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Life is a Metaphor Podcast

by Metaphor Lover

Since I was small, I have drawn parallels, made analogies and related things to each other. Connecting things makes life richer to me. It helps me keep my head on straight. It makes me laugh. It amuses and inspires me like a fun puzzle. So, I thought I'd share...

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Episodes

  1. Symphony

    Coordinating it all like the symphony it is

  2. Flow State

    Being asked to perform something in the moment points to ways to find flow state….

  3. Fear Alarm

    Fear isn't anything to be afraid of.

  4. Is it the sweet part of you that needs an adoptive family?

    What part of you are you dealing with...is it that sweet part that needs an adoptive family? So give it one.

  5. Digestive Tract

    Are we in the digestive tract of life?

  6. Thirsty Heart

    Is it true that the thirsty heart craves poison?

  7. Asleep to Dream

    If we had never been asleep would we have never seen the dream in the first place?

  8. Emotional Maturity

    Even those who think they know what this means, probably don't

  9. Phone Charger

    Phone charger Metaphor Lover

  10. Apple Peel Needs

    Apple peel needs Metaphor Lover

  11. Soul Sharing

    Do you eat regularly? For soul nourishment?

  12. Support vs. Saving

    Does anyone even want to be saved? When is it support and when is it saving?

  13. Power

    When you need to prove your power, do you really have any?

  14. Self Love Crap

    Does talking about self love get too abstract?

  15. Wholesome

    If it is "whole" wouldn't it include the yucky stuff too?

  16. Dance Mess Up

    Does how you handle a mess up when dancing say something about you do life?

  17. Rocket Boosters

    Is there a time in life when we have energetic rocket boosters?

  18. Scattering

    Sometimes the issue isn't getting shattered, but scattered instead....

  19. Whatever you Run from you Chase

    Is it true? Do you chase the thing you are running from?

  20. Breaking Illusions

    Is a meltdown simply you upleveling and going past a previous illusion or barrier in your understanding?

  21. Head Nod

    Do you really ever want anything more than a head nod?

  22. Inner Genius or Monkey Mind

    Are your thoughts more like a monkey chattering at your or an inner genius guiding you?

  23. Nourish Daily

    Nourish the soul daily? Is that a thing?

  24. Love, Beauty and Adventure

    As long as each day has love, beauty and adventure, right?

  25. Road less traveled

    Is the road less traveled actually what works for you?

  26. Eeyore

    What is the problem with being an Eeyore?

  27. Lazy Posture

    Sometimes you feel like having a lazy posture and it is a choice to.

  28. Self Love

    Is it true that if you don't like being alone maybe you are in bad company? How can you be enjoyable to yourself?

  29. Old Souls and Young Souls

    Is there any advantage to being an old soul or a young one?

  30. On the other side of Trying

    Can one in fact find more time on the other side of Trying?

  31. Exhale

    Are things like sadness simply an exhale...and are we letting ourselves have full breaths in life?

  32. Hide and Seek

    Are we all just playing a game of hide and seek with ourselves?

  33. Being the Poop

    Why do we fear being the problem so much...it happens just about as often as pooping.

  34. Impress or Be Seen

    Would you rather impress or be seen? And can they exist together? Not as often as one might think.

  35. Say No to the Universe

    Do we ever get to say "no thanks" to the universe and what it is handing us?

  36. Smartest and Most thoughtful

    We need not just the mind but the heart just like we need not just the smartest, but the most thoughtful (aka heartful) people.

  37. Water reflection

    The reflection we see on water can remind us of of the depth levels of self reflection.

  38. Do something or Don't do something

    Should you do something or do nothing....the question that stays on my mind! Control? Surrender? Aren't those both extreme?

  39. Flow

    Is it as simplistic as people who focus on expanding vs people who focus on getting away from the problem? (23 minutes)

  40. I Love Meanness

    Is meanness on the side of truth? If someone doesn't have something nice to say, do you welcome them to say it? (18 minutes)

  41. Loss

    Aren't we mourning the loss of small things like loss of our time in traffic every day? (20 minutes)

  42. Stripped of Power

    Have the waves ever turned you over so that you don't know which way is up? ( 15 minutes)

  43. Healing of the Tissues

    Simply explaining how our tissues heal offers profound metaphors (10 min)

  44. Tree

    Finally an explanation for how things stay the same and change at the same time ( 15 minutes)

  45. Photo Negative

    Just like a photo, is the negative simply what creates the positive when energy is passed through it? (22minutes)

  46. Asking to Listen

    When you ask something of Life, are you asking to actually listen?

  47. I don't like you

    Why do only some characters get away with saying I don't like you? ( 9 minutes)

  48. Economy of the Inner World

    People with inner wealth have a lot more to contribute to a fluid, thriving spiritual or depth economy (17 minutes)

  49. Car parts

    When two car parts are rubbing the wrong way, the solution isn't putting them far apart or determining which is most valid, is it? Yet that is our go to in relationships when there is a rub. (20 min)

  50. Windows over eternity

    How much time would you spend in your inner world if had amazing treasures and windows that looked out over eternity? (12 minutes)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Since I was small, I have drawn parallels, made analogies and related things to each other. Connecting things makes life richer to me. It helps me keep my head on straight. It makes me laugh. It amuses and inspires me like a fun puzzle. So, I thought I'd share...

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Metaphor Lover

Produced by Amy Powell

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Since I was small, I have drawn parallels, made analogies and related things to each other. Connecting things makes life richer to me. It helps me keep my head on straight. It makes me laugh. It amuses and inspires me like a fun puzzle. So, I thought I'd share...

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