Lucidesse - Inspiring Strokes of Genius
What's more important than your thoughts? And why think anything less than your best? Here at Lucidesse we explore everything in order to dissolve limitations and inspire ourselves to live our fullest life. We believe the greatest change is that which happens within, so join us as we shine light into murky areas of life and explore the things which limit our potential....and on the way, let's learn to live our personal truths, together. Together, we are stronger. Let's explore everything, from training the mind for mental wellness to exercising the soul and living a life of meaning. lucidesse.com
Episodes
101 episodes
#101 Arc of Meditation, Fore Give, Growth
In the episode I share the many arcs of my meditation practice, along with Forgiveness as a clear waterfall of cleansing energy, and of Growth as a similar effervescent energy. I also speak to the uselessness of beautiful words when/if they don...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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34:06
#100 R Speaks. Need I Say More?
This episode is of a powerful life story spoken by a beautiful woman, who also happens to be one of resilience, honesty, strength, courage, and most importantly, Self-ness: she is her self, and her self is her --- together they are an inspiring...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:21:53
#99 A Labyrinth from Hate to Home
If you start exactly where you are, you will get where you need to go. I started in an ‘ugly’ place of hate and trusted the process of being in the immediacy of the moment…that’s how I found myself moving toward the center of a labyrinth...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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14:32
#98 Dismantle the Rape and Do No Harm
These are the words I wrote last week and I've been mulling them over since then...until I did a free-form journal session and found a few answers. But it wasn't actually until I was recording this episode that the fullness of these words came ...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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21:17
#97 Do One Hard Thing, The Rest Will Follow: Neuroplasticity
I'm learning to do hard things, again. I was much better at it when I was younger, before all my 'failures'. Well, I want to remember that it's ok to do hard things, and to 'fail' - whatever that means. So, I'm setting small goals, like picking...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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14:37
#96 Binge = Fear + Uncertainty
I am on day 10 of not eating any sweets and treats, I want to understand why I feel like binging on them at times. What I share is what I’ve learned after 10 days! I’m curious to see what the next 20 will bring. 😊
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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8:26
#95 Truth, as the Body: Lies, as Energy
My 2 AM ramblings about the truth of the energy of the body, how to listen to the body so that they become the story that is your truth, the growing out from the seed of your being. And how lies sever the cohesive communication network within.
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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52:04
#94 I’m Ahead Of You!!!
I’m ahead of you!!! How many times have I thought this? Or decided that I was somehow ahead of other people in some area? Only to realize that you are ahead of me in other areas. So… who’s ahead of who? Who is better? Who is more? Who is richer...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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4:29
#93 The Immediacy of the Moment
I share an update on the rape trial and the deeper lesson it is teaching me of feeling the immediacy of each moment...and sometimes even BEING the immediacy of each moment. All My Love to All :)
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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18:00
#92 The Mind as a Physical/Body Healer
The mind can assist with Physical/Body Healing thru its ability to determine which energies are at play in the physical body. In this episode I share a recent find of 'petrified hate' in my body and how I used this discovery to help my body hea...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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14:32
#91 The True Power of Authority - Inside & Out
The true power of authority lies in balancing all the desires of those you serve. Another way to say that is: my desire is the weight of one feather, along with the feather of every other person's desire. My desire is not greater simply because...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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26:00
#90 Believe in Me ~ Meditative Offering
From my 'echo chamber' I offer a free-flow of words that brought me to a space of stillness, where "believe in me" appeared as a fully presenced presence. I Believe in Me. I Believe Me.
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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13:47
#89 Transformation at Personal & Cosmic Levels
Transformation is so powerful, and yet, we can only change/alter/transform our tiny energetic self, while the rest of this reality surges forth with histories and stories and narratives which lie beyond our control. It's beautiful, humbling, an...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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29:11
#88 Kindness, from Quantum to Physical
"Kindness is the potential for all things to be as they are." I said these words yesterday and they were like stars falling from the heavens into an understanding I have been seeking my entire life. What is Kindness? Well, this is as close as I...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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23:03
#87 "Appreciate Everything" Kristine's Clogs & Advice
In this episode I share my story of a treasured friend who gifted me the best advice ever, plus the most wonderful clogs imaginable. Kristine, you are ever in my heart, always in my soul, and never far from my mind. Love you, eternally.
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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33:20
#86 Fasting as a Quickening of Energy
Fasting is a quickening of energy, even as the body slows. I share my emotional, mental, physical and spiritual experience of fasting, plus the many elements of quickening which occurred during my 3-day fast. I also touch upon the power of t...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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27:28
#85 Sometimes You Gotta Be A Slingshot
I overheard these words as I walked by, and my mind began to discuss one of the possibilities of their meaning. And that has been on my mind now for a couple of weeks. Namely, sometimes life pulls you backward, so you can relive, remember, rene...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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7:50
#84 Conversations w/ My Lower Back: Trust & Forgiveness
In this episode I share a multi-day conversation I had with my lower back, as it exhibited great pain. I was desperate NOT to repeat a debilitating series of months-long pain, so I did all I could to remedy the emotional, mental, spiritual pain...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:01:24
#83 What's In It For Me?
I share how journaling at a moment when I felt like crying led me to a voice within that wanted to know "what's in it for me?" -- I listened to this voice, honored it's question and respected it's right to be heard. This led me to the beautiful...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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18:48
#82 My Goals REFINED by Heart & Spirit
A brief foray into goal-setting - in a balanced, open-hearted manner, instead of my old way of judgement and entrapment! I share 7 goals that I set with my mind, and how I transmuted them, using the wisdom of my body, into goals that I feel 'ca...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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15:12
#81 Trust the Person, Not the Action
A brief foray into the sphere of Trust - as I choose to release judgement and trust the person over their actions and decisions. WHY? Because this person has shown me their integrity over many years and I care more about them than I care to jud...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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15:32
#80 My Nocturnal Negotiations
A night of sleepless struggles as I suffer through great loss and feel great shame for 'how I am' -- and attempt to be with the moment 'as it is, as well as negotiate with the differing parts of myself as they weigh in on my worth versus my fai...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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35:17
#79 Open-Hearted Participation & the PULL of Love
I share my 2025 vision of attempting a life of Open-hearted Participation and it's relation to Surrender. I share how little I understand the complexity of human emotions yet strive for deeper insight in order to grow beyond my habitual pattern...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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31:23
#78 Three Q's with Annika Kristiansen
Join our lovely conversation and listen to the heartfelt wisdom and insights of Annika Kristiansen. Annika shares her practice of grace and understanding, of her work in connecting people and communities, and of her beautiful practice of tru...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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33:25
#77 Judge My Shoes? Or Wear My Shoes.
Today, I chat about the challenges and rewards of judging versus wearing, as it pertains to literal and figurative shoes. Do you really know me? Or what's best for me? And me in return, do I really know you? Could I possibly experience the trut...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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11:03