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Real Spirituality for Modern Life. Spirituality affects everything -- our relationships, our careers, our health -- so it should be integrated into every area of life. This is the podcast for authentic, messy, fabulous, sexy spiritual people.

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May 7, 2021

The Voice of Intuition

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> The Voice of Intuition </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Sexy Spirituality Episode #42 </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Host: Lezli Goodwin </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Guest: Rev. Beverley Strutt, Assistant Minister at CSL East Hawaii </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Guest: Rev. Nan Bankston, ancient lightworker and modern-day minister at CSL Grants Pass </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Small Talk </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> Lezli, Rev. Bev and Rev. Nan share their stories about mothering in honor of Mother’s Day. </div> <div> </div> <div> The Voice of Intuition </div> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> I’m delighted to have to lovely friends with me today, both of whom live from their deep well of intuition. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Our topic today is “The Voice of Intuition” </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Beverley, can you start us off with your personal definition of intuition?: First thing that rises up is “did I make the right choice”; however today, it is the voice I hear inside that is literally a constant guide. I don’t even question it. I listen and just do. In hindsight I recognize it as that internal guidance of the Divine. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Nan: Shows up for me as a deep knowingness without question that I’m making the right turn or decision. There is ease. I just know I am always guided and directed and it is always life affirming. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Life Affirming: moving us in a positive direction, never cruel, never takes. A giving and a guiding. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Nan: Anything that looks smells or sounds like fear is not intuitive. Life affirming for me is also based in loving action for myself and others; not a knee jerk response. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Bev: Over time listening to intuition, we allow the opening so when we hear it we tend to choose it. Then there’s no doing anymore, we are just flowing. </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Nan: Intuition is always flowing down stream and it’s easy. If I’m trying to fight my way upstream that is not intuitive insight. It’s always easy and down stream. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: I’m hearing Karen Drucker’s “Let go of the Shore” </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> How would you advise people to nurture their intuition? Nan: There must be a connection to source. The more time in communion with that presence, the more I developed the relationship that supported me to be able to receive the wisdom. So, be still. Be with yourself, your source energy and be open to receive. This will develop a sense of confidence. It takes consistency persistent and patience. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Bev: It’s about reflection and connecting the dots because often we fail to look back enough to see what happened that led to where we are. We then learn to trust the voice of intuition. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: Be in the listening, in the silence, pay attention to what has happened. I also like journaling as reflecting and on the flip side, we can actively invite the opportunities to notice intuition in the present. Practice on silly things; should I eat soup or carrot? A feeling rises up from the inside and we then can learn what that feels like rising up within. </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Bev: Willingness and desire are important too. A willingness to feel vulnerable and trust the process. I call willingness the combo code; it unlocks everything. Open that desire to be guided. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Let’s talk Story! Share an Intuition Story! Bev takes a cruise; Nan moves to NM; and Lezli shadow boxes with God. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Good News – Intuition will always come back around. What is yours to be/know/have you can’t lose. It will keep coming back around and may even become a 2x4 and smack you upside the head! </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> We mentioned Karen Drucker <a href="https://www.karendrucker.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.karendrucker.com/</a>, Marianne Williamson (The Law of Circulation) <a href="https://marianne.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://marianne.com/</a>, </li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Something Good </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Nan: I have been working on my website, <a href= "https://www.123spiritinme.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.123spiritinme.com/</a>, it is an oasis of calm and wonder. A pit stop in the middle of your day to get refreshed and revitalized. Take a good look at it and let me know if there’s something you’d like to see. My email is on the website. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Bev: I invite anyone that wants to come and visit the big Island virtually, join us at Centers for Spiritual Living East Hawaii, <a href="http://hawaiicsl.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://hawaiicsl.org/</a>. We are a beautiful community. Our church has no walls, so it is all open and all inviting. Come on in. We are on Youtube. I speak the 2nd weekend of every month. I’d love to see you there. If you do stop in please send a little message in the live stream chat! </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Lezli: My something good is…I have a FREE online class coming up called "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.” This is an experiential class based on the book of the same name. If you are ready to show up with more integrity, as well as experience more success, this class is for you. This is a 4-week class, and it’s completely free but a Love Offering to New Vision CSL is always welcome. Class starts Tuesday, May 25 at 6:30 PM PST. To find out more, go to lezligoodwin.com/onlineclasses </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please consider joining us on Patreon at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/SexySpirituality" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/SexySpirituality</a>. From bonus content to insider access, our patrons get all the sexiest stuff. Thanks to our Patrons are making this show possible. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Thank you for joining us for Sexy Spirituality. I'm your host, Lezli Goodwin, spiritual mentor, minister and author at lezligoodwin.com. Our guests have been Rev. Beverley Strutt, assistant minister at The Center for Spiritual Living East Hawaii, and Rev. Nan Bankston, ancient lightworker and modern-day minister from CSL Grants Pass. Thanks for being with us! </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please give a 5 start review on Apple Podcasts or the platform you prefer to listen on. It really does help! And please do check us out on Patreon. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you have any feedback about the show, we’d love to hear from you at <a href= "mailto:lezligoodwin@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">lezligoodwin@gmail.com</a>. You can find all of our show notes and podcast episodes at <a href="http://www.sexyspiritualityposdcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexyspiritualitypodcast.com</a>. Be sure to click subscribe! We’ll see you on May 21st for our next episode. Thanks for joining us for Sexy Spirituality, Real Spirituality for the Modern World. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div>

April 27, 2021

Healthy Boundaries Happy Lives

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> Healthy Boundaries, Happy Lives </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Sexy Spirituality Episode #41 </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Host: Lezli Goodwin </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Guest: Savanna Riker, Spiritual Coach, Author and Minister </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Guest: Sarah Forbes, Spiritual Guide and Transformational Coach </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Small Talk </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Lezli, Savanna and Sarah talk: what’s bringing you Joy today? </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Healthy Boundaries, Happy Lives </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> We’ve brought together a round able of very powerful women today. Each of us are in different phases of life, in different places in our careers. And yet, today’s topic is powerfully present for each one of us. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Savanna, give us a nutshell description of how healthy boundaries became such an essential area of exploration for you: This is the biggest thing yet up for me. It used to be a dirty word; I didn’t ever want to talk about boundaries because I didn’t have any. I started digging deep into my past traumas of childhood and the ways in which I felt unsafe. So for many years of my life, I started to wonder why my relationships were so hard with so much dysfunction. Brené Brown, I believe, said, “Boundaries without consequences are merely suggestions.” I didn’t know what a boundary was. I wasn’t modeled that growing up. I didn’t understand how my experiences were informing my relationships going forward. Once I started to grasp that boundaries are very important in my life, I said I have to dive in. I have to really explore what this means and how it actually creates safety between us as human beings. It has been a huge interest of mine for a while now. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: As humans we reach a point where we look around and go wait I might not be doing this in the way that serves me best. In my first marriage I am not sure I really had any understanding of adult relationships at all. The list of things that I didn't do to take care of myself in that relationship could wallpaper a house! What a joy it is to know that with every breath we get to look at it again and see how to do things differently </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Sarah: I had my second baby a couple years ago. He's two now. After I had him I was diagnosed with postpartum depression. While I was going through that I had a lot of responsibilities and a lot of expectations in my home life, with my husband and my family, and I also had a lot of expectations in my career. I had to learn how to set clear boundaries otherwise I couldn't heal and I couldn't do what I needed to do to find my center again. It was really crucial for me to figure out a way to get clear about what the feelings going on in me meant and once I could get clear about that I could communicate what I needed and what I wanted and really set boundaries. This time period was one of the main reasons that I was able to come out of it so quickly. Postpartum depression can last a long time for people and for me it was about six months and it's because I was working with a professional and was working in my life to really honor my feelings and communicate what was going on in me and letting people know I can't do that right now. I really got clear about the language I used and how direct I was. I've had to maintain that even two years later to make sure that I'm not going back to the other side where I just say yes to everything to helping everybody to being the best mom. We have this idea especially being maternal and having maternal instincts and social conditioning around what it means to be a mom. We have to learn, as moms especially, how to care for ourselves because it's not something we're taught. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: When I was a young mom I’m so glad Pinterest wasn’t a thing yet as I’m super crafty and it creates an expectation that everybody put up their brightest and shiniest and the expectation is that not only are your children going to be clean, fed, and loved, but they're also going to have sculptures for their snacks and handcrafted everything! As a mom/step mom of 5, I'm just glad nobody's been to jail they all still speak to each other! I'll take it! </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Savanna: The thing that I have found so tricky about being able to set boundaries with people is that I didn't always have the self-esteem and self-respect to know the behaviors that were happening which were crossing my boundaries. I wasn't really clear that I was feeling violated or betrayed, often because it was normalized behavior and how I grew up. So in order to create boundaries I have to have enough self-esteem and self-respect to know when this is OK or that is not OK. If you don't know what's not OK for you it makes it really challenging to not have [boundaries] violated often. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: What constitutes a boundary? </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> There are internal boundaries and external boundaries. They are a way of communicating either to yourself or to someone else that something needs to change, or something needs to stop right there. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Determining if something is OK or not OK or doesn’t feel good. Feelings and emotions are the guide. Some of us aren’t in touch with our feelings which makes it harder to know if boundaries are being crossed or need to be set. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> If we don't have a clear “if X then Y” and then actually honor whatever that is, then we as well say I think everything should be grape jelly, my furniture should be grape jelly. It's all just kind of an imaginary thing until there is a firm “I will step away” or “we will need to take a break” or “we'll have to have a conversation about other options.” We then have the responsibility as the boundary former [creator] to communicate the boundary and then also to honor and follow up on any clear set outcomes. </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> I stayed way too long in relationships with people that were abusive because I I didn't follow up. I would set a boundary but then I would allow the behavior to continue and never actually implement what I said which means that you're basically teaching this other person how to treat you. You're teaching them that this is OK and therefore they keep doing it </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: So what do you say to the people who say, “I hate boundaries?” </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> A person saying that may not have any and boundaries. [Boundaries] show people how to love us. Some of the most compassionate people that I know are some of the most boundaried people that I know. [They are] just so clear on where they stand. I never have to question where they are and where they're at and how they feel about me or a relationship or our friendship. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> When people think of boundaries they often equate it to conflict. What gets missed in that is that [setting] boundaries is actually a way to prevent long term conflicts. It's a way to keep you in a relationship that's healthy so that all these unnecessary conflicts don't keep coming up. So short term you might have to endure a little bit of conflict but in the long term when you get good at setting boundaries, you avoid a lot of conflict. Conflict naturally fizzles out when you learn how to set the boundaries that you need to keep you healthy and take care of yourself. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli, Kicking the Coke Machine Analogy: This can be what it's like to train people to recognize I'm serious I'm holding this boundary. They may push it [the boundary; put a dollar in] a couple times to see if they can get you to follow the old pattern [spit out a coke] But they might kick the Coke machine and [eventually] they learn this dollar is not going to get me a Coke and they stop putting in money </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> I would just self-abandon my own needs and my own value for someone else’s desires instead of standing in my own truth and setting my own boundary. In turn, I was dishonoring myself and continuing a cycle of toxic, addictive, abusive [relationships]. For me it was all of those things which really didn't call people higher or to the plate. Then the challenge [becomes] well then you lose those people. What do we do with that? </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> If we don't have that self-worth piece it's so hard to let go of the other person because we think they're providing our worth, they are completing us, there's that codependency piece. Developing this self-worth and working on learning to love yourself and care for yourself is so essential in this practice of setting boundaries </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: Even thinking I'm worth spending the time in my own consciousness and in my own awareness to recognize what boundaries should be for me. It is an interesting process for me to recognize I don't have to be the cool girl I don't have to be the girl who's down for everything and I don't have to be the easy one in the room, meaning the one that never cares what restaurant we go to, or what time we're meeting up. Not just in romantic relationships but I think I was really guilty of that in my girlfriend relationships. I just want to be included. It didn't even occur to me that I was worth having an opinion. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Sarah: I think, as women especially, we are anger phobic. We are taught that anger is [bad] and we’re not the cool girl, or we’re the one that's losing it. So we are taught to be scared of our own anger and to shame our anger. Our anger is the clearest signal that a boundary has been crossed so one of the things that we really have to do, especially as women, is be comfortable with our anger, be OK with it and that can be a process for a lot of people. I'm still working on it how to be OK when I'm angry. It's a natural human emotion. It's a signal. It's telling me something and it's wise and I need to hear it and honor it and listen to it </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Savanna: When I first started setting boundaries, I was so in my anger about it because they had been violated for so long that there was like this self-righteousness. I had to set a very firm boundary and it has to stick. So, I would go overboard to the point where people felt so pushed out that they thought I was crazy. It's a process of using our anger in a way to not only explore the anger deeply, but to channel it in a way that we're setting a boundary not from just a place of anger [seeking balance]. </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> In this Episode, we mentioned Brené Brown <a href="https://brenebrown.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://brenebrown.com/</a>, Thich Nhat Hahn <a href= "https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div> …. </div> <div> Something Good </div> <div> Savanna: I’m always having a class coming up and you can find out more information about what I'm offering, what lectures might be coming up, on <a href= "http://www.savannanoelle.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.savannanoelle.com/</a> You can also find me of course on social media, @savinoelle is my Instagram handle and of course Facebook also has all of this information. </div> <div> Sarah: I’m working on a class right now about trauma informed care and how to implement trauma informed care into spiritual guidance and practice. I’ll be teaching the class either in summer or fall. If you want more information about the class you can go to my website: <a href= "http://www.theinspiredmindhealing.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.theinspiredmindhealing.com/</a> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Lezli: I have a class coming up called Podcasting 101. Podcasting can be a fun, creative way to embrace the idea of a church without walls, connecting with people all over the world. It can seem overwhelming, but there are simple, inexpensive ways to make your podcasting dreams a reality. In just a few weeks, you could be ready to launch your first podcast and get your message to the people who really want it. Cost for this 4-week class is $89.00. Class starts Thursday, May 6 at 6:00 PM MST. To find out more, go to lezligoodwin.com/onlineclasses </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> Thank you for joining us for Sexy Spirituality. Our hosts today have been Lezli Goodwin, spiritual mentor, blogger and author at lezligoodwin.com, Savanna Noelle Riker, Spiritual Coach, Author and Minister, and Sarah Forbes, Spiritual Guide and Transformational Coach. Thanks for being with us! </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please give a 5 start review on Apple Podcasts or the platform you prefer to listen on. It really does help! And please do check us out on Patreon. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please consider joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/sexyspirituality. From early access to episodes to patron-only content, our Patreon community gets the very sexiest stuff from us! A big thank you to our patrons for making this show possible. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you have any feedback about the show, we’d love to hear from you at <a href= "mailto:lezligoodwin@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">lezligoodwin@gmail.com</a>. You can find all of our show notes and podcast episodes at <a href="http://www.sexyspiritualityposdcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexyspiritualitypodcast.com</a>. Be sure to click subscribe! Thanks for joining us for Sexy Spirituality, Real Spirituality for the Modern World. </div>

April 10, 2021

Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> <div> 4.9.21 Sexy Spirituality Show Notes </div> <div> “Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting” </div> <div> Recorded 2.9.21. 10:00 AM MST </div> <div> </div> <div> Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting </div> <div> Sexy Spirituality Episode #40 </div> <div> </div> <div> Host: Lezli Goodwin </div> <div> Guest: Denise Rosier, Contemporary New Thought artist, and award-winning singer/songwriter </div> <div> Guest: Heather O’Day, Musical Director of Sonoran Desert Center for Spiritual Living in Amado, Arizona </div> <div> </div> <div> Small Talk </div> <div> Lezli, Heather and Denise talk birthdays! </div> <div> </div> <div> Exploring Spirituality through Songriting </div> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="31" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Okay, we’ve got singer/songwriter madness going on here today </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="31" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> I wanted to have Denise and Heather on today, as they are both wonderful songwriters, performers and spiritual leaders. I came to know each through the Empower Music and Arts organization, the group that gives the Posi Awards for positive music. Https://empowerma.com </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="31" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Denise, give us the nutshell version of how you landed in positive music: Starting out as an inspirational Christian artist, as my spirituality changed my music changed. During a performance break, someone suggested that a spiritual center community would appreciate my music. I didn’t know the songs, so I had to write to find songs that would work. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="31" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> Heather: A director at Tuscon New Thought was looking for musicians to sit in for Sunday Celebration Services. My path was taking me there, but I didn’t have a community or a name for it. Before I knew it, there was an entire community at home, in my back yard, and led to a Music Director position. There was no hymnal! So, I was guided to some new thought musicians, and I did a retreat with Karen Drucker, who said, “This genre needs new voices. This genre needs your voice. Why not start now” </li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> <div> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Lezli: I came to all of this exactly background. I grew up doing performing arts, and then I took a 16-year break & developed stage fright. During practitioner training, I was assigned, “Go do the scariest thing you can think of.” The scariest thing I could think of was to go back into vocal training. Dawn Kerlin made herself available to do some vocal training, which turned into song writing, which turned into recording albums. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"> The more you write, the better it gets. You have to get the muck out. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"> Tom Kimmel once gave me the homework to go home and write a hundred terrible songs! It takes the pressure off. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"> Densie: a Christian label pushed me to write, as they wanted every singer to write their own songs, and I loved it. Sometimes I have to just be with a song until a word lands, just let them move around in my mind and then BAM, there it is. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"> It’s amazing how people have such deep meaning and feelings about songs, and I remember, “I was microwaving spare ribs when I thought of that line.” The funniest things stand out. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"> Writing songs (and messages for Sunday) come from what we’re working on in our own lives. It’s true in inspirational music as much as any other kind of music. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"> Denise: I was very clear that I was going to write the songs I wanted to write and produce them the way I produce them. I didn’t care of anyone else liked them. Luckily, people did respond to them. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"> When it comes to inspirational music, I am simply just reaching out to Spirit and having a conversation with God. We’re kind of like the greeting card writers for people who maybe don’t know quite how to say what they are feeling. We create a space for people to be with God in that moment. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"> “To sing is to pray twice.” St. Augustine (sorry for the misattribution) </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"> What is the greatest lesson from being a spiritual song writing for non-writers: </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"> Heather: That everything is an act of creativity, that there is only One Mind and One Heart. It’s all coming from a personal place. </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="32" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"> We mentioned Daniel Nahmod http://www.danielnahmod.com/, Karen Drucker https://www.karendrucker.com/, Tom Kimmel https://tomkimmel.com/, Harold Payne <a href="https://haroldpaynemusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://haroldpaynemusic.com/</a>, Lezli & Dawn <a href= "https://www.reverbnation.com/lezlidawn" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.reverbnation.com/lezlidawn</a>. </li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> <div> …. </div> <div> Something Good </div> <div> Heather: I am the host of Wednesday Night Live, which is a New Thought music driven video podcast Facebook.com/CSLSonoranDesert. Plus, new music called “The Journey” at <a href= "http://www.heatheroday.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.heatheroday.com</a> for info. </div> <div> Denise: In addition to my music, one of the things I did during COVID was work on some ministry resources. Go to deniserosier.com for info for ministers and music directors, free chords for congregational songs. I’m developing workshops for pulpit ministers and music directors to build a stronger connection for creating a bigger and more robust music ministry. And I’m starting a new album this year! </div> <div> Lezli: My something good is…I have a class coming up called Podcasting 101. Podcasting can be a fun, creative way to embrace the idea of a church without walls, connecting with people all over the world. It can seem overwhelming, but there are simple, inexpensive ways to make your podcasting dreams a reality. In just a few weeks, you could be ready to launch your first podcast and get your message to the people who really want it. Cost for this 4-week class is $89.00. Class starts Thursday, May 6 at 6:00 PM MST. To find out more, go to lezligoodwin.com/onlineclasses </div> <div> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please consider joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/sexyspirituality. From early access to episodes to patron-only content, our Patreon community gets the very sexiest stuff from us! A big thank you to our patrons for making this show possible. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please give a 5 start review on Apple Podcasts or the platform you prefer to listen on. It really does help! And please do check us out on Patreon. </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> If you have any feedback about the show, we’d love to hear from you at <a href= "mailto:lezligoodwin@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">lezligoodwin@gmail.com</a>. You can find all of our show notes and podcast episodes at <a href="http://www.sexyspiritualityposdcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexyspiritualitypodcast.com</a>. Be sure to click subscribe! We’ll see you on April 24 for our next episode, “Expressing Spirituality through Songwriting”. Thanks for joining us for Sexy Spirituality, Real Spirituality for the Modern World. </div>

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