Ep. 60 Hidden Treasures: How to find the Beauty in the Everyday - Solo Episode

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Discovering Hidden Treasures: The Art of Seeing the Unseen

We explore the concept of 'buried treasures' and how shifting our perspective can uncover hidden gems in our lives.

From the host's personal sea glass hunting experience to discovering her hidden singing talent at 44, this episode emphasizes the importance of focus, patience, and daily practice to recognize the beauty in the ordinary.

The host also shares a story by Ram Dass about a salesman's spiritual awakening, underscoring that sometimes, the real treasure lies in changing our viewpoint. Tune in for an enriching conversation on self-discovery and the power of the stories we tell ourselves.

Work with Lisa

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Mood

01:04 The Sea Glass Story

02:34 Lessons from Sea Glass Hunting

04:25 Exploring Self-Discovery

05:51 Singing Lessons and Somatic Work

07:08 The Power of Stories and Beliefs

08:01 Ram Dass's Salesman Story

09:27 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Episode Transcript

Lisa (00:11):
Welcome back, dear listeners, to another episode of
Healed Now What, where we diveinto stories, reflections, tools
for healing, self discovery, andliving a life that feels deeply
aligned.
Today, I want to talk aboutburied treasures.
Those gems hidden in plainsight, waiting to be discovered

(00:35):
when we learn how to see them.
But first, I just want toappreciate the mood in here.
I'm currently in my office.
And the room is dimly lit onlyby a candle.
And I'm just noticing how muchI'm enjoying that watching the
flame as I sit here and havethis conversation with you.

(01:00):
So let's get into it.
I'm wondering, have any of youever gotten into sea glass
hunting?
Well, let me tell you a story.
My husband and I were spendingtime on Vancouver Island and I
had heard about people who wouldspend hours scouring the sand

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for sea glass.
And at first, I'll admit, Ididn't get it.
But one day after hearing aboutit time and time again, I had
sea glass on my mind.
So I went down to the beach,determined to find some.
Day after day after day, I cameup empty handed, but I kept

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going.
Then one day.
After the Heron Run, which is aspring event where adult Pacific
herring gather in large numbersto spawn along the shorelines of
Eastern Vancouver Island andCape Cod, I believe, too.
Anyway, it's quite a scene andtotally worthwhile to bear

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witness to at least once in yourlife if you can.
Anyway, the sand was litteredwith rotting eggs, honestly, so
not the most pleasant scene orsmell, but something called me
toward a piece of driftwood, andthere it was, a blue, perfectly

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tumbled piece of sea glass.
I actually think that I let outa squeal of excitement.
And from that day on, I wastotally hooked.
So something shifted in me thatday.
My eyes were now tuned to seethe sea glass.
I had trained myself withpatience and practice to notice
these tiny treasures among thesand and stones.

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By the end of our time there, Ihad collected blues, purples,
browns, whites, and even thecoveted reds and oranges, the
holy grails of sea glass.
After I was chatting with one ofmy best friends who lives on the
coast and I told her about myseaglass finds And she was
totally into it as soon as Ibrought it up a smile lit up her

(03:11):
face And she rushed off togather her collection to show me
so even though I've known herfor years.
I had no Idea she was intoseaglass, too Now we can geek
out together about our seaglasshunting adventures, and I had
this thought isn't it funny howsometimes?
You We discover these hiddenconnections with people we've

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known forever.
It's like finding a piece of seaglass you've walked past a
hundred times.
I had a moment of realizing thatour life becomes guided by what
we focus on.
And it's much the same withfeeling good and happiness.

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You have to want it.
You have to look for it, andsometimes, most times, you have
to make it a daily practice, aritual, before it just becomes
commonplace.
Day after day, you show upbelieving that something better
is possible, and eventually, youstart seeing the signs that were
there all along.

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And then it becomes secondnature.
The work isn't easy.
It's simple, but it's not easy.
It requires repetition,commitment, and a desire to feel
better.
And as you know, if you've beenhere listening for a while, it's
not just about working with themind, but also the body.
It's about getting to know thereal you, the whole you as you

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unfold and change.
There's this quote from StuartWilde.
who is a British metaphysicalteacher, who was a British
metaphysical teacher.
I believe he passed on in 2013.
Anyway, this quote reallyresonates here.
He had this statement that heteaches for moments when our
brain is being a bit difficult.

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He said, Thank you mind, but Ido not accept any energy that is
contrary to the unlimited powerthat lies within me.
Such a good quote.
I actually wrote in my daytimer.
I really like it.
Quite often, the most profoundteachings are the simplest ones.

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And as we keep digging on thisjourney of self empowerment,
we're often astonished by whatwe uncover.
I've seen it in my own life andin the lives of countless
clients I've worked with.
Together, we learn to make ourjoy apparent.
our sadness apparent.
We learn to normalize ourlonging, our yearning, our

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suffering, and our compassion.
And while we're on the topic ofdiscovery, let me tell you
another story.
I love sharing these stories.
So recently I started takingonline singing lessons with Ken
Tamplin.
Now, if you've ever seen hislessons, you know, he has big

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energy and an even bigger voice.
So these courses are just ondemand.
I'm not training one on one withKen Tamplin, but anyway, I said
to my husband, Tim, I Can'tbelieve I've been in this body
for 44 years and only now am Ibeginning to discover my voice.

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It's range, it's nuance, it'sshy moments, it's party moments.
It's kind of like discovering astranger who's been living
inside of me all along.
And that is like somatic work.
You just never know what'shidden under all of the debris.
The old beliefs, the storieswe've carried, the ways that

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we've quit before we even gotstarted.
Listen, I used to believe I wastone deaf.
I told myself I sucked atsinging.
I even carried a story aboutbeing kicked out of choir, which
honestly, I think that was mydad's story, not mine.
But I adopted it because it fitmy narrative.

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And here's the thing aboutstories, about beliefs.
They're just practice thoughts.
And thoughts can change.
Beliefs can change once wequestion them.
Have you ever shared a memorywith someone only to realize
their recollection wascompletely different?

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It happens all the time.
Our memories are shaped by whowe are, by our lived
experiences, by our lens on theworld.
We don't see things as they are.
We see things as we are.
When we commit to exploringsomething new, something
unknown, and likely a littlescary, it often becomes the most

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rewarding experience.
It challenges our beliefs aboutourselves and about the world.
And this reminds me of anotherstory, and it's a story that was
shared by Ram Dass.
It's one he used to tell about asalesman who undergoes a

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spiritual awakening, and I'llreally shorten it up.
So a salesman grows tired andfrustrated with his life.
Feeling trapped, he leaveseverything behind and embarks on
a spiritual quest.
He meditates, meets wiseteachers, and experiences a

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profound awakening.
Eventually he returns home andresumes his job as a salesman.
But this time, everything feelsdifferent.
The same streets, the samepeople, and the same job are now
imbued with meaning andpresence.

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The salesman realized that itwasn't his job or his life that
needed to change, it was hisperspective.
And maybe that's part of thetreasure that we're all looking
for, is a shift in perspective.
The ability to see the sea glassin the sand, the beauty in the

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ordinary.
The power in the stories we tellourselves.
So my friends, as we come to aclose, I'm wondering what
treasures might be hiding inplain sight for you.
What stories are waiting to berewritten?

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