Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens - The Loved Ones We Carry

The Loved Ones We Carry

08/02/23 • 12 min

Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens

In this episode, I talk about how we carry our loved ones (and all their teachings) with us when they aren’t around anymore. The distance could be from illness, death, or just geographical location, but we miss them and want to feel close to them even though they aren’t physically present in our lives.

We are amazing humans, and we are capable of carrying our vision of other people’s essence inside us (as part of our inner body and soul). Their voice, habits, gestures, smell, and favorite song—we keep a catalog of their unique perfume with us. We can call upon their love and wisdom when we need it. Today, we’ll explore what it’s like to travel along with someone in spirit. How to embrace their legacy and purpose so that we carry them with us even when we are in our most solitary state.

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

Have a listen, then connect with me at lettheverseflow.com to sign up for my newsletter and receive journal prompts and resources on creativity and personal growth.

Music: (My thanks to all the musicians who make incredible music and have the courage to put it out into the world. All music for my podcast is sourced and licensed for use via Soundstripe.)

Songs in this episode:
“Love Frequency” by Roze Sound; “Winning Streak” by JeesGuy; “Pyaar Kee Seemaen” by Cast of Characters

LTVF Season One Music Playlist: Check out the songs that inspire me, and connect with artists from many genres who add to our collective, human soundtrack.

Resources:
Oahu Webcam (surfers at dawn)

Journal prompts:

Write about a pleasure that a loved one has, and explore ways that knowing about their happy moments brings you closer to them.
How do a loved one’s favorite things live on in your heart?

Prefer to read the content of this episode? I create a blog post for each podcast episode. Find them here: https://www.lettheverseflow/com/.

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

Have a listen, then connect with me at lettheverseflow.com to sign up for my newsletter and receive journal prompts and resources on creativity and personal growth.

Music: (My thanks to all the musicians who make incredible music and have the courage to put it out into the world. All music for my podcast is sourced and licensed for use via Soundstripe.)

Songs in this episode:
“Love Frequency” by Roze Sound; “Winning Streak” by JeesGuy; “Pyaar Kee Seemaen” by Cast of Characters

LTVF Season One Music Playlist: Check out the songs that inspire me, and connect with artists from many genres who add to our collective, human soundtrack.

Resources:
Oahu Webcam (surfers at dawn)

Journal prompts:

Write about a pleasure that a loved one has, and explore ways that knowing about their happy moments brings you closer to them.
How do a loved one’s favorite things live on in your heart?

Prefer to read the content of this episode? I create a blog post for each podcast episode. Find them here: https://www.lettheverseflow/com/.

Previous Episode

Personal Power: Manifesting Your Inner Lion

As the saying goes, “Life is not for the faint of heart.” We may worry about this or that, predict obstacles and roadblocks, and ruminate about the next challenge, but most of the time none of that stuff happens. Life has other plans for us, and we may not see any of them coming!

But after you’ve been knocked down a few too many times, you toughen up. Yes, you get stronger from the unpredictable struggles you face, and sometimes your internal power can grow to become as mighty as a lion’s roar.

This episode explores the good feelings that can come from being proactive, digging deep, and finding the courage to express your personal power. Let’s find out how it feels to let out a “lion’s roar.”

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

Have a listen, then connect with me at lettheverseflow.com to sign up for my newsletter and receive journal prompts and resources on creativity and personal growth.

Music: (My thanks to all the musicians who make incredible music and have the courage to put it out into the world. All music for my podcast is sourced and licensed for use via Soundstripe.)

Songs in this episode:
“Brown Power” by Reggie B.; “Sub Insanity” by Ghost Beatz; “Winning Streak” by JeesGuy; "Pyaar Kee Seemaen” by Cast of Characters

LTVF Season One Music Playlist: Check out the songs that inspire me, and connect with artists from many genres who add to our collective, human soundtrack.

Resources:
The Lion’s Roar (Part 1A) - Tara Brach video

Journal prompts:
1. Write about a time you “roared” and asserted your personal power. How did it feel at that moment and a few days later?
2. How can you build confidence in your ability to “roar” when needed to make your needs known?
Prefer to read the content of this episode? I create a blog post for each podcast episode. Find them: https://www.lettheverseflow.com/

Next Episode

Choosing Friends & Building Meaning

We’ll connect the threads between how making space and time for friends (and actively tuning into our interactions with them) helps us build more meaning in our lives. To do this we have to clear the cobwebs—get rid of the dead weight and make sure we can distinguish between people who we should journey onward with as friends and those that we can leave behind.
By actively listening, we can learn to read the signs accordingly and find our tribe. Once we’ve found them, we must be mindful of our times together because that’s where the meaning lies.

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

Have a listen, then connect with me at lettheverseflow.com to sign up for my newsletter and receive journal prompts and resources on creativity and personal growth.

Poem: My Meaning (and You Don’t Get It)

Music: (My thanks to all the musicians who make incredible music and have the courage to put it out into the world. All music for my podcast is sourced and licensed for use via Soundstripe.)

Songs in this episode:

Newhi by Dallas $tyles; Winning Streak by JeesGuy; Pieces by Nu Alkemi$t; Pyaar Kee Seemaen by Cast of Characters

LTVF Season One Music Playlist: Check out the songs that inspire me, and connect with artists from many genres who add to our collective, human soundtrack.

Resources: 5 Myths and Realities About Finding Your Tribe

Journal prompts:

Do you feel listened to by your family and friends? If so, what do they get about you? If not, where can you find some people who will?
Are you actively listening when having conversations? If not, why?
What are three things you hope people will understand about you? Name at least one person who sees those things in you.

Prefer to read this episode? Read the complete episode in blog format here: lettheverseflow.com