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Breaking Autopilot's Podcast
by Rebecca Bowman
Welcome to Breaking Autopilot, our conversation to live life and break through this journey with intention and gratitude. It’s time for us to self-reflect and make the very best of our days!
Episodes
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Ebb&Flow Aftermath 2019 (27min)
Well, how did Ebb and Flow work out in 2019? What happened to my zen balance when thwarted with breast cancer again, returning to work full-time, and loosening self care. Did I have a nervous breakdown? Did I chuck it all and go on a retreat? How do I feel at the end of this Ebb & Flow season? .....
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BAP LAST RECORDING - Time to Ebb and Flow
It's time to close this podcast, where I shared my thoughts and cycles to break my own autopilot and live intentionally. It's time to ebb and flow in what is somewhat a full circle. May you be encouraged that you are more than you see on the surface, that you are enough in your choices, and that...
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I choose and now receive joy; the details weren't always mine!
I feel so happy I could laugh and float to the ceiling like in "Mary Poppins movie". I can move from my heart and not understand why that seed is planted, but just follow it. It's okay however it turns out and I worry less about what others think. It's all coming together and I didn't plan the...
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Quick reflection 2018 - A year of study
What did I do and learn in 2018 with a year away from full-time work and living intentionally? My year sabbatical studying yoga, mindfulness, and meditation helped me become more grateful and compassionate towards myself and others. It was a time in this Western society to release my urge to...
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(20min) Online dating- It is what it is!
Online dating! The hype, the drama, the it is what it is.... Finding a steady match was lucky for me at first.... then it ended and I have been in fast paced online dating world for the last six months... it is what is is and not as personal as you think... or is it??
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Bonus Edition: 15 min Guided Meditation for Relaxation
Upon popular request, I hope you enjoy this guided meditation as you offered the opportunity to honor and rest your body. As your body travels into deeper states of consciousness, it can rest and repair itself. Your mind may become lighter and it may feel as if you are awakened from a lengthier...
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Living with Awareness, Reality, Perception, Pause
Have you ever recognized a shift in your life? A shift in your path? A shift in your perception? This past few weeks beginning a regular practice of mindfulness and communicating with trusted confidantes became one of the greatest gifts to myself. I learned how to use body scans noticing the...
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Listen - Feel - Open - Trust
(17min) It's time to Listen to the voices that serve me and not hold me back in fear. It's time to practice what I've learned and what I share with others. What do I feel in my body? How can I open myself to what brings me closer to peace, love, comfort, warmth? Finally, I learn to trust this...
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200 hr yoga training reached - how has it blessed me
Let me share with you my blessings and reflection from my 200 hour yoga teacher training. You'll hear the snippets of my self-discovery and how yoga found it's place within my lifestyle. Yoga strengthens my Christian values and compassion for self and others. For those listening since my Wonder…
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What is happening? What are these feelings as a I see myself?
As we begin to SEE ourselves, we may have emotions and feelings in our bodies that arise. What is happening? Is this more comfortable or actually less comfortable than being on autopilot and not seeing myself? What is this stuff? Why is the past coming back? How do I see myself today and what can…
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SEE and come to LOVE YOU
Do you really see yourself? Have you really given thought to who you are within? Do you honor yourself, showing yourself grace, love and acceptance? If you do, great! Keep doing you and sharing your light. If not, join me by opening our eyes beyond the physical. Listen to ways we can see…
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What is this not so me feeling I have? Where is my joy?
Do you sometimes wonder, "What is this not so me feeling I have?". I should be feel joy but I don't... YOU are YOU every day and every day we are made up of impressions from our experiences. Sometimes we experience them and sometimes we let them manifest into illnesses in our body or affect our...
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Surreal: What a difference a year makes
In December 2016, I set out to live intentionally. I could not have imagined my life as it is in December 2017. I still have to ask myself out loud... is this my life? Where is my conservative nature.. where is my security blanket.. what will my life look like in 2018? Best thing about…
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Matched-Online dating is working for me :o) (12 min)
Well approximately 6 months after starting my online experience, I am happy to say that I am happily matched for now 4 months and going. I've learned more about what I want and not to settle and found someone that brings more to my life and is truly caring. If you've been discouraged with dating,...
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Perception-Feelings: Blessings from Tragedies
I have a right to feel! Life has a way of showing up with disappointments and we can suppress those feelings they stir or we can allow ourselves to acknowledge those feelings and use them as indicators of emotions but not dictators of actions. We can choose our next actions based on understanding...
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The Decision to Explore and Retire
Allowing myself to make decisions best for me... adults don't expect it! If you can picture a high cliff in a tropical setting and a young woman jumping with a large smile and the word TRUST written in cloud script catching me and letting me enjoy the fall. Listen to my thought process of...
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Exploring the Root (Base Chakra): Security or Fear, which is controlling you
Recently, I completed a two-day yoga training titled introspection and introduced the chakra energy system to us. . The chakras are areas of the body that take in energy from outside, process that energy internally, and express it back out again. In this way, the chakras are centers of…
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Guest Talk - Junior Girl Scouts share their GS joy!
On a recent Girl Scout camping trip, our Junior troop girls shared what they enjoyed about their trip and girl scout experiences. Listen to the sincerity and pure joy of these young leaders. #privilegedtroopleader
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Fall Introspection - Sorting Myself Out
How can time go by so fast? Where is my energy going? Am I being intentional? Why are so many things in my head and energies colliding? It's time for me to slow down and give time to reflect. Folks real time to reflect. Time to sit with the uneasy and sort it out. Join me as I walk through the...
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Twisted Emotions (10m) _ Being aware of the root
Do you feel a range of emotions and feel bottled energy? Not sure what is causing this anxiety and try to settle yourself? I'm feeling anger, joy, discontentment, contentment, and a what do I do with this time? Can I just sit with myself and feel what I'm feeling and "see", "feel", "acknowledge"...
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Keep On - Plan and Enjoy
Sometimes your autopilot is carefree and your running on track and then you look up to realize a new season, a new schedule needs to be worked. Lay out a blueprint for your next season, but leave time for the unexpected opportunities that will come your way though and seize them! So go out, start...
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Seize the Opportunity - San Francisco
Join me as I reflect on the opportunities seized on a recent trip to San Francisco. A relaxed Californian Rebecca without an agenda enjoys San Francisco with friends and comes back home to make the ordinary... extraordinary. Are you seizing your opportunities?
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Dating Again - I am Enough and Learning
Well it's time to date again! But how does a modern busy mom meet someone? Well, I chose online dating and this first month has been something. While there is no match yet... I am learning about the me I am now. I have learned that I like me. I am enough! When a match doesn't work out, I look for...
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Taking Risks and Overcoming Fear
Has there been something you want to try, but fear held you back? Was is it the fear of what others will think if you do it or the fear of the unfamiliar? Have you stepped out of your bounds and overcome one of your fears to realize that the end result of accomplishment and your growth afterwards...
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Let Go of Your Bananas and Trust
Do you have the next step of your life planned and then things change? There is an uncomfortable feel. One of excitement, but also of nerves and chaos. Sometimes we need to not plan and just trust the next step will arrive in its own time. I need to let go of my bananas...my self image and life...
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7 Balances: Creating a welcomed AutoPilot
When did we start believing Auto-Pilot is always negative? Here are 7 life balance areas to keep me focused as I reach for auto-pilot. I actually believed I was going backward into Auto-Pilot and realized, it is what I need for this next season. Today was the Professional Learning Community…
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Quick reflection and update on where I am now
Are their times you are busier than others and you can't avoid auto-pilot? It's needed for survival.. a future podcast. lol I'm going into that season at work and just wanted to take a quick moment to reflect on what I've accomplished by living intentionally and give an update to regular…
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Developing a broader team: Professional Learning Community Launch
From one conversation to another and another, a spark of insight created what will become our agency's Professional Learning Community. Have you wondered how you can get your teams/departments to talk more to one another? We will try a PLC, a community/team of professionals that will share their...
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Moving Past Self Doubt
Have you wondered "Why me?" Had something happening in your life and wondered where is it going? Perhaps the unsettled broken feelings that happen are our subconscious telling us to slow down and TRUST that it will all work out. It is when we are vulnerable and feel weakened that we draw on our...
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Broken Feelings Happen
Ask folks about me and you'll hear words like positive, encouraging, determined, caring, and energetic. I like those descriptions, but I'm also real and have moments where I feel broken but have no specific reason... I wanted to share this because too often we see the best in someone because that...
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Self Control: Short term reward revisited
Life got busy and I looked up to see short term rewards becoming long-term burdens. How do I stop this? How do I recognize I need self-control? Better yet, hold myself self accountable to be intentional and stop or clean up that short term action so I can look further at what I want from life. My...
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Attitude of Gratitude: Blessed you are needed
Have you had a really busy day and dreaded the number of "to do's" on your list? I'll get going, but I can't wait to be back here in the bed and have it all done... Once you get going and accomplish the first item, gain confidence, and gain positive thoughts that you are able to accomplish the…
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Color Wheel Foods_Diet by Design Inspires
Have you ever found yourself wondering what to eat and appreciating it? I found myself for the first time craving roasted vegetables and being proud of the many colors that were appearing in my diet. I ran across Alison Simpson's Diet by Design book and it inspired me from the cover to the...
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Strength_The Clark Women examples and Faith
I wonder if you think about the leading ladies or men in your life that set examples of strength. How do you define strength? For me, it is feeling deep moments of trouble and heartache and going forward with a smile, still encouraging one another, and seeking God in times of sadness and joy!…
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The Yoga Journey Begins!
Try having an executive position behind a desk for the last 20 plus years and step out in faith to become yoga certified instructor! That's just what I've done and pushed through personal self-doubt... finding encouragement in strange ways. Can you relate to starting something new? What emotions...
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Appreciating Jack's Creativity: Fades_Customs
Even Parent's need to be "checked"! Has your child explored a hobby or interest that didn't match with yours? When Jack began painting custom colors on shoes, I didn't automatically support him. Fortunately, mom got "checked" into his creativity and supporting his passion. Together he and I have...
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Yoga Why Not!
Think back with me to a time when you wanted to try something new. Do you still daydream about taking the leap of faith and exploring a new opportunity? What are we waiting for? Leap out with me and FLY as I begin my yoga journey! What journey will you begin?
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Opportunity Paralyzation - Release yourself
Are you ready to release your creativity, passion, and dreams? Are you ready to see in yourself what others see? It was time for me to reflect and allow myself to move forward; a time to break free from my personal stereotyping. Carpe diem and Fly!
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Motivating Yourself Through to Goal Completion
Ever choose a necessary goal that wasn't so pleasant? I did and was ready to give up and let it go, but sometimes a goal is necessary. Not all things in life we like, but we must complete. Can you relate to my process of completing my living will and power of attorney? I had seen firsthand with…
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Wonder
Reaching back and reading Who Moved My Cheese, I began to wonder what character in the story did I relate to now in my life. Do we always scurry around on autopilot or can we choose to break it and move forward in our journey?
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Breaking Autopilot's Introduction
Welcome to Breaking Autopilot, our conversation about living life and breaking through this journey with intention and gratitude. We can make the very best of our days!
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