As We Know It

The divine; good and evil; Adam and Eve. Was the snake actually the True God attempting to wake us to the nature of our being? As I was on a run, some thoughts on the subject came forth. Everything I grew up being taught is seemingly making more sense from another perspective. It seems that God is unknowable in the current conditions we are in as humans. Only personal experiences and interactions with divine forces can get us closer to knowing truth and complete realization will be through death and elevation of consciousness.Truth is felt when near. Here I am continuing the search.

Conversing about the walls we put up to the world. It is interesting to ponder about the lens through which each of us see. Let's focus on Truth. Discover how you manage your relationships. Lay down your burdens. Learn to rid yourself of your worst vices. Imagine the self you live with every day, but at a genuine peace and gratefulness. Come with me on the journey to walk closer with God and live through the lenses of Jesus instead of our own.

A quick prayer introducing real Truth to As We Know It. This journey continues. Stay tuned...

Learning how to harness the energy of this life! This episode I am conversing with the thoughts of my own. Who even am I to claim such power in this life? Accepting confrontation from God. Why wasn't there instructions that came with this super computer we call our brain? For we are only human, all we can do is have faith. Otherwise, death may just be the only thing we are able to cling to. Remember your faith, it may just save your life. 

Merry Christmas! Catching up with my good friend, Jonah.  A nice change of pace from my recent solo episodes. We touch on a variety of subjects along the lines of centering your values on Truth and learning what that may be for you. It's always nice hearing different perspectives on how the world works, you learn a lot about who you are through others even if you don't even realize.

Expressing more on how to manage the weight of life. Attempting to walk through this maze of thought in order to become more articulate and disciplined in my faith. I discuss the concept of duality and the topic of knowing God versus being naive of Him. These are just my thoughts in the moment so that I may learn how to understand more clearly as I find my way through this life. 

This episode is a very raw look at myself. It is heavy and I am expressing much of my pain. It might be best to skip this episode, but in order to stay true to what this podcast is about I felt the need to express this. I pray to God that He will point me in the direction towards realizing my burdens so that I may be able to truly lay them down. Thank you. Peace and Love, Joel.

Coming closer to Truth. Remembering that simple does not equal easy. In this episode I try to engage in the thought of realizing when God is trying to tell me something. Learning to let go of the flesh of my old self and become lethal with a routine in order to unlock my truest human self and strength. Here I am God, for you. Excited to have more conversations with others soon! Working on getting some guests in the studio for some really impactful conversation. Stay tuned. Peace and Love, Joel.

Learning to articulate more of the direction in which this podcast is going. Taking notes on how to follow down a path closer to the Truth. Decoding our brain puzzles! We all are experiencing life together. Let's discover who we are and who we are meant to be. This is As We Know It. Here is to coming home. Peace and love, Joel.

We're back again! I know I say this every time. Today is essentially a push for me to get back into recording and conversation. Expressing recent thought and learning what direction to take this podcast. Thank you for listening! Here's to a revival from within and learning how to strengthen my relationship with God. 

Hello again, this is as we know it. I am here. These are my thoughts. Riding the waves of this journey. This is where I am in this whole thing. Looking forward to coming up on this next cycle of life. Peace and love.

On my way across country with my dog. In the mountains somewhere currently and wanted to share some experiences and thought on how amazing this world is. Life is so great. There are significant highs and lows that cycle through often. It has been life changing learning how to grow from both sides of the coin. Fear is just another form of love. Love your fears and become curious. Peace and love.

This one was recorded on my drive to California! Sort of a deeper episode that talks about how you might start your journey of healing within. It is a hard topic to discuss as many people hide from who they truly are. I wish you the best on your path. Peace and love. Joel.

In Arizona for this episode visiting our friends Nick and Jonah! This one is all over the place. Ranging from aliens to religion to societal topics. This conversation was so fun! Thanks so much for listening. Check out the instagram @asweknow.it 

This is a very special podcast. We're set up on Boyne Mountain at a lodge for the weekend celebrating Nate's birthday. This was an amazing opportunity to converse with so many people from high school, many of which I have not even seen since. This podcast is by far the best one to date. Reason being simply because it brought so many beautiful people together to express appreciation for not only Nate, but for everyone in their lives. I hope that as you listen to this, you can reflect and learn to appreciate more about those around you and most importantly, learn to start loving yourself. This life is so beautiful if you let it be. Hug all your friends. Happy Birthday Nate, I love you brother. Here's to living life, as we know it. Peace and love, Joel.

We try to be funny sometimes. Little change up from the normal theme of things recently. Just some friends talking about our lives and reflecting on our experiences while becoming excited for our future! Check out the instagram @asweknow.it If you enjoy the podcast or at least tolerate it, please feel free to leave a review! Not a bad one of course :p that would make me a sad.

More quick thoughts about being weak and staying true to your character! Thanks so much for listening. I'd love to hear your support, leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you please! Cheers to being human. Peace n love, Joel. Spotify doesn't like me it isn't uploading for some reason!!

Back with some more inward reflection. Learning how to go at life alone, that is to be without distraction. Figuring out who really deserves the love you give, which is yourself. This is As We Know It. Peace and love. Joel.

This was a very special night. If you are struggling through this life, hang on and believe, for you will find faith. Life is all about how you follow your path, choose the one less traveled. Be curious. Trust that it is worth it. I would love to chat about anything with anyone. Thank you for listening to my journey. -Joel

Today the topic is all about self-reflection. I highly recommend you take some form of a journal as you listen and ask yourself certain questions about the way you are living your life. Learn how to create your puzzle of life and to continue to put them together every day. Disclaimer: By no means is my message aiming to tell you how to live, just trying to create a guide to help some people create their light within themselves.  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to discuss anything with anyone, feel free to message my DMs!  If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it! It would mean so much. Thank you!!

Welcome back to the podcast, Eric and Ozone Films! Along with a newcomer, Kayla, and frequent guest Nick! Yes, the conversation today is about the Coronavirus! All about how we think it will affect us, the economy, creative industry, and what to do to take precautions amidst the pandemic. Loved this conversation, moral of the story, renting cars is a pain and let's hope this doesn't turn into a real-life purge!  Thank you so much for listening! I'd love to hear from you! Everyone's thoughts are welcome! Send me a DM and who knows, you might be able to guest on an episode! 

Quick update of thoughts for today! Might have broken my foot! However, it's about all about mindset! Everything will work out how it should. Thank you so much for listening! This is the start of a meaningful path towards a better life! I'd love to talk about anything. 

This episode is my raw thoughts. It helps to work through what you are feeling and express what is going on in your head. Stressful situations arise, traumatic experiences occur, however it's all about how you look at it. Perspective changes lives. Thank you for listening! As always I'd love to hear your thoughts. Life is Good, so let it be good! 

The beginning of my journey in articulating my thoughts. Thank you for listening!   There's always more to the conversation. If you are ever in need of someone to listen, I'd love to be there for you.

You may want to rethink how you are going about your life. Us included! This one is a bit different to say the least... What brings meaning to you? Have you found your ping pong ball? We're here to discuss and shape your own way of thinking. Thanks for listening!   Make sure to share and review! We love your feedback. Catch you next time. ✌️ 

Welcome to the show! Today Steve, Jack, and Emily join the host, Joel, on today's new segment of family therapy! All families must stick together. However, sibling rivalry is real, let's get to know this iconic love/hate family relationship. Least favorite thing about each other? [1:47] Favorite thing about each other? [9:10] What about Joel? [22:23] Craig's News! [25:39]

Welcome to today's episode on why college parties nowadays suck and our thoughts on the cause and understanding of school shootings. Make sure to leave us a review! We would love your feedback.

Welcome, Eric Dimmick! The creative director, owner of Ozone Productions, and latest guest on As We Know It! We discuss the film industry and different perspectives on how life progresses. Thank you, Eric, for your insights and for joining in on this fun episode! Your soul car [11:30] The mindset of living in the now [19:00] Enlightenment & Ego [30:50] Being real with AWKI [38:30] New places/cultures [41:56] Social media perspective [49:00] The storytelling of life [55:00] Thoughts on Anxiety [01:01]

Ben and Steve host this episode with special guest Joel! We cover climate change and how it may bring us to our end. Doomsday prepping and aliens may be our only hope. What if we reincarnated? Would that mess with time as we know it? . Feel free to leave us feedback we'd love to hear it! Thank you for being here.

All about finding what you hold value in. Learn to ask yourself first. Create a strong relationship with yourself.  Follow us on facebook at @asweknowitpodcast and feel free to leave us feedback! We'd love to hear from everybody!

This episode is a throwback from when we were in California! Take a listen as we share our ventures. Share and send us some feedback! We'd love to hear it.  Thank you for being here! This is our journey figuring out what this whole life thing is.

*SPOILERS* The Joker Movie is much more than just a dark movie about a fictional character. It's more about the exploration of having a mental health condition and how society reacts to it. We get very deep and personal in this one. This movie helps uncover why people are the way they are. Look at things from a different perspective. Learn to listen to people, uncover what made them the way they are. Put yourself into their shoes, you can't force someone to change.

Today we talk about... Drugs. More on how they are abused. This is what we think about it at this time. There's five of us today so sit back and enjoy! If you feel so inclined, feel free to send some feedback our way! 

I apologize for the late posts! Been a bit busy adjusting me back into school mode. Today Nate and Jack join me to talk about what this podcast is, where it is going, and just an overall look at what the future may hold I guess. Thank you all for listening, it means a lot to me. This podcast is my life, and I am so glad to share it with all of you. I'd love some feedback as well. This isn't perfect, I am learning. Shoot me a DM, seriously, I'd love to talk. 

Today we have on Emily, Jonah, and Nate, along with host Joel. We discuss our lives after high school and how different things can be, yet also similar. Basically, high school is tough, life afterwards is way better. For context, we are all second year college about at this time. Join us in today's conversation! Leave us a review!  Share with your friends! #adventurecast #travelingpodcast

It's one of our last nights in California, our new friend who we met in Colorado, Mckinley, joins us in tonight's conversation. We learn about her business and story. This episode we discuss our trip so far and memories made. Also talk about different aspects of life and how to work through problems or questions that life brings up. Come hang with us and join the conversation!

We finally made it to California. What is better than camping up in the mountains? Come hang with Joel, Nate, and Jack! The vibe of this one is just a hang out and talk about our trip, life and just chill. It's more for us to look back at this night because it was one of the best experiences of our lives. Join us in the conversation! Thank you all for listening and hope you enjoy this nonsense and us talking outta our asses. It's also very explicit just throwing that out there, mature audiences only!!

Join us in the discussion about MK Ultra! Welcome Eli to the podcast, was a pleasure having you on and picking your brain about these events!

Are you stuck in a toxic or fake relationship? We discuss the hardships of dealing with fake people and how to break out of an unhealthy relationship, whether it be a friend, family member, or significant other. Find your way out, ask for help, find what you love to do. Surround yourself with people that build you up. 

Bonus episode! Welcome Nate Stevens! We talk about the benefits of having the freedom to travel and get away from everyday life. We go over what it is like to feel stuck in something you hate doing and breaking yourself out of that. Positive vibes only, out here changing lives on this podcast. Hope you enjoy!

Life is hard. It is just how you cope with the struggles. Staying positive is the key. Life will beat you down when you become weak. In this episode we talk about anxiety and relationships. Meet your host Joel on instagram! @joelhoek, love meeting new people and gaining new experiences.

This week, host Joel and two guests Nick and Erik talk about justice and ethics. Who decides right or wrong? This is our opinions on morals, as we know it.

This week's episode is a little different. Co-hosts Joel and Nick discuss money and personal growth along with our great guest Andrew. Life is all about building your personal life ladder. People are sometimes too focused at the end goal that they forget to craft their journey to get there. 

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. Welcome to military vet, Nathan Dowler's, life as we know it. He has a super interesting story about his military experience and carbon fiber fabrication processes. Very great guy and storyteller. Be advised that this episode has strong language and hard to hear story's. This episode is for mature audiences only. He's had a tough life and he is here to share! tune in next Monday for another episode of As we Know it!

Welcome to Episode one of As We Know It! First guest is Heath who owns Hoogs Customs, a detail and custom shop! Join us as we get to know him and learn more about his life and see what kind of advice he has for being successful. Make sure you check out his company online or on social media @hoogs_customs !