Leaning Toward Wisdom

Leaning Toward Wisdom

Modern Tales Of An Ancient Pursuit

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October 31, 2025 68 mins
  Once we were young. Now, we're old. Okay, older. Being older is good. Often, it's great! She was always gorgeous. I was always smitten. Madly in love. The love affair began on Wednesday night, July 2, 1975. During a church camp meeting in Oklahoma. I asked her out on a date following church services that night. She said yes. That orange car in the picture was our chariot. We drove around a bit. Talked a lot. Probably went...
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  Let's discuss some important words: Regrets Wondering Wholesome Sacrifice Restraint Self-Control Struggle Discipline They all can help us understand and practice wholesomeness. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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  Show notes? Nah. You don't need 'em. Not for this episode. Enjoy! Randy Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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August 21, 2025 27 mins
  Today’s episode is about something we’ve all experienced, often without realizing it at the time: not knowing you’re in trouble. Not because you didn’t see the warning signs—but because you couldn’t, or maybe you wouldn’t. Pride, foolishness, selfishness—they can all blind us. And sometimes, the most dangerous trouble is the kind we don’t know we’re in. Important link: Let The Bible Speak YouTube Channel Please tell a frien...
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  Your Story Is Their Inheritance Why documenting your life may be the most powerful gift you leave behind “When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” – African proverb We spend our lives accumulating experiences, lessons, values, and insights — but how much of it do we pass on? Not the stuff — the stories. The moments. The decisions. The wisdom. Your story is your legacy. And your family needs it more than you think....
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  Are you overwhelmed, overloaded, and constantly feeling behind? You're not alone. Let's explore the anxiety that comes from having too many responsibilities, too many projects, and too little clarity. Okay, more precisely, I'll share with you my recurring sense of overwhelm in hopes it can help you with yours. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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July 24, 2025 29 mins
  I know, I've been a dog on a bone with this. Some might say, "You're beating a dead horse!" Maybe. And maybe that's the method to my madness in the past few episodes. Do you know about the dead horse theory? It's had a long-standing place in management lore. It goes like this, according to the Internet. The “Dead Horse Theory” is a satirical metaphor that illustrates how some individuals, institutions, or nations handle obvio...
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July 9, 2025 41 mins
  No notes today. No excuse. I'm just lazy today. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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June 23, 2025 54 mins
  When we learn that our behavior and choices belong entirely to us and are independent of what others do, it's the road less traveled to becoming a better person. Rare are the people who have made up their minds to behave like that, likely because it demands a willingness to suffer wrong and move on to do what's right. No matter what. Self-discipline is at the heart of enduring suffering, sacrificing, exercising grace and gratit...
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  A few weeks ago, Megan Moroney was on The Bobby Bones Show. She's an emerging country music star touring with Kenny Chesney. I only know that because I've seen snippets of their shows on social media. Not knowing who she is or anything about her, I trolled through a short clip of Bobby Bones's interview with her. During the interview, Bobby asked her a question that prompted an answer we can all relate to, but here's a young lad...
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May 21, 2025 42 mins
  Thanks for watching. If you choose to listen, thanks for that, too. Other than that, I've got nothing. The show speaks for itself. But here are the links I mentioned (and promised to share): LetTheBibleSpeak.tv https://hotspringsvillageinsideout.com/a-champion-bull-rider-who-loves-to-cut-hair/ Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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  I apologize for being absent lately. Let me explain. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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April 16, 2025 36 mins
  He asks me, "How do you measure success?" I have questions before I answer. "Success in what?" "Sales success is easy to measure. Serenity, not so much." Turns out he was focused on how I viewed MY success in general. Part of the challenge of measuring or defining success is the common disease of comparisonitis. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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February 13, 2025 17 mins
  It doesn't mean you're to blame. It means you accept responsibility for yourself—for your choices, decisions, behavior, reactions, feelings—and all the rest. I've yet to discover a downside. Mentioned in today's show: VIA Survey Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things by Robert Fulghum was published in 1986. It was quite the rage because it was filled with commonsense life maxims. I read it and appreciated the author's point that even children can (and should) learn how to behave toward others. We are almost 40 years later, and it seems like a prehistoric work of fiction. When I purchased this book, I had ye...
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  I posted this on social media a few days ago. It's easy to desire improvement, but it's hard to change our habits to bring about improvement. Each year begins with the hope that 2025 will be better than 2024. Maybe it will. Maybe not. Our habits are going to determine it. These 2 sentences are true. Life bears witness to their validity. Links mentioned in today's show: • In Thy Paths, a YouTube playlist of sermons • A TV s...
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December 24, 2024 12 mins
  Happy New Year, 2025! In the fall of 1997, I uploaded my first audio under the tagline "Leaning Toward Wisdom." It was my documentary, the journey of a 40-year-old dad desiring to pass along whatever lessons I might. Twenty-seven years later, I'm still unsure how successful the quest has been to lean more toward wisdom and away from foolishness. But life ain't over yet, so let the leaning (and learning) continue. Thank you for...
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  It started with a voicemail from a client. His message said, "I've got a situation - a problem. I could use your advice. Call me back." The problem? A relationship. A couple of relationships. At some point during my questioning him, for my understanding, he stopped and said, "What I thought was the problem may not be the problem. Guess I'd better make sure I'm solving the right problem, huh?" That's solid insight - especially ...
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December 6, 2024 51 mins
  "My ambition didn't allow me to fail," said Jack Barsky, an ex-KGB spy who was a sleeper agent in the United States. Barsky was quite successful in avoiding detection. Until he was, then no amount of ambition would prevent authorities from moving in. He stayed around his smart spots for years, navigating North American culture to spy for the Soviet Union and his faith in communism. Barsky might argue that over time, he learn...
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October 17, 2024 59 mins
https://randycantrell.com/inside-the-yellow-studio/ The link above is a comprehensive list of the gear inside The Yellow Studio. Assume every link is an affiliate link. Ironically, I chose to make this an audio, not a video. Yes, that was intentional. I hope you'll click PLAY. It started in 1997. This podcast. It was a handheld Olympus digital recorder. No SD card. Just built-in memory. It was less than $100 and I'd been using i...
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