Best Richard Hindmarsh Podcasts (2024)

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Living in a World of Fractured Image-bearers 43:47

2y ago43:47

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The first man was created complete and placed in God’s perfectly designed world. God created man to experience fulfillment in a quality relationship with Him, aware of his value and purpose, active and creative with power, with an eternal spirit. We were made to be both physically alive and spiritually alive. God created humanity with all that was …

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Your Eternal Spirit 24:22

2y ago24:22

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God has been and forever will be, humanity, on the other hand, is confined by time. Our only experience involves time. We have a birth date; we have a death date; we are defined and restricted by time. It is almost too much for our little brains to grasp the concept of eternity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rich…

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Spiritual Emptiness 19:58

2y ago19:58

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Are you exhausted and worn out? Has your life turned out differently than you expected? Have you run out of answers? Do you feel isolated? Has life lost its meaning? Are you confused? The chances are if you think this way, you are spiritually empty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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The Burden of Mortality 21:28

2+ y ago21:28

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Our eventual death is an issue faced by all human beings. For many, the subconscious anxiety caused by a fear of death is behind a lot of their daily anguish. This burden affects us all; we are all going to die. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Made to be Creative 31:37

2+ y ago31:37

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With the first breath from God, a man received a portion of God’s creativity and power. Humanity is not content being passive. Our God-given nature is to be creative as we interact with the rest of God’s creation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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The Burden of Being Responsible 22:25

2+ y ago22:25

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Our life is filled with daily choices – too numerous to count. We choose a path, and the path leads to a result. The result is the consequence of the decision we have made. It is our choice – select the road leading to life or the road leading to death. The decision is your responsibility. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

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Your Value 33:53

2+ y ago33:53

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What is the meaning of life? Why am I here? What is the purpose of my existence? We all struggle with the burden of meaninglessness. The struggle with meaning is a cry about our perceived value. The battle to find meaning is the battle to find worth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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The Burden of Meaninglessness 25:29

2+ y ago25:29

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Hour after hour, day after day, we work our fingers to the bone to feed our hunger. A hunger that never seems to be satisfied. We end up exhausted and unfulfilled. We struggle to find meaning in who we are and what we do. We strive to find meaning, and in the process, lose contact with our value. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

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Made for Relationship 30:20

2+ y ago30:20

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God’s completed creation was “very good.” Isolation is a heavy weight, and God did not create humans with the intent of carrying that weight. The experience of separation from God and our fellow man was not part of God's creation plan for humans. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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The Burden of Isolation 23:52

2+ y ago23:52

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Do you feel like you are living in a shadow and lack substance? Do you think no one cares about you? So, what is this burden of isolation? How do we recognize it? How do we accept it, and how do we live, so we are not consumed by it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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No Contentment without the Cross 18:31

2+ y ago18:31

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Life is hard, confusing, troubling, and at times, feels impossible. We all struggle with the burden and pain of isolation, meaninglessness, responsibility, mortality, and spiritual emptiness. Our goal during these times of difficulty is not complacency or comfort; our goal is contentment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…

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Humanities Burdens 14:41

2+ y ago14:41

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We have this overbearing weight in our chest, that communicates that something fundamental is not right. This weight has the power to hobble us and prevent personal growth. This weight is experienced as intense boredom, the awful pain of loss or failure, the tension of irresolvable conflict, the anguish of inadequacy, the oppressive darkness of alo…

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Common Temptation 12:06

2+ y ago12:06

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We are all enticed by the same temptation, especially at times of discomfort. The temptation is to turn our backs on God and pursue self-attainable comfort. Unfortunately, contentment pursued is never satisfied; it results in intensified efforts to achieve satisfaction at any cost. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r…

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Our Fractured Image - Introduction 5:05

2+ y ago5:05

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We live in an age of abundance. We have a wealth of food, distractions, entertainment, possessions, and an overabundance of information. We have all we could need, but we still want more. With all we have, you would think we would also have an abundance of contentment. Instead, we have a wealth of discontentment. It does not matter if you have a lo…

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Deadly Roots - Epilogue 3:37

2+ y ago3:37

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I almost drowned in a sea of bitterness, but for the grace of God! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Living in a Bitter World 35:05

2+ y ago35:05

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We live in a world awash with bitterness and misery. How do we survive? How do we keep it together? How do we protect ourselves against bitterness? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Spiritual Emptiness 19:51

2+ y ago19:51

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Are you living in misery? Are you exhausted and worn out? Has your life turned out differently than expected? Have you run out of answers? Do you feel isolated? Has life lost its meaning? Are you confused? If you think this way, you are spiritually empty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Greed 9:48

2+ y ago9:48

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The power behind all of the roots of bitterness is greed and emptiness. Greed is the passionate pursuit of more, just for the sake of having more. It is an insatiable longing that cannot be satisfied. It is a loud, demanding hunger. A hunger that does not go away. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/…

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Obvious Roots of Bitterness 9:09

2+ y ago9:09

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In this category of bitterness, there is no subtleness. These roots of bitterness are seen by all to be expressions of active bitterness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Not-So-Subtle Roots of Bitterness 5:01

2+ y ago5:01

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The Not-So-Subtle Roots of Bitterness are more evident than the subtle roots, but they are still subtle in their presentation. With this category of roots, you can start to taste the bitterness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Subtle Roots of Bitterness 15:20

2+ y ago15:20

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The Subtle Roots of Bitterness are the most difficult to associate with bitterness. These roots are often not associated with a specific agent of offense or injustice, but they are still early roots of potential bitterness, so we need to be aware of them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Roots of Bitterness 6:42

2+ y ago6:42

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If we would like to have any hope in stopping bitterness, we need to recognize it in its more subtle forms. By the time bitterness has fully developed, it has become a giant, well-established tree, impossible to bring down. At this point, you are no longer living your life with freedom and enthusiasm; you are living your life, negotiating your path…

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Bitterness 6:41

2+ y ago6:41

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Bitterness will steal your health, energy, and emotional stability. It will destroy your relationships, and rob your joy, peace, and contentment. It will kill your potential, purpose, plans, relationships, aspirations, and dreams. If this interaction between bitterness and injustice were a loaded gun, the injustice would be the gunpowder, and the b…

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Deadly Roots - Introduction 4:43

2+ y ago4:43

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Bitterness is the internalization and personalization of a real or perceived injustice with a persistent and intense rumination about the injustice or the agent of the injustice, resulting in more damage caused by the bitterness than could ever be caused by the injustice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hin…

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Stress Undressed - Conclusion 4:05

2+ y ago4:05

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In conclusion, take hold of stress, or it will take hold of you. Categorize your stressors. Is your stress caused by the fear or threat of imminent danger, or perhaps a threat to your sense of self, is it stress from ongoing uncertainty or confusion or are you in the position of caring for someone unable or unwilling to care for themselves, or last…

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Stress of Transgressions 7:47

2+ y ago7:47

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As people, we will do almost anything to hide our transgressions, yet, it is the hiding of them that makes them so damaging. We have all done wrong. We have all deeply wounded the people who love us. We all carry the scars of hurting others. To live your life carrying these injuries is stressful. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

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Stress of Covering Responsibility 11:44

2+ y ago11:44

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It is hard enough to be responsible for yourself in this ever-changing, confusing world, let alone to have to be responsible for another who is unable or unwilling to be responsible for themselves. This type of stress is part of several different life situations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/s…

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Stress of Uncertainty 12:01

2+ y ago12:01

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Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to live a completely worry-free life, with no uncertainty or confusion? Unfortunately, life is not that easy to navigate. Life is filled with times of confusion and uncertainty. So, let’s take a look at this category of the stress of uncertainty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richar…

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Stress of Altered-Self 16:49

2+ y ago16:49

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To function in life as a human being, with some sense of meaning, purpose, and direction, we all operate from a platform of self-definition. This platform is a form of ego-intactness; it is how we see and define ourselves and how we think others see us. If our self-definition becomes unfamiliar or not authentic, there will be stress. --- Support th…

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Stress of Imminent Danger 14:05

3y ago14:05

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We are human beings devoid of reason and directed by emotion. So now, when you take a concept of threat and danger and a mix of emotion and fear, you have the ingredients for a toxic soup. Our emotional memory is more robust than our rational memory, and we are governed by a deep-rooted fear much of the time. --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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Stress Undressed - Major Categories of Stress 8:09

3y ago8:09

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To get a handle on stress, we must understand what it is and then what strategies are adequate to deal with it. The approaches to control stress differ based on the cause of the stress. The stresses I have observed in the lives of my patients in four decades of medical practice fall in one of five categories. --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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Stress Undressed - Introduction 7:06

3y ago7:06

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To get a handle on stress, we must understand what it is and then what strategies are adequate to deal with it. Practical approaches to control stress differ based on the cause of the stress. In this book, I explore what I have observed in the lives of thousands of patients to be the five primary sources of stress and some valuable stress managemen…

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Now I've Gotcha! - Conclusion 2:47

3y ago2:47

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All these chemicals produce a form of immediate pleasure. This pleasure sensation is a fleeting chemical reaction. With repeated use, there is diminishing immediate pleasure, and now the chemical is needed to maintain a new equilibrium. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Methamphetamine 2:00

3y ago2:00

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Amphetamines cause their overwhelming effect through their action on dopamine. Amphetamines cause a dopamine flood, and that is what makes them so highly addictive. Methamphetamine can increase the level and activity of dopamine by every known mechanism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Kratom 1:36

3y ago1:36

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Kratom comes from the tropical evergreen tree Mitragyna speciose. Mitragyna speciose is from the coffee family and is native to Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Ecstasy 2:45

3y ago2:45

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Ecstasy (MDMA) is the synthetic drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine that acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen similar to both amphetamines and LSD. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Cocaine 1:47

3y ago1:47

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Cocaine works by blocking the channels that typically remove the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, with the result being an amplified effect of all of these neurotransmitters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support

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Opioids 3:31

3y ago3:31

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Narcotics mimic the action of the body's naturally occurring opiate-like substances called endorphins, enkephalins, and dynorphin. There are three types of opioid receptors present throughout the brain: mu receptors, delta receptors, and kappa receptors. Narcotics have most of their effect on the mu receptors, of which there are seven subtypes. The…

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Marijuana 2:40

3y ago2:40

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The active ingredient in marijuana is delta-0-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC mimics the action of the natural neurotransmitter N-arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide). Anandamide binds to CB1 cannabinoid receptors throughout the brain and CB2 receptors in the body. CB2 receptors have a role in regulating immune function. CB1 receptors impacts moo…

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Alcohol 2:48

3y ago2:48

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Alcohol absorbs very rapidly and enters the bloodstream quickly, reaching all parts of the body. In the brain, alcohol binds to receptors for acetylcholine, serotonin, GABA, and the NMDA glutamate receptors. This binding to multiple receptors has a profound effect on mood, memory, personality, alertness, and physical coordination. The most signific…

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Nicotine 4:14

3y ago4:14

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Nicotine imitates the naturally occurring neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. It binds to acetylcholine receptors throughout the body. The three significant activation areas are in the adrenal gland, where it causes an increased release of adrenaline, the cerebral cortex where it mimics acetylcholine, and in the ventral tegmental area where it causes …

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Caffeine 2:17

3y ago2:17

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Caffeine acts as a stimulant in the nervous system, and it does this by the way it works on adenosine receptors. Adenosine's action on the surface of the nerve causes the nerve activity to slow down; this causes drowsiness, dilates the blood vessels, and aids in falling asleep --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richar…

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Sugar 4:02

3y ago4:02

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Once our taste buds have experienced the taste of sugar, we are trapped. From that time on, all it takes is thinking about the taste and dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens rise. The brain uses 50% of the body's available sugar energy. This sugar energy is taken directly from the blood because the brain has no effective way to store sugar. The…

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Addiction 15:38

3y ago15:38

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An addictive substance is a non-essential element, meaning it is not necessary to maintain or sustain life. These chemicals can impact the nervous system by producing a sensation of satisfaction as it creates the desire (craving) and need (physiological dependency) for more of the element. Using the element repeatedly will result in a changed nervo…

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Now I've Gotcha! - Introduction 2:17

3y ago2:17

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Addiction is enslaving and killing our young people, devastating families, overstressing first responders and emergency room staff, and financially draining limited healthcare dollars. Addiction is a monster that needs to be understood and contained. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Ponder about Passion 4:26

3y ago4:26

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Ponder about what matters to you. What matters to you? Are the things that occupy your time and thoughts important, or are they trivial and meaningless? About what are you passionate? Do you wake up each day with excitement because you have a passion? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Ponder about being Thankful 2:32

3y ago2:32

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Being thankful is a superpower. Ponder about the many things in your life for which you are grateful. Thankfulness and gratitude will see you through a lot of life's significant difficulties. Difficulties will occur, and many of them are not preventable. Still, your attitude and the degree of impact of those times will be significantly affected by …

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Ponder about Weaknesses 4:37

3y ago4:37

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Ponder about human weakness and frailty. How we love to hide and deny our weaknesses. To admit to weakness we falsely assume is a statement of incompetence or powerlessness. What are your weaknesses? How can you turn your weaknesses into a strength? You can turn your weaknesses into strengths, but it will take some thought. --- Support this podcast…

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Ponder about Thoughts 2:47

3y ago2:47

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What occupies your thoughts? Do you spend endless hours being consumed by worry? Where is the best place for you to separate yourself and spend time pondering in solitude? When did you pause to ponder last? Will you stop and ponder today? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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Ponder about Stuff 5:09

3y ago5:09

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Ponder about things that affect all of us. Does your stuff own you? What does your stuff say about you? Do you have issues getting rid of stuff? Are you generous with your things, or are you hanging on with all your might? What do you value? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-hindmarsh0/support…

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