St. Pete's Pearls

Are you looking for ways to help your community and struggling to communicate your ideas to the public?  Here I talk about a 5-Week Public Speaking Workshop starting the first week of September.  Email nextstepsustainability@gmail.com or visit nextstepsustainability.org for more information.  

It's been too long, glad to be back.  No reading today.  I was playing on the mic just getting warmed up and a poem stuck me and I went with it.  Hope you enjoy.  

Intro to the 5 S tool and 8 steps to policy analysis followed with an overview of Smart Growth as presented on Smart Growth America's website.  

https://smartgrowthamerica.org/our-vision/what-is-smart-growth/

We sit down with the Walter White of flour and oats here in Ogden Chris Zenger of Great Harvest Bread Company to see how he's cooking up these ingredients and getting the community hooked on his latest project, not to mention his products.  Don't worry the first one's free...

Treat each situation in life as an improv scene.  Bring your best to punch up each scene leaving everyone satisfied or at least wanting more.  The secret to such success, John C. Maxwell posits, is in your attitude.  

Sparked by a recent conversation and a book I read when I first started grad school I touch on what sustainability is to some.   

Today I talk about perspectives I gained while deployed in Iraq.  I hope not to see the civil unrest reach that point in America.  My fear with the current administration and media cycles that may prove to be a challenging task.  

Today's reading from John C Maxwell's Daily Reader is on building trust.  

Today I talk about think up new ways to help your community organizations during our turbulent times.  

Ogden's Siren of Sustenance gives her perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic and how she views it as a food-handler with children.  Why COVID-19 is more significant threat than previous Corona viruses such as SARS and MERS, what is a pandemic vs epidemic, and precautions are some of the things we touch on today.  

Alternative approaches to conversations.  

Plus, a little Longfellow.  

Dan and Dharma sit down with the siren of sustenance to feed us some information about the state of solar in Utah.  

Today Stephanie owner of The Lotus Cafe - Yoga Studio  - and Shop talks about the new partnership with the Argo House and shares some tips towards self-care and wellness.   

Tackling the Frustration Challenge.  

A couple of simple approaches towards loving tough days.  

HEAL Utah is trying to establish a presence here in Ogden.  

Weber Basin Water Conservancy is hosting FREE online classes throughout the month of May then starting in-person courses in June.  

Finally reach out to Gov. Herbert and let him know to put Sophie Hayes in the Public Service Commission Seat.   

Today she picks on me for crying, we discuss schools and community, and finally ask for your support to bring the comedy loft up to speed.  Veteran Improviser, film producer, loving father and we hear a good cook Antonio Lexerot has created a go fund me page.  Give it a look. the link is below.  If you can support please do.  If you have skills, materials, or other means to assist other than to reach the goal of $4500 for the materials please reach out to Antonio Lexerot or email nextstepsustainability@gmail.com 

Sorry the link is so long.  

https://www.gofundme.com/f/renew-the-comedy-loft?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR2sRSuL-rTidcK6TEuybzF4C75dg_6UE6YI2hjGiZUJoMJi_E9g6I5xkWk

Today Ogden's Siren of Sustenance charms us with her connection to the culinary culture.

In today's episode I read an article written by LaUra Schmidt (founder of the Good Grief Network).

LaUra uses a critique of the film "Planet of the Humans" to make a plea to the rest of us to take an honest look at the current state of affairs and look beyond our own immediate self interests in order to realign ourselves with a more sustainable path forward.  

Tom Brady the man, the myth, the deceiver.

If he can make changes we can too.

What's to come.  

Podcast the new Tattoo...

Was Einstein religious or not?

The power in a story.

Climate Change 101.

The old church and state argument is back.

We reframe power.

And I go camping.

We talk about personal growth, stoicism, and say happy birthday to John Muir.  

Take control of emotions through understanding. 

7 Skills to help and visit our friends at the Good Grief Network for further resources.   

Reading from Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist.  Great read, highly recommended.  

Touch on cognitive biases again and encourage you to explore online groups.

You get out what you put in,

put it in a positive way. 

your friends form back in the day,

can still teach you to play. 

Why I do this; 

for a new perspective,

and with a little planning

we can create a stable climate of emotions.

it's for the youth.

www.6seconds.org/climate 

Is it moral to have mass sums of money and resources?  I guess it depends on how you use it...  

Thornton Wilder says "Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow."  

Enjoy the show!

Check out our friends at Good Grief Network, link below.

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Today I tell a story of one of my best April Fool's Day pranks.  Then I share a readings from John C. Maxwell's "The Maxwell Daily Reader" and Thich Nhat Hanh's "The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching", each are followed with my own commentary.  We finish up with reminding you to swap out your old gas-powered lawn equipment for new electric equivalents.