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"Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life" with Maria Bailey

"Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life" with Maria Bailey

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 Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life. with Maria Bailey is about making ordinary life extraordinary, exploring the challenges of the daily grind and other life mysteries and ultimately offers inspiring and creative tools and techniques for building an abundant life.

Through reflections from maria and lively conversations with masters in their field we explore edgy topics and uncomfortable assumptions that reveal the unconscious drivers of our habitual patterns that hold us back from finding the richness in ordinary moments.

Using mind, heart and body perspectives she invites us to expand our views and access more of our untapped potential to live each ordinary moment into an extraordinary life.Copyright Contact Talk Radio Network Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 28: Faith, Love and Discipline with Master Vedic Astrologer Arjun Chakraborty

    Episode 28: Faith, Love and Discipline with Master Vedic Astrologer Arjun Chakraborty
    May 3 2022
    Arjun Chakraborty was born a Brahmin in Kolkata, India, where he first learned Vedic Astrology from his uncle and then went to study at the most prestigious academies in India. He works with both birth horoscopes and question horoscopes and is also trained in Krishnamurti Paddhati Astrology, which is the most accurate predictive astrology in the world.
    He is currently the principal at the Institute of Astrological Science in India, teaches Vedic Astrology regularly, and has delivered lectures in the Linnaeus University, Lithuania; Gothenburg University and Luna University in Sweden; Sofia University in Bulgaria; and the German Astrology Association in Bonn, Germany. Arjun has also been interviewed by newspapers, magazines, and TV channels around the world.
    Dive into this dynamic conversation discussing the habits and values of a master of this ancient tradition.
    “My strength is the quality of my work” ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    In this episode you’ll hear about:
    “We should not run after success; we should concentrate on doing our job as well as possible”
    ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    A Disciplined Lifestyle
    •Stick to something for a long time
    •Have faith in God – “The superpower that created us”
    •Be honest in your practice and study
    •Have control over your senses

    Crossroad Situations
    •Responsibilities
    •Choices
    •Temptations
    And...
    “When you give respect and love, you will get them in return much quicker” ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    The Path of a Spiritual Lifestyle
    •Have respect for life and others
    •Find wise allies
    •Rejuvenate yourself regularly

    Prayer: The habit of asking
    “Astrology is a spiritual subject” ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    Plus…
    “Values are extremely important for me, because if I don't respect them, someday I will have to pay a price”
    ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    The Theory of Karma and the Values that Drive your Choices
    •Values drive your choices. If you don't respect values, then in the next life, or maybe even in the last few years of this life, you may go through hardships and physical or emotional pain.

    The Importance of Tradition
    •What do you believe in?
    •Has your culture influenced your beliefs?
    “God is the only superpower who can do miracles and who can bring changes from what is indicated in your chart” ~ Arjun Chakraborty

    Until next time, be curious, be inspired and simplify the way…
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    50 mins
  • Episode 27: Cooking up a Beautiful Experience with Systems Designer and Chef Callie Cavanaugh

    Episode 27: Cooking up a Beautiful Experience with Systems Designer and Chef Callie Cavanaugh
    May 3 2022
    I’ve prepared a feast for you today! our guest is Callie Cavanaugh,
    Founder and CEO of Nonna Eats who was named “Best Private Chef Service” in Modern Luxury: Silicon Valley, Voyage Denver, and Community Connection by The Burgess Group, just to name a few.

    Cooking since she was 5 – and now with culinary school, training in Italy and an advanced degree in interaction design under her apron – Callie believes that exploration and curiosity lead to innovation. She develops cutting-edge yet functional experiences to bring people back to the table and build more empathy and better relationships.

    This episode is about more than eating and socializing: Callie shares the ordinary habits that helped her get to where she is, collaborating with incredible creative chefs and offering extraordinary experiences around the country.


    “Curiosity has pushed me beyond flavor, and ingredients to an even deeper level of what food means.” ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    In this episode you’ll hear about:


    “I know now that no matter what food was on the table, it brought my family together as a source of connection.” ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    •Grounding to be Present: Use meals and food as a time to connect with yourself, loved ones and what you're eating.
    •Innate Curiosity: Experiment and be open to different things. (All design thinking is about experimenting, trying something, seeing if it works or doesn't work and learning from it.)
    •Desire for Growth: Experience an intense need to learn, explore, and grow.


    And...

    “Play brings learning because when I'm in play, I'm trying and creating things. Then, all of a sudden, wow! There's this really cool spark of inspiration” ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    •Inspiration: Listen to your intuition to inspire your decisions.
    •Play: Explore color and design as an expression of your “art”.
    •Creativity: Greet the moment and get out of the way to enter the flow.


    “When I was little, I would always order the weirdest thing on the menu” ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    Plus…


    “I think everyone is intuitive. Sometimes it takes us a little bit to realize and understand how to listen.” ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    Playful Intuition: Find the opportunity to relish and celebrate a moment and take it!


    “I think some of the most beautiful joys in life are from the ordinary. And when we can see them as extraordinary, we can feel the ripples into so many other facets of our lives”. ~ Callie Cavanaugh


    Until next time, be curious, be inspired and simplify the way…


    Callie Cavanaugh
    Nonnaeats.com
    Calliecavanaugh.com
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    41 mins
  • Episode 26: A Journey Within with World-Renowned Trailblazer Troy Rarick

    Episode 26: A Journey Within with World-Renowned Trailblazer Troy Rarick
    Nov 24 2021
    Troy Rarick is the quintessential adventurer at the edge of the “known map” facing the unknown, exploring the road less traveled. The guy you call when you want to turn a sleepy and sometimes bankrupt little town into a mountain biking destination. He is a master at trail design, and more. He is filled with a rugged wisdom that, if you listen closely, might set you on a path of adventurous personal development, environmental awareness and -- who knows? -- maybe even spiritual growth.

    Troy advocates for the possibility of designing city infrastructures that provide complete human experiences, where mountain biking goes beyond being a sport and becomes a philosophy where we can develop better communities, appreciation of the outdoors and positively shape individual lives.

    Troy is best known as the founder of Over The Edge Sports, Colorado's destination mountain bike shop and trail experience, and the Fruita Fat Tire Festival, and he has taken his experience and philosophy of transforming communities around the world.

    “There's another beautiful option in all of our lives that we can see but we've never quite dared to go there.” ~ Troy Rarick


    In this episode you’ll hear about:

    •The Philosophy: See, Say, Send
    •Look Over the Edge: Allow yourself to move beyond the all the reasons of “why not?”
    •A Beautiful Thing: Be the Person You Wish You Could be.

    “Allow yourself to have the experience of success.” ~ Troy Rarick


    And…

    •A Journey Inside Yourself: Find your “Yes!” energy - Dare to see for yourself!
    •Your Light: What you get excited about
    •Bravado is a fear-based idea: Start within reach

    “I've seen myself bring my light forth and have it be an effective light in the lives of others, and it's inspired me.” ~ Troy Rarick


    Plus…

    •Make every step a tangible forward movement in the moment
    •Keep Yourself in “The Energy of truth,” don’t waste time judging (yourself or others)
    •Know with your own eyes, right now!

    “There are things we're all terrified of and often tends to reside really close to the thing we think would be beautiful to do.” ~ Troy Rarick
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    58 mins
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