The Dark Before Your Light

Connection is defined as a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

It is interesting that nowhere in that definition does it say anything about the connection to ourselves

We have never been more connected to everything that is outside of us than we are now, but we have also never been more disconnected from ourselves.

George and Joey explore the reasons why the connection to the outside world is so important to us right now, but also on how a deep focus on that has left us more disconnected from our true selves more than ever. 

Imagine a world defined by kindness. What would that be like? How deeply would that resonate with you?

In today's global society, we are bombarded daily with news cycle stories of war, racism, sexism, and the rest of the problems driven by fear and division.

George and Joey explore the depth, and transformative power of kindness and discuss the international initiative that The World Kindness Movement has undertaken with Kindness Matters, forging an alliance with UNESCO_MGIEP to collect 1 million kindness stories, given, received or observed. 

Why does kindness have the stigma of weakness for so many corporations? Why is selflessness glamourised, making kindness unsustainable? We delve into many aspects of how the wisdom and power of kindness is being misunderstood and missed. 

We also want your personal stories. In this form, please submit your story of kindness and lets spread the message around the world how acts of kindness actualise our higher purpose here and now. 

https://internationalkindnessday.org/

2020 has been a year for epic events and compelling reasons for overdue change. Even Hollywood appears forced to confront its demons. 

Why did model, actress, producer and documentarist Ana Lucia Alves, refuse the invitation to trade her dignity for special favours to further her artistic career in Hollywood?

Ana was born in Brazil but lived most of her life in Europe. She studied architecture and computer engineering before entering the Fashion world and the Film industry. She became the first Brazilian model to appear in the cover of an international magazine, spending many years as a supermodel working around the world at the top of her profession. Her next stop was Hollywood. 

Why was Harvey Weinstein's invitation to his apartment was not appealing to Ana, given her Hollywood career opportunities would have been guaranteed?

Why are some artists in Hollywood too powerful to be influenced by the dark side? Why do many artists need Hollywood to succeed and why does Hollywood need the great artists to succeed?

What makes an artist flow and create the great works that inspires the masses?

The future of creating film that inspires and dignifies humanity. 

The exciting development that has set Cinderella's Secrets on the path of becoming a feature film thanks to collaborating with Ana and her film production company.  

Why do children lose their creativity and why is it so important to protect their imagination and why helping adults reclaim their creativity is so vital to their purpose in life?

And so much more! 

Website - https://yogamayafilms.com

IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108296/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnaLuciaAlves_

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/analuciaalves.official/

FB https://www.facebook.com/analuciaalves111/

https://www.amazon.com/Cinderellas-Secrets-Untold-Story-Ella/dp/

Cinderella's Secrets (Audible) - https://www.amazon.com/Cinderellas-Secrets-Untold-Story-Ella-ebook/dp/B019D90A7G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Cinderella%27s+Secrets+George+Helou&qid=1592095554&sr=8-1

Cinderella's Secrets (Apple) - https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/cinderellas-secrets/306472

Hollywood Track - https://music.apple.com/au/album/hollywood-feat-q-york-single/934735960

https://open.spotify.com/album/5fSJiUn6Uxx2L0AFlMjd1c?html5

Here’s what was covered:

[00:42] Understanding your darkness
[03:01] What motivates us on our choices and what makes us deny its information and ideas
[04:33] The chemical side of why we people struggle
[06:07] Honouring the dark
[06:55] The value of the contrast between light and dark
[08:14] Fearing the darkness
[09:40] Darkness resembles something you can't see
[11:55] The value and purpose of doing something
[13:06] Feeling of contentment
[15:51] Comedians making light of the dark
[16:24] The inspiration of Robin Williams
[19:26] The gap between the epic high and the epic low
[22:09] The value of the darkness

Here’s what was covered:
[00:52] Recovery is the anchor of what Joey does
[02:32] Nutrition part of your recovery
[03:49] The idea of diet
[08:34] Education is the key to understanding
[17:51] The idea of the saying "no pain, no gain"
[21:14] Why inflammation is bad
[23:36] What happens when the body is forced to overdo its capability
[29:12] Looking at areas that need recovery work
[36:25] Knowing your why
[42:26] Looking at your body beautifully
[47:40] Purpose-based goals
[57:42] We are not here to be disconnected

Here's what was covered:

[01:23] Dating in 2025
[02:18] Will technology end up controlling us?
[04:14] Hiding behind technology and losing the human connection
[07:11] Blue light on the screen that affects your eyes
[08:29] On losing interest in Facebook
[13:06] Building a list of the people or pages you see first on your feed
[22:30] Using social media in a healthy way
[24:38] Commenting and criticising
[27:34] The truth bubbles through the surface
[31:08] Amplifying the absurd

Link:
Dating in 2025

In this podcast George & Rachel discuss why process is critical to success, because the principles of how to order what you do defines meaning and creates the needed result.

Here's what was covered:

[03:06] What happens when the brain is experiencing something for the first time
[04:55] Deciding what it means to you when moving into a new context/environment
[08:30] The problem with having a premise before you meet someone
[10:58] Polarising beliefs between fitting in a right or wrong box
[11:40] The power of owning who we choose to be
[14:28] Who you are choosing to be is going to determine the relationship you will have
[15:05] Whatever you put first is your purpose
[21:10] Your attitude dictates opportunities you're given

You may want to listen to:
- The layers of attraction
- Is intuition real
- Being light hearted

In this episode, George and Rachel discuss how to identify scammers in the online world and how to be a good critical thinker to avoid being scammed.

Here's what was covered:
[01:48] Identifying scammers online
[02:30] The tricks scammers commonly use
[07:22] An example of a scam website
[08:10] Ways to avoid scams
[09:26] How to be a critical thinker
[10:52] Some tips on how to avoid being scammed
[14:35] George's advice

You may want to listen to:
- The power in trusting your judgement
- Living with regrets
- The relationship with money
- Is intuition real?

There are many reasons to uncover what deceptions we hold in our lives and why we should remove these so that we can live a life feeling worthy.

Topics:
[00:56] Smiling while talking to people on the phone [connecting with people]
[01:58] Are we raised to truly value and understand people?
[05:22] Discussing what it is to give value
[06:27] Discussing worthiness
[13:29] The key to making yourself feel worthy
[16:44] You need to look at your world now as riddled with deception
[18:04] "Why am I not feeling worthy?"
[22:44] The takeaway from the topic

You may want to listen to:
- Why your worldview creates your life
- Being light hearted
- Shattering denial

In this podcast George and Rachel discuss the destructive nature of 'virus beliefs'. How to become aware of them and how to remove them from our mindset.

Topics:
[00:48] Introducing virus beliefs.
[02:49] The virus that 'life is meant to be hard.'
[06:04] Where our tolerance levels come from.
[07:42] The 'Better the devil you know' virus. 
[10:16] What if there were no virus beliefs at all?
[14:40] Abusing and worshiping money.
[18:58] Can you be happy without money?
[21:08] Identifying our virus beliefs.
[25:31] Operating a computer that has a virus.
[26:50] What is a fractal pattern?
[28:23] How to deal with virus beliefs.

You may want to listen to:
- Fractal patterns
- Why your worldview creates your life
- Expectation vs Non-attachment