MindFULL conversations

In this episode, my friend Howard Waldstreicher, tells us how he re-invented himself at 59. Howard started out as a former software engineer, then became a top-tier fitness trainer and post Covid, found his way back again to becoming one of the oldest data engineers at Facebook.

Howard shares his stories and mindful insights. He proves that Life Experience cannot be taught, but new skills can.

3 Takeaways from Howard:

1. Listen to your Mother – Howard’s Mother always said, “Never give up. It only takes one!” He sent out hundreds of resumes and almost gave up...

2. You can reinvent yourself by re-inventing your skills from something you might have done in the past. He was a programmer in his early days. He took classes and sharpened his modern day skills.

3. Return to work programs can help you find your way to something new. Howard found his way to Facebook through the career rentry program called iRelaunch. Check them out here: https://www.irelaunch.com/

You can find Howard's new book here: https://a.co/d/7iX5xoy

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein
Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com
Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think! Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/
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Whether you are Jewish, or not Jewish, I hope you will find this mindful conversation fascinating and helpful.
Mark Horn is the author of Tarot & The Gates of Light: A Kabbalistic Path to Liberation. He may be the only person who has taught at both the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Readers Studio International Tarot Conference. Myth and sacred story have always been central to his spiritual path, and he uses both as a performing storyteller and a tarot guide. He applies his understanding of the archetypes in sacred stories from all traditions to the individual spiritual path of clients as they are revealed in readings.

I had a reading with Mark and it is changing my life...
A few takeaways from this MindFULL conversation:
1. There is a Power greater than Us and anything we can do to cleanse our energy centers that can help us see, express and experience these energies, can be helpful.
2. The Tree of Life is a "map" that has 10 inner energies represented, and if you overlay it on the the Chakra system, they align and give you a way of examing how they manifest in you. We ALL have blocks and this practice is a way to purify with specific meditations.
3. Counting The Omer is a journey over a 49 day period (also learn why 49 days and what 49 days these are) and helps people clear spiritual and creative blocks inside so they can be free and more connected.
You can buy Mark's book, Tarot & The Gates of Light: A Kabbalistic Path to Liberation via the bookstore link at the bottom of these notes.
Visit Mark at:
gatesoflighttarot.com
Follow him on Instagram at Gates of Light Tarot

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein
Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com
Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think! Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/
And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Today's mindful conversation is with Ostap Manulyak (OS-TAP ManOOYA).
Almost exactly a year ago, I had a spontaneous conversation with my friend John Yackus, who phoned it in from the border of Poland, where he and other retired United pilot friends had joined the World Kitchen to distribute food to folks fleeing Ukraine. Sad to say, that today, the war is raging on. John and his friends went back to Ukraine last month and John met Ostap and called me and said, "I have a guy for you to talk with".

Ostap Manulyak is an assistant professor in the Composition Department of the Lviv Music Academy and a co-founder of Art Association NURT, director of the Festival of electroacoustic music VOX ELECTRONICA and Experimental Educational Studio of Electroacoustic Music (EESEM) of Lviv Music Academy. During the 2018-19 academic year, he was a visiting researcher at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustic (CCRMA) of Stanford University (California) as Fulbright Fellow. He has recently received several awards. In 2020, he received the Mykola Leontovych Award for choral composition and in 2021, the Stanislav Liudkevych Award for works composed since 2018.
In our MindFULL conversation, Ostap refered to many interesting web sites:
Website links for Unarmed Civilians killed that are Culturally related https://apnews.com/hub/war-crimes-watch-ukraine
A few stories which he translated to English https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ZVv0y1Ogywl_YJkg8hDX0aBvjeaXZaV/view?usp=share_link
Carols of Bells link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchedryk_(song)

NYC – Ukrainian Festival https://www.ucmfnyc.com/
And a few stories about artists who joined Ukrainian Armed Forces https://ui.org.ua/en/culture-fights-back-2/

Give a listen to our conversation! I think you will agree with him that keeping art initiatives alive is very important to showing that Ukraine stands tall and has not lost!

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein
Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com
Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think! Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/
And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

She is so full of wisdom, I had to do a TWO Part Series with Rachel Kodanaz, author of “Living with Loss One Day at a Time”. This week, Rachel joins us to talk about embracing life’s challenges. Overcoming her own adversity of being widowed at 31 years old with a 2-year-old daughter, Rachel shares her down to earth, insightful, and practical advice for living with loss. As a motivational speaker, author, grief consultant, and facilitator, Rachel tells us what can be helpful. In Part Two, we will talk about clearing out physical objects. You will want to hear it all!

Takeaways:

1. Humans simply need to be felt and understood. They don’t want or need to be fixed. Just listen.
2. We can’t change what happens to us so we have to figure out what we can do to go forward. How? Rachel gives 365 days of tips to help.
3. Don’t ask. Just do (for the person).

Link to Rachel Kodanaz’s website for books and more insight and information:

https://www.rachelkodanaz.com/

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein
Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com
Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think! Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/
And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

Sue Seserman is the Creator and Author of Epilectra, and she couldn't be more proud. The graphic novel reflects many of her own battles with, and successes over, different autoimmune disorders, all while trying to live a "normal" life. She was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2013 and with type 1 diabetes in 1993.

The graphic novel conveys the crucial message that being different should not invoke shame, but rather pride in the strength it takes to manage a disability and deal with the unknowns and inconveniences it throws your way. Epilectra's motto is, "Your Difference Is Your Strength," and everyone is different in one way or another.

Ms. Seserman is a creative writer, memoirist, and publicist who, prior to starting a freelance writing career in 1990, worked in sports marketing for Edelman Public Relations in Chicago and as the Director of Public Relations for George Lucas's computer and video game company, LucasArts Entertainment, in San Francisco. Today she resides in Denver, Colorado and New York City with her husband, Doug, and their wonderdog, Scooter.

Epilectra will be published this Fall. It provide a sense of empowerment and possibility for anyone managing a disability, insight for their loved ones, and a wonderful entertainment experience for anyone who enjoys superhero adventures filled with one-of-a-kind characters.
In this MindFULL conversation, Sue has 4 takeaways:

1. Eplicetra is a Guide to show folks that no matter their circumtances, it's OK to reach for your dreams...and ask for help!
2. People saw her as Hero for taking public transportation to work with folks in the hospital.
3. From Inc magazine, 21% of today's workforce has a disabilty, 4% disclose it, 28% of companies have hiring goals and 76% of college students don't want to admit they have a disabilty like dyslexia.
4. Epilectra is to Team SEEZ (support & empower everyone zealously) as Captain America is to The Avengers.
   You can find Sue at:
   website: www.epilectra.com
   LinkedIn: Sue Seserman
   Facebook: Sue Seserman
   Instagram: Epilectra

Robin has been a guest on several podcasts including Creative Lifescaping and Everyday Innovator. Check out my conversations via my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/robinglickstein
Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.com
Be in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram at MindFULL conversations and let me know what you think! Also, let me know if you'd like to be a guest (or have a suggestion for a guest) and fill our minds https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/
And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations