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    Tracks for the Journey

    Tracks for the Journey will improve your well-being with practical insight and inspiration from progressive Christian spirituality, positive psychology, and justice ethics. Your host is Dr. Larry Payne, a minister, chaplain, and counselor with more than 45 years experience helping people with discoveries on their journey of life. He believes well-being is founded on balanced self-awareness, quality relationships, and active spirituality.  Access all the resources of the Network at www.tracksforthejourney.com.

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    Episodes (65)

    Breaking Bias for Better Living

    Breaking Bias for Better Living

    I wear glasses to correct the distortions in my vision. Everyone has some biases that distort our perception of the world. Some of these thought patterns cause us to stumble in relationships, work, or lifestyle. When we break those biases we can enjoy better living. In this episode I explore common biases, connect with the Disciples of Jesus on a wild night voyage, and offer some ways to change the biased thoughts that can hold us back from well-being.

    Segments include:

    What is a bias? 1:07 

    Biased Disciples and a Ghost 1:50

    Awareness of my biases 4:20

    Stop what isn’t working 7:22

    Receive ideas from others 8:12

    Step back from the crowd 9:35

    Faith for better vision 10:36

     

    CITED

    John Manoogian III, “The Cognitive Bias Codex - 180+ biases”. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cognitive_Bias_Codex_-_180%2B_biases,_designed_by_John_Manoogian_III_(jm3).png

     Carmen Acton, “Are You Aware of Your Biases?” Harvard Business Review, February 4, 2022. https://hbr.org/2022/02/are-you-aware-of-your-biases

    Photo by lichdinh on pixabay.com

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Lessons from My Billion-Year-Old Friend

    Lessons from My Billion-Year-Old Friend

    My teacher is red, round, and a billion years old. Without saying a word my teacher has taught important lessons about hope, purpose, and ecological connections. Yes, my teacher is a friendly, billion-year-old rock ready to share lessons for well-being that will enrich our journey of life.
    I have a small prayer garden at the Bright Star Farm in west Texas. The centerpiece is a soccer-ball size, red granite stone. I've often spent time reflecting on the silent story told by my rocky friend. Thanks for listening!

    Segments include:

    Meet my billion-year-old friend

    A Rocky Road to the Farm

    Everything Connects

    Made to Do This

    Hope for Billions to Come

    CITED

    “Geology of the Rocky Mountains.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Rocky_Mountains

    “Alkali Feldspar Granite.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_feldspar_granite

    “Alkali feldspar granite, some varieties of which are called 'red granite',[1] is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite rich in the mineral potassium feldspar (K-spar). It is a dense rock with a phaneritic texture. The abundance of K-spar gives the rock a predominant pink to reddish hue; peppered with minor amounts of black minerals”  

    “How Do Rocky Planets Really Form?” https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/how-do-rocky-planets-really-form#

    (Maps on YouTube: Ron Blakely, designer, in Geoff Manaugh, “Assembling North America.” https://bldgblog.com/2006)

    Jay McDaniel, “Panentheism: Twelve Metaphors.” https://www.openhorizons.org/panentheism-twelve-metaphors.html

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Don't Sabotage Your Well-being

    Don't Sabotage Your Well-being

    Danger! You may be sabotaging your own well-being! It’s vital to avoid the twin saboteurs of “Fearing Your Fears” and “Confusing Feeling’s with Facts.” In this episode I share a story of Nazi sabotage, the help Jasmine found, and inspiration from a jailbird. Join me to explore ways to foil the plot within and build greater well-being.
    Segments include:
    A Nazi Plot
    Saboteur Within
    A Jailbird’s Reaction
    Fearing Our Fears
    Jasmine’s Choice
    Confusing Feeling’s with Facts
    The Arrest 

    CITED

    David A. Taylor, “The Inside Story of How a Nazi Plot to Sabotage the U.S. War Effort Was Foiled.”   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-story-how-nazi-plot-sabotage-us-war-effort-was-foiled-180959594/

    (Photo by I.am-nah on unsplash.com)

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Can God Make You Healthy?

    Can God Make You Healthy?

    All of us care about having good physical health. We deal with illness, practice good habits, and watch our calories, right? When things go wrong, we can struggle with big questions about what we are doing and even God’s place in this quest. Can God make you healthy? 
    The insights of Process  Christian Theology can help us deal with the health issues we face today.  God's essential attribute is Love, the non-coercive activity that seeks the well-being of the world. The love of God brings freedom to us and all things to collaborate with God, or not. In our health, there are no divine interventions that alter the laws of nature. Our choices enable us to collaborate with God's good work for health.  

    Segments include:
    A Theology of God's Power
    The Nature of Love
    God collaborates with things
    God, Love, and your health
    God and our freedom
    We should work with God for health

    CITED

    Thomas Jay Oord, The Death of Omnipotence and the Birth of Amipotence. SacraSage Press, 2023

    David Ray Griffin, Reenchangment without Supernaturalism. Cornell University Press, 2001.

    Photo by silviarita on pixabay.com
    Music by lemonstudio on pixabay.com


    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Unleash the Now!

    Unleash the Now!

    The ticking seconds of the clock—could they be the signal God is moving across my life and yours? Jesus never heard that sound but knew so much about time. He demonstrated every moment brings the possibility of insight, miracle, renewal, or fulfillment. As the new year unfolds, let’s explore how we can unleash the Now-Moments for greater well-being.

    CITED

    Anthony Salvanto, “CBS News poll looks at where Americans find happiness.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-happiness-whats-good-a-cbs-news-poll-series

    Deborah Martine Chase (Producer), Ken Kwapis (Director). “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Movie). Warner Bros Studio 2005.

    “Poems about living in the moment.” https://discoverpoetry.com

    Music by lemonmusic on pixabay.com


    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Your Endless Christmas

    Your Endless Christmas

    By December 26, the Christmas wrapping paper is thrown away and the last tidbit of fruitcake eaten. But what if our Christmas celebration could go on-and-on to build our well-being? When we explore beyond the tinsel and tidbits, we can discover God at work far beyond our imagination or the simple fact of a Jewish baby born in 4 BCE. Our lives and our world can be transformed by an endless Christmas!
    Segments include:
    The Incarnation Idea
    First Incarnation: Creation
    Second Incarnation: Consciousness
    Third Incarnation: Jesus the Christ
    Fourth Incarnation: Indwelling Spirit
    Fifth Incarnation: Fulfilled Universe

    CITED and CREDITS
    Thomas Jay Oord, The Death of Omnipotence and the Birth of Amipotence. SacraSage Press, 2023.

    Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ. Convergent Press, 2019. 

    Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka, “How Did Consciousness Evolve? An Illustrated Guide.” https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-did-consciousness-evolve-an-illustrated-guide

    Keisha N. Blaine, “'God Is Not Going to Put It in Your Lap.' What Made Fannie Lou Hamer’s Message on Civil Rights So Radical—And So Enduring.” https://time.com/5692775/fannie-lou-hamer/

    Mallory Wyckoff, God Is. Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing, 2022.

    Bruce Epperly, Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed. T & T Clark, 2011.


    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Tracks for the Journey
    en-usDecember 01, 2023

    Travel to Your Well-being

    Travel to Your Well-being

    Travel starts with a big question: Where am I going? We can expand the question to our life experience. Where am I going in this journey of life? Research shows well-being is enhanced by exploring the worlds outside of us and within us. Join me to discover ways of growth through explore places around us and inside us. We can travel for our well-being!
    Included: 
    *"Where are you going?" is an ancient question 
    *The sacred pilgrimage 
    *Exploring the Self within 
    *Traveling together 
    *"The Lord is in this place"

    CITED

     Gabriella Paiella. “The Brain-Changing Magic of New Experiences.” https://www.gq.com/story/brain-changing-magic-new-experiences

     Laura Kwerel, “A mother of 3 was struggling at the airport. Then the 'mom tribe' swung into action.” https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1193783789/flying-with-kids-plane-travel-mom-helps

    David Ray Griffin, Reenchantment without Supernaturalism: A process philosophy of religion. Cornell University, 2001.

    Proverbs 27:9 NRSVUE

    Genesis 28:16-17 NRSVUE

     

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Discover Tracks for the Journey

    Discover Tracks for the Journey

    Tracks for the Journey is a channel dedicated to your emotional and spiritual well-being. I’m Larry Payne, the host, and I’d like to explain in more depth how you can benefit from joining me on this life journey. My Tracks for the Journey channel utilizes great resources to enhance your emotional and spiritual well-being. Progressive Christian spirituality is founded on God’s essential love, all-pervasive presence, collaboration with all creatures to create the future, and connections to all faith traditions. Another vital resource is Positive Psychology that enables people to thrive. I also use history to give breadth to our explorations. These sources interact with my 50 years of professional experience as a pastor, hospital chaplain, and licensed counselor. Join me to explore your well-being!

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Tracks for the Journey
    en-usSeptember 27, 2023

    Listen Up! Improving our listening skills

    Listen Up! Improving our listening skills

    How good are we at listening to each other? Scientists have been listening for signals from aliens. Sadly, none have been received. In our relationships we give and receive signals every moment. Improving these skills are vital for well-being. This episode explores ways to improve our listening to build better relationships. We can “Listen Up” by: 
    Focusing our attention
    Letting go of our agenda
    Paying attention to non-verbal signals
    Spirituality involves listening by God and to God

    Resources cited:

    John Gottman and Joan DeClaire. The Relationship Cure. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001.   

    https://www.gottman.com

    “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Creating a Climate Comfort Zone

    Creating a Climate Comfort Zone

    The climate is acting crazy but we don’t need to do the same! The climate crisis is not a future threat but upon us now. The effects of catastrophic events have become as destructive to emotional health as to the environment. In this episode I explore ecotheology that leads to tangible actions each of us can take as stewards of the Earth. Join me and Pope Francis as we seek a new climate comfort zone. Sections include:
    Our climate crisis
    Ecotheology for stewards of the Earth
    Act Now in practical ways
    The prayer of Pope Francis
    CITED
    David Gushee, Introducing Christian Ethics. Front Edge Publishing, 2022.
    United Nations Act Now program. https://actnow.aworld.org/

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    When the Bible Failed America

    When the Bible Failed America

    The Bible once failed America and it may happen today, threatening our well-being. In this episode I explore the error of "commonsense literalism" that contributed to the Civil War. There is a better way to interpret the Bible: as a Wisdom book which can speak to all cultures. 
    Sections include:
    Two messages about slavery from the Bible
    The mistakes of "Commonsense Literalism"
    How the Bible actually works
    Interpretation as wisdom for each culture

    CITED
    Mark A. Noll. America’s God: from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln.  Oxford University Press, 2002.

    Peter Enns, How the Bible Actually Works. HarperOne, 2019.



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    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Crazy Mercy!

    Crazy Mercy!

    All of us have seen the movie scene where the good guy is merciful and spares the criminal, right? But we may not realize that mercy can contribute to healthy living on a daily basis. In this Fast Track series episode Larry discusses what the Bible says about God acting in mercy. He highlights the quality is vital for our emotional health as well. It’s crazy how our well-being grows with Mercy received and given!
    Sections include:
    Do X, Get Y? Not with Mercy
    A Merciful God
    Mercy is good for our well-being

    CITED:
    Diana Butler Bass, Grateful: the Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks. (New York: HarperCollins, 2018). 

    Emma Seppala, “The Compassionate Mind.” https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-compassionate-mind

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Affirming Transgender Care

    Affirming Transgender Care

    Transgendered youth and their parents have rights to determine their gender identity. But laws across America are trying to take away this fundamental freedom. Join me to understand the issues and the reasons this is bad for them, for you, and for the kingdom of God. Let’s affirm transgender rights in this episode of Tracks for the Journey.

    For more resources www.tracksforthejourney.com

    Sources include:
    Kayden Asher, “This is not how you fix things.” The Imprint Newsletter, March 13, 2022. https://imprintnews.org/opinion/testimony-from-transgender-teen-in-texas/63370

    American Psychiatric Association, “What is Gender Dsyphoria?” https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria

    Jack Turban, “The Evidence for Trans Youth Gender-Affirming Care.” www.psychologytoday.com.

    United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, “Born Free and Equal.” https://www.ohchr.org

    Adam Nagourney and Jeremy W. Peters, “How a Campaign against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives.” New York Times, April 17, 2023.

    Laurel Wamsley, “A Guide to Gender Identity Terms.” https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq

    Frankie de La Cretaz, “Being Nikki Hiltz.” https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a44201663/nikki-hiltz-first-nonbinary-usatf-champion

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    Myth of Christian Nationalism

    Myth of Christian Nationalism

    The myth of Christian Nationalism is creeping across America in this Independence season. The ideology weds fundamentalist faith and regressive politics to undermine our democracy. We should stand against this bad theology, bad political history, and bigotry. Explore with me the timely topic “The Myth of Christian Nationalism.”

    Resources cited include:
    Andrew L. Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry. Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States, Oxford University Press, 2020
    Gerardo Marti, American Blindspot. Rowman and Littlefield, 2020
    “Christian Nationalism and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection.” https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/jan6report
    The Baptist Joint Committee, a non-sectarian group promoting religious liberty, has many resources on this topic. https://www.bjconline.org
    “Christians Against Christian Nationalism.” https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org.
    Photos from pixabay.com, unsplash.com, and T.Merkler on Flickr.com
    Music by Z. Valaha on pixabay.com
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    Tracks for the Journey
    en-usJune 28, 2023

    Thrive with Prayer and Self-Worth

    Thrive with Prayer and Self-Worth

    Most of us pray. What we think about our essential worth, the future, and God can help us thrive, or hinder, our prayer and our well-being. In this episode of Tracks for the Journey I explore exciting truths about relating to God, the openness of the future, and the vital need for positive self-worth. I share insights from Process Theology and Open Theism to challenge the toxic messages some receive about essential worth.

    Segments include:
    To pray is to believe God is aware
    Self-worth is essential for prayer and well-being
    Prayer creates the future with God

    CITED

    Thomas Jay Oord, Pluriform Love: An open and relational theology of well-being. SacraSage Press, 2022

    Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning, Self-Esteem, 4th ed. New Harbinger Publications, Inc, 2016.

    Bruce Epperly, Praying with Process Theology. River Lane Press, 2017.

    Mark G. Karris, Divine Echoes: Reconciling prayer with the uncontrolling love of God. Quoir Press, 2018.

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    Surmounting Spiritual Abuse

    Surmounting Spiritual Abuse

    The headlines of abuse by religious leaders have shocked the world. It's time to lift the silence and uncover teachings that have made it worse, including patriarchy, erotophobia, and xenophobia. The good news is that victims can surmount spiritual abuse. Speak the truth today.

    Segments include:
    Patriarchy promotes misogony
    Erotophobia sabotages healthy esteem and relationships
    Xenophobia polarizes communities
    Surmount abuse by owning the distortions and building a network for health

    CITED

    Carolyn Radofsky, “Ministry that once nourished Duggar’s family faith falls from grace.” www.nbcnews.com. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ministry-nourished-duggar-familys-faith-falls-grace-rcna14024

    Clyde Haberman, “How an abstinence pledge in the ‘90’s shamed a generation of evangelicals.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/abstinence-pledge-evangelicals.html?smid=tw-share

    Marlene Winell, Leaving the Fold. The Apocryphile Press, 2007.

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    My Bad, God's Good

    My Bad, God's Good

    “My bad!” It’s lingo for something done wrong. Why do we make bad choices? Debates over human nature and our relationship to God stretch back to the dawn of human history. In this episode take a new look to uncover what people who do bad things can learn about themselves and the goodness of God. The traditional Christian doctrine of original sin misinterprets reality. We find help to build well-being with progressive spirituality and community. 
    Segments include: 
    The false foundation of Original Sin
    Owning our actions offers choices for health
    Embracing solidarity with others overcomes bigotry
    Renewal of meaning in God's universal love
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    Tracks for the Journey
    en-usMarch 22, 2023

    What Are You Afraid Of?

    What Are You Afraid Of?

    Fear pops up everyday. How can we handle it well? Join me in exploring fear and what it means for our well-being. I draw from Scripture, psychology, and literature to help us cope and overcome it. We can learn from the Hero's Journey motif and Christian spirituality three key insights about dealing with this common experience. "The Lord is my light... of whom shall I be afraid?"

    3:28 What is fear?

    8:25 Discover new truths to counter fear

    12:03 Wait and learn with a mentor

    15:34 Engage the fear

    CITED

    Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New World Library, Third Edition, 2008.

     

    Dan Bronzite, “The Hero's Journey - Mythic Structure of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth.” https://www.movieoutline.com/articles/the-hero-journey-mythic-structure-of-joseph-campbell-monomyth.html

     

    Christopher Vogler, “Excepts from Myth and the Movies by Stuart Voytilla.” https://www.tlu.ee/~rajaleid/montaazh/Hero%27s%20Journey%20Arch.pdf

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    The Door of Confusion

    The Door of Confusion

    Confusion can spin our world and faith like a twirling top, can’t it? Who likes confusion, mystery, and uncertainty? Yet confusion might just be the doorway to something we need. Let’s explore the possibility that embracing our uncertainties can lead to greater well-being. 
    Segments include:
    The invitation of uncertainty to great possibilities
    Reframe thoughts to find perspectives
    Create with God an open future

    Kristi Nelson, Wake Up Grateful: the transformational practice of taking nothing for granted. Storey Publishing, 2022. 

    Bruce Epperly, Praying with Process Theology: Spiritual practices for personal and planetary healing. River Lane Press, 2017.

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Diary Your Way to Well-being

    Diary Your Way to Well-being

    How can 2023 be a better year for you mentally, socially, and vocationally? A simple tool is keeping a therapeutic journal. You can discover insights and improve your life with just a few minutes each day. Explore with me the benefits and practical methods that will guide you to diary your way to well-being. 

    Friends, before we begin, let me mention that TFJ is available in a book series. I’ve revised and expanded each podcast as an essay for you to enjoy. Search on Amazon with my name and the TFJ title for volumes 1, 2, and 3, available in paperback or Kindle edition. Or go to my website for a direct link to find these and other resources. Thanks for listening today! 

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    Tracks for the Journey
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