Lighting the Way with Beth Green & Friends

Who is “normal” anyway? This one is alcoholic, that one is neurodivergent, the other one is gay, another is depressed, one is a hoarder, yet another is physically disabled. Who is normal? Yet we act like there are a few people who just don't fit in with us normal people and we have the right to discriminate against them. In fact, some people are subjected to hatred or scorn. The truth is that peop...

What is your life worth to you? Doesn't that seem like a strange question? Isn't our life worth everything to us but the question is, how much is it worth to other people? No the question is how much our lives are worth to us, what we are willing to do, to fight for, to give up and to confront in order to live the life we can? This and more on tonight's show. If you write in your questions and com...

Many of us feel guilty when we see others in pain while going after our own happiness. Actually, being happy can be a powerful force against the ego and the dark side if we approach it with consciousness. In this show, we will explain why and how being happy can be a great weapon for the good. If you write in your questions and comments when we are live, we will be able to respond right on the air...

What makes a truth hard? What hard truths are you facing? How do you know that they really are hard truths instead of daunting challenges? If they are hard truths, how can you shift into a more serene, if not joyful, response? That's the topic of tonight's show. If you write your questions and comments in the chat when we are live, we will be able to respond right on the air. For us to see your co...

There is a lot of talk these days about strength and courage and there is a lot of disagreement about what those terms really refer to. On this show Beth Green is going to share her perceptions about strength and courage. Listen and see if you agree. And let's talk about ways we can increase both of those in ourselves. If you want to participate live in the conversation, please come when we are li...

I think I am both. In some cases I don't try very hard to do something right and in other cases I'm never satisfied and keep pushing myself. What's the result of these poor attitudes? Why are we like this? What might be going on with us? Let's get together tonight and talk about it. It will be full of surprises. If you want to participate live in the conversation, please come when we are live stre...

For so many of us, living feels like a chore and that is very understandable, knowing how difficult life can be. That is a way of wasting our lives. I do it. I waste my life worrying, or waiting for something I’m hoping for, or dreading something that might happen, or bemoaning something that is happening that I don't like. It is so much better to love our lives moment by moment. Let's talk about...

If we have a challenge and we're not able to solve our problem, should we give up? Sometimes we think we have tried everything to resolve an issue, and we just don't find any solutions. Maybe there isn't any, but sometimes the opposite is the case. There are solutions but we're not seeing them for some reason, either because it's not time or because we haven't cleared some obstacles in our own hea...

Many of us know that the world has to change for humanity to thrive, for nature to endure, and for us all to reach our potential. But how does society change? How do we go from a utopian vision to a living reality, and how do we start to do that now? In this episode, Beth Green does more than talk about changing the world. She begins the process. Join her and experience how. We are The Stream, a n...

Some people claim a better world is a utopian vision. Our guest says no. It can be a reality, and she will share how she and others are already transforming themselves and their world through participating in a community micro farm, feeding the soul as well as the body. If you need a lift, tune into this show and brush off feelings of cynicism and defeat. It’s not just about gardens, it’s about po...

In this episode of Building the World We Want, we are going to focus on how deep change really transpires, why our sincerest efforts may not bring the transformations we want and what to do about it. If you want to join the discussion, tune into our live broadcast where you can comment and hear our response. Find us at facebook.com/GrannyRocksOn or @BethGreenTV on YouTube. We livestream at 6:30 pm...

It is perfectly normal to get upset when upsetting things happen. And we often feel our only options are to react or accept. But neither of these options works for our sanity and well-being. If we want to survive, let alone thrive, during these times, we need to shift into a different gear. Hear Beth discuss responding vs. reacting and allowing instead of accepting. How are they different? How do...

We all know the negatives of living through these terrible times: Financial insecurity. Cruelty and abuse. Fear. Increased misogyny and racism. Just general anxiety. But look at yourself and others and see if we aren't also changing in positive ways. That's what we're talking about on this show, so tune in, listen and even comment yourself. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online c...

Last week (March 18), we talked about how hero worship has been destroying our country and often our own personal lives. The result was amazing. Viewers got a new perspective on hero worship and how it has been damaging us, and they started challenging it. One of those viewers has already dramatically turned this pattern around in her life and work, and she would like to share this journey. An art...

Little boys want to be batman. Girls want to be Wonder Woman. And more. Whatever the form, we want to be heroes, saving our family, our friends, our world. But we can’t really be heroes, because we can only be human. And so when we can’t save our world and make everything all right, we look to others to fill the role. In a scary world, hero worship is really the search to be safe and saved. MAGA i...

Lies, AI, disinformation, exaggerations, indignation, fear-provoking headlines, advice, warnings, and manipulations, even shocking truth, bombarding us from the internet, friends, family, colleagues, the government, reporters, and our own overheated brains, it’s no wonder our heads are full of noise. And this noise blocks us from getting centered and being wise. Frantically, we lurch from one inpu...

Whether it’s a mother saying, “Wait till Daddy comes home,” or a government using our minds, bodies, and resources to bully other nations, or CEOs using the brains of their employees for their own enrichment, powerful and sometimes not-so-powerful people use us for their own benefit. On this show we talk about the ongoing outrage of people using our power for their own purposes and what we can do...

Have you ever noticed yourself being hurt by a person, a belief, a substance, a behavior of YOURS, and you have tons of trouble giving it up? Us, too. And it’s not only personal. We collectively do the same thing. Let’s talk about this. To build a better future, we have to let go of that which doesn’t serve us. Yet it seems so hard. Let’s do it together. We are The Stream, a non-profit organizatio...

Regardless of your age, race, gender or even political affiliation, you are bound to feel the anxiety in our nation. Between ICE, the Epstein files, economic uncertainty and more, it’s hard to feel safe in our world anymore. How does that impact us on a day-to-day basis? How can we shift into a more relaxed inner space without taking drugs or going into la-la-land. Join us for an honest conversati...

It’s not always easy to determine the right course of action in any situation. Sometimes we need more information. Sometimes we need time for all the elements to fall into place. But sometimes we are confused by ourselves, by our conflicting beliefs about ourselves, about what we really can or should do. What’s the truth and how do we know? We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online c...

Look around. Our world is dominated by people who focus on self-protection, self-promotion, and power for themselves. That’s the ego. And then there are others who are focused on caring, compassion, and mutual support. If we are to build the world we want, we need to move from focusing on ourselves to caring for all. Where are we in that process? What are we seeing in our nation, whether it be wit...

Sometimes you have to dismantle what’s in place to build something new, and that can be tough. But in an odd way, the current administration is dismantling multiple pillars of the current world order. Does that open or close options for a new, better world? These are undoubtedly incredibly painful times, but can something good come from it? Let’s discuss. We are The Stream, a non-profit organizati...

We may think we want to be strong, but there may be some conscious or unconscious stop signs within our brains. Let’s have compassion for ourselves, but let’s uncover what gets in the way of our realizing the strength we already have. And let’s start by discussing what real strength is. Tune in for a great discussion that could help strengthen you. We are The Stream, an online community dedicated...

On this episode, you'll meet Pari of the Women in America podcast, a delightful young woman with a lot to say. She'll talks with host Beth Green about how to counter the excuses for misogyny. A lot of men in US society are reported to feel disempowered, depressed and discouraged. And often women are blamed. "If women were not going to medical school, rising in the workforce, working outside the ho...

If we are to build the world we want, we need to get clear about what that is. Last week, we talked about how hard it is to even know what we want, given all the pressures and conditioning we experience. This week, let's get more specific. Do you want a more loving world and a more equitable society and are you willing to pay the price involved in going for it? Or do you want to keep the world we...