The #POSITIVITY Podcast

Who’s the real villain here? The people who abandoned you at the first sign of vulnerability? Or the ones who recognize your worth and raise you up? 

Check out this episode to learn more, and hear the fascinating story of a ship that sank twice.

Enjoy!

#positivity, #mindset, #purpose, #relationships, #trashortreasure #ussstewart 

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When you show up as your authentic self, your mere presence alone can do the talking.

Check out this episode to learn more, and hear the story of a jazz musician who stopped a civil war for a day just buy showing up with his trumpet. 

Enjoy!

#positivity, #mindset, #purpose, #relationships, #peace #authenticity #jazz #louisarmstrong 

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In the book Typewriting Behavior, August Dvorak discusses what he calls intelligent behavior, referring to the adoption of new technologies and techniques in place of previous de facto traditions—a call for adapting to the ever-changing circumstances of our New World.

Check out this episode to learn more, and hear a story about we can learn from keyboards, steamships, and the Pot Roast Principle.

Enjoy!

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It's been said that a happy life needs only three things: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.

If lately your heart has felt empty, consider which one might be missing.

Check out this episode to learn more, and hear a story about cats in prison and a busker in Covent Garden.

Enjoy!

#positivity, #happiness, #mindset, #purpose, #relationships, #cats

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A good game provides the joy of accomplishment, skill-building, and meaning; but these joys don’t just have to be all fun and games—they can also provide encouragement that permeates every aspect of your life.

Check out this brief story to explore how. Enjoy!

#positivity #opportunity #mindset #purpose #relationships #pinball 

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We can wait our whole lives for someday opportunities, or we can make our opportunities for ourselves.

Check out this brief story to explore what it means to pursue authentic experiences rather than removable things. Enjoy!

#positivity #opportunity #purpose 

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Regardless of what we achieve and regardless of what we gain, everything is temporary, in a constant state of vibrato—whether deep or shallow and whether fast or slow. And how we choose to experience this vibrato is completely up to us. 

Check out this brief story to explore how we can live with enough lows and highs as we fly our way home. 

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That’s the thing about making people wrong: They don’t like it! And instead of being grateful, they can become resentful—preventing positive and productive connections with the people around us, while also losing the opportunity for open communication and collaboration.

Check out this brief story to learn a simple way to foster meaningful, positive, and productive connections with the important people in your life.

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Motivation is ever-present. It’s not that we lack motivation; rather, it’s a matter of what we’re motivated by. Are we motivated by what we stand to lose or by what we stand to gain?

Check out this brief story to learn about making our joy greater than our fear.

This Volume 7 Issue 4 positivity article originally appeared on the Hashtag Positivity website on June 3, 2024. Retrieved from https://www.hashtagpositivity.com/b...

Sometimes, objective reality is replaced by subjective reality, and embracing this complexity and nuance just might open the door to perspective, possibility, and peace.

Check out this brief article to hear how ampersand can reframe conversations, enhance communication, and improve relationships.

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We don’t need to chase people who don’t want us in their lives, for our hearts will be better served spending time with people who do want us around for this game of life. 

Check out this brief article to hear a story about how our words and actions affect our relationships, for better or for worse.

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In every moment, we are in a constant current of change—and while we cannot control this current, what we can control is what happens within us.

Check out this brief article to learn how our choice to face or ignore our shadow can impact our experience of happiness.

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The world can sometimes feel dark and weary—shrouded by nuances of fear, jealousy, and rage. Yet, like the moonshine on a world shrouded in darkness, even the smallest of deeds done with love in our heart can become a beaconing light to guide our way.

In this episode, you’ll hear a story about how following in the footsteps of loving kindness can shield us from the “winter’s rage” of a seemingly dark and weary world.

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When we fail to see the beauty around us, perhaps it’s not so much that we lack the capacity to recognize and understand beauty in our world—perhaps this beauty simply lacks the frame that provides a contextual boundary. We pass it by, because it doesn’t appear relevant to us.

Check out this brief article to hear fascinating stories on the importance of boundaries. 

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I don’t really know anything about anything, but what I choose to believe we are here to Love one another. But I wonder how useful this choice is? 

This Volume 6 Issue 12 positivity article originally appeared on the Hashtag Positivity website on November 16, 2023. Retrieved from https://www.hashtagpositivity.com/blog/this-soul-game-of-hide-seek

ABOUT THE HOST

Jonas Cain, M.Ed. is a storyteller, magician, musician, and fa...

No one likes to be wrong—and people especially don’t like to be perceived as wrong by others. But in our search for certainty, we would do well to calibrate our certainty to actual knowledge and skills, rather than mere wishful thinking.

Check out this story to learn more about the value of curiosity over certainty, and how it can improve your decision making, form stronger relationships, and live an overall happier life.

Every time you meet someone, a part of that person becomes woven into the fabric of who you are—because when two worlds collide, both are transformed. Check out this brief article to learn more about this transformation and how the experience of metamagic can reveal the magic in our everyday lives.

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Anything worthwhile will by definition take a while—likely even much longer than expected—but it will also by definition be worth it in the end. This episode shares a fascinating true story of a how one young actor used patience to launch a lifelong career as a cultural icon.

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It can be easy to forget who we are while responding to the demands of the world around us. This can be true whether we’re fighting a literal war or fighting the day-to-day battles of everyday life. This episode shares a poignant true story of a how showing up as your authentic self can help remind you of who you are, even after trauma.

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