Many of Us Feel Somewhat Alienated from our Families of Origin—Especially During the Holiday Season.

On multiple occasions in recent weeks, both David & Tommy have heard from different friends about some of the challenges—and even tough times—they have experienced with their families at Thanksgiving. A common theme is that these people feel like they have very little left in common with the people who raised them and influenced their early lives. And stemming from that feeling, they may also express frustration that their family members “just don’t ‘get them'”—and may even mock them or put down their spiritual nature. What’s up with that?

• Don’t they see that I’ve changed?
• Can’t they see I’m feeling better about myself and my life?
• Why don’t they join in instead of trying to jab me with their dull wit?

Maybe you’ve experienced some of this dynamic yourself…?

On the other hand—and since you’re plugged into the Soul Talk Guys way of being—it’s probably safe to assume you have other people in your life who totally get you and support you. People who are kindred spirits with similar spiritual perspectives, inspirations and aspirations, right?

It’s amazing when we’re able to attend a spiritual conference, workshop, or talk. Amazing, not only in the teachings and insights we receive, but in the people we meet.

No matter where we are in the world or who we meet, humans with an awareness of their true spiritual nature have the ability to relate, connect, and get along harmoniously—and all quite naturally. Because they recognize that we’re connecting at a level of Human Nature—our True Nature—which is that of Spirit.

It’s really quite remarkable and amazing how a spiritual connection can (and usually does) easily and lovingly transcend the man-made boundaries of race, creed, color, gender, belief systems—and any other “box” you care to name!

It seems that our Spirits have no race, creed, color, sex, suffering, or stupidity at all! When we connect at a spiritual level, all those messy, artificial, human boundaries just seem to dissolve away—to the point that we might well wonder where they came from in the first place!

In this episode, recorded on Christmas Day (the eve of both Kwanzaa and Boxing Day), Kindred Spirits join Tommy & David to explore the topic of Family—with particular focus on the questions:

• Do we have a Family outside the boundaries of our blood relatives?
• Do we have a choice?

Check out the video and join the conversation as David & Tommy bring powerful focus to these important issues!

Oh, yes: Don’t forget to leave a comment below!

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Two Guys Chatting About Intimacy—Not Something You See Every Day!

It’s true. Say the word intimacy, and many people will immediately conclude you are talking about sex. But while sex very often does imply some level of intimacy, intimacy can exist without any sexual activity at all! And it is that kind of intimacy that the Soul Talk Guys talk about in this episode.

As members of the Human Race, we’re not generally trained or taught very well in the use of our emotional energy system. It’s just not something that’s been passed down from one generation to the next. And in some households, not only is the idea of expressing emotions treated like a dark art, very often it is completely taboo! Hard to imagine for some of us, but it really is true!

It seems that when we don’t know something about ourselves that should be blatantly obvious, all our defenses rise up to quell the unrest. We get particularly touchy when someone tries to tell us something we should already know—such as how to control our minds or feel our emotions!

You might well wonder, “Why didn’t anyone teach us something as basic as how to experience our human emotions when we were younger!?” The answer is quite simple: “No one taught our parents, so they weren’t able to teach us.” Thankfully, this dynamic seems to be changing in our world today, but there are still many people of adult age who have great difficulty with Emotional Intelligence.

We are all taught how to think, however—although some people might say that we are taught what to think! Yes, we have all kinds of powerful programs to get our thinking muscles into great shape.

Well, the Soul Talk Guys are dedicated to talking about the tough topics—and emotions are right up there at the top of the list. Fear, sadness, jealousy, judgment, as well as generosity, joy, courage, compassion, and true love—these are all topics that Tommy & David happily discuss and share on a weekly basis.

And so, for this episode, they figured, “Why not talk about the courage and vulnerability involved in the energy of Intimacy?”

You read that right! True intimacy requires immense bravery. It takes guts to move beyond the concerns of self, to get beyond the fears and worries of what others might think or that you might get hurt. It may feel like you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, with only a hang-glider to help you down—and never having flown in your life! You could easily have questions in your mind like these:

• Do I dare take the next step?
• Do I dare expose my own feelings and emotions to someone else?
• Do I dare open up to the possibility of heartache—or worse?
• What if they judge me?
• What if they don’t like what they see?
• What if I crash and burn?
• What if, what if, what if …

Join David & Tommy as they put on their Headlamps of Awareness and go spelunking into the inner caverns of the Soul.

Treading where few dare to tread. Into the depths of their own hearts.

Come see a couple of guys chatting about Intimacy.

You’re in for a very interesting ride…

Into Me You See.

DISCLAIMER: Apologies, but the recording ended abrubtly about 12 minutes into the broadcast. Nevertheless, we think you’ll still find value in the video, so please take the time to watch…and REMEMBER to leave a comment below!

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What makes a good friendship? Should we expect anything from it? What kind of friend are you?

Friendship. This is an important topic, and no doubt you consider friendship to be one of the most important things in your life. We all value friendships in life, and friendship takes on many forms. Friends support each other in many different ways, and it’s easy for us to take our friends for granted, don’t you think? In fact, for some people, it may not even be clear who your friends really are until the going gets rough for you.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the topic of friendship from a variety of angles. Some of the questions we examine are:

• What constitutes a “good” friendship?
• What kind of friend are you?
• What kind of friend do you want to be?
• What is reasonable to expect from a friendship?
• What happens when expectations are not met?
• When is a friendship over?

And as always, we follow the conversation wherever it goes, so be prepared for some surprises and some interesting turns! After you watch the video, please remember to leave a comment—your feedback literally feeds us!

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