Life and the Living of It

Steven D Lee

Welcome to the musings of one who has come close to losing his life several times, suffered enough to be wise, and childlike enough to be still excited by a sunset or the way a crane flaps its wings inches above the water. I am a mystic, an ELCA Lutheran, a progressive Christian, and a seminary graduate, This means I am always looking for others’ experiences, views, beliefs, religion, lifestyles, and faiths, the way that what they call God intersects their lives, and how love shows up.

  1. 01/07/2023

    The Impossible Questions

    Sometimes there is an answer to impossible questions.

  2. 12/19/2022

    Survival Mode and Relationships

    In this episode of "Life and the Living of It" I talk about survivor mode.  Before “survivor mode” became part of our vernacular, it was a term animal behaviorists used to describe when animals were forced, by starvation or risk of death, into more risky behaviors.  Sometimes this works.  They survive.  The problem is, is that when it works the same animal is more likely to repeat these behaviors in the next time of extremes.  We do the same thing.   We feel forced into risky behaviors in the name of avoiding risk.  Out of fear we choose the more dangerous behaviors that, while they have a short-term survival value, have little value in living life.  Though when we get into survival mode, it negatively affects what to us is a  survival trait, the ability to enter relationships with others. .

  3. 11/30/2022

    Transformations: A Starfish Story

    Transformations happen; sometimes small and sometimes off the scale.  In this episode  of "Life and the Living of It" I tell the story of the moment of transformation of a fellow camp counselor; a starfish devotion; and the repercussions it had.

  4. 11/09/2022

    Identity: Who we are and How we show up in the world

    In this episode, I talk about identity and how we form our sense of ourselves through others and within.

  5. 11/07/2022

    Narcissism

    In this episode of "Life and the Living of It" I talk about narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder and the differences between the two.  I also get into some signs you may be in a narcissistic relationship and when you may need to leave.

  6. 10/30/2022

    Speaking on Hope

    In this episode of "This is Life and the Living of It," I talk about Hope, the definition, words, and conditions in which hope may be kindled.

  7. 10/30/2022

    My Clay Story

    At the beginning of the 2000s, I got involved with clay.  But...I almost didn't.  It was a close thing.

    My Clay Story

  8. 10/30/2022

    Love at a Distance

    Though there are some things you will have to take on faith.   Suspend your disbelief for a time. The first is that love can be experienced at a distance.   The second...well, you might have to listen to find out.

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About

Welcome to the musings of one who has come close to losing his life several times, suffered enough to be wise, and childlike enough to be still excited by a sunset or the way a crane flaps its wings inches above the water. I am a mystic, an ELCA Lutheran, a progressive Christian, and a seminary graduate, This means I am always looking for others’ experiences, views, beliefs, religion, lifestyles, and faiths, the way that what they call God intersects their lives, and how love shows up.

Information

  • Creator
    Steven D Lee
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Steven D Lee
  • Show Website
    Life and the Living of It