Its been long overdue, but my Bffff Dale and I are going to do a podcast but what to talk about???
Our last podcast was about Dale and his experiences growing up gay and we’ve been itching to do another show but we dont know what to talk about. We can talk about anything for hours and hours but what would you like us to cover in our next podcast?
Leave a comment with your ideas, we will cover anything!!! (gulp)
I’ve been thinking a lot about free will. Choice. We each have the power to make our own choices. And for each of those choices is a consequence.
And whichever choice we make, the consequence is ours. Unless we are affected by consequences as a result of someone elses choices. Right?
When I hear people say we all have free will, all I hear them saying is whatever choice we make we will experience a consequence. Nowhere do they say there is a choice for a good or bad outcome.
I used to think having free will meant we could all make choices that would give us good outcomes instead of bad ones. But I realize now free will just means we get to make choices. There’s nothing in there about what kind of outcome we get. The consequences of our choices might still be crappy ones because that might be all that’s available.
The only thing we control in life is our power to choose. And even then, the only time we can make best use of that power, is when we are able to perceive the consequences of our choices with a balanced view, in a way we can cope with those consequences.
So even if we get a range of choices, sometimes the only consequences we may get are negative ones. At least until we choose to see the positives.
You probably know the importance of healthy nutrition and the benefits for the mind and body. Good nutrition helps the mind to focus better, to stay alert and it helps with your problem solving abilities. You also get the benefit of being fitter, maintaining a manageable weight and sustaining your energy longer to be able to keep you going through your day.
But did you know healthy nutrition is just as important for our emotional health too?
We have a strange way of viewing nutrition in this modern age, many people view it as fuel for the body which is not realistic to humans at all.
Our journey in life is a storybook of tragedy, adventure, joy and… the mundane. Most times we fit right in and are able to flit along our life paths without noticing anything other than what’s in front of us. If we’re lucky enough, we might encounter a grand event or two along the way. If not, we’re probably missing the point of having a life path in the first place… but that’s another story.
So many times I hear the question “What am I supposed to be doing? What is my life purpose? I don’t understand what I am meant to do”.
And I think the answer is simpler than we think it is.
