This Is Heartbeat

In this episode, Landon introduces four questions about our view of the world. He asks if there is joyousness and music in the outermost perimeters of our life. The conversation explores the question of how to find happiness and the importance of asking the right questions. (We often have too many answers and not enough questions, leading to a lack of understanding and joy.)

How much does our attitude have to do with the success of a relationship? On today’s episode Landon suggests it can make a big difference.  He emphasizes the value of a human being and the importance of recognizing their inherent worth, regardless of their performance. Land on suggests celebrating and honoring individuals by creating special moments and events for them. He also highlight...

It’s amazing how many of life’s most important questions never get asked! In this episode of This Is Heartbeat, Landon tackles one of the biggest: our relationships. This episode was recorded life at the Feeling Good About Yourself Workshop in the mid-eighties; but we think you’ll find this, like almost all of Landon’s community conversations, is evergreen.

This is another encore presentation from one of our most listened to episodes in 2024, and Landon is speaking to the most important question a human being will face: Who will be my teacher. Landon explores the need for guidance in our lives. With a nod to the complexity and challenges that are a part of each day,Landon discusses the value of laughter and joyfulness, and the role we will play in ou...

In this episode of Heartbeat, Landon Saunders discusses how to live and keep from missing out on the experiences that truly matter.  He shares what he refers to as a teaching story about a young man who despises the world and seeks guidance on how to live in it. A wise teacher instructs the young man to only do things that bring him joy. Joy is what enables us to respond to the wild...

Episode 61 finds Landon visiting with a group of professionals, and they are exploring this question: is Joy dependent on circumstance? Or, is it possible for a person to live in joy even in the midst of everything that life throws our way.

Episode 60 asks a big question: What is the universe for? And Landon Saunders suggests a hopeful answer. It’s an answer that might surprise some. But by the end of this podcast you might just have a perspective that changes everything.

Conventional thinking says "you must really work at relationships...they are tough." But what if we have that wrong? What if the answer is to introduce more "play" into our relationships? In Episode 59 Landon Saunders explores the big question -- What Are Relationships For. And his suggestion is that relationships are for pure, unmitigated joy.

Relationships can be better. We can learn to get along with each other better. Human beings have a capacity for wisdom, beauty, delight, humor, and forgiveness. Yes, there is pain and brokenness in relationships, but people are worth the kindness and forgiveness—and we’ll grow strong in the process. As Hemingway said: “Life breaks everyone and afterwards some are strong in the broken places.” In E...

"Life is s good without the cow and the horse!" That's the sentiment at the heart of Episode 57 of the Heartbeat Podcast. Or, put another way, "See Relationships in a new Light" -- which is the fifth lesson in "The Significant Seven - Keys to Fully Living." The entire course is available in the "This is Heartbeat" app, And the cow and horse are only part of the story in this episode. Landon observ...

In Episode 56 Landon urges us to slow down a bit, to relax. One of the ways in which we accomplish this is to Embrace Life’s Undeniables. This is the 4th Key to living fully...excerpted from "The Significant Seven", a 7-part addition to the Heartbeat App. You can get the entire course, including thought provoking insights from Landon and an accompanying exploration workbook, now included in the He...

Episode 55 continue to preview talks from Landon that are featured in Heartbeat's newest study course -- The Significant Seven. The entire seven lesson course is available free of any charge in Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store. Just search for the This Is Heartbeat app. Today's thoughts from Landon come from the 3rd Key to fully living -- Live Out Of Your True Worth.

Episode 54 features Landon's talk from the Second Key in the Significant Seven course, now available on the Heartbeat App. It picks up where "Don't Miss Out On Your Own Life" left off -- "you must not do anything that you do not enjoy!" This is one with plenty of laughter. Be prepared to smile...and Enjoy!

Episode 53, titled “Don’t Miss Out On Your Own Life,” is lifted from a brand new course, just added to the Heartbeat App (available on iTunes and Google). “The Significant Seven — Keys to Living Fully” — is an interactive exploration of the joyful life. If you enjoy today’s episode, visit either App Store, or check thisisheartbeat.com for information on how to download the free App.

In this episode, Landon Saunders explores the purpose of relationships. He suggests that relationships are primarily for joy and emphasizes the importance of playfulness in fostering enjoyable and fulfilling connections. Saunders shares personal anecdotes and highlights the transformative power of incorporating play into relationships. He encourages listeners to prioritize joy and take a lighter a...

Do you tend to determine the value of a person by their apparent success? Or whether they win or lose? Or worse yet, do you view your own worth through one of these lenses? On this episode Landon explores what determines the value of a person.

This episode is an encore presentation of one our most listened to podcasts. Landon offers a framework for realizing what it means to be a human being — The ABC’s of Being Human.

In our last Episode Landon suggested that society often determines the value of a person based on two things: looks, and performance. And in then he explored the problems with using looks as a determining factor. In Episode 49 Landon explores why performance is a faulty way to determine value.

“Who am I?” If you look closely you might be able to see that question on the face of every child. It is a question that can linger. On this episode of This Is Heartbeat Landon Saunders explores how to think about one of the misguided ways that question is answered.

The way you start a day can make all the difference. In Episode 47, Landon suggests five Day Starters to help you unwrap the gift of each new day.

In Episode 46 Landon Saunders explores the difference between paying attention and being aware -- and how Awareness may be one of the most important concepts when it comes to living a joyful life.

Few phrases carry as much promise as these five words — “I will never leave you.” On this episode of the podcast Landon explores the depth, importance and impact of this promise for each of us in today’s fractured world.

Today's episode features three excerpts from programs Landon produced in the 70's and 80's dealing with self image, living in a mechanized world and a lesson in happiness.

When you tune in to the rhythm of your own heartbeat, is it the rhythm of life? And what does that mean? In this episode of the podcast we lift excerpts from Landon's recordings for radio, focused on living life, today.

This episode picks up where Part 1 left off, and Landon provides some practical ideas on living the life you want to live -- a life that loves to happen.