Everyday Creation

In this episode, I do my best to explain my "What if" series which, so far, includes three essays on themes related to spirituality: divine connection (#1), our grand adventure (#68), and fairness (#71). Apart from the series, I've also published a few similarly themed essays: Episode 55, "Smile on a Summer's Day," and Episode 57, "Picturing a Kinder, Gentler Wor...

This short essay about fairness is the third in a series. If it intrigues you in any way, please check out the first two "What ifs," which are Episode 1 and Episode 68. I explain the long gap between the two in the description for #68.  I also have other essays related to this theme. In case you want to check them out, they're Episodes 55 and 57: "Smile on a Summer's Day&q...

A food and wine extravaganza in Michigan becomes so much more when every friend matters, and everyone's story counts. Learn more in this short episode inspired by Jackie Stevenson's book , "Someday We'll Live Like Horses: Authentic Presence in Leadership and Life."   Send us Fan Mail This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation®, available on YouTube an...

This is a follow-up to Episode 30, titled "Less Stress, More Happiness." In that episode, I talk about a simple daily practice that I learned from a friend. To do it, all you need is to take a moment to breathe in and out, and then say or think one simple statement.  For all its simplicity, this practice is incredibly useful in lifting one's focus from stressful thoughts to higher,...

This short essay is the second in my "What if ..." series. The first in the series launched Everyday Creation, which debuted in early February 2024. However, I rewrote and re-recorded that early episode so many times — I truly lost count — that it took me nine months, off and on, to get it to the point where I was ready to move on to the second essay in the series.  I say all this to exp...

This is the first of four excerpts from a longer interview with family medicine physician Adeola Fakolade, MD. In this short episode, Adeola traces her path from Nigeria to the U.S. The full interview with Adeola is episode 62, and the other excerpts are episodes 65, 66 and 67. Hope you enjoy listening to this accomplished professional who's good-humored, personable and a delightful teller of...

This is the fourth excerpt from a longer interview with family medicine physician Adeola Fakolade, MD. In this episode, Adeola talks about why having access to healthcare is so important and how we, as patients, can maximize the time we have with our doctors.  The full interview with Adeola is episode 62, and the other excerpts are episodes 64, 65 and 66. Hope you enjoy listening to this accomplis...

This is the second excerpt from a longer interview with family medicine physician Adeola Fakolade, MD. In this short episode, Adeola talks about having a positive outlook on life and also discusses the WHO (World Health Organization) definition of good health, which is about thriving. The full interview with Adeola is episode 62, and the other excerpts are episodes 64, 66 and 67. Hope you enjoy li...

This is the third excerpt from a longer interview with family medicine physician Adeola Fakolade, MD. In this episode, Adeola talks about lifestyle medicine and disease prevention.  The full interview with Adeola is episode 62, and the other excerpts are episodes 64, 65 and 67. Hope you enjoy listening to this accomplished professional who's good-humored, personable and a delightful teller of...

I'm not a pessimist by nature. However, the 2016 election kind of threw me. I started thinking about it Sunday night, after reading a Substack post by Greg Olear about Leonard Cohen's song, "Hallelujah." In Olear's post, there's a link to Kate McKinnon singing part of "Hallelujah" for SNL's cold opening on Nov. 12, 2016.  Her performance touched me deep...

Dr. Adeola Fakolade is an accomplished professional and a delightful person to talk with and get to know. She's a family medicine and public health and general preventive medicine physician who's passionate about patient access to high-quality healthcare and what that means for people in terms of their ability to thrive.  To that last point, Adeola talks about the World Health Organizati...

Welcome to Everyday Creation, a show about purpose, awe, and good vibrations.  This short essay was the first episode of Everyday Creation when I started the show in early February 2024. It sprang from one of my journal entries and, since I first wrote and recorded it, I've tweaked it many times. This is the latest version, and I like it well enough that it's now the first in a series of...

Marla Grant is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist and Founding Affiliate Leader of Helping Parents Heal Tampa. She helps parents who have experienced child loss, as well as individuals who are grieving other types of losses, move “from heartache to healing.”  She also teaches Mental Fitness Mastery as a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach to help clients infuse their world with more kindness...

Jared Gleaton is the author of “A Feast for the Senses: The Psychological Art of Eating Well.” He also hosts “Jared Gleaton Eats” on YouTube. A school psychologist in Skiatook, Okla., Jared applies his professional expertise to writing about food and reviewing restaurants. One of his goals is to help people expand their palates to appreciate different kinds of dishes and preparations, and, in so d...

Scarlett Lam and Mindy Lee, creators of the children's board book "THE LIGHT," believe that together we can make the world a little bit brighter, one light at a time. Their delightful book evolved from that belief and from their commitment to help kids — and adults who are kids at heart — realize that they're awesome just the way they are. It's an empowering message that&a...

At age 23, American classical pianist Van Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition during the Cold War after winning a gold medal in the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. The Russians absolutely loved his playing. Astrologer Christine Rakela, the author of "My Private Relationship with Van Cliburn," says that he was not only one of the greatest pianists in hist...

Troubled by all the tension and divisiveness? Here’s a humble offering in the form of a visualization/meditation that may help ease our stress. It begins with holding ourselves and our surroundings in the highest light, and ends with love and gratitude. In between, it's short yet expansive, and kind of sweet. Hope it helps. Send us Fan Mail This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Every...

I like products that are elevated by a higher mission and better-than-usual ingredients. That is definitely true of a line of canned cocktails made with fresh juice and no artificial sugar or preservatives. They've got a great taste and a kick too, with 12% alcohol by volume. Created by siblings Alison and Steven Cravens, North Shore Crafted Cocktails launched in summer 2023 with the able ass...

Seasonal musings on bluebirds, connection and happiness.  Send us Fan Mail This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation®, available on YouTube and in major podcast directories including Apple, Spotify, iHeart and Audible.

Denny Laine helped form the Moody Blues and was the lead singer on their first hit, "Go Now," in 1964. Then, in 1971, he helped put together Wings, Paul McCartney’s first band after the Beatles broke up, and was with the group until it disbanded 10 years later.  This tribute to Laine is one of 44 short biographies of significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023.   La...

Laura Lynch was one of the four founders of the Dixie Chicks, now the Chicks. She sang and played the upright bass with the band for six years and then left the music business.  Lynch co-wrote and sang "Pink Toenails," which was released in 1992 on the group’s second studio album, "Little Ol' Cowgirl."   According to oldtimemusic.com , “Pink Toenails” was inspired by the p...

Tommy Smothers and his brother, Dick, started out as a serious musical act that morphed into one of 20th century’s most successful comedy teams.  In the '60s, they were the eponymous stars of the Sunday night TV variety show “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." In this clip from the show, Tommy performs yo-yo tricks following his brother's commands. And here's a video from 1988...

Shane MacGowan, the  frontman and main songwriter for the Pogues, led a life of addiction. He co-founded the band in 1982, mixing punk rock with traditional Irish music. Nine years later, he was kicked out of the group because of his drug use and drinking but returned in 2001 and remained with the Pogues until they disbanded.  This tribute is one of 44 stories about significant figures in the musi...

Rudolph Isley, one of the original Isley Brothers and the flamboyant dresser of the three, was an integral member of the band although he wasn't the lead singer or songwriter. This episode is one of 44 tributes to significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023. Rudolph received a co-writing credit for "It's Your Thing," the first hit the Isley Brothers wrote...

New Orleans singer Jean Knight is best known for “Mr. Big Stuff,” which she sang with sass and attitude. It reached number one on Billboard’s R&B chart and number two on the Hot 100 chart in 1971. This is one of 44 tributes to significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023. Knight eventually went on to get a nursing degree, but she continued to reap the benefits of "Mr....