Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

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248. One Simple Way to Defeat Habitual Patterns that are effing up your Life. Jun 24, 2024

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Habitual patterns are so tough—we are stuck with them our whole lives. No matter how much discipline or willpower we exert, they come back. So start small: be gentle with yourself, meditate, relax with multi-tasking…and witness your whole life awaken like an unfolding flower.

Try this for one week and let me know how it goes.

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247. What's an Outer, Inner, & Secret Wedding Proposal? Jun 21, 2024

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Waylon & Kelsey, sittin' in a tree…have some big news.

In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis... Waylon and his beloved, Kelsey, share some big news. They talk through the Buddhist framework they used as they navigated this change to their life paths: outer, inner, and secret.

246. A Simple Buddhist Practice we can do Anytime. Jun 03, 2024

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In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon shares a simple Buddhist practice that you can do anywhere, anytime.

" One of the most wonderful Buddhist instructions for how to become present and available, open, joyful, and genuine, in your life is as simple as this: any time of the day, particularly if you're having a hard time, if you're feeling speedy, if you're feeling exhausted, look out your window. Go outside if you can. Then..." ~ Waylon Lewis

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245. Waylon asks Ellie Laks: What the Heck is "Cow Hug Therapy" & how it can Help? May 31, 2024

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Waylon chats with Ellie Laks of the beloved animal sanctuaries known as The Gentle Barn, this time about her new book: "Cow Hug Therapy."

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244. Why we should all care about Fake News. May 24, 2024

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Waylon speaks about the role of journalism as the pursuit of truth, the trap of "fake news," and how we can all develop our antenna for bullsh*t (including our own) if we pause to examine our sources of "facts."

"Journalism is simply the search for truth, which makes it similar to science. If you're interested in journalism—whether you're liberal or conservative—you're interested in facts, and you're open to changing your mind and opening your mind, and being proven wrong." ~ Waylon Lewis

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243. One daily reminder to transform your entire life: #mayitbeofbenefit May 20, 2024

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In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about one thing we can do—every day—to transform our lives for the better.

"The notion of duty, which we talk a lot about in the military realm or public service, or say in my Buddhist upbringing...it's a very un-American word from the point of view of 'we Americans cherish our freedom or independence.' The way we generally think of it in America or write about it is: my freedom is separate from yours. So it's a sort of independent freedom, not interdependent, not co-dependent, not cooperative. It's all about 'me' and 'my freedom.' That's an interesting notion when you think about the notion of duty. It would seem to be a contradiction.

So, what is our duty as human beings?

I introduced this as the one daily reminder that if you do it every day, it'll transform your entire life. I don't think that's an exaggeration. In the Buddhist teachings, they talk about vision or view, or Christians may think of it as mission.

What is our mission in life?" ~ Waylon Lewis

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242. Waylon w/ his favorite Elephant Writer, Lynn Shattuck. May 17, 2024

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Waylon meets his all-time favorite Elephant Journal writer, Lynn Shattuck, for the first time. They talk about writing, finding your voice as a writer, how to write about your life in a cathartic, genuine, way and Lynn's thread through much of her writing: the loss of a beloved sibling.

"I was really fortunate. [Elephant] felt like a safe home for my writing. I felt welcomed from the beginning by the editors, and it was a cozy connection." ~ Lynn Shattuck

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241. How to Find your Voice—as a Writer, & as a Human. May 13, 2024

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Waylon talks about how, as human being and as a writer, we can uncover our voices. Hint: it's not as impossible as it feels.

"Ironically, simply getting present with yourself and out of your own thoughts will enable you to find the words that are genuine and helpful to others." ~ Waylon Lewis

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240. What we can do for Mom, this Mother's Day. May 10, 2024

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Waylon shares a little (big) way we can thank mothers and all good parents everywhere:

"I want to do a video in honor of Mother's Day and of wonderful parents everywhere, including fathers. But particularly single parents, and particularly single mothers, and particularly my mom, who is a single mom. One of the gifts of society—or lack or lack of gift—can be supporting single parents.." ~ Waylon Lewis

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239. Let's be Smart about our Political Passions. May 06, 2024

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In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks politics.

"Stop covering politics," some of our dear readers cry every time we post something relephant. Look: politics are life. Equal rights, empathy, fair economy, healthcare. We can't ignore what's happening, and you shouldn't either. ~ Waylon

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