Mindful Mahsah

I've absolutely love doing this podcast, and I absolutely love all of you listening to me along the way. However this is also quite a new experience, and I feel like it's opened a door into a new venture of creativity for me. As much as I enjoy doing this, I wanted to take a little time to discuss some intentions and plans I intend to make.

I'd like to tell a story today about my brother Dave and the time when being in the right place at the right time would affect so many people's lives. In return for that decision, he made a best friend that he'll never forget for the rest of his life...

In this episode, I revisit one of my memories from college and something very strange that happened to our class one day on our way back to the dorm. After all this time, I still have no idea what would influence someone to act the way they did...

Sometimes, when the ones we love recall accounts of events we didn't think much about it can lead to some stunning revelations. In today's episode, I learn from my mom that one of my reoccurring dreams was more than just a dream... it was a revelation...

It's so easy to take the little things for granted, such as appreciating the mere fact of how our parents take care of us. In this episode I recall the memory of when my Mother wanted to do something incredible for my Father. Also, in the process, solidified their retirement plans...

Warning: This episode contains language depicting child neglect and child death. Listener discretion is advised. This episode was very difficult for me. How do you prepare for dramatically awful situations that cross your path? You can tell yourself to be ready, but in the moment we tend to find ourselves struggling to understand the how and why.

Everyone that's new at the job and every rookie at every place of employment that doesn't have any field experience, it unwillingly becomes their responsibility to make mistakes and learn from them. In this episode, I'll be talking about the rookie mistake my good friend and I made that wound up causing someone to get hurt... in possibly one of the worst of ways...

In this episode we're going to revisit a memory I have right after my producer son was born. As any infant child would, he woke up one night crying to be fed, but perhaps he knew something I didn't... Producers Footnote: Who the hell said you couldn't laugh?!

Do you love coffee? I LOVE coffee. However I'm the type of person who loves my coffee a certain way, with creamer. In this episode, I recall a memory of when a trip to the store to grab more creamer put me in a situation I never could've imagined. On that day, I suddenly learned I was capable of more than I expected...

I realize I'm probably going a bit heavy on the medical memories but where some people see coincidence, I see God looking out for me. In this episode we discuss another memory of when I almost died. Yes. You read that correct. I've had a couple of dances with death so far, and I've heard other people say that death is a sure thing. Well I'm not so sure because I've kicked him out a couple of times now...

I wanted to conclude the last episode by adding this supplemental. In this episode I wanted to explain to you what it's like having a pacemaker, as well as confronting a complication, making a tough decision, and recognizing a mystery...

Everyone has heard the term "having to walk the path." Well, what would you do if that path suddenly appeared to you unexpectedly, and then something inside you gave you the impression that you had a very important decision to make? In this episode I talk about an extraordinary memory of mine, how it made me feel, and how it's affected me.

Have you ever heard of Abbott & Costello? What about Laurel & Hardy? Or perhaps Martin & Lewis? Well in todays episode, you'll get a good story about the Linda & Cheryl act that was performed when I was a freshman in college. We were tasked with making breakfast for the student body, and one day we decided to take batters into our own hands...

In this episode, I tell the story about the time I was nearly paralyzed with fear after an experience that was unexpected, and another story that exposed me to some of the disheartening things that exist in this world we live in.

At the age of six, the world seems like a much bigger place than it does when you're an adult. Especially when an incident really opens your eyes to the potential of the suddenly unexpected. In today's episode, we'll visit a memory of when I witnessed how the world came together in just the right places for my friends and I to be left in awe...

Well, unlike the song by Toto, somebody must've forgotten to bless the rains in Africa on a particular night, in a particular small village where I was assigned to in Togo. In today's episode we begin to visit my memories during my time in the Peace Corp, and given that I have so many, I've decided to do this in a multi-part miniseries. So let's journey to a completely different continent together and find out what culture differences you can experience, as well as some dangers you can face!

Practically everyone has heard the term "blacked out" before, and typically it's used when someone has partied a bit too hard. However in todays episode, I want to talk about the time I blacked out when I was a child of 8 years old and the memory leading up to it. I believe our minds are capable of blacking out portions of memories in order to protect us, and I'd like to discuss why I believe that is exactly what happened to me after a childhood trauma I experienced long ago...

One of the most stressful things any CEO has to do is make important decisions, and my producer made it very clear to me that I AM THE BOSS. In today's episode, we're going to talk a bit about what the process is like making those decisions, and follow that discussion up with a special memory of when my producer was a mere toddler... Producer's Footnote: I don't know why I didn't see this coming...

Who knew a block of cheese could cause so much trouble?! In this episode, I tell a quick story about a comical mixup in words with my producer, and after that I recall the time my brother Dave pulled a prank that I, and the village, wouldn't soon forget...

In this episode, I want to give everyone an opportunity to learn who I am, and also explain the title of my podcast. I hope after listening you'll get a better understanding of what to expect and join me as I talk about some memories that I hold valuable.