From the Grave Podcast

When it's your time it is your time. Turning your back on awareness. You can't run from it. Creating wholesome relationships. Showing up for others. Showing concern for others with no demand of reward. "Must be Nice". "How lucky". Losing yourself in work. Loss of time. Regret. A life of freedom via entrepreneurship. Putting work before everything else. Ruining relationships. Alpha motivation culture. Desire and glamor. It will come when you let it go. The guy who hits snooze. Shame and guilt. Emmaus. Crying for the positive. Tithing. How do you choose to spend your time? Credit goes to God.

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"The rapture of love comes when we devote ourselves to solitude"
[9:56]

The road to Emmaus. "I don't wanna". The concrete wall within. Just to get closer to God. Adventure is going somewhere you've never gone before. Judgement. unexpected healing. If I need you to love me to be okay then that's bondage. It's eating my lunch. Jay Shetty. Facing yourself. Neediness. You can turn tail or face it. Your choice. The call to adventure. When he finally accepts it, great forces come to his aid. Doing the next right hard thing.

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"If it's not building my character today I'm really not interested"
Tom [25:45]

Tom Ramsburg is a published author. While known for his first book Hell or High Dollar, Tom is working on his second book and a sequel to HOHD. Tom is s Vedic Meditation Practitioner and has been sober for 13 years. He has a weekly newsletter on Substack titled Mindful Moshpit.

The blocks of the writing/creative process. Letting the story move through you. The imposter syndrome. To listen to the mind or to not listen to the mind. That is the question. Resistance in creativity. Colorfast. Saturated. The power of meditation over a period of time. It is the practice that matters. Character building. Is what I'm doing right now building a new character for me? "Trophies are earned at practice. You go pick it up at competition." We want to be a scientist of our practice not a persecutor. Sobriety and beyond. Being a fundamentals guy. Emotional sobriety. Why do the 12 Steps work? Resting on your laurels. Dismantling the ego. The danger of the narration. The spontaneity of a child. The danger of comparison. Soaked in Spirit. Music was your identity.

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"Stop trying to Shazam Life"

Knocking on the door and finding out for yourself. Operating from the plane of inspiration. Do you need someone to tell you how to live your life? We participate in the game of Life. Everyone wants achievement without living through the gauntlet of experience. The true gift isn't the achievement. Rather, it's about the experience that led to the achievement. The gift to you is you. What if what you wanted most right now wasn't what you needed? Put your ass where your heart wants to be. Being shifted by Life. Take in the song of Life. Kings of Summer.
"Jumping off the porch like Moms not home".
The child like Spirit. What was the first thing you were sure you loved? What passions have you lost in your life on your way to adulthood or in addiction. "Mom is gonna kill us if she finds out we're doing this".
God wants us to be happy, joyous and free. Do you want the same for yourself? 

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Surrendering to Life. Is it Life's job to take care of me? French Toast. Taking the time to be a hater. Accepting your gifts and stepping into that greatness. You can be "spiritual" and politely tell others to "fuck off". The ice bath fade. Taking action in opposition to the preferencing mind. Life has other cards in the deck. The answer isn't where you would like it to be. Putting a challenge out and life challenging you back. Not studying yourself well. The power of knowledge to shift your course. Separating knowledge from experience. Dial back and practice the experience. 
"Just as water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart of a man". 
- Proverbs 27:19
The Bob Ross happy mistake.
If you want to change the image in the puddle you don't reach for the puddle.
You ever wonder how you got "here"?
There's nothing to figure out. There's only more to let go of. Self confidence A brand new type of peace.

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This episode was submitted to David & Elkins College of West Virginia for their Addiction Studies and Counseling program. Episode 100 is a huge milestone for us! We are incredibly honored to have been behind the mic for 100 episodes! Thank you for all of our supporters that have brought us this far!

In this episode we unravel the phenomenon that is addiction. Why a spiritual solution?  If there is one cure for addiction; it is pain. The most painful experiences in life can become the most Holy. "How did you get here?" Accepting absolute defeat. Demanding to feel good is the surest way to fail. Opposing our own God given DNA. The spiritual life is not void of suffering. Accepting the struggles in a life of recovery. Moving from being "not okay" into a state of "okayness". 

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“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” - Joseph Campbell

Knowing the fear and not being willing to face it. The Untethered Soul. Letting the world and your mind be something that you're aware of. 20% is not okay! The Coco Market. Stepping away from your snap judgements. Being wrong on New Years Day. You can suffer the consequences of living a self-centered life or the consequences of a God-centered life; your choice. Courage doesn't feel courageous. Courage is born in real time. God calls you right where you're most uncomfortable.

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"You're standing on the hose demanding that it flows and it just don't fucking work like that."

Scott [29:26]

Let Life unfold for you. Dance in uncertainty. Meeting the same difficulty in a different guise. What is God's will? Does God test us? The Spirit of God is seeking its own evolution through us. Follow the rhythm of joy. "God help me to see those things within me that block me from You and others." Take the foot off the hose. Things get quiet when you're avoiding. The need for amends. Being honest about where you're at. The mind is a little loud today and that's okay. "Don't forget that you're stressed!" Letting go looks like: "allowing right now too be okay". Shouldering the responsibility of your life. At the mercy of a stranger. Stepping on the hose. The River of God. "Answers for my life started to reveal themselves when I stopped asking for the answers." Santa Claus God. God is a verb. Turn on the Mic. Talk some shit and have some fun!

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"It can't flourish if you're not flourishing as a human being"
Scott [11:01]

Temperance Training Outwork Addiction. Nature and Evolution. Resistance ended up being a lie. "Life's a mystery, don't waste time trying to figure it out" - "Know that nothing will stay the same" - The Peaceful Warrior. Finding a new baseline. Progressive change. Nature expresses itself through Evolution. Creation, Maintenance, Destruction.  Why the dislike of change? I don't want my illusion of control to be threatened. I am the essence of change. The different faces of letting go. Your life isn't any of your business. St Paul's thorns. "Watch me work". Let Life present Itself to you.

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"You always have to leave a part of yourself behind."
Scott [11:49]


Running away from the wind and blotting out the sun. Truth is going to have its way. The Highest version of yourself and addressing the disconnect. If you want an uncommon life you're going to have to start doing uncommon things. Diving into inner child work and finding the genesis of fear; where we decided life wasn't safe. Taking a moment to stop and taking the rocks out of your shoe. Groveling for the approval of others. Blotting out the intuition within. Pain is necessary and sweet. Dying is a part of the process. In the greatest moments of pain we learn acceptance. Letting the pain be there and not trying to curve the edges. How you respond to life is on you. Finding out why you respond to life the way you do will change the life you have. Not knowing where to go is the quickest way to find it. What If we didn't have to play this role? When all the noise dies down, who are you? It's the subtle responses to life that have the greatest things to say.

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In this episode we breakdown a great blog written by Brianna Wiest;
 "7 signs you're growing as a person, even if you don't feel like it"

1. You've let go of an old dream
2. You’re no longer content to live a surface-level existence.
3. You want to understand why.
4. You might feel embarrassed about past choices.
5. You’ve lost touch with a lot of people, or a big relationship ended.
6. You’re more concerned about quality than quantity.
7. You’re rediscovering your soul.

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"It's a journey and you have to be open to put yourself out there because you never know who you're going to come across. I don't believe in coincidences."
- Nicole Biscuiti [31:00]

Women who run with the wolves. The danger in lack of creativity and what it does to the Soul. "THIS SHIT IS HARD PODCAST" Pay attention, creativity is liable to tap you on the shoulder. Connection perpetuates creativity. Trying to tame the wild. The dive into generational trauma. Sitting in the discomfort. Falling off horses. This phase means crying all the time. Restructuring your definition of success. Shark Tank opens unexpected doors. Grounding blankets are real. The @angrybiscuits. Investing in yourself. Comfortable in the night.

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"Stop looking for a reason why you can't and find a reason why you can."

Sometimes it just takes being said in a different tone. Accepting your shortcomings in order to overcome them. The energy behind self-judgement and self-love. Hard pressed vs carefree. Shortcomings are set in degrees. Be content with patient improvement. You could see it. You knew where to go. You just couldn't get there. You were stuck. Ben & Jerry's and The Office. Dive right into the area of resistance. Get curious about your belief systems and be willing to challenge them. Letting it come when it's supposed to. This moment is too lousy for me. The joy in not thinking about yourself. Standing in prison while holding the keys. 

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"Problems aren't really problems, they are  just minor setbacks"
- Scott [42:36]

Knowing the Truth and following it. Giving your power to the world and letting it dominate you. Taking responsibility for how you think, speak and act. Feeling the feelings and performing action. Taking responsibility for every experience in your life. "Ego is an insatiable wanting machine". God knows the secret desires of your heart. Therefore, we give the heart to God. Ego loses its reference point in the "I don't knows" of life. Everything in life passes. Letting go of how you want to be; rather letting the be-ing develop within you. Living in opposition to the mind.

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Pain is necessary to getting a clear view of the harm we bring to ourselves and others. Trying to change the movies screen and paying no mind to the film is the surest way to defeat. Most of us don't want to accept the fact that the power to change our life is on us. Let's take a look at the silliness of self-will in the face of a Higher Power. Being willing to do things you don't understand to retrieve different results. Getting used to peace, Moving from chaos to harmony. Harm is equal to ashes. When I am in harm I am building ash within me and am sure to bring ashes to the feet of others.

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Pro-cussing. Being Authentic. Speaking your truth. Your definition of success. Raising your level of Consciousness. If you want to change the world then change yourself. Being proud of yourself. Happiness is your responsibility. Being Okay. God is a verb. A life of action. Meeting people where they're at. Navigating your "upsetness". The pain of turning your back on awareness. The conception of death. Trying to walk through loved ones passing. Suicide. Being willing to work on things within that you know are not resolved. Living in joy and happiness. Finding the amazing combination and throwing it away. The power in Vedic Meditation.

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"They're silhouettes we're going to have to deal with"

Scott [29:00]

If you had to choose Meditation or Exercise, which would you choose and why? 
Identification with the body. Identification with Source. Wither right with it.
If you see it in another, then you have the power to build it into yourself. 
Do you have the courage to follow directions? Fear is at the gate of most great things. You can move forward through fear. Mary and Martha. Only one things matters. Shopping for jeans.

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"Before I was pushed to discover my own language; the first thing I said was 'I don't know' "
- Scott [13:55]

What is your conception of God?

What does your life look like with said God living within you and for you? NO QUOTES!
The first great realization is being able to say, "I don't know".
It's okay not to know. What if we sat and "didn't know" together? Would that be okay?
Inner child work. Communing with your inner child with least dominant hand practice. 
Earning your wings.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and everything else will be given to you. But the Ego cries out: "What about ME. What do I have to do?"
Learn to listen to others that speak in a different language. Be quick to see where others are right. 
Open-mindedness 
Saying "I don't know" opens you up to the rhythm to show you.

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"If there is a rhythm that underlies everything, then my sole vocation is to learn how to dance in the rhythm and see the rhythm and become more aware and have this flow." -  Scott  [7:00]

Hustle Hustle Hustle! Is that really the way we want to live? Where is the devotion to peace? Common sense must become uncommon sense. The Documentary, 'The Secret", was all about pleasing self. If you are plagued by the chaos of resentment, self-pity, doubt, fear, guilt etc... you aren't going to attract shit. There's no sense in cheap optimism. 
If you are living in a Shack, there's no sense in pretending you're in a Palace. 
Money; it's not mine. It is just my turn with it.
Money makes you feel like you can breathe... until you can't again.
"You must be willing to give up the life you've planned in order to receive the life that is waiting for you." - Joseph Campbell
How often do we say "I don't know?" Are you always the one with an answer? Do you always need to be heard? When was the last time you said: "I was wrong."?
To be completely involved with the nature of you as you are.
It all starts from the inside out.

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Depression, the characters that gain power over your life, the Source within, sleep - lie - set alarm, facing your reflection, going inward, we are meant to express life to the fullest degree, getting to know oneself in order to express oneself, saturating the shirt, meditation, dealing with self-doubt, loving on the version of you that you don't like.

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