Best Practioners Podcasts (2024)

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Michelle Osterhoudt, Educator & Country Girl 22:11

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Michelle Osterhoudt is an educator and bonafide country girl from the Northern Catskill Mountains. In this episode, she discusses her childhood in a loving interracial family, the joys of small-town living, the magic of lollipop trees and country music, and the positive impact of living authentically within her community. Produced by Christina Hunt…

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EPISODE 213 - Season 4 - LOGIC-ALI 12:54

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DAILY FOCUS: LOGIC-ALI: Logic is our most powerful Ali in understanding and interfacing with reality. Logic is the closest thing we have to a force that holds our universe together. SONG OF THE DAY: Senset Lover by Petite Biscuit: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ky2PpWb26OxNabAMffyBw... JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: Go to www.riseupwithdragon.com and…

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EPISODE 212 - Season 4 - PRACTION 13:01

1y ago13:01

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DAILY FOCUS: PRACTION- It’s an old joke. A fellow goes to New York to attend a concert, but gets lost. He spots another fellow who’s carrying a violin case. “Sir, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” The musician smiles and says, “Practice, practice, practice.” Where Action meets Consistent Practice. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up a…

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EPISODE 211 - Season 4 - BRING FORTH 14:59

1y ago14:59

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DAILY FOCUS: BRING FORTH: From my new book project "Bring Forth" that covers my full experience with Ayahuasca and DMT in the Amazon Jungle in Peru, one of my biggest takeaways was a beak-through i made with the relationship of sorrow and love. If you find yourself struggling with the residue left behind by unresolved childhood trauma, this one wil…

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EPISODE 210 - Season 4 - HAVING 13:06

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DAILY FOCUS: HAVING: PRACTION- It’s an old joke. A fellow goes to New York to attend a concert, but gets lost. He spots another fellow who’s carrying a violin case. “Sir, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” The musician smiles and says, “Practice, practice, practice.” Where Action meets Consistent Practice. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - W…

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EPISODE 209 - Season 4 - NOT THIS NOT THAT 13:08

1y ago13:08

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DAILY FOCUS: NOT THIS NOT THAT: In some of the Buddhist teachings, there’s a term called NETI NETI which translates to Not this, not that. This reminds us of another concept we have discussed where Buddhists take the “middle way” through life. Let's look at this and the idea of achieving the highest form of the Collective CALM for a more enjoyable …

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EPISODE 208 - Season 4 - THE END OF STRUGGLE 12:37

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DAILY FOCUS: THE END OF STRUGGLE: What is your current reality? Are you struggling? What is your relationship with struggle? Want to learn how to win against the struggle monster? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est here for Rise Up Focus Awake…

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EPISODE 207 - Season 4 - INNER vs. OUTER WORLD 13:18

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DAILY FOCUS: INNER VS. OUTER WORLD: Ever become consciously aware of the difference between your inner and outer world? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est here for Rise Up Focus Awakening each day is no longer a luxury. It’s critical. Sponsors…

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EPISODE 206 - Season 4 - OBTAINMENT 9:59

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DAILY FOCUS: OBTAINMENT: There’s an automatic process going on in our brains directed by our egoic construct. It’s the ongoing desire to obtain. Obtainment by definition is The act of obtaining or acquiring.something with voluntary action. Let's unpack and become conscious of the fact that we are in full control of the obtainment of our current rea…

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EPISODE 205 - Season 4 - AM I AI 10:52

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DAILY FOCUS: AM I AI (Artificial Intelligence) - Interesting look at the idea that we as humans think that AI is a goal of ours as if we were some sort of baseline level of intelligence. Join the Dragin and entertain the idea that we might be AI creating AI that will do what one day? Yes, create AI JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est -…

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EPISODE 204 - Season 4 - DIS-SATISFACTION 8:46

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DAILY FOCUS: DIS-SATISFACTION: Interesting observation of a human behavior that displays how we are perpetually dissatisfied with everything. Whether resting or active, happy or sad, winning or losing at life? We eventually express dissatisfaction with it and everything. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal f…

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EPISODE 203 - Season 4 - BARGAINED FOR 9:15

1y ago9:15

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DAILY FOCUS: BARGAINED FOR: What does it mean when we get more than we bargained for? When we bargain, do we bargain for less or do we not see what’s possible? RESOURCES: Idistractable Book by Nir Ayal https://www.amazon.com/Indistractable-Nir-Eyal-Julie-Li-audiobook/dp/B07SV4V6ZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HO1C2B99O16A&keywords=indistractable+book&qid=16771…

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EPISODE 202 - Season 4 - IMPOSSIBILITY 8:56

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DAILY FOCUS: IMPOSSIBILITY: The concept of what is "impossible" is relative and can change over time. RESOURCES: Lost Ancient Humans Video from After Skool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBF0hP2_nGw JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est here for…

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EPISODE 201 - Season 4 - LOOKING INWARD 9:32

1y ago9:32

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DAILY FOCUS: LOOKING INWARD: If you observe society today, how many people over 30 years old are truly happy? You see kids walking around happy but after 30? What happened? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est here for Rise Up Focus Awakening ea…

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EPISODE 200 - Season 4 - THE COOKIE THIEF 7:14

1y ago7:14

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DAILY FOCUS: THE COOKIE THIEF: Let's take a look under the hood of misperception and the dangers of pre-judging. THE COOKIE THIEF POEM: A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book b…

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EPISODE 199 - Season 4 - LIFE MANAGEMENT 5:51

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DAILY FOCUS: LIFE MANAGEMENT: Fundamentally, the secret to living life to its fullest, is about management. Managing your body and mind in coordination and conflict with the various challenges and happenings we interface with in life. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and c…

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EPISODE 198 - Season 4 - EMOTIONAL IMPORTANCE 9:30

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DAILY FOCUS: EMOTIONAL IMPORTANCE: We speak a lot of recognizing that the activation and prompting of thoughts, feelings and emotions are for the most part out of our control. Learning how to observe them and their uncontrollable nature is the first step towards the calm state of reclaiming control of your life as the dominant force. JOIN THE RISE …

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EPISODE 197 - Season 4 - CLOUD 9 by Listener Coleen Fransiscus 9:30

1y ago9:30

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DAILY FOCUS: CLOUD 9: Interesting thought by listener, Colleen Fransiscus. When life feels good and we are moving forward, there is safety. It is precisely then that something will show up with the ability to completely knock you back down. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed…

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EPISODE 196 - Season 4 - NEUROPLASTICITY 11:17

1y ago11:17

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DAILY FOCUS: NEUROPLASTICITY: The brains ability to modify itself in response to experience. We've uncovered the fact from birth to 5-6 years of age, our brains are extremely vulnerable to being shaped and programmed. RESOURCES: Eckhart Tolle Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBXpFbOPUdA JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read f…

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EPISODE 195 - Season 4 - NAKED AWARENESS 8:18

1y ago8:18

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DAILY FOCUS: NAKED AWARENESS: Idea of recognizing that many signs and insights are very subtle and easily missed. Only a subtle mind can see a subtle sign. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est here for Rise Up Focus Awakening each day is no long…

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EPISODE 194 - Season 4 - CONDITIONED PATTERNS 7:14

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DAILY FOCUS: CONDITIONED PATTERNS: Since returning from my spiritual trip to the Amazon jungle in Peru I’ve been fascinated with the practice of breaking my conditioned patterns of perception and behavior. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 8:00am est he…

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EPISODE 193 - INCOMPLETE EXPERIENCES 8:29

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DAILY FOCUS: INCOMPLETE EXPERIENCES: as we move through life we develop a taste in our daily perceptions for what we desire and what we don’t desire. Ever wonder what could have come from an event you perceived as negative and shied away from? How many incomplete experiences do you have. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 1…

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EPISODE 192 - Season 4 - THE SANDWICH GENERATION 8:38

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DAILY FOCUS: THE SANDWICH GENERATION: Caring for both your kids and your parents. Who’s taking care of you? Is the goal to train your kids by example to take on the role or burden of the sandwich as well? Or, is there value in self care. Resources: Brenee Brown Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up…

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EPISODE 191 - Season 4 - EGO DEATH 9:41

1y ago9:41

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DAILY FOCUS: Ego death is the (often instantaneous) realization that you are not truly the things you've identified with, and the "ego" or sense of self you've created in your mind is a fabrication. Resources: Ego Death Video with Eckhart Tolle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DrR6rSJhN0 JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for …

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EPISODE 190 - INDISTRACTABLE W/ Nir AYAL 51:50

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INDISTRACTABLE: Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor known for his bestselling books: HOOKED: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and INDISTRACTABLE: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Ayal's Website: https://www.nirandfar.com Get Nir's Amazing Books: https://a.co/d/fKsgSec Don't miss this episode …

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EPISODE 189 - Season 4 - Confusion vs Illusion 6:08

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DAILY FOCUS: CONFUSION VS ILLUSION: When we embrace the idea that everything is possibly an illusion, there is no more confusion. When we are closed minded to this idea, we are left with confusion. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for R…

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EPISODE 188 - Season 4 - The Value of Imortality 7:09

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DAILY FOCUS: THE VALUE OF IMMORTALITY: What makes humans so unique is that we know we’re going to die. It’s unavoidable. Although scary and unpredictable, it does represent the very reason we do anything. Think about it? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live a…

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EPISODE 187 - Season 4 - What's Happening 7:38

1+ y ago7:38

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DAILY FOCUS: WHATS HAPPENING? Can something happen in the absence of our perception of it? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for Rise Up Focus Awakening each day is no longer a luxury. It’s critical. Sponsors: Karmaminds Podcast: Get int…

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EPISODE 186 - Season 4 - Full Potential 7:32

1+ y ago7:32

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DAILY FOCUS: FULL POTENTIAL: While you suffer from self doubt, others are intimidated by your full potential. RESOURCE FROM EPISODE - The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1674219764&sr=8-1 JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 1…

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EPISODE 185 - Season 4 - Coulda Shoulda Woulda 7:16

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DAILY FOCUS: SHOULDA, COULDA, WOULDA: If you flip back a few pages or more in the book of your life, do you find yourself wishing you handled certain decisions and life events differently? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for Rise Up Fo…

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EPISODE 184 - Season 4 - Conversion Urgency 7:15

1+ y ago7:15

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DAILY FOCUS: CONVERSION URGENCY. No matter what it is, when a human has taken the position of an, all in belief in something, it makes sense that they would be prompted to try and convert others to believe them. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am …

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EPISODE 183 - Season 4 - Imposed Meaning 6:06

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DAILY FOCUS: IMPOSED MEANING: A very interesting challenge we face is that we’ve learned to impose meaning on certain things based on our programming and these impositions validate and trigger an often ineffective response system that often gets us in trouble. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min -…

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EPISODE 182 - Season 4 - Non Zero Probability 6:53

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DAILY FOCUS: NON ZERO PROBABILITY: Are you open to the fact that everything Carrie’s a non zero probability because we have not assimilated a fraction of our brains capacity to perceive and know anything as a definite. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at …

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EPISODE 181 - Season 4 - NON RANDOM MIRACLES 6:59

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DAILY FOCUS: NON RANDON MIRACLES: have you ever noticed that your brain is often performing improbable feats in figuring things out or knowing something will occur before it does? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for Rise Up Focus Awake…

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EPISODE 180 - Season 4 - THE DOWNSIDE OF A CONSCIOUS MIND 7:26

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DAILY FOCUS: THE DOWNSIDE OF A CONSCIOUS MIND: We work so hard to become more conscious and as I do I often question its value? Have we ever considered the idea that improving our consciousness and spending more time tapped into consciousness could be disadvantageous? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for …

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EPISODE 179 - Season 4 - The Elephant Parable 4:43

1+ y ago4:43

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DAILY FOCUS: ELEPHANT PARABLE Ancient parable, the elephant parable has been used to describe how various traditions are actually all pointing to one great truth. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for Rise Up Focus Awakening each day is …

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EPISODE 178 - Season 4 - Well Adjusted 7:20

1+ y ago7:20

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DAILY FOCUS: WELL ADJUSTED? Are you well adjusted to this reality? Meaning, in a world full of fear, uncertainty and a million unanswered questions about the truth and meaning of life? Are you doing well and carrying on? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live a…

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EPISODE 177 - Season 4 - I DON'T MIND 5:00

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DAILY FOCUS: I DON'T MIND: We speak a lot of the mind’s propensity to think. This can get us in trouble when our minds are thinking about things it has bought into because it was taught too. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dressed and check in live at 7:30am est here for Rise Up …

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EPISODE 176 - Season 4 - INSANITY 6:25

1+ y ago6:25

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DAILY FOCUS: INSANITY: trying to get different results doing the same thing. If this is true, and it is, observe humanity as it gets up and performs the same tasks at work and life in an attempt I build something that will never really come. JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read for 15 min - Journal for 15 min - Shower, get dresse…

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GREAT MORNING RISE UP with DR. JC DOORNICK "DRAGON" (5 MINUTES TO TAKE YOUR GOOD MORNING AND MAKE IT YOUR GREAT MORNING) DAILY FOCUS: INHERITANCE: Are you conscious and aware of the connection between who you think you are, how you perceive and respond to the world, and your past programming? JOIN THE RISE UP CHALLENGE: - Wake Up at 5am est - Read …

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