The Gathering With Roger B.

Send us Fan Mail To inspire someone with the urge, confidence, or ability to do or feel something, particularly regarding creative effort or motivation. It evolves acting as a catalyst that sparks action, evokes emotion, or breathes new life and purpose into an idea. What or who has been your most inspirational person or experience. Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and downloads are av...

Send us Fan Mail As the Buddha is supposed to have said, "Pain is part of the deal" So pain is a pointer, it holds a lesson, when I learn the lesson the pain is transformed. What isnt transformed is transmitted! If I ignore or deny the pain I never learn the lesson. So lets see what The Gathering community has to say about this topic. Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and down...

Send us Fan Mail Celebrations are of many kinds,birthdays, anniversaries ect. Here another way to look at it. Celebration is the acceptance of life in a constantly increasing awareness of its preciousness; And life is precious not only because it can be seen, touched and tasted, but also because  it will all be gone one day. Life and Death are not opponents but do, in fact, kiss each other at ever...

Send us Fan Mail Forgive , Forgiveness, Forgiven , Self Forgiveness. We are forgiven as we Forgive, what isn't transformed is transmitted.  We suffer from our History & our Imagination. The past and the future. The past is dead and the future (fear) hasn't happened. We need to be free of the past , How do I get free? By amending past harms and extending forgiveness to those you have...

Send us Fan Mail As we look back over our successes and failures, one thing becomes abundantly clear. Grace & Mercy are real operative states. I didn't get what I deserved and I got more second chances than I ever imagined possible. There's a great group discussion here. You are welcome to join anytime, ALL are welcome! Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and downloads are a...

Send us Fan Mail This is a companion piece to episode 108. The process of Order, Disorder & Reorder is the process of transformation. Old ideas have to be evacuated to make room for the new ideas, the growth is painful because of our clinging. Its a process of Admission (step 1) Submission )steps 2-7) Restitution (steps 8-9, and Constriction of a new life (steps 10-12) this includes a great gr...

Send us Fan Mail This is taken from Richard Rohr's book " The Universal Christ" The 4 views are Material, Spiritual, Priestly and Incarnational. None of them are all good or all bad, but one is most useful. One is the most useful. Give it a listen and find out where you are on the path! This includes a lively discussion with the Gathering community! Support the show More cd's,...

Send us Fan Mail Nothing binds me, except my thoughts, and nothing limits me except my fear, and nothing controls me except my beliefs. What stands in the way is my belief system. I need to be open to new ideas/concepts. Instead of my arguments about the God idea and my unwillingness to give myself to it. I can ask, forget the god idea, what would I be willing to give myself to? Some examples migh...

Send us Fan Mail In 12 step recovery we talk about what I was like, what happened and what I am like now. Its not about abstinence (although that's the critical starting point) Its about a lifestyle that does not include resentment, fear and shame. Acquiring tools to deal with life on life's terms. This is a lifetime practice, but when adhered to can produce experiences beyond our compre...

Send us Fan Mail Amazing Grace - the unmerited gift. Where there is Grace there is Mercy  - a reprieve "I didn't get what I deserved."  I cant see the how or why, but where I am left is an undeniable experience of transformation, humility and gratitude.  Now what are you going to do with it? This also includes a robust group discussion, join us wont you! Support the show More cd&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness is for the forgiver. It frees me from the weight of carrying a life time of harms, slights and injustices. I think the world is unfair and I have been mistreated. I may have, but what am I going to do about it? I can be a victim or I can rise above it and get free, thrive and no peace. Whats your choice to be? There is a great group discussion in all the talks. Enjoy!...

Send us Fan Mail   Mans World, (external referral) predicated on self reliance. Some of those tools are effort, focus, domination, win, be number one. The Spiritual tools involving introspection, embody your recovery or your faith. Belief in a Power greater than ourselves, prayer, mediation and inventory (self examination) Includes a rich group discussion! Support the show More cd's, flashdri...

Send us Fan Mail Needs are external. The beast uses our Basic instincts of Social and Security to trick us into to thinking we need, money, approval, status, nice things ect to be happy. So the question is where do I find my true self, my purpose, direction and value? This session includes a rich discussion among the participants. Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and downloads are avai...

Send us Fan Mail We are searching for the answer. To happiness, purpose , direction, success , joy! But everywhere we have looked has yielded nothing in the large scale of things. Nothing lasting or substantial. Perhaps I /We have been looking in the wrong places. As with anything that's lost , you find it in the last place you look. So it is with this, the answer is on the inside!  Support t...

Send us Fan Mail Acceptance is to believe "it is what it is" without labeling it good or bad. I suffer when I demand the person,place, thing, circumstance or condition should be determined by my "agenda or expectations"  I am powerless and in my lack of understanding I suffer. I am doing this to me, it's not being done to me. Support the show More cd's, flashdrives an...

Send us Fan Mail If you are a Faith practitioner or in a 12 Step program, the challenge is the same. Are my walk and talk in sync? Do I live the Principles I claim as mine, are they in my actions. Does my declaration ( of who I am, what I'm about) match my actions. Our actions, what we do and how we act always betray what we truly believe in our hearts. Support the show More cd's, flashd...

Send us Fan Mail Life is celebration and loss. Everything that comes into our life has a expiration date. What do I do with loss , grief, celebration? Do i lame something or someone? When I push away the pain I also push away the answer. What is this trying to show or teach me? Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and downloads are available at www.gstl.ecwid.com  501c3 non profit. We are...

Send us Fan Mail  If this conversation resonates, follow and share the show with someone who needs it, leave a quick review to help others find it, and consider supporting monthly to keep these talks free.  What am I aligned to? Mans world, Gods world? What are the Principles that I base my character on?  Includes a robust group discussion. Please join us! Support the show More cd's, flashdri...

Send us Fan Mail So we have the Holidays on the horizon. I did this a couple of years ago. If you are someone who has a lot of stress during this time of year. This may offer you some options. Its an open mic session, people sharing what and how they get through the challenges of the holidays. I hope if you struggle this will be helpful for you.  Support the show More cd's, flashdrives and do...

Send us Fan Mail We all have that voice inside us...the Inner Critic, the Narrator, the Boss, the Director...mine is the Beast. The voice that has been in control of me since I was a little boy. But it didn't tell me it was the Beast, it told me it was "The Answer"  answer to my fear, frustration, inferiority, hopelessness and futility. The beast uses Fear (future) and Resentment (t...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1  If you are living with or have been effected by someones addiction. You are, and have been, effected. Why do they act the way they do? Don't they care? What about our marriage and the children? What is going on? This is what William D Silkworth, the treating physician for Bill W. (one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous) suggests is the problem. We have a 3 fold i...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2  If you are living with or have been effected by someones addiction. You are, and have been, effected. Why do they act the way they do? Don't they care? What about our marriage and the children? What is going on? This is what William D Silkworth, the treating physician for Bill W. (one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous) suggests is the problem. We have a 3 fold i...

Send us Fan Mail As a boy I came to the conclusion there was something wrong with me. No matter what I did or achieved it never felt like enough, it didnt complete me. So I became more convinced that I had to show you, i would prove I was someone. What was behind, or underneath it all, was shame and fear. So I became a victim a blamer and a martyr. I had it backwards I was always fighting with who...

Send us Fan Mail We are at a place where the world, and our circumstances are crushing us. Arrived at this point there is nothing (in mans world) that is giving any relief or pleasure. When you give up or let go you need something to grab onto. Starts with admitting my way and my will are insufficient. The failure of my self reliance and the beginning of the search . Acceptance , surrender then th...

Send us Fan Mail What is the block to all progress? FEAR! The beast will use fear and shame to keep you in the past and Future, never here;now! I have a thought, the thought informs the action and the action generates the consequence. Its not a mystery Like Begets Like - You reap what you Sow, its the law of the universe. Also has a great group discussion. Support the show More cd's, flashdri...