Earth Tribe Radio

She shares that the image of the lonely, cranky senior simply doesn’t match reality. Actually we are happier and more balanced in our older age and we feel more calm, optimistic and full of and thankful of life in our 60's, 70's and on. The younger ones tend to feel more hopeless, restless, nervous and unhappy. " The results are supported by a body of scientific literature showing that happiness is roughly U-shaped, dipping at mid-life and increasing as we age. Aging isn't a curse. But ageism is a serious global problem." Jeannette McClennan

When we are used to following it's hard to be consistently aware. Mindfulness helps us gathering consciousness around what has trapped us into unawareness. When we can 'step back' we can open to greater awareness. How can we move beyond the beliefs we've become stuck in?Politically we tend to polarize and loose awareness. We are lucky to be able to look back as well as looking forward. How do we change ourselves so that we are mindful, not only of ourselves, but also of the planet and others? When we are aware we can change and find ways to heal the planet. Children are more aware than we think...if the aren't numbed down in school or through other things that happen to them. Today ask "Am I conscious of my reactions, how am I affecting to the environment, others and myself?". Being aware without judging ourselves or others can change everything.

As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering—the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering in paradise.” ― Byron Katie, Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life When we question our thoughts it changes everything in our life. What do we still find catching us in our lives. How do we move beyond the patterns and buttons from earlier in our life? How can we expand our minds? Why are some of us treated as scapegoats and become a victim and how can we move beyond? What is real intelligence? Why are we so locked into thinking that intelligence operates in only one way? How can we become spritual warrior and come through being a victim?

How do I adapt to change? Jill shares her journey to the Sundance in South Dakota and the amazing experiences they had. The beginning of adapting to change is awareness and seeing change as an adventure. Jill and her husband took the blue roads (no highways) and they had powerful and transformational stories when they crossed the Native American Hopi lands. Jill found that there is a freedom when we aren't scared of change. We can find freedom through accepting and allowing change.

" Comparison is Odeous" William Shakespeare . When we compare we loose who we are and judge who you are. Comparison makes us insecure and judgmental of ourselves and others. This week let's become mindful of how we compare and bring conscious of how how we compare. Setting up a daily routine to watch our comparisons can really free us...let's chat!

Russel Brand " We are imprisoned within, hypnotized without. Denying ourselves access to the internal peace and external harmony. Can we execute the perfect jail break when we have become our own jailers?" Barry Long said that we are robots, push a button and I'll react the same way each time. Can we develop consciousness around our robotic reactions and making them mindful, then we begin to master our reactions. Without judging our reactions we can free ourselves from the reactionary jail we've built. We begin to develop consciousness about where the reactions are coming and how we can move beyond them. What is the difference between reaction or reaction? Let's chat about how we can explore this and what we can do to find freedom! There's a whole world outside our dreams.

Conspiracies, how can I cope with them and what can I do? Which or what should I believe and how to I work it all out? Overwhelmed with information and not enough wisdom! How do we find our natural wisdom? Conspiracies can make us fearful and desperate...what can we do to go through all of this back to our natural wisdom. It's hard when we are going through what we're going through with the Coronavirus worse. How can we help ourselves and other to get through this. We can spend energy on creating ideas of what we're going to do when everything opens again. Let's visit ideas and techniques. Conspiratorial thinking can drive people to act from anger or fear. It's about dropping into balance and taking action from our place of wisdom...not from a knee jerk reaction.

"Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man (woman)has plenty, not on your past misfortunes of which every man (woman) has some." Charles Dickens. This is a time when we all have plenty of both. When we can reflect on what we have and how we are grateful for what we have in our life ...our life is so much better and more fulfilling. What is happening can be a gift to slow us down, so that we can become more conscious and expand our mindfulness. The best of humanity is when we look after each ...even though some people are scared and angry...many are coming forward to care for others. Let's pause and reflect on our blessings. Let's explore what it is to be in this time. Let's explore!

"Success is not final and failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill. How can we truly realize that we are beyond both. Almost everyone who is successful fails in some way, when we aren't hooked into failure we realize that failure brings amazing opportunities. What is success? It varies with who you speak with, is it money, power, intellect, fame?Jill shares how it was for her being so successful as an actress and what it taught her. There are so many other ways to be successful, enjoying your life, creating art, music or anyway that you enjoy...or could it be everything? We need to remember not to take failure personally, it s just something we did or experienced...it's not who we are, as is success. So today ask yourself how am I successful, because you are in so many ways...let's explore!

What's the difference between empathy and being an empath and how do we deal with this in the times we are in? "Empathy is simply listening, holding space without judgement. Emotionally connecting and communicating that message, you're not alone." ." Brene Brown When we are empathic we are in tune to other people’s feelings and life circumstances and often to other things happening on the earth. An empath is able to really feel and embody other people’s feelings, be in the feelings experiencing them themselves.How can we deal with this in these times and how can we stay in balance? Let's explore!

"Drop the notion that you are what you do. Remember this: If you are what you do, then when you don't you aren't" Wayne Dyer. Most of us identify with what we do and in that often loose who we are and what we love. We explore how we can discover to expand ourselves, explore our natural creative gifts. (You have them even when you don't thing you do) and discover new ways to travel. When we live our lives in the same patterns, we tend to then begin to limit ourselves and access to who we area and our natural gifts. We can expand our lives and find greater purpose and enjoyment through exploring the world, even virtually and exploring our creativity. Let's chat!

One of the happiest moments of your life comes when you accept what you cannot change. We relax when we relax into accepting. Acceptance is an empowerment. Knowing that we might be able do something in awhile...but right now there is nothing to do. Think about what you have and how it helps you...then think about what you don't have and how that helps you. Think about what we don't have and how we can accept it...this is particularly important at this time with the Cornavirus. We might not have what we want, but we have more than so many others. Ships sink not because of the water around them, but the water that's in them...let's chat!

Having fun cooking with what we have in the house...how to make comforting meals with limited ingredients. Join us as we chat about cooking, what we love to make and how we make it....using what we have in our homes. Sharing recipes and ideas.

How to compost and enrich your gardens wherever you are. Permaculture, mulching and feeding your gardens or pots. We have the ability to garden wherever we are, from yards to apartments. Bob Sorrel shares how to feed and create strong healthy plants. Bob is a masterful gardener and has so many ways to care for and feed ourselves and our gardens. We can all grow something and feel the empowerment of having food that we grow, especially in times when it's harder to get fresh food. Join us as we discover the gift of organic gardening anywhere.

Garden wherever you are and experience the magic of gardening. We can grow all or some of our food simply and easily. Bob shares his extensive experience in growing. Growing is so life affirming and we can grow in our windows, gardens, lawns almost anywhere to feed and nourish ourselves. Bob shares how to grow plants anywhere. The experience of growing is a powerful experience for us all. Dry beans, herb seeds, like mustard seeds will grow as will the seeds from squash...bringing life back and faith in the future. So let's explore growing some or all of our food...it could be easier and more fun than you thought. Gardening is faith in the future and a gift to us our community and the earth.

Let's have virtual tea parties, or a glass of wine with friends around the world. Joining friends to have tea or a glass of wine together from separate places around the world or country, can help us weather being alone or feeling alone. We can also create a book club, meditation, sit in council, we can make almost anything that we do with other virtual. This is the time to connect virtually and support each other. Taking the time to enjoy a tea time with friends can be so supportive and enjoyable. We can use Reiki, or energy to support others at this time.

Laughter is the best medicine, at times like these and always. Laughter reduces stress, relaxes us and releases endorphins which make us feel good. . Laughter is good for the heart, it gets the blood flowing and relaxes the blood vessels, it stimulates a healthy immune system, by reducing the amount of stress hormones. Laughter can resolve conflict, laughing together can heal tension and helps us to find unity with others. It helps us to move beyond anger and frustration. Laughter can enable us to reduce fear, which is important now. Lets find time today to laugh!

Covid 19 When we are quarantined how do we find time for ourselves and stay kind and peaceful. Most people around the world are quarantines at home. So we're stuck at home with family or by ourselves, how can we find time and space to have peaceful and relaxing me time, especially when we have children can be a challenge. Let's explore ways to relax the fear and feeling of being trapped and discover simple ways to find the time and space to make this powerful time a gift. There are many ways that we can enjoy the time we have at home, by ourselves or with family or loved ones. Small changes in our day and thinking can make all the difference. Let's chat about Covid 19, quarantine and how to make peace with it all.

Covid19, is sweeping the world and many of us are fearful, or feeling trapped yet others are happy to have the time. We explore: how to reduce stress and fear; great things to do; how to help people; how to energetically work on ourselves; how to reach out and a lot more. This is a time of huge transformation and we can be active participants on so many levels. Join us as we chat with each other from opposite ends of Ojai California.

Being alone and vulnerable in times of stress and disaster. Many of us are finding that we are alone in these times of the coronavirus and many are feeling fearful. How can we discover ways to live in these times and still find balance and ease? We recorded this before we knew that we had to stop contact with others. In the next show we'll chat about that...we suggest that this is the time to reach our virtually to friends, family and join virtual groups of start one. We can find community or create community even when we are separated. We suggest ways to feel less alone and fearful. Join us to chat about these stressful and often fearful times....how can we move beyond the fear into peace and love?