The Ten Crutches Podcast

E37 Giving Up The News

Many people keep up with the news automatically. It’s just an accepted part of our culture that you will know “what’s going on.” And, of course, there are good reasons to be aware of important current events. But there is also a harm involved in “keeping up with the news” mindlessly. It’s just not good for a human nervous system to take on that much stress. I think it is well worth considering getting off the news entirely, or at least taking regular breaks. Assess what you need (and what you don’t). Then act accordingly. Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link [http://tencrutches.link/] to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present. Show notes are here. [https://tencrutches.link/archive/]

E36 We Can't Help Ourselves = We Must Help Ourselves

A riff on, well, just what the title says. We do not seem to be able to stop ourselves, as a whole species, from ignoring strong evidence of being needlessly destructive. We can’t even stop long enough to genuinely evaluate risk. We are helpless in the face of our greed and aggression. We have not developed any way to work together, as a species, with all of us caring for all of us. But somehow we must. Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link [http://tencrutches.link/] to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present. Show notes are here. [https://tencrutches.link/archive/]

E35 The Infinite Value Of Boredom

What is boredom? Why would anyone wish to avoid it? If dopamine hits keep us scrolling for hours, then what? If the crunchy chips taste so good we can’t stop eating them, what do we do for nutrition? We need boredom the way we need air, healthy food, movement and good sleep. We need downtime in our lives to form stories and memories and simply think about things. Boredom opens doors we forget are right in front of us. Fair warning! You may find this episode boring. I talk very slowly at times; I also leave several long pauses. I strongly suggest you listen to this episode as it was recorded and not speed it up. You can genuinely use the episode to explore boredom. (Or help you go to sleep.) Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link [http://tencrutches.link/] to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present. Show notes are here. [https://tencrutches.link/archive/]

E34 Attention! Attention! Attention!

An exploration of where our attention usually goes and what might help it land more deeply in the present moment. Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link [http://tencrutches.link/] to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present. Show notes are here. [https://tencrutches.link/archive/]

E33 Intuition PART 2 - Creating A Ritual To Help Cultivate Intuition

In episodes 21 and 22, I spoke about rituals. I promised back then to talk about intuition. So here we are. What is intuition? What will help you cultivate your intuition? Part 1 (of this two-part series) gives my answer to these two questions. Can I build a ritual to help deepen my intuition? Yes! Part 2 has specific instructions for creating a ritual that will help cultivate intuition. My intention is to help someone who has never created a ritual before to do so. (In other words, if you have created ritual before, you may find these instructions overly simplistic. Thankfully, you have the power of “fast forward” at your fingertips!) Time Stamps for Instructions: # 1: Pick time and place (6:59) # 2: How long will the ritual be? (8:55) # 3: Write down the times of the intro, the middle and the exit of the ritual (11:13) # 4: Plan the Intro (15:25) 4A: Four suggestions for the intro (21:23) # 5: Plan the middle of the ritual (29:21) # 6: Plan for the exit (37:38) 6A: Four suggestions for the exit (38:40) Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link [http://tencrutches.link/] to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present. Show notes are here. [https://tencrutches.link/archive/]