Calmer in 5

Question of the Day: What is the last ting that you did that was not serving for you?  Why did you do it?  Was it conscious or a reaction?  How could you have achieved a positive result THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extreme...

Today I am cracking open the 5 Minute Mojo vault and sharing episode 017!  And it is still as relevant as the day it aired. Question of the Day: Who is the funniest person in your life?  Who is the funniest person you have heard? Action of the Day: Watch anything that will make you laugh so hard your sides hurt. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in...

"We all have a shadow, our demons.  But they aren't ethereal ghouls like we see in the movies.  They are aspects of ourselves we try to hide from the world.  The only problem is, the more you hide them, the stronger they become" - Thom Walters Question of the Day: What is one negative habit or vice that you are battling now?  If not a habit/Vice, what thought is most prevalent to you that is not s...

The Lighter Question of the Day If you could choose to be one age forever, would you do so, if it meant you would never learn anything again. Would you wish to be immortal? THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extremely helpful, t...

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharlal Nehru Question of the Day: What is the most profound interaction you have had with a total stranger?  Action of the Day: Stand on anything and change your perspective: a ladder, a sturdy chair or even go way up high in...

"We make a living by what we get.  We make a life by what we give." -  Winston Churchill Question of the Day: If you had a ten dollar bill in your hand and were tasked with giving it to someone, who would that be and why? THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews f...

"I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that?" -  Soledad O'Brien Question of the Day: What was the last thing in your li...

The Lighter Question of the Day Would you leave the country and sever all ties for 6 Months, if at the end of the term you would be given 10 million dollars? IS there a price that can be put on family and friends? THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the p...

"The root of all suffering is attachment" - Buddha Question of the Day: What value do you put on things?  Why do you spend energy trying to get more things?  What is the most valuable object to you now?  How would you react if it simply vanished?  Lastly, What value would you have if you were stripped of everything, except the clothes on your back? Action of the Day: Donate a prized possession to...

" However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?" - Buddha Question of the Day: What is one thing you have on a todo list that you have had on for a while now.  What is onething you want to get done, but haven't?  Why? Action of the Day: Spend 5 minutes, just five minutes,working on the answer you came up with in the QOTD THANKS...

" What we think, we become." - Buddha Question of the Day: What was the most positive thought you had today?  What was the most negative?   Action of the Day: Spend 10 minutes with nothing but positive thoughts. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the pod...

The Lighter Question of the Day Would you like to be left on an a tropical island for a week without technology.  Food and shelter would be supplied? If you were left on tropical island, do you think you would be able to survive if food and water were not included. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media...

"Most of us spend our lives protecting ourselves from losses that have already happened." – Geneen Roth Question of the Day: Have you ever eaten a food to feel a certain way?  If so, what was the food and was it successful at helping you feel better? Action of the Day: The next time you eat an incredibly delicious meal, ask yourself if you did it to stop feeling a certain way or to feel a certain...

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Question of the Day: What was the last hardship or challenge you faced, and what did you learn from it? Action of the Day: Spend 15 minutes visualizing a moment of hardship in your life and during that same session, visua...

"The worst thing about this modern world is that people think you get killed on television with zero pain and zero blood," he says. "It must enter into kids`s heads that it´s not very messy to kill somebody, and it doesn`t hurt that much. That`s a real sickness to me. That`s a real  sick thing." - David Lynch Question of the Day: Do you watch violent movies?  When you do, does the violence disturb...

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." - Buddha Question of the Day: Is there a hierarchy between contentment, happiness and joy, or do you consider them all the same?  When was the last time you were filled with joy? Action of the Day: Create a plan for joy. This includes something that you can do within minute...

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from."  Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Question of the Day: When was the last time, outside of 5 Minute Mojo, you questioned something about your life? Action of the Day: Ask yourself any one of these questions. What mak...

In order to determine who we are we must find time to be alone. To determine our place on this planet and indeed in the very existence of all there is, it is important to carve out time each day to be silent and alone with our thoughts.  In the moments when we are successful at silencing the ego and blocking out distractions we are able to connect with our higher selves and determine how we can gr...

"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." - Bertrand Russell Question of the Day: What percentage of your life comes from Love?  How often are you loving? Action of the Day: Play two mind movies, really see the outcomes: A movie about the last time you felt and acted out of  love for a stranger a movie about the last time you acted out of hatred, anger or fear. THANKS FOR LI...

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." - Rabindranath Tagore Question of the Day: What was the last thing you did for someone else?  How did it make you feel?  Why did you do it? Action of the Day: Do absolutely anything for someone today.  Make someone's day better. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the...

The Lighter Question of the Day Have you ever felt like you were existing in another time?  Think about Deja Vu? Have you ever felt like you were not in the place you thought you were; something felt different If you feel you have, why would you feel it is not okay to talk about? THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using th...

"Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life."  - John Updike Question of the Day: When was the last time you saw the rain and actually appreciated it? Action of the Day: Make a list of five positives that come from rain, either from a global sense, or personally. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in...

"Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change." -  Gretchen Rubin Question of the Day: When was the last time you felt guilty?  Why did you?  Was it because of some standard set up by someone else? Action of the Day: Think of one thing that respects you and those around you that you fee...

"Love all, trust a few, do harm to none"  - William Shakespeare Question of the Day: Do you see the world as competitive or communal? Action of the Day: Think of three examples of people working together,even though the share differing beliefs or circumstances in life. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social me...

The Lighter Question of the Day If you had the ability to heal anyone of any disease or injury, would you?  The catch is that every time you did you would gain 5 pounds.  There are other questions around this one on the show so come tune in. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the p...