no bad karma: live and love intentionally

7-years sober & the 7-year itch

Booze and sex.  Our two favorite vices. 

If you're wondering if the traditional 7-year itch is real, stop wondering… it is.  So as I realized I was marking 7 years sober, I wondered if I would get an itch.  I did not.

So that made me wonder… Is the 7-year itch is just a sex thing?  Or is it a thing with anything you do for a long time, and it just didn't happen to me.  Or, happen yet, as it pertains to my drinking.

In this episode, I'm going to read and improv on a personal post I made for my 7-years of sobriety, and then spend a little time on the traditional 7-year itch.  Because what I've learned is that it's not about the booze.  And it's not about the sex.  It's about manifesting the life you want for yourself and the actions you take to get there.

For an excellent, very succinct, and very useful one page quick read on the traditional 7-year itch and how to prevent it, check out this article https://www.authenticintimacy.com/is-there-really-a-7-year-itch/ 

Opening Song is Lickety-Split by Alana Jordan on Pixabay

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why being thankful is important to manifesting the life you want

Why do we wait for Thanksgiving to come around to be thankful?

You're out there, struggling, trying to manifest the life you want.  "Why isn't it going better," you scream?

What would you think if I told you that you were probably just forgetting to be thankful.  Would that change your behavior?  Would you be more thankful if it would help you get what you want?

would you be more thankful if i told you it was how you get what you want?

the ritual of prayer regardless of faith.

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things worth keeping, part 2 of 2

the things whose worth cannot be measured are the things worth keeping.  if someone famous didn't say it, i just did.

and, here's another. 

you won't think about the wroth of your marriage until a judge puts a value on a divorce judgement.

you see, the things worth keeping are the things we often just take for granted.

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things worth keeping, part 1 of 2

We don't think enough about the things worth keeping.  We take them for granted every day.  But if I asked you to identify something in your closet NOT worth keeping, you'd have no problem.  We hold onto posessions and momentos, but fail to give the people we love the basic respect they deserve.

It's easier to identify the things not worth keeping.  It's part of the process.

Sometimes they are not worth keeping because you are making room for something else.

Listen to how my partner and I made a couple of hard decisions around things NOT worth keeping.

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how much money would be life-changing to you?

Season 2025 - Episode 004:  how much money would be life-changing to you?

How much money would it REALLY take to change your life?  $1,000,000?  $100,000?  $500?  $20?

We are greedy, selfish bastards.... we want things.  So, what amount is really life-changing?  What should the definition of life-changing be?

Is there an answer that would be fair to everyone?  Could we all change our lives for the better?

#money #struggle #survival #thriving #thrivingnotsurviving #lifechangingmoney #youcanttakeitwithyou #nobadkarma #givechoicespurpose

got game? what's your endgame?

game.  confidence.  swagger.

what does that have to do with endgame?  manifesting?

what a business lesson ("every business fails or is sold") taught me about life.

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manifesting. the question of karma . happiness without contentment.

what do you want?  what will make you happy?  what is the state of your life?  are you getting your karma for something you've done?  can you be happy but not content?

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music is Karma by RadjBeats, licensed thru Pixabay

you can't move forward without looking back

It's a new year and a new you!  As you set your goals for the new year, you probably found yourself "looking back" at some point.  That's okay.  Looking back is an essential part of moving forward.  Are you doing it right?

#nobadkarma #givechoicespurpose #selfimprovement #personalimprovement #newyearnewyou #lookingback #moveforward #thetruthhurts

heart. head. gut. or... the universe will tell you.

"Trust your heart."  "Do whatever you think."  Or, "trust your gut."  How many times have you heard those expressions?

Or, worse yet, how many times has the universe put you in check with a hard lesson and you've screamed, "I should have trusted my gut!!!"

Why don't we listen to our internal voices - our heard, head, gut - more often?  Because a lot of times, listening to them means a change... a hard and usually painful change.  But.  That hopefully short-term pain is for a long-term gain.

Truth is, if you don't listen - the universe will speak to you - the universe WILL tell you - and the lesson will be much harder.

Here's some songs that come to mind for me - it's a collaborative playlist - add yours! the Spotify episode playlist for: heart. head. gut.

#heartheadgut #trustyourheart #trustyourhead #trustyourgut #gutinstinct #theuniversewilltellyou #theuniversespeaks #nopainnogain #instacartshoppers #selfimprovement #nobadkarma #podcast #givechoicespurpose 

what do you want to be known for? part 2 of 2

What do you want to be known for?  Guess what?  Doesn't matter.  It's not up to you.  But it IS dependent upon your choices every day.

 

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