Shift The Story Podcast

This podcast is the second in the series where we explore the relationship between Quantum Physics and Spirituality, and the idea of living from the within to the without. I start by asking Del to review the idea that physicists begin by exploring the “without” and his answer should inspire even more questions. We hope it will lead you into deeper and deeper thoughts about the essence of life, and find joy in the knowledge that there is much more to it than what we see with our eyes. Listen

My guest today is Cynthia Sue Larson. Cynthia’s website is Reality Shifters. With a name and focus like that, you would think we would have found each other years ago. And yet, it was just a few months ago that we discovered that the idea that we can, should, and do shift our realities and that we have a choice to shift our story was what we both have been talking about our whole lives. It was exciting for us, and as you listen to Cynthia I know it will be for you too. Cynthia’s background as a physicist makes it even more enticing.

Prophecy and revelation, the magic of the number six, inner knowing and faith are just a few of the symbols and messages that Del and I discuss in this podcast about the month of June. That’s not all! We also talk about the porcupine, the moon of June, self-fulling prophecy, and dragons! We all pass through June once a year. Why not fully understand the messages, and symbols that it brings. It's a practice that is easy to follow and one everyone is the world can do at the exact same time. And that's pretty cool! Shifting the story together!

One day I told my husband that I was going to add more into my life that I love, because I love it, and only for that reason. The next time I checked my email I found an email from someone I did not know, offering a retreat with all the creative things I had just said I wanted to add more of into my life. And I could drive to it! Of course I had to ask the email writer Claudia Taller to be a guest on this podcast. She had read my mind. Claudia writes and talks about a life spent exploring creativity. Write because you want to, draw because it moves you, in fact do what moves you, no matter what it is. Live creatively! Isn’t she speaking our language? How did she come to the decision to live that kind of life? What shifts did she, and does she make in order to do so? Listen and she’ll share the how and why on this podcast as we shift the story together.

In this podcast I talk about the meaning behind Jonah and the whale, plus a little Native American and gaming symbolism thrown in. It’s about purpose, and living our unique spiritual blessing, instead of running, hiding, lying, and waiting. And I tell two of my favorite jokes to get us started. How are you using […]

Laurie Brown and I met on Instagram. I fell instantly in love with her posts filled with birds, and the beautiful jewelry she crafts in remembrance of them. I loved that she symbolized a heart based way to look at life, and once I talked to her I loved it even more. Laurie chooses her life based on what is most important to her, not what the world says is important. Laurie asks us all the question, what life do we want to live, what kind of world, what are our hearts calling for us to do. How she got there is a wonderful story, and what she is doing with it is lovely. You have to listen to this women who lives with the birds and let her inspire you.

My guest today. Sherri Cannon. has run her successful coaching practice for over 20 years. So of course you can expect wonderful words of wisdom and deep insight learned from coaching thousands and thousands of people, and you certainly will hear that. But, you will also hear how she learned to stop hiding her “shout” and say no to environments and demands that didn’t fit who she is, relax into what she wanted instead of working to overcome it, and what happened to move her into listening mode. Everyone of us has at one time or another tried to fit in, instead of being who we really are and designing a life that fits us. This podcast will help move you to a new place of courage and awareness. Find your shout with Sherri as we shift the story together.

I admit it, this is one of my favorite months. Not just because it is “our” month, and I have so many friends and family born in May, not just because it can be one of the most beautiful months of the year - no, it’s more than that. I love that May is the listener - thinker. Listening, and thinking sometimes appear to be lost arts in our hurry up and shut up world that we live in. In this month we can practice the idea of silence, and discover its treasures. In this podcast we celebrate May by talking about the symbols of the listening woman, the color black, deer, the hawk, ant, and armadillo. Plus the number 5 with all the symbols of what it means in many cultures around the world. I love that we can always count on the silence to hear any message that we need to hear. It’s that message, coming from within, that carries truth and power. Let’s continue to practice the arts of listening and thinking, it can only make our world a much better place, and our lives rich beyond measure.

Somewhere in the middle of this podcast with my guest Roxana Lewis you may be be saying to yourself “Wow - you’re kidding me.” By the end, you will be even more amazed. Seriously. Not kidding. Roxana went from considering herself an ordinary and normal person to discovering she isn’t, and neither are any of us if we so choose. She even explains what to do to find our non-normal and extraordinary self. Here's a hint about something you will find in this podcast. Roxana says, "DISRUPT AGING. While some think of aging as decline, I think of it as growth. There are those that say older people are burdens, I think I am a contributor." I don’t want to give too much away. Get ready to hear how she shifted her story, and let her inspire us to make the same kind of shift in our lives.

In this podcast we explore the relationship between Quantum Physics and Spirituality. Are they the same? Are they different? How and why? Because there is so much to explore and learn from, we divided the subject into two podcasts. In this one we begin with the idea that everything begins within, and then we see it without. Whether we are talking about quantum physics or the human condition or spiritual big R Reality, this is true. Since this is true, it becomes imperative to understand what is happening within. So come with me, and as we Shift The Story … together.

IMAGINE TRADING THE LIFE of a successful doctor for a life of a writer and publisher. That is exactly what Scott, otherwise known as Dr. Zed, did. Scott tells a powerful story of why he choose to shift his life. It is a story you will not forget. He lives the idea that we must first define our purpose and let everything else flow from there. I know you will be inspired to reexamine exactly what you want to do with your life after listening to Dr. Zed.

Ah, the beauty of new beginnings. That’s April! This month we talk about the necessity to begin from the right premise. That we are all one. That we can stand within the center of the circle, or the center of the pause. That we can and must "see" much more than meets the eye. We also cover the number twelve in great detail, the collapse of the wave function, and what Mad Bear taught Del. Plus, the hawk, the east, the event horizon and black holes, Taiji, and the somersault into the inconceivable. When Del and I began this series on the months, we started with April, a perfect place for new beginnings. Our intent was, and is, to expand the framework of Perception and in doing so, reveal more proof that we are all One. Del begins this podcast with a discussion of 3 different kinds of symbols. A great place to begin as we shift the story together.

HAVE YOU EVER found yourself thinking of someone that you haven’t seen for years, and the desire to talk to them won’t go away? I couldn’t stop thinking about about my guest Karen Malik. So I went searching, and when I found her I discovered why she was on my mind. In this podcast Karen shares what she did when her whole life unexpectedly fell apart. What she passes on to us is profound, important, and ultimately filled with promise. What would you do if everything that had defined your life was gone. One of the first thing that Karen does is pause. And listen. And now is following her new call. Her willingness to listen to guidance is an inspiration. We met years ago when Karen was a facilitator and fabulous teacher at the retreat center where Del and I met. As we said goodbye that year, we knew we would do something else together in the future. I am delighted that this podcast is part of that future. Let's listen to Karen explain how she stayed true to herself in spite of devastating outside circumstances.

Have you ever wondered if you are allowed to have a good life? Wondered if you are allowed to be who you want to be, do want you desire, live a life that makes you happy? I will tell you stories in this podcast, and give you practical tools, that will help eliminate this idea forever. Instead of waiting for the universe to bop you over the head with a 2 x 4 you can quickly see the signs of needing to make a new choice, and easily shift to the path that is calling you. It's all about perception because as you and I know, it always is. We have to control our preconceived ideas to see what is really going on, in order to see, receive, and use what is already present in our life as a gift. You'll laugh at some of these stories, maybe recognize stories like them in your life. Most of all, we all move forward into the life we were meant to live, together.

Today my guest is Karen Caplan the President and CEO of Frieda’s, a family run produce business responsible for bringing almost every interesting vegetable and fruit you can think of to your table. The company, and the founder who happens to be Karen’s mom Frieda, are featured in a new movie called Fear No Fruit. Great title for an inspiring story! Watch it, you will be amazed. It is a shift the story adventure. In this podcast Karen talks about how she deals with stress both within the business and personally. She shares how she learned to ask for help, and what happened because she did. Karen is well known in the produce world, a long time friend, and one of the first people to take The Shift Course way back when. I am delighted that she took the time to talk with me about her process of shifting a story and the power of conscious choice.

This month it is all about March and its symbols. The eagle, the number 3, the color brown, the three jewels of the body, the fact that the observer and the observer are one, and energy. Del also covers the states of mind called, Alpha, Theta, Beta, and Delta. Which one do we live in? Which one are we aiming to live in? We talk more about illusion, what is it? Plus why chasing goals is even more than a waste of time, and the big question … what is Truth?

My guest today is Mary Akers. Mary lives in the world of writing. Or said another way, she lives, and makes her living, in the world of art. What does that mean? How does she do it? Why does she do it? How does she deal with resistance? All questions we explored together, with Mary providing wonderful insight into the process of living creatively. And since this is a podcast about shifting I asked her what other shifts has she made in her life other than what she does around art, and her answer was menopause. Yep! What she says will surprise and delight you! Ready to find out what she said? Come with me as we shift the story together!

In this podcast I will take you through seven steps that will change the way you experience wealth. To make it easy, I'll use the word WEALTH to give you trigger words to help make this shift. For example, the first letter W - stands for WAKE UP. We wake up to the fact that wealth is all around us. We'll continue through the word, working on how we can shift our perception of wealth so that we will experience this truth consistently. You can listen straight through this podcast, or pause between each section, for few minutes or take a day and think through what you heard. Or perhaps play the whole thing over and over again for seven straight days. Which ever way you choose to work with this podcast, it will shift your perception about wealth, and that's a very good thing.

My guest today is Suzy Prudden. We start with a brief session on how we met (it involved big plastic rings and speaking). Then we settle into the many shifts that Suzy has made through out the years. She started in fitness - following in her mom’s footsteps - and then headed into her own territory, succeeding and selling businesses as she went along. Now, she has started another idea and after fifty years in business considers it the one she is going to love the most. She talks about money, success, failing, spirituality, and art. If you have ever wondered about the value of learning as you go - Suzy has stories that will answer that question.

My guest today is the prolific writer, and musician, J.Thorn. Whether you are a writer, or musician, or neither you will love what he has to say - with a little bit of laughter, a lot of wisdom. James talks about the practice of doing good. A simple, yet profound way to live. We discuss what he calls epic failure, and continuing on anyway. About the decision to not stop and to keep on with persistence and grit. How to be smart about your work. And most of all, trust the universe. I know you will be inspired by the way he chooses to see the world, and live his life. If each of us takes just a tiny piece of what he shares and makes it part of our lives, we would all experience a changed world. James has a new book that he co-wrote with Joanna Penn. Be sure to check it out in the show notes.