The Deep End

The mistake is evolutions greatest tool. All of us make mistakes. How can we use our mistakes to help us grow into fuller human beings? Why do some have such a difficult time owning their mistakes? One of Martin Luther’s favorite benedictions was, “Go, and sin boldly!” Amen

Our personal stories matter. How and why do they matter. What is going on when we share our personal stories? Mary Anne Ruddis, Bob Hays and Redhawk share some of their stories and look at how they inform our lives. Blessings

In 1875 the term”Biosphere” was coined. Since then the human family has hung a lot of science and helped many of us to understand this mysterious web of life. How has this concept of a context helped us see and experience life in some new ways? Blessings

The world is intimately interconnected by way of increased globalization. Over the last 200 years we have become more and more interdependent and we have grown both and worldwide middle class and a number of backlash movement against this globalization. How can we better understand what is happening and find ways to relieve the suffering that accompanies it? Blessings

How did the political right and left arise: populism? We are awash in a populist rhetoric. What will we do? Is there anyway out of this mess? What do you think? Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

What is ritual? How are rituals integral and part of our lives? Why are rituals so important? Are there rituals that are not healthy? What makes a ritual healthy? Be well… wonder deep! Blessings

What is Artificial Intelligence? Is it beneficial or will it become a curse? Is AI part of our human evolution? Will AI surpass us and create a new order of self awareness? Join us in our journey through the many possibilities that AI confronts the human family with. Blessings…

WTF… from the Deep End and a chat with AI (ChatGBT). What are the deepest questions of the human race? What does ChatGPT have to say about it? What a delightful romp through this dance at the end of a rainbow! Be well..wonder deep!

What would the world be like without innovation? We live in a world woven out of innovation. On this podcast we lift up how innovation has shaped our modern world and what our role in it could be. Be well… wonder deep….

Structural changes in the way we live and order our lives has been changing for thousands of years. In my mind revolutions are steps the human family takes to move towards greater JUSTICE. These changes occur as a consequence of revolution. We are in the midst of national and global revolutions swirling around us today. How can we better understand what is going on and progress toward greater powe...

The family has been around since before we became human. Why is the family so integral to society? How is the family evolving today? How can we see the family a a single system? Are you part of The Deep End family? 🤪🙏🏾

Life is full of sadness, grief and trauma. Is there any way out? …is there any way to find closure where we come full circle and end up back at our self? We share our stories and our attempts to find closure in those aspects of our lives that weigh us down and haunt us. Love to hear from you. Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

Change is the essence of life. How can we facilitate the change that is part and parcel of our lives? …and what about the huge changes that are challenging us as a human family? Can we make uncertainty our friend? Blessings

Our families of origin are where we get our psychological, relational and values presets and defaults. How can we best look at and understand those pieces that make up who we are? How important to our spiritual journey is our work on our family of origin? Whew! What a journey!!

We are living in an ocean of relationships… and nothing can exist outside of relationships. Relationships are connections from the sub-atomic to the cosmic; how can we engender growing and expanding relationships? What gets in the way? We discuss the ways relationships are changing and how we can create more health and wholeness from them.

Playing is not just important but is imperative for growing, learning and becoming a healthy and whole human being. Why is playing so important? How can we find new ways to play as we become adults? We romp through a discussion on “play” and the many benefits of play. Be well… wonder deep… Blessings

JOY! Not easy to define yet most know exactly what it is. How can we grow a life that is more receptive to joy? Why is joy so important to evolution and our personal spirituality? Can we learn to make our lives a dance of joy? From William Blake to Emily Dickinson joy connects us to the full round and depth of life. Be well… wonder deep…. Blessings

How is education, learning and training essential to our lives, our health and our growth? How do we grow ourselves into lifelong learners and why is that important? We discuss and celebrate our ability to be new everyday when we keep our shields down and minds open. Blessings

Music has qualities that can heal! What are those qualities? Is music connected to spirituality? How can we begin to see the Uni-Verse as the One-Song that it is and how can we join in this One-Song in a way that is harmonious and growing? What so think? Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

We live within these amazing civilizations and today billions are reaping the rewards of being “civilized”. How great are these civilizations that we live in?! Redhawk, Mary Anne and Bob lift up cause for us to pause a moment and just be amazed at this world we live in. Woohoo for civilization! Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

What metaphysics are we teaching our children and how are we doing it? We’ve come so far since “merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream”; where do we go from here? How bout Cat Kid, Captain Underpants, Star Wars, the Spiderverse… and on and on. We explore how we are teaching our children metaphysics today. What a romp! Blessings

Suffering sucks! What is the purpose in all this pain and suffering? Can we make something good and healthy out of our suffering? How much of our suffering is self created and why? We take a google filled romp through the many ways of seeing suffering and how to put an end to it. Blessings. Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

The universe is in a state of perpetual transformation. How can humans participate in that change in intentional way? What are we being transformed into and why? And, why does transformation so often need a crucible in order for it to happen? Be well… wonder deep..

Does “Freedom” have a point of diminishing return? Our Founders made clear that freedom depended on virtue and morality. They also warned how a corrupt or selfish people could not self rule and without self rule freedom was impossible. Are we in as much trouble as it looks like to me? Let me know… Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com . Blessings

There is a lot going on in here! Is my inner life a house of mirrors with a cast of thousands and an infinite budget a place of mere problem solving or is it a deep well of who I am; or is it both and more. Join us in our romp through the mystery of our inner lives. Blessings.