Byte Sized Blessings Kirsten Rudberg

This sweet episode has THREE, count 'em, THREE tales of magic!! And my guest, Christian Espinosa, tells each with vulnerability and kindness! And each story? Well, they're all different! From what happened during a car crash to that stranger he met while hiking in Hawaii, each is guaranteed to remind you that this world has so many secrets we still have yet to learn!

I talk movies in this episode-from "Stand By Me" to "The Wizard of Oz," (and really, who could forget that scene in "Stand By Me" with the leeches...yeek!!) and talk about Great Oz the Magician and what lies behind that curtain he operates behind. And how sometimes, just sometimes, with the events my guests share on this pod, we are allowed a glimpse behind the curtain! (and get wonderful reminders of how precious this planet is, how precious and sacred other living beings are, and how precious life is!) And the stories that Christian shares this week are all very different, yet all very sacred. To find out more about my wonderful guest go to his website by clicking here!

Your bit of beauty is a tad on the nose this week-that scene from "The Wizard of Oz" where Dorothy et al finally meet the Wizard they've been dreading. Sometimes finding out what is really behind something takes away most of the fear, don't you think? At any rate, it's what we do with that information that makes all the difference! And Christian is an incredible example of resilience, hope and always looking for the adventure!

At any rate...PLEASE REMEMBER TO RATE AND REVIEW-AS WELL AS SHARE THE PODCAST- thanks to all my listeners as well-grateful for each and every one of you!

This sweet episode has THREE, count 'em, THREE tales of magic!! And my guest, Christian Espinosa, tells each with vulnerability and kindness! And each story? Well, they're all different! From what happened during a car crash to that stranger he met while hiking in Hawaii, each is guaranteed to remind you that this world has so many secrets we still have yet to learn!

I talk movies in this episode-from "Stand By Me" to "The Wizard of Oz," (and really, who could forget that scene in "Stand By Me" with the leeches...yeek!!) and talk about Great Oz the Magician and what lies behind that curtain he operates behind. And how sometimes, just sometimes, with the events my guests share on this pod, we are allowed a glimpse behind the curtain! (and get wonderful reminders of how precious this planet is, how precious and sacred other living beings are, and how precious life is!) And the stories that Christian shares this week are all very different, yet all very sacred. To find out more about my wonderful guest go to his website by clicking here!

Your bit of beauty is a tad on the nose this week-that scene from "The Wizard of Oz" where Dorothy et al finally meet the Wizard they've been dreading. Sometimes finding out what is really behind something takes away most of the fear, don't you think? At any rate, it's what we do with that information that makes all the difference! And Christian is an incredible example of resilience, hope and always looking for the adventure!

At any rate...PLEASE REMEMBER TO RATE AND REVIEW-AS WELL AS SHARE THE PODCAST- thanks to all my listeners as well-grateful for each and every one of you!

Hello all! It's time for another precious mid-week magical episode drop! And this time I get to talk to Yvette Walker, who is, among many, many things, a journalist, a podcaster, an author, a teacher, a survivor and someone who is out to SPREAD JOY EVERYWHERE! (look in the dictionary under the word blessing and you'll find a picture of this gorgeous human being!)

Yvette shares a few miraculous stories this week but the one that got me? How just when she needed it, Spirit's voice showed up to tell her she was in the right place...and the voice it used will rock your world! She also talks about being present with her parents at the end of their lives, and how that encounter was powerful and life-changing. As always, I am meeting and being blessed by having these conversations with the remarkable human beings out in the world (and guess what? There are SO MANY HUMANS MAKING THIS WORLD SHINIER! And Yvette is one of them!) Check out her darn joyful podcast "Positively Joy" here, as well as her website to see just what this dynamic powerhouse is all about here! It is clear to me that she has a gift for not only bringing joy into the world, but making everyone around her more joyful as well!

Your bit of beauty? I typed in "Joy Paintings" and got this print on Etsy which states "Joy is an act of resistance." And isn't that the truth? Because embodying joy, embracing the capacity to spread and elicit joy and just being joyful is a direct affront to those who are trying to spread negativity and unhappiness in the world. I say, JOYFILLED HUMANS UNITE! Because I for one think that this world would be so much more beautiful with more joy in the world!

See you later this weekend for the next episode of the pod and until then? Be shamelessly joyful!

Hello all! It's time for another precious mid-week magical episode drop! And this time I get to talk to Yvette Walker, who is, among many, many things, a journalist, a podcaster, an author, a teacher, a survivor and someone who is out to SPREAD JOY EVERYWHERE! (look in the dictionary under the word blessing and you'll find a picture of this gorgeous human being!)

Yvette shares a few miraculous stories this week but the one that got me? How just when she needed it, Spirit's voice showed up to tell her she was in the right place...and the voice it used will rock your world! She also talks about being present with her parents at the end of their lives, and how that encounter was powerful and life-changing. As always, I am meeting and being blessed by having these conversations with the remarkable human beings out in the world (and guess what? There are SO MANY HUMANS MAKING THIS WORLD SHINIER! And Yvette is one of them!) Check out her darn joyful podcast "Positively Joy" here, as well as her website to see just what this dynamic powerhouse is all about here! It is clear to me that she has a gift for not only bringing joy into the world, but making everyone around her more joyful as well!

Your bit of beauty? I typed in "Joy Paintings" and got this print on Etsy which states "Joy is an act of resistance." And isn't that the truth? Because embodying joy, embracing the capacity to spread and elicit joy and just being joyful is a direct affront to those who are trying to spread negativity and unhappiness in the world. I say, JOYFILLED HUMANS UNITE! Because I for one think that this world would be so much more beautiful with more joy in the world!

See you later this weekend for the next episode of the pod and until then? Be shamelessly joyful!

How many of us listen to what we say to ourselves every single day? The kindness we show ourselves? How harsh we can be to ourselves? I think of me as a young girl and think to myself...I would NEVER say such hurtful things to any other person, or child...YET...I say horrible things to myself on the regular.

And that is at the crux this week-the intersection if you will...of my guest Diego's Miracle Story! He's a Qigong Medicine Practitioner and his story is of a patient of his...and how a simple twist of language, of thought, changed this man's outcome! It goes to show just how a simple use of words, of belief, can alter our perception of the world, and our potential for possibility within it! Diego's amazing website can be found here...so be sure to check him out! He's a teacher, a coach, an entrepreneur and a Daoist Abbot...what does he not do?? Well, he has learned NOT to speak harshly to himself and others understanding that we are building and creating our worlds with our thoughts and words every single day! And I myself would love to live in a world that is shiny and new, beautiful and filled with grace, every single day!

I use two of Maya Angelou's quotations this week, so why not one more? Your bit of beauty is this: "Caged Bird," which is entirely appropriate because I have been going down a bit of a William Blake rabbit hole recently. This exquisite poem is based on Blake's lines, "A Robin Redbreast in a Cage / Puts all Heaven in a Rage." And why shouldn't it? Just as we shouldn't cage gorgeous animals we should not cage ourselves with self-defeating words and beliefs! So with that in mind...have a beautiful and sweet-as-pie week!

How many of us listen to what we say to ourselves every single day? The kindness we show ourselves? How harsh we can be to ourselves? I think of me as a young girl and think to myself...I would NEVER say such hurtful things to any other person, or child...YET...I say horrible things to myself on the regular.

And that is at the crux this week-the intersection if you will...of my guest Diego's Miracle Story! He's a Qigong Medicine Practitioner and his story is of a patient of his...and how a simple twist of language, of thought, changed this man's outcome! It goes to show just how a simple use of words, of belief, can alter our perception of the world, and our potential for possibility within it! Diego's amazing website can be found here...so be sure to check him out! He's a teacher, a coach, an entrepreneur and a Daoist Abbot...what does he not do?? Well, he has learned NOT to speak harshly to himself and others understanding that we are building and creating our worlds with our thoughts and words every single day! And I myself would love to live in a world that is shiny and new, beautiful and filled with grace, every single day!

I use two of Maya Angelou's quotations this week, so why not one more? Your bit of beauty is this: "Caged Bird," which is entirely appropriate because I have been going down a bit of a William Blake rabbit hole recently. This exquisite poem is based on Blake's lines, "A Robin Redbreast in a Cage / Puts all Heaven in a Rage." And why shouldn't it? Just as we shouldn't cage gorgeous animals we should not cage ourselves with self-defeating words and beliefs! So with that in mind...have a beautiful and sweet-as-pie week!