“While you are correct that a heart at peace alone won’t solve your complex outer problems, those problems can’t begin to be solved without it.” Another part talking about the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. This week I share the chapters that help us identify how to get out of the box and go from a heart at war to a heart at peace. I share more about Yusuf’s background and the person he met that helped him get his heart to peace. In these chapter...

“Joining the youth in their hardships helps them because it helps us not to invite their hearts to go to war.” We continue learning from the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. This week I begin to talk more about the process of getting our hearts to peace. I also tell of the metaphor of taking off our shoes; a way to allow space for others to help their hearts get to peace, thanks to the camper Jenny. Then I also share more about Avi’s story an...

“It will serve neither ourselves nor our loved ones to think that we are better.” This week I share more about The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. We are in part 5 and going over a review of what the book has shared so far. In the story the parents are finishing their first day and I share a list of all of the things that the parents have learned so far. With a little more clarification I share the importance of our way of being even if the behavior is the ...

“The more sure I am that I’m right, the more likely I will actually be mistaken.” This is the 4th episode where I am talking about the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. Covering chapters 12 and 13, I share the 4 justification boxes or styles of justification that can be typical when our hearts are at war. I share a few stories, one involving black beans and being wrong as an example of one of the justification styles. For show notes come by www.findi...

“A choice to betray myself is a choice to go to war.” This is part 3 is learning more from the Book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. In this episode I cover chapters 8 through 11 of the book. I share more about how our hearts can be in war and learn a new term, self - betrayal. I share the childhood story of the character Yusuf and how that story helps show the idea of self betrayal as well as the resulting justification. I also share the choice d...

“The deepest way in which we are right or wrong, is in our way of being towards others.”  This week I continue telling you a little more about the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute.   I share a few stories from the book, Avi's story of mowing the lawn.    With these stories, I help illustrate how we begin to think of people, including our family members, as annoying or unreasonable. We then start to see them as objects and then because of that we begin to invite more war. I...

 “I become an agent of change, only to the degree that I begin to live to help things go right….”  This episode begins a series sharing the principles from the book, The Anatomy of Peace written by the Arbinger Institute.  It is a fictional story that helps teach some principles.  We are going to have a handful of parts to this book and this week I will be sharing some of the things that I learned from chapter 1 through 4.  The book begins with a story of some families who are dropping off...

 “... even so in Christ, all shall be made alive.”  Happy Easter!  A quick easter message about the hope that we can gain from the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  I share the belief that we all made a choice before we came to this earth to follow our Heavenly Father’s plan. I then talk of  a few ideas about this wonderful, miraculous gift that all of us will be resurrected one day and be reunited with our bodies.  What a blessing and feeling of hope we can  hold onto because of the gift of the...

 “The best thing about goals is you can start them anytime.”  How are your goals going?  In this episode I share how I have been doing in the first quarter of the year.  I also look back at many of the things that were not on my list of goals but that I accomplished over the past few months.  I also look and see where I can be better to schedule time to put my plans into place.  It is already spring and a great time to reset! For more show notes and info come to...

 “It’s important to grasp that we don’t eat for protein, per se, but for AAs.”  This week is the third and final part as I talk a bit about the book, Forever Strong - A new science based strategy for aging well.  Written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon.  In this final episode I share a little bit about nutritional science and then most of the time talking about protein and the amino acids that we get from protein that help to fuel our muscles, tendons, organs, and so much more.  Protein is good and Dr....

The best way to safeguard your independence is to protect your skeletal muscle mass.” This episode is part 2 in the series discussing the book, Forever Strong: A new science based strategy for aging well written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon  This week I share about aging and talk about the things she mentions in the book from young age through each of the age decades and through sixty-five.  Basically strengthen your muscles throughout your life and eat protein.  And it is never too late to start...

 “If your muscles are healthy, you live better.”  I am excited to start discussing the book, Forever Strong -  A new science based strategy for aging well.  Written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon.  This episode will be one of a 3 part series.  In this episode I share Dr. Lyon’s theory about skeletal muscle health and aging well.  I share some of the different unexpected benefits of healthy muscle, like supporting your immune system and acting with the endocrine system.  This book intrigued me as I am...

“Nostalgia is bittersweet.”  This week I am talking about nostalgia.  Triggered by a movie, The Adam Project, I mentioned how I thought it would be so fun to go back in time and see myself.  I also tell how I came across some fun videos when my kids were little which made me also nostalgic for when they were little.  As a way to gain a little understanding I share a handful of benefits from looking back at our lives.  For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep171 I...

 “The message is to lure you into giving away sensitive information.” In this episode I am sharing an experience where I almost gave away a lot of very sensitive information to a scammer.  I point out the red flags that I overlooked.  I define for you a few different types of scammers, phishing for example and define them.  I also tell you some tips to keep you aware so that you can avoid these darn scammers as well.  For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep170 I...

“It’s not the absence of self-doubt, but the ongoing resistance to it.” Bear with me in this episode when I share a confidence draining experience.  Luckily I remembered the book, The Confident Mind, by Dr. Nate Zinsser.  In chapter 5 I was reminded about protecting our confidence through setbacks.  So this episode is a bit of a reminder to me of practical things to do to regain your confidence when a big drain occurs.  Things like looking for my daily progress, effort and success and then...

“I need to tell my brain what to focus on.”   Why not?  Is a new thought I am trying to work on.  I share the scripture from the Book of Mormon that helped me with the new thought.   I share the scripture from the Book of Mormon that helped me with the new thought.  I also tell you about a few different quotes and articles that talk about the importance of belief.  I conclude with a practical way to work on negative belief and how you then tell your brain what you want to think.   For show...

This week I share about the Book by Jessie Inchauspe called the Glucose Goddess method.  This is a sequel to her book, Glucose Revolution.  This book uses 4 of the hacks she shares in her first book and breaks them down in a 4 week way to start to make them a habit in your life.  These hacks are the most effective at reducing glucose spikes.  So I share a reminder about Glucose spikes and how that affects our bodies.  I then tell you  about each of the hacks, how to implement it and the...

“Looking back on your year can help you be motivated going into the new year.”   Happy New year to all!  I have to be honest and share that it took me an extra week to get motivated to get an episode out so I followed some advice and am taking time to look back on a few of my favorite books and episodes from 2023 as well as looking forward and sharing a few of the goals and habits for 2024.  I also mention how I am going to keep the process in mind even more than the outcome as I try to...

 “I was hoping to hear the Hallelujah chorus all season.”  Do you have a few things you do every year during the Christmas season that means Christmas to you?  This episode I share a number of things that I love to do during the season, from putting up my lights to wrapping presents while watching a cheesy Christmas movie.  I hope as I share a few of the different things that I like to do each year,  it helps you think of your things or traditions in your life  that it wouldn’t be Christmas...

 “The Savior's grace gives us the right to choose to become what he offers us to become.”  This is a different kind of Christmas episode.  I talk a little bit about faith and works from both Paul and James of the New Testament.  And with that I shared an idea I got from Dr. J.B. Haws who has an analogy of faith and works being like a water skier.  I explore the whole water skier analogy and share my experiences learning how to water ski to share how much work it takes to get up and also you...

“No one who cooks, cooks alone.”  This week I have been thinking a lot about food and the recipes we can’t live without.  I share some of our Thanksgiving must haves, like fluffy sweet potatoes and pumpkin chocolate chip bread.  I mention how I love how these recipes remind us of people, some family members who have passed on and even friends who are still around but we haven’t seen in a while.  In addition, I share my new found knowledge on how smell and memories are connected.  So enjoy...

“yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it.”  This episode comes out and we have one month until the new year.  I am sharing this great idea of old year resolutions, an idea mentioned by Benjamin Franklin.   Old year meaning - starting in December, what are some things you want to do in the new year that you can get a jump start on. I also mention how it can be helpful to look back and reflect on how you did, where you...

“Gratitude can change your brain.” In this episode I share how my family has started sharing gratitude each night for the past few weeks.  I mentioned all of the things that I have learned about gratitude and the multitude of benefits it has for us in so many different ways.  Reminding us of things like gratitude helps to change our focus, gives us courage, can heal us and even unite us.  I share what my family members thought about starting this and our goals for keeping it going.  How...

“Dear Older me … thank you!”  In this episode I explore an idea of dealing with expectations we have that come from our youth.  Ideas of what we wanted to be when we grew up or how we might have hoped or expected our life to turn out.  I share a few ideas of choosing to let some disappointment go and also being grateful for where you are.  I also share a few ideas to ask our own kids - questions that will help them understand more of their interests and passions and less about what job they...

“Appreciation is the highest, purest form of love.“ In this episode I talk about another chapter in the book, What Happy People Know by Dr. Dan Baker, Ph.D and Cameron Stauth. I begin by mentioning my favorite scripture and then I discuss courage as a tool for happiness and that love in what gets us to courage.  I share about the purest form of love or appreciation and how that can be an antidote to fear in our lives.  I share things from the chapter, like the appreciation audit which Dr....