news cycle as well.
You're thinking about how much negativity we are surrounded by,
especially these days, when you have a mechanism for dealing
with it and when you start to become good at
(03:27):
dealing with it, it makes everything else a lot more manageable.
But before jumping further into that line of thought, what
I just described has been a bit more recent. It
did take some more to get there, because my natural
reaction used to be pretty much the opposite, and that
change came after a series of other changes which happen
(03:49):
to be data driven. Are you surprised? Are you surprised?
So one of the big ones for me is something
that we are especially well positioned to take advantage of
in South Florida. There have been numerous studies looking into
the benefits of nature and one's well being. Each one
points in the same direction. Spending time in nature in
away from technology, it's.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Good for you.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
It's one of the most recent studies published in the
scientific journal Nature found one hundred and twenty minutes per
week in nature is specifically connected with good health and
overall well being. Incidentally, this one came out in late
twenty nineteen. I remember covering it. One of the things,
by the way, and sometimes people ask me about this,
(04:34):
do you actually you know some of the stuff you
talk about and the things you cover and the research
whatever else?
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Do you actually apply it?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, almost always if it says, hey, do this and
you'll be better off. Yeah, I am pretty intentional about
those things that's I improve and so I do actually,
you know, follow up on a lot of the things
that you'll hear me talk about, and this happened to
be one of them. I mean, I love being all
said anyway, but actually making enough point of being intentional
that way on a daily I'll break it down for you.
(05:02):
So if one hundred and twenty minutes per week is
connected with good overall health and well being, that's an
average of only about seventeen minutes a day. So just
a little time of nature, a little time away from
devices and distractions, can go a long way.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
So something I make a point of doing whenever it
is that I.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Get home each day is I'll take off my Apple Watch,
put that thing on the charger, I put down the phone,
and let's go all back. Spend a little time, not long,
it's usually twenty minutes, never more than a half hour,
but I'll just spend a little time out there, kind
of relaxing, taking in birds, animals, things around and just
(05:42):
getting away from the nonsense. And the research is right
if you do that, you will notice a huge difference
in you And yeah, you might give something like that
to try if you haven't already. The next speaking has
been consumer choice. So I've talked quite a bit about
consumers voting with their wallets.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
We've had a lot of research on this of late.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Most recently something I covered just last week, Bolster Trafalger
found eighty seven percent of us now make at least
some consumer decisions based on the politics of companies that
we do business with. Well, more important than politics is faith.
And on that note, we've got many wonderful nonprofits in
South Florida. However, we all have only so much time
(06:21):
and capacity. In recent years, I'm prioritized working with those
that are faith based, having those experiences every so often.
It's very much a healthy reality check of sorts, and
that's led to other related.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Changes you hear.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
It's just little things that are more intentional, being a
little more intentional with behavior. There's not much about pop
culture it's consistent with Christian values these days. So rather
than paying for and subjecting myself to it, you got
so much that's out there. I have chosen to seek
out and specifically support it where it exists. For example,
(07:00):
I listen to Christian music most of the time. If
I'm going to listen to music, it's almost always Christian,
which by the way, is just currently way better than
not only it's ever been, but the disposable top forty
nonsense that's out there right now.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
It puts it a shame, it really does. Anyway.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Research supports this as well. Many studies on the effect
of listening to Christian music have been documented. Among the
benefits for those who opt for it, less anxiety, greater
sense of control, higher satisfaction in life. And that's not
the only change. I rarely will watch TV outset of news,
but when I do, Ashley and I have prioritized faith
(07:38):
based and.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Related type of content.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
So whether it's movie shows and pure Flix, great place
to start if you want Hollywood quality material, but without
the Hollywood bs. You got a bunch of other options too,
including doing something as simple as searching for like faith
based material even on services like Netflix or Tuber or whatever.
And kind of all this takes me full circle with
your question. I am the same general screw up that
(08:06):
you hear every day, So it's not like there's some
kind of a holier than down thing that goes on here.
But what I found is that by opting for incorporating
these elements of my life, when you surround yourself with
more positivity, when you put things into your life that
have more relevance than the pop culture nonsense, wait for it,
(08:26):
probably we'll find that you'll be happier, less anxious, better
able to process negativity. It's almost like there's something to
all this research, right, and who knows, perhaps God. And
this is all independent of Harvard's study showing the profoundly
positive impact of having faith in one's life. As Harvard's proved,
(08:46):
the more closely connected one is to their faith, the
better off they are generally. And so that's why i'd
offer to you and perhaps just try a thing or
two and see how it works for you, because once
you travel down that path, you'll probably want to continue
to travel down that path anyway. Note feel far more natural.
Just a matter of getting out the habits that you've
grown accustomed to, that's the biggest thing. So anyway, the
(09:08):
odds literally are in favor of these types of things
working for you. So there you go, and make God
bless you.
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