In this Episode Rev. Jack and Kiki are joined by Rev. Saundria Jennings and Licensed Practitioner Betty Harris, RScP as they discuss Pride 2023 and how it impacts elders in the LGBTQ+ community.
RJ and Kiki introduce the Q2 read Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way", and RJ discusses one of our reader's emails.
The listener asked: "Just who are you people?"
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RJ and Kiki find a humorous way to discuss the final rule #12 in Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book The 12 Rules for Life. Join us as we wrap this series!
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RJ discusses rule #11: "Do not bother children skateboarding" from "12 Rules of Life" by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson.
Don't see a spiritual connection in this rule? Well, you'll be surprised when you listen to this episode.
In this episode, RJ stresses the importance of being: "precise in your speech." This is rule #10 from 12 Rules for Life, by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson.
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RJ tells us that listening is essential, even when we don't want to listen. Dr. Peterson reminds us to listen, as we might actually learn something that we do not know. This is a good one! Rule #8 of the "12 Rules for Life"
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We continue our conversation on the 12 Rules for Life. This episode is a round table discussion on the rule: Tell the Truth or at the very least, don't lie. based on Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book: 12 Rules for Life.
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RJ discusses Rule number 7, "Do What is Meaningful" from Jordan B. Peterson's "12 Rules for Life"
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RJ discusses Rule #6 "Put Your House in Order before you criticize someone else." This rule comes from the 12 Rules for Life by Dr. Jordan B. Petersen. Just like all the other rules, RJ puts an interesting spin on things.
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RJ discusses Rule #5 "Don't allow your children to do anything that would make you hate them" from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life.
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RJ reviews the first four rules from the 12 Rules for Life. RJ and Kiki are joined by a few of our favorite ElderPride Podcast Listeners!
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In this episode RJ discusses Dr. Jordan B. Petersen's rule #3: Surround yourself with people that have your best interest at heart.
He also takes a deep dive into our circle of friendships. Who gets to be close and who should be on the periphery of our life.
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In this episode we consider Dr. Jordan B. Perterson's Rule #2: Treat yourself like you would treat someone else that you are responsible for helping. In other words: Healer, Heal Thyself.
RJ shares with us a variety of ways for getting "unstuck." Especially when we get stuck helping others, so much, that we no longer have the energy to help ourselves.
In this episode, RJ illustrates how gratitude is the gateway to receiving love beyond our imagination. Love transcends time and forever changes our lives.
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"Just as I am", is the old spiritual song written to remind us that we are acceptable to God - just as we are, as our authentic selves.
In this episode, RJ talks about how his stepfather experienced the hypocrisy of this hymn in his early church experience. However, he also talks about how his stepfather overcame being rejected by the church by cultivating his commitment to being true to himself. His stepfather taught him that one must cultivate his own values; his own sense of right and wrong; and live a life of respect, kindness, and never compromising who you are, just to be accepted by others. This is how one cultivates authenticity.
In this episode, RJ tells us about Grandma Kaufman, his first spiritual teacher. Listen and learn how she confronted the KKK, and taught him about "going home" and being reunited with loved ones that have already passed on.
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"181" is the second in a series of five (5) episodes of our new podcast called Remember When...? This podcast pays tribute to Vera Ginsburg (1940 - 2022) Co-Founder of the Genard AIDS Foundation. The corresponding essay can be found at https://www.elderpride4me.org/. In today's podcast, RJ speaks to the importance of having the right people in our lives and in the right "circle." Doing so enables us to age forward with grace and ease.
Rev. Jack shares with host Kiki how the "Fall of Freddie the Leaf " inspired him to write the essay "Autumn Leaves". Grief, transition, and loss can stop us, but once we own that we've been stopped, we can move forward. Rev. Jack (RJ) shows us how in this episode.
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