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Welcome back people! This week's BONUS episode invites us all to find some stillness and some solace in our storms...This episode invites you to pause, breathe, and find your stillness. Whether you’re in the eye of the storm or just beginning to face one, remember that within each storm lies an opportunity to reflect, grow, and become stronger than before. Another creative poem for our beauti...

Welcome back people - Right Here! Right Now! The podcast that invites you to slow down, breathe, and rediscover peace amidst the chaos. Today, we're diving deep into the power of solitude and how it can help us heal in a world that often feels overwhelming. In this episode, we explore: Reframing Solitude : Solitude isn’t about physical isolation or escapism. It's about discovering a calm...

In this heartfelt poetry episode, I am sharing a personal piece dedicated to my beloved boys—and to all of us who wish to hold on to the wonder and freedom of our  youth. Through these words, I hope to reflect on the bittersweet journey of growing up and the desire to keep the magic of childhood alive, despite life’s inevitable pressures and responsibilities. Join me as I read aloud my original wo...

Tech-no-logic: The Digital Dilemma of Our Times In this special episode of Right Here! Right Now! we go on a poetic journey through the digital landscape in my original work, Tech-no-logic . With evocative language and rhythmic flow, we explore the complex relationship we have with technology—how it captivates, entraps, and sometimes divides us. From the screens that demand our constant attention...

As we come upon this season of Halloween - where we look for things that might scare us in a fun and transient way - we will cozy up with the made up things that instill a fear within us - a fear that we battle with a little too often — perhaps needlessly fighting these fears.  We will take excerpts from a Stoic philosopher - Seneca - who wrote many philosophical pieces - many in the form of lette...

On the podcast today - Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) - we will try to begin to understand the capacity of this new technology and how it may offer some wonderful new ways of doing things - experiencing our world - and learning about many exciting aspects of its capability. Is it a little scary? Sure. But it is equally as exciting!  Join us today as we explore and get into a conversation with an a...

Superheros are born every day!  Superheros are found in every way! Look around and look within... For that superhero inside...waiting to be discovered and unleashed...in just the right time...up up and away! Enjoy this poem presented as spoken word art set to a meditative musical sound that I hope will inspire you to be heroic AND to find the hero inside another... Be present... Be mindful... Be h...

In this episode of Right Here, Right Now , we dive into the power of an innovator’s mindset and how we can cultivate creativity in our everyday lives. Drawing from my own experience preparing for a new role, we will explore what it means to truly innovate—both in process and in mindset. From asking the right questions to embodying key traits like open-mindedness, curiosity, and resilience, we brea...

Welcome back to Right Here, Right Now ! I'm your host, Michael Scicchitano, and today we’re diving deep into how mindfulness can help us build resilience—and even make us antifragile —in the face of life’s inevitable challenges. In this episode, we explore: The Stoic Connection : How ancient wisdom from Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus can guide our modern mindfulness practi...

Unleashing Creativity and Mindfulness this season!! Season 4 intro: Right Here, Right Now , we are excited to share our vision for the new season. This time, it's all about unleashing creativity and using mindfulness to navigate life’s challenges. We will be reflecting on our personal journey, the importance of slowing down, and how creativity can transform difficult moments into opportunitie...

RE-RELEASE today on  APRIL FOOL'S DAY! And why not, people!? Let's have some more fun with this topic! Today - Right Here! Right Now! We are talking Humor today people!! We will dive into the Science of humor as we review some great insights in the book "Humor, Seriously - Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)” This book is by D...

Today we discuss the incredible power of potential - or Arete! We review some Stoic principles and review Brian Johnson's new book Arete - Activating Your Highest Potential!  And we ask that you consider your future self in all the actions you take - Right Here! Right Now! Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message

Being “somewhere else” you think you need to be doesn’t take you there - it takes you away from your present moments. Feedback? Ideas? Send us a message

Is your world a little extra busy and loud and crazy these days?  Have you ever felt that you needed some more silence or calm tranquility in your hectic days?  Have you considered how we can employ a practice of stillness in our lives to catapult us into our next moments with more energy and a greater capacity for creative and effective work? We must understand that reaching a level of stillness...

Healing is for the heroic spirit within each of us...Healing can be something we work on with a greater ability to smile and be immersed in some level of joy... “If you can recognize and accept your pain without running away from it, you will discover that although pain is there, joy can also be there at the same time.” Thich Nhat Hanh Come on this journey of healing with me... Be Present ... Be M...

One of my favorite subjects on today's episode - LEARNING! Open yourself up to the things that you do not know! Open your hearts up to that feeling of vulnerability when you must admit that you do not know - for it is the only path to truly be able to learn - and from learning is growth - and an evolution that allows us to be our most authentic versions of ourselves! And let's ponder thi...

Today on the show we come to terms and face the inescapable fact that we are mortal beings and will sometime in the future meet our demise.  If you listened to our full episode on Memento Mori - this will go a little deeper as we meditate on our mortality with this mindfulness intention created for each of you!  Can contemplating our mortality and seeing death as the imminent event  that it is hel...

Today on the show we come to terms and face the inescapable fact that we are mortal beings and will sometime in the future meet our demise.  Sounds morbid, but today we will harness this concept to help us live more fully in each of our mindfully present moments of our lives.  We can and we will have a better appreciation for all of the experiences in our lives - the good and the not so good. Can...

Do you know what is nicer than feeling good in the moment?  Maybe reliving that moment of goodness?  When we reflect on some of our moments, we may be replaying the emotions that served us well at a point in time that we can perhaps re-live in a moment of need.  Today on Right Here! Right Now! we learn how we might be able to tap into the power of reflection in experiencing twice the impact of our...

Today, we are reminded of what mindfulness means to each of us - to each of our moments in life.  We must be compassionate and kind to ourselves knowing that we will need to constantly put ourselves back on track.   I hope to invigorate a sense of how powerful and impactful the practice of mindfulness can be for each of us.  We go over some of the science behind mindfulness and we attempt to see t...

Happy Thanksgiving people!  Today, let's turn this seasonal practice of gratitude into a powerful daily and mindful practice.  We often reflect on what we can be grateful for as we sit with family around the turkey and all it's trimmings...Reflect on how good it feels to be grateful as we pause and appreciate the good (and maybe the not so good) in our lives.  Let today be the first day...

"The Man in the Arena" speech by Theodore Roosevelt celebrates the value of action, resilience, and courage. It encourages individuals to step into the arena of life, take risks, and not be deterred by critics. It has become an enduring source of motivation and inspiration for people pursuing their goals and facing life's challenges.  The Man in the Arena - on today's episode w...

Today’s mindfulness intention builds upon the work from one of our more popular episodes…today we reflect and get a little closer to the concept of Amor Fati - The Love of your Fate.  This concept has become very powerful and quite meaningful for me - a practice and mindset we learned from from the Stoics - I have studied it and reflected upon this wisdom in my own life - especially most recently....

One of the mantras or values or virtues that I often share here is the capacity to open our minds and our hearts to be better positioned to learn and grow and evolve into the best version of ourselves.  This practice can be a tremendous help in getting in the habit of having a better outlook on how we can handle life’s challenges.  Today we will hear from Pema Chodron and how we can learn how to b...

And today we are going to admire the incredible feats that we - OURSELVES - accomplish. Getting the seemingly impossible done.  And the inspiration for today’s mindful moment is another poem.  This poem - which I have read a bunch of times - is a succinct and precise and warm description of so many of the days that we live - so many of the days we see others are entrenched in…The poem is from the...