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This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 421 with Katie Ray from NBC’s The Voice Katie grew up in northern California and learned all about music from her father. She would sing at coffee shops with her dad and brother and got involved in the school choir, but was always too shy to perform on her own. Katie took a long break from music and didn’t...

Does anyone take baby steps anymore?  I don't think babies do!  One minute they're in a baby seat then they're up and running through the grocery store collecting what they assume is good food. I've got two grandchildren.  Eighteen and sixteen.  How did this happen so quickly?  It couldn't have been baby steps.  The term doesn't fit within our walk these days.  I...

In Ginger Zee's follow-up to the bestselling Natural Disaster, the ABC Chief Meteorologist takes readers on a much deeper journey of self-discovery. When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us,&nbsp...

Awareness is more than a tool.  It's the activation of doing something with what you've just learned.

Bits and pieces.  That's all my mind could generate all night.  Shattered dreaming.  Nothing made sense.  It was all over the place and in such little doses.  When this begins in the early part of night the narrator or inner voice feels the need to step in.  To fill the void.  To calm down the anxiety.  To set free the creative monsters starving for late nig...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 420 with Yance Ford and Dr. Hetty Cunningham from The Color Of Care. The Color of Care traces the origins of racial health disparities to practices that began during slavery in the U.S. and continue today. Using moving testimony from those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 and frontline medical workers in ove...

A forest isn't the only object of change during the evolution of seasons.  We can learn a lot from how leaves come into being then are set free.  How do we turn it into lessons for us to grow with?  Depends on how you act when everything once green begins to fall.  Is the glass half full or empty?  

Pod Crashing Episode 150 with Jeff Heimbuch from the podcast Maxmell. Stranded almost 700 light-years away from home, the crew of the USS Magmell makes an astonishing discovery; they're not alone. Something sinister is lurking out in the deep reaches of space, something that they were unprepared for. But with tensions running high and mistrust running deep, their only chance of survival is each ot...

Don't be a taker.  Become part of the wall that which represents strength...

Keeping the soul unmasked.  A challenge and a chore.  It's so much easier to be someone or something you're not.  But it's close enough to convince the passerby.  The echo effect paints the face of solitude.  Where's the gratitude? Being in a place of peace doesn't require the the heart to be mindful.  Combining the two though is bliss.  To make it last longer th...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 419 Ceaser Emanuel from Black Ink Crew New York. Ceaser is the owner and creator of the Black Ink brand. From its inception, Ceaser dreamed of turning his business into an empire, and he's accomplishing his dream one shop at a time, with seven shops open across the U.S. In addition to being a successful bus...

So much has happened over the past two years.  Pulling the lens back and you realize a lifetime of events have made their way into the headlines and straight into your eyes and heart.  But were your true emotions documented?  Do you rely on assuming you knew how it played out in your life?  Being a stream thinker, my daily goal is to leave bread crumbs for a future that seems t...

In these inspiring stories, two National Geographic Explorers, Clare Fieseler and Gabby Salazar, celebrate changemakers and outstanding women of diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and fields of study – many of whom are just beginning their game-changing work– by shining a light on the unique journeys and struggles that led to their incredible modern-day achievements. This book illuminates how wom...

What we hear and or experience doesn't always inspire the activation...  That comes when lost and stolen faces a wall of no more answers.

We've all said it, "If it's not one thing it's another."  It's when many things are happening all at once and most of the time it feels like bad news.  The heart and mind are very accepting of the good times.  The moment the victories become stale we begin to tilt.  Life begins to feel like a series of down and outs.  Then we start to wallow in pools of anxiety, fear, doub...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 418 with Aaron Blabey creator of Bad Guys. Australian author and illustrator, Aaron Blabey has written many well-loved best-selling books for children. With over 30 million books in print globally, his THE BAD GUYS series is a fan favorite. Featuring several animal main characters, who have a reputation for...

April 22, 2022 Expressing versus expression. Close but no cookie right? To express is to convey in word or by gesture. You’d think expression fits right in. Hmmm. Dictionary.com says an expression conveys a particular emotion. The reason why I bring this up is purely based on expressing a thought doesn’t always involve facial expressions or other types of body language. Look at the new anchors and...

Facing the uphill roar of a mighty giant that ends up being a timid mouse...

Developing. Constantly developing.  But is there too much thinking?  Research shows that when we overthink it's because we are linked to our past and future.  Overthinking creates anxiety and depression.  Breaking that down.  Creative people are usually connected to anxiety and depression.  Is it part of being an overthinker?  My goals are to always connect the d...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 417 with Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees. 98 Degrees founding member Superstar Jeff Timmons announces the release of his HIT new dance single "LIT" featuring Rapper/Producer Pompey of Pompey Productions. The release is in partnership with internationally renowned 418 Music and Timmons' new music venture Aria M...

Does a tree that which scrapes the sky find its place in history knowing it's no longer as tall as it used to be?  This forest at McDowell park doesn't look like it did 37 years ago.  An area once overgrown is no amazingly clear.  In our own lives, those overgrown places that consumed a majority of your life are just as clear as this forest.  What are you doing with the space?...

Back when humans lived in communal caves and tribal encampments, we told stories about the stars. When we started sailing, we used these same pinpricks of light to estimate our own location. When we began planting, we relied on the constellations and the Sun to plant and sustain crops. Yet today, most modern humans have lost this deep connection to the cosmos that was once central to our dail...

Creating paths of less magic and more logic...

April 19, 2022 What you can’t see is how bright the sun is on this daily writing. There are so many shadows! I can barely see through them to find my writing. There has to be a lesson here. The nib on the page is there but the shadows of my hand and other objects around me are overbearing to the well lit page. I’m trusting my arm to send messages to the brain claiming it’s all good. A normal perso...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 416 with Dan Whalen author of Nachos For Dinner. NACHOS FOR DINNER takes the spirit of this treasured appetizer as an easy, versatile crowd-pleaser, combining crunchy, melty, and flavorful elements to create something different for every night of the week, with little to no clean-up!   In Whalen’s...