The Practical Path - A Podcast for Personal and Spiritual Growth

Something new - and, we trust, "Practical." The "word of the week." A simple way to kick off each show with a word of mindfulness, meditation, or awareness to get the show started. This week, the wor…

This week, a discussion based on a nice blog post titled, "Emotional Strength Training." Here's the good news, in case you were worried: There's no need to go to the gym for this kind of training! 

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This week, our ideas for a better life come from an interesting blog post that's all about how to feel like you're "doing enough" in life. So often, we can become depressed or just plain bummed out o…

This week a very interesting talk about how we all "train" the people around us how they will think and feel about us. Kind of an interesting idea, that we are responsible for the way others treat us…

This week, a fun and intersting discussion of how you can be a "Sunshine Person" for those around you. No matter if it's at work, in your personal relationships, family or friends. How to be better c…

This week, a discussion of a list prepared by one of Bill's favorite bloggers, a person who writes about the "minimalist" lifestyle. For those not familiar with minimalism, it's important to remember…

This week, a fun discussion of good ideas to help you on your path to what we're calling "everday enlightenment." No, it's defintely not an original title, but it's spot-on to our discussion. Ways to…

This week, the question is... are there really "coincidences" in this life? We put the word in quote marks because honesly, we don't think so. For us, those fun, interesting, and often amazing coinci…

This week, a lot of fun with a blog post outlining actor Bill Murray's "Seven Ideas for Living a Happy Life." (Link below, of course.) Ideas like "Stay Weird" and "Forget Chasing Fame." Of course mos…

First, something new we mentioned on the show this week We'd love to hear from you! No matter if you're a brand new listener to The Practical Path, of you've been with us from the start, you know we …

This week, a new quote to kick things off: "If you aren't experienceing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it." 

What does that mean for you…

This week, more about learning patience! Bill is working his way through that lesson when it comes to his eye-surgery recovery. To say it's been a "long and winding road" would be an undertatement. 

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This week, to paraphrase The Beatles, "life is a long and winding road." In other words, we may have a good idea of where we'd like to go (or maybe not!), but the way we get to that desination very r…

This week, a little bit more on the great conversation we started last week on "gratitude." There's plenty to talk about on the subject for sure. 

Also this week, a discussion on a new post we found,…

This week - a nice, refreshing, deep dive into Gratitude. Whaat starts out as Bill's new idea to have a "moment of gratitude" at the beginning of each episode turns into a full hour's disucssion of t…

This week... a really, REALLY good discussion and deep-dive, prompted by an Instagram post talking about how to determine if you are living with a "wounded" inner child. Spoiler Alert: You very likel…

This week, we should call it the "Grattitude Episode." It didn't start out that way, but once the conversation gets rolling, that's exactly what it turned out to be! 

It all starts with talk about a …

Thsi week, not one, but two great lists of powerful ideas. See if you can put any of these concepts to work (or play!) in your life.

First, "7 'old people' sayings that are actually solid life advice…

This week, as Bill continues his recovery from eye surgery, there's a good discussin of "patience." Funny how we can suggest it to our friends and family, but when it's our turn to demonstrate some, …

This week, Bill and Vicki talk about one of the best "cliche" lines of all time, at least in the world of personal development: "It is what it is." Crazy how one simple idea can cover so much ground,…