For thousands of years slavery was an accepted part of human life. Until one day, William Wilberforce stood up and laid down his life to see the African Slave Trade abolished. The problem is, even though William Wilberforce did the impossible . . . there is still over 40 million people in slavery [...]
Everyone said human flight was impossible. Mankind had tried for thousands of years... then one the impossible became possible in the most unlikely of ways. The Wright brothers had everything going against them, and yet they didn't make excuses, instead they defied the impossible and changed history forever. To read more--here are some [...]
When you are thrown back into your old environment if you aren't careful, it doesn't take long until you slip back into old habit. Yesterday (episode 77) we talked about some of why we can so easily slip back into old patterns and mindsets. Today we talk about how to inoculate yourself so [...]
Have ever had a life changing experience, whether is was a summer vacation, going off to uni, or an incredible weekend conference--but upon returning home you found yourself return to old life and thought patterns? You were so certain that you had FINALLY gotten the breakthrough that was needed--but then in a matter [...]
What do you do when you have had a life changing experience . . . but all your friends back home are still the same? Maybe you went to University, maybe you took a trip, or moved to another city or country to work or study for a season . . . and [...]
What do you do when you encounter people resistant to change? In short--nothing. Yeah nothing. Forget about people resistant to change. Instead find the others. Find the people who are seeking to make the same change you are. Some important links from this episode: The bell curve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve Transgender Issues Referenced https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/11/conversion-therapy-bans-trojan-horse-ensnaring-transgender-children/ Books mentioned [...]
One of the listeners of Weaver and Loom, Abdullah, asked a question on change--and brought up some bad advice some of his friends have been giving him. Namely, don't change or you'll no longer be your true self. The memes, and quotes, and cliches of staying true to yourself and never changing is [...]
There are three states of being we can live under. Curses: Do good get bad. Karma (Well REAL Karma is something different and we cover that): Do good get good, do bad get bad. Blessing: Do bad get AWESOME. (you know the first that seems to have everything turn to gold around her) [...]
We received a question from Hamza Abdi, a listener of the show, asking what to do when we give YEARS to something, whether it be school, relationships, work . . . and then our lives pivot it can seem as if that past season is wasted. BUT New ideas come from the fusion [...]
Ikigai is a popular buzz word that has been slapped onto a venn diagram. I think it is "alright"--but suspicious of the fact that it is really a "Japanese Philosophy"--more like a Western idea/venn diagram made good by throwing an asian-zen-like-word on top of it. Instead--we talk about three OTHER words that, ironically, [...]