Wisdom from the Aerial View

What role does language play in our society? The "F" word has become ubiquitous. Should we care? Do we make too much of the rapid rise in cursing? Mark and Enid's opinions do not completely coincide, making for a fun and enjoyable episode. 

What does it mean to "quiet quit?" Is the current generation right that one must find the proper balance between work and life? Should our effort be proportional to our compensation? In this episode, Enid and Mark take on this issue.

What does it mean to be a friend? Is there a difference between a friend and an acquaintance? Enid and Mark explore the topics of friendship and loyalty, and why they are critical to completing our mission.  

Do you believe in a higher power? Enid and Mark discuss God, religion, and their relationship to the Aerial View. 

What constitutes success in our lives? How do we measure success, and who does the measuring? Enid begins this episode by asking Mark these questions. Their discussion will leave you feeling better about our world. 

"Please explain to me and our listeners what the Aerial View is and how to get there," Enid asks Mark. By the end of this episode, your perspective of your life and our world will likely be forever changed.

Enid begins this episode by asking Mark about the role of music in our lives. Soon, they find themselves in the Aerial View. After a brief review of the essence of the Aerial View and how one can get there, the conversation weaves from mindfulness to dementia.

On today's episode, Mark and Enid speak with an old friend, the award-winning, brilliant comedy writer, author, and playwright Alan Zweibel. Alan began his career as part of the original Saturday Night Live team and was responsible for creating many immortal SNL characters. He went on to write award-winning books, plays, and movies. It's a reunion of old friends who continue to look forw...

Today's discussion focuses on transitioning from one phase of our lives to another. Is life a river that we traverse, beginning at our birth and terminating at our death? Mark and Enid examine this question and apply the Aerial View to reach an alternate, interesting conclusion. 

Mark and Enid discuss the most significant force on Earth--love. 

Why are we in the throes of political violence? Why does violence permeate our society? What can we do to overcome this scourge? Enid and Mark spend this episode drilling down on these questions, and as always, offer solutions.

Who decides what is fair? Each of us is sure we know, but do we? Mark and Enid explore the surprisingly interesting topic of fairness, as always, from both the Street View and the Aerial View.  

We are stuck in a continual battle of opinions. How often are we told by others with whom we disagree that they are right and we are wrong, and if we are honest, how often have we done the same? Enid asks Mark to explain why being right is often overrated. 

Today, Mark and Enid discuss the concept of free will. Are we the captains of our own ships? Do we control the course of our lives? From the Aerial View, free will takes on a new meaning. 

Enid begins today's episode by asking Mark if there is such a thing as a best choice. How do we know which of the options we are confronted with on a daily basis is the correct one? Share these 30 minutes with Mark and Enid, and you will learn why one should never agonize over any decision and why there is every reason for optimism in our daily lives. 

Anxiety is so prevalent in our nation that The United States Preventive Services Task Force, the government group charged with determining what tests Americans should undergo to detect disease, has recommended that all of us be screened for this ailment. Can we defeat anxiety without medication or prolonged therapy? Mark believes we can once we embrace the Aerial View. With her usual compassion an...

What does it mean to age? Is our traditional interpretation of aging correct? Mark offers an alternative explanation, and as usual, Enid challenges him to defend his unique approach to this important issue. By the end of the podcast, you won't look at old photographs like you did before.

A listener asked a troubling question: Doesn't the Aerial View minimize the realities of hunger, poverty, and cruelty? "These things are real and not just blips in human chronology," he added. Enid agrees and, in this episode, presses Mark to explain this potential paradox. 

Seconds after you thought of a friend with whom you haven't spoken in a long while, your cell phone rings. You glance at the screen and, incredibly, it's that person. These mysterious connections happen to everyone. Coincidence? The Aerial View reveals that there is more to the story. Join Enid and Mark as they discuss this fascinating topic. 

"Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never harm you," used to be the maxim we taught our children. We have come a long way since then. Today, words are viewed as weapons. Mark and Enid explore that transition and remind us that we already possess all we need to withstand the onslaught. 

What does the Aerial View teach us about managing tragedy and healing from difficult episodes in our lives? Mark and Enid explore these issues and others in this important episode. You won't want to miss it. 

Everyone wishes to be happy. What does that mean? What does it take to be happy? Mark and Enid take a deep dive into happiness. This episode will leave you with a smile on your face and warmth in your heart. 

Most successful people you know have learned to reinvent themselves. In today's episode, Enid and Mark explain why reinvention is so powerful and how all of us can learn to do it. 

In today's episode, Mark and Enid explore why we humans need to bother to do something with our lives. The reason, best appreciated from the Aerial View, is likely not what you have assumed. 

In this episode, Mark and Enid take on the topic of death. Don't let that frighten you. They explain why death, like so many things in life, is not what you think.