Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

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**Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis**

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis about walking our talk—every day, in every moment. It ain’t about being perfect. Waylon Lewis, founder of Elephant Journal, talks about everyday Buddhism, meditation, eco-actions large and small, and features conversations with leading mindful thought leaders, both famous and overlooked.

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238. Vulnerability is not Weakdd. May 02, 2024

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Waylon shares with readers one simple, quick reminder about the act of being vulnerable.

"Vulnerability is not weakness. It's true strength—if it's genuine, not mere emotionalism. ~ Waylon Lewis

>> Read more about emotionalism: Emotionalism Isn't Cool.

>> Curious about Elephant Academy and what we teach? What we offer is hard to explain in a handful of words without them turning into word soup, but it's got a little something for everyone out there on the path of discovering their passion, finding their voice, and, yes, embracing their vulnerability. Find out more here.

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237. Celebrating yet another Unhappy Earth Day, every day. Apr 29, 2024

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Waylon encourages us to honor Earth Day every day, not just one day a year. Giving a care for our one and only planet is not about being perfect, or being a goody-two-shoes, but about living a mindful life and ensuring future generations can as well.

"Ultimately, like any kind of love, any kind of open heart, caring is ultimately our only conduit or connection to a meaningful life—even if sometimes caring means we're sad. Let's try to actually honor Earth Day and actually honor equity and actually honor and address our climate crisis in a meaningful way." ~ Waylon Lewis

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236. Sue Van Raes teaches Waylon how to Eat (Nachos). Apr 26, 2024

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Waylon talks with long-time friend Sue Van Raes about mindful eating, staying in the present moment, traveling, our personal food stories, and just eating the nachos. Her new book, "Food and Freedom," is out now! "We can look back at our lives, look back at our stories...and we all have our food story. But we also have many other stories that play into how we relate to food. So we can look back and investigate... ...and then just eat the nachos! Recognizing what's happening in the moment, right? Just simple recognition. What's so important to consider is that if we decide to eat nachos...eat nachos. Just fully be there with them. Enjoy the nachos. What happens so much is that we might go and do that thing that's a little bit indulgent or feels really pleasure-based, but then because we're checked out, we're not even enjoying it." ~ Sue Van Raes

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235. How to go into a difficult situation. Apr 22, 2024

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Waylon discusses how to approach a difficult situation and gives examples from his own life, hoping that they'll connect with you and your life and that this here little podcast can be of some small benefit to your dear heart.

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234. Dain Heer on "What Masculinity *Is.*" Apr 18, 2024

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In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon meets Dain Heer. They speak about (toxic, unhealthy, unkind and genuine, grounded, grownup) masculinity, unrealistic expectations, parenting—about what it means to be a man in today's society.

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233. Waylon reads Chapter 10 of "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." Apr 15, 2024

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In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 10, and Waylon does an impromptu reading.

"If you fill every moment of your day, your brain will burn out. If you allow gaps, your heart will flourish.." ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 10: "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life."

Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

232. "95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use & fast fashion plastic every single day." ~ Waylon Lewis Apr 13, 2024

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"This is the first generation where we actually know we're destroying the future for all future generations." ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon talks about what, environmentally, he wishes he had understood more clearly 10 – 20 years ago.

Plastic sucks: "Yet 95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use and fast-fashion plastic every single day."

Caring is difficult…because we risk feeling sad or even despondent…but when we lean into caring it leads to joy, love, empathy, activism, and positive change.

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231. Waylon reads Chapter 18 of "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." Apr 08, 2024

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Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 18, and Waylon does an impromptu reading.

"Tonglen, the Buddhist meditation practice of 'sending and taking,' gives us a way to work with our (or others') anger, suffering, stress, or heartbreak. Simple yet counter-intuitive, this meditation reverses the flow of ego, easing our silly crazy mopey neurosis and engendering compassion." ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 18: "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life."

Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

230. Three points on "Elephant's coverage" of Israel-Palestine War Crimes. Apr 04, 2024

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Waylon addresses comments Readers have made about Elephant's coverage of the Israel-Palestine war crimes with three points.

"I am not the voice of Elephant. I am the steward of Elephant and you can write on Elephant anytime. Why is that important? Because there are so many people who know so much more than me. Do we need to hear from me or from Elephant Journal about Palestine? No.

The world is not crying for Elephant's voice on Palestine.

But we do need to hear from you, and we are a community here to platform you, with respectful dialogue." ~ Waylon Lewis

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229. Questions for You! ~ from Waylon Lewis, Founder of Elephant. Apr 01, 2024

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In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks questions of our Elephant Journal community.

"Hey friends, this is Waylon. I am the founder of Elephant. Normally I'll talk about something mindful, something in the world, something helpful that's of good value to you and your heart and in your daily life. But today I want to try something a little different. I want to touch in with you about Elephant." ~ Waylon Lewis

How long have you read Elephant?

What's your favorite thing about Elephant?

What would you like to see that you're not getting?

Do you listen to Walk the Talk Show?

Do you know that you can write on Elephant?

Do you subscribe?

Do you have the iPhone app?

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