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A Pilgrim’s Odyssey
by Silouan Green
The Pilgrim’s Odyssey is your navigator for an intentional life based on family, faith, and living free. Silouan Green, The Pilgrim’s Odyssey host, began to find his own answers after a tragic jet crash on an epic 23-month, over 20,000 mile motorcycle trip. For over 20 years, he has spoken and taught thousands to take positive action in facing the trials and traumas of life.
Episodes
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On Service and Happy Surprises
An incredibly scenic drive from Wenatchee to Leavenworth to Lake Wenatchee and back, provided an important lesson on service, and appreciating those who have their eyes on making others better. When in Wanathchee, visit https://www.arlbergsports.com/.
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Riding Out The Storm
As the world burns or turns, or whatever we are rapidly sliding towards, the real storm is the one few talk about. We are unmoored. We have created a society that minimizes the things that matter at the expense of the things that don’t matter. We are all complicit. The great CS Lewis said,...
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Today, settling in to Olympia, Washington, I explored one of the best city parks you’ll ever stumble upon, Watershed Park. Watershed Park is a 153-acre temperate rain forest public park located in Olympia, Washington that supplied almost all the city's water from privately established wells in…
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The Age of Narcissism
I scanned my apple News app today. It sends me article from over 30 magazines and news sources. There was plenty of: Building better abs 2 Tests of your golf swing\ Lower your risk of heart disease 3 exercises for a bikini model of 50 Today’s best gear deals Most effective exercises to reverse...
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This Family Is Our Fortress
Family is your fortress. Don't be afraid to fight for it.
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On The Verge Of Despair
“A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless than one that always verges on despair.” Thomas Merton
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Tornados and Silence
The tornados that swept through the center of country have left at least 88 dead, over 15,000 structures destroyed or severely damaged, and current estimates on the cost are almost $4 Billion. There was a warning, but in that moment, nowhere to run. The silent stillness that often come before a...
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Home With The NYPD
What an amazing day of training the NYPD at their magnificent Queens training center. A warm crowd with officers from incredibly diverse and interesting backgrounds. All of them were motivated to help their fellow officers and families live awesome lives. A few things I loved about the officers I...
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Queens, NY
A walk through the neighborhoods of Queens, NY reminded me of all I have to be thankful for living in Indiana, and all those in NY have to be thankful for surrounded by the most diverse culture in the world. A walk of dichotomies, it left me with a smile on my face and hope for us all.
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The Last Resort
One of my favorite songs is the Eagles, The Last Resort. Written and sung by Don Henley, it is a stinging rebuke of our consumer culture. One of my favorite verses, “Some rich men came and raped the land Nobody caught 'em Put up a bunch of ugly boxes And Jesus people bought 'em” Greed, and those...
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Getting Real
This is life. You are born into a family. One of differing degrees of function. You grow up and are educated in some way. You develop interests and hobbies. You have triumphs, tragedies, and plenty of muddling. Hopefully more triumphs. You work, you raise a family or you don’t. You get old. You...
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12 Strong
Real heroes are all around us. Some of you might have seen the Chris Hemsworth movie, 12 Strong, about the Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan after 9/11, the first in who worked with the Northern Alliance to overthrow the Taliban, from horseback! This week in Texas I was honored to have one…
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In The Sun, I Feel As One
Recently, I went on a short journey, a sort of pilgrimage to the childhood home of Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, Washington. Thankfully, it was all I expected.
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A Journey Into The Cascades
I’ve been on the road, reflecting. The times are a changing. Who will be our Bob Dylan? Where are we going? I’m no great musician, but I have some thoughts. And I have some stories. I was north of Seattle, at the Tulalip Casino speaking to a group of fire commissioners. I took a road into the...
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Our Grief And Fear
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” CS Lewis from a Grief Observed One definition or understanding of grief is: “Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior.” The end of something brings an unknown. Venturing into the unknown...
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On Despair And Hopelessness
Sometimes the only comfort one can find when hopeless is understanding that you are the not only one who has felt that way. Yet, even that faint bit of connectedness usually offers little reprieve. Our community was rocked the last few days by the suicide of young man, just 15 and the son of...
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Predators And Everyday Saints
I’ve met some remarkable people the last month traveling for Maine to Seattle and everywhere in between. They are people that will probably never make the news, but they are truly the best of us. - His childhood one of abandonment, his mother an addict, he is a survivor and responder. - Given…
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Many Rivers To Cross
The great Jimmy Cliff wrote: Many rivers to cross But I can't seem to find my way over Wandering I am lost As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover They are the lyrics of a beautiful and winsome song, the ode of a life traveler beaten down, but still moving forward. It seems lately, I’ve been...
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So We Blew Up An Aid Worker
For those who don’t trust America, this is a good reason why. We bomb aid workers so our leaders can act tough. From the NY Times: “President Joe Biden murdered an innocent family when the US military conducted a "righteous strike" on Aug. 29 against a vehicle that American officials thought was…
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Toyota, Supply Chains, And You
New cars, especially popular new cars can be hard to find, and a long wait if you order. This has resulted in skyrocketing used car prices. But one manufacturer has been almost immune to the computer chip shortage that has plagued auto-manufacturers, Toyota. At a time where American manufacturers...
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My Precious, You Are What You Love
You are what you love. This is why we can have a culture where people have many things they “love”, but their souls are being destroyed. We can be both “happy” and depressed. Searching for life, but filled with death. I was reminded of this fact reading an article about video game addiction that...
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Finding Clarity When The World Is Upside Down
This isn’t a rumor. It’s just taken a while for it to become public. As of today, there are six planes filled with American Citizens and Afghan interpreters at the Mazar Sharif Airport being held hostage. It is finally being reported by mainstream news sources such as CBS. From a news report: A...
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“Our Generous Host Nation”
As the last American forces left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over the airfield in triumph, our commanding General, General Mackenzie thanked “our generous host nation” and expressed regret at leaving only about 250 Americans behind. The generals leave us as they led us, as liars. The...
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Ambiguity Increasing In Afghanistan
In our information age, obfuscation can easily be achieved with an abundance of big language and impenetrable data. Want to hide your intentions or lack of a real plan, make it sound as complicated as possible. When someone can’t explain the general goals, principles, and concepts of something...
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When The Truth Is Crazy
The situation in Afghanistan shows the truth of the leaders and pundits so many people have blindly put their faith in. Before we evacuate US citizens and friends who have helped us, we close the airbase best situated to evacuate them and then pull out our military. The best minds came up with...
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The Same As It Ever Was
The Taliban are quickly taking over Afghanistan and returning to the power we took away from them 20 years ago. I am angry at our politicians and military leaders. I am more determined than ever to serve those who serve us, and to fight for the things that matter most - family, faith, and community.
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Becoming Like A Child
A friend today on Facebook commented on how a recent death had made them reflect and decide to become more contemplative about life. I wondered, why does it so often take death to motivate us to examine our lives and commit to living deeply, if only for a moment. There are many ways to begin a...
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Awake In Prayer
I grow weary and praying is hard. John of Cronstadt advised: "It is said that we soon grow weary of praying. Wherefore? Because we do not vividly represent to ourselves the Lord, Who is at our right hand. Look upon Him unceasingly with the eyes of your heart, and then, even if you stand praying…
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Gold Medal Sydney McLaughlin And The Golden Trio of Practical Peace
No debt, fulfilling hard work, connected family and friends – all held together by a life of faith. An easy concept. But in a complicated world, hard to execute. How about some good advice on staying focused by a Gold Medal Olympian and out-spoken Christian, Sydney McLaughlin, winner and world...
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Why Are Americans So Angry?
A friend recently referenced an article by the far left Mother Jones on why Americans are so angry. I only refer to them as “far left” because they place the blame on Fox News. Pot, meet Kettle. In reality, they do not understand why most Americans are so angry. I’ll tell you why so many…
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Finding Peace And The Illusion of Technology
“The illusion that mechanical progress means human improvement ... alienates us from our own being and our own reality. It is precisely because we are convinced that our life, as such, is better if we have a better car, a better TV set, better toothpaste, etc., that we condemn and destroy our own...
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A Cashless Society
I came across an article today on uncanceled.com about how the gradual replacement of physical cash with pure digital currency is not only erasing any degree of financial autonomy we may have, but it could be the last step in completely erasing any notion of personal privacy. Technology is being...
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Building A Habit Of Prayer
The best time to pray is when you don’t feel like it.
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What America Do You Want?
Swimming next to Lake Dixie Springs yesterday with my nine - year old, he asked me what I thought heaven was like. I told him I wasn't sure, and whatever I thought it should be like, someone else might have a different idea. But isn’t that life? We think many things obvious to us should be…
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McDonalds Is Up, Old MacDonald Not So Much
From the Wall Street Journal today: “McDonald’s Corp. said its sales are surpassing pre-pandemic levels across the world as more of its dining rooms reopen and U.S. customers try new chicken offerings.” But that isn’t really why their sales are increasing, later in the article: “Busy…
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A Bureaucracy Places Children With Pedophiles
Definition of bureaucracy from Merriam-Webster: 1a: a body of nonelected government officials, b: an administrative policy-making group 2: government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority 3: a system of administration marked by...
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Homochitto And Dixie Springs Serenity
We landed in Mississippi after a traffic infested journey from Indiana. A quick evening of rest was followed the next day by a float down the Homochitto river, then a relaxing evening on Lake Dixie Springs. The Homochitto river brought back exciting memories from my youth. I spent more than a few...
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Who Is Being The Judge?
Reading a comment from a listener got me thinking about judgment. And it begged the question, who is being the judge? From Merriam-Webster: Definition of judgment 1a: the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing 2a: the capacity for judging Definition of judgmental…
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Living In a World of Ad Hominem
“Ad hominem: (of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.” The name-calling, attacking nature of current discourse is probably the most divisive part of society and communication at the moment. Verbal bullying at all levels, from school…
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Where Do We Find God?
In a world where we desperately try to avoid pain and struggle, and where self-satisfaction and pleasure has become a religion, how and where do we find God? John Bunyan said: "No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures." And the good book in 1...
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Weed And Dark Holes A Mile High
Walking the streets of Denver, one thing becomes clear: they smoke a lot of weed out here in Colorado. I couldn’t help but ponder, what happens when you fill the hole of purpose with shadows of meaning.
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Ten Cent Bags And Cognitive Dissonance In Denver, Colorado
In Denver today to teach a leadership class, I was three times confronted with the following, “a bag will cost you .10 cents.” This is thanks to a new law In the city and county of Denver, thanks no doubt, to transplants from California! Can we do some remedial education on cognitive dissonance?...
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Lessons In Ineptitude From Baltimore Schools
As reported this week, 41% of Baltimore public high school students failed to earn even a “D” grade point average. Twice the number of students than the previous year, distance learning during Covid didn’t work out so good. The good news, the number of students with a B or better stayed about the...
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Humility From The Governor Of Alaska
What a day in Alaska! Speaking to law enforcement officers, their families, and others who support law enforcement from around Alaska, we had a surprise guest - the Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy. I handed off the mike to the Governor midway through my talk and he gave a heartfelt message on…
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A Sense Of Place In Fairbanks
A native Alaskan, a report that the United States has the highest percentage of single-parent homes in the world, and an important conversation in a coffee shop years ago made today quite a day in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Clarity In the Midnight Sun
Waking up at 3am to see light in the Fairbank's sky reminded me of an important lesson I learned while an exchange student one summer in Iceland. Sometimes to find clarity, you have to empty yourself. Clarity can definitely be found in the light of a midnight sun.
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North To Alaska
Today is a traveling day as I head north to Alaska to speak. A beautiful and majestic land, it truly is the call of the wild and hearkens to freedom and possibility - at a risk of course. It is a brutal land where many big dreams have been crushed. I overheard a conversation today on my first...
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Healthy Lifestyles & Early Rising
Recently, I’ve lost quite a few pounds by skipping breakfast and watching my calories. As I progressed, my aches and pains receded, and my motivation increased. Just a lifestyle change made a huge difference. Getting up early has the same impact. Get up early, accomplish something immediately…
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When Coming Home Is Hard
First Responders looking for life in the rubble of the Surfside collapse were told they could go home as the effort would now be focused on recovery. There would be no more survivors. But the first responders didn’t listen, and they kept looking. A member of Israel’s search team told families: "I...
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Remembering The Real Heroes
There are almost 2 million first responders in the United States. The total number of Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve troops is about 2.4 million. That is over 4 million men and women who serve and protect our nation and communities. In a country of about 328 million, that is about 1.3%....
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The Pilgrim’s Odyssey is your navigator for an intentional life based on family, faith, and living free. Silouan Green, The Pilgrim’s Odyssey host, began to find his own answers after a tragic jet crash on an epic 23-month, over 20,000 mile motorcycle trip. For over 20 years, he has spoken and taught thousands to take positive action in facing the trials and traumas of life.
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