Keeping Up With Jones: The Lonnie Jones Podcast Adventure

Dealing with something heavy?  The "what" is not as important as the "how"  but don't forget the importance of the "who" as well.   Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi....

I decided to mow the garden rather than weed it because it no longer resembled a garden.  It wasn't the garden's fault.  The garden had been neglected.  The "tragedy" that ensued wasn't caused because someone did anything; but it started when somebody didn't do anything. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories...

A still, small voice, a melodiously soothing voice or just the voice we listen for, listen to and run toward.  Find your voice. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Support this...

Dead, mostly dead, undead.  It's important to know the difference.  If you can't master being dead you don't really know how to live. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Su...

Where does on get the ability to be bold and confident without a false sense of bravado, posturing or pretending?  Confidence based in something outside oneself is the source of assurance...not self assurance but blessed assurance. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed P...

Leadership and service is about putting someone else in your shoes.  I know that sounds backwards.  But I really mean it.  Providing resources, equipping others to serve, do or succeed is real servant leadership. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Profession...

The old 80's Rock Song had the lyrics, "I want you to want me..."  Well that was destined to fail and every teenage boy has felt the sting of that not working out.  What I want you to want is not as important in experiences and gifts as what YOU actually want.  Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the e...

The smallest act, silly tradition or simplest kindness can have an affect and change your perspective.  I thought hunting with him was a tradition; but he reminded me that hunting with me reminded him of my tradition. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Co...

Charlie Daniel's "Legend of the Wooley Swamp" created the greedy and ghostly Lucius Clay which inspired my coin bank.  What's bucket of coins worth compared to a few pieces of paper?  Children (the immature) will usually choose the heavy and shiny over the real value.  When we make that choice...we make someone laugh. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, con...

"Stay on target" was more iconic to me than "Use the Force" when Luke Skywalker was flying toward the thermal exhaust port.  What's your target may not be as important as "Why" is this your target.  Do you want accolades or deep satisfaction?  Now you know your target. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories fr...

People will outgrow us.  They will become taller, better, faster and maybe even smarter.  But being a person of stability and influence is better than being better than them.  You want to be one of the people who consistently makes others better. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of...

When you teach someone something, or give something to someone you might bring something to life.  Be a giver, be a teacher and give life to something or affect someone's life today. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chapla...

Decisions come with other decisions.  I don't know if you talk about destiny, fate or just understand that saying "yes" to "this" also as a result says "yes" to "that" and "the other".  Once you decide where you are going to live--You have decided how you are going to live. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories fr...

Snakes can't fly.  They don't have arms so if you see one swing from a limb it's going to fall...isn't it?  What if you made a critical decision based on something that might happen and it didn't?  What really happens may be much worse that what you were afraid was going to happen. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These a...

What's written on your heart is more important, is more special and gives you more significance than anything written your coat, cap or jersey. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Su...

It was a college stunt.  I got asked to help with a pledge prank and it became something that had a life of its own.  Be careful what say, tell and repeat.  If you repeat it others will repeat it as well. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Couns...

If you pretend to be a dinosaur there are a set of rules that dictate your behavior.  Once you know I know the rules of your game you will encounter me from a standpoint of being heard, understood and accepted.  That's how conversations occur instead of confrontations.  Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories f...

What does success look like?  Strike a pose.  Is the pose you adopted accurate?  Look at the actual prize and you may be surprised. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi....

The attempt to make ourselves feel special or to want others to think we are special is probably a normal thing.  Understanding that being someone special is as simple as treating everyone special or knowing we are special to someone. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, License...

We spend a lot of our time being afraid of the things that hide in the dark...ever wonder what makes them hide? Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Support this podcast at https://an...

The little guy's only concern was doing this scary thing because his dad was watching.  He was afraid to and afraid not to and both decisions were based in what in his father would think, do or say because of it. www.lonniejones.org Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about. Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other...

If I knew what you could see that I couldn't see, if I knew what you knew that I didn't know then what you yelled at me might make sense--or at least sound different to me.  At first it sounds like you hate me...when in truth you may care deeply for me and may even be trying to rescue me. www.lonniejones.org Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining so...

The origin of one of my favorite activities and one of my favorite sermon "illustrations".  God uses things he didn't cause and conforms them to His will for the good of his children. www.lonniejones.org Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about. Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stor...

Deciding to talk about the obvious is uncomfortable.  What seems obvious is often avoided---if not just blatantly overlooked.  www.lonniejones.org Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about. Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art Visit Amazon for the following b...

Value is what you make of it not necessarily in what you make. The myth of quality time and how easy it is to misjudge how valuable our intent can be.  Intentional love is simply, authentic and real.  I mention a painting by Frank Frazetta and make reference to "John Clark of Mars".  That should be John Carter.  John Clark is a Tom Clancy character.... www.lonniejones.org Check...