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SF #192 – Why Me? Spiritual Evolution!

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Ever wonder why bad things always happen to you?  You’re doing everything basically right, but still things go consistently wrong.  Are you unlucky…or is God actually out to get you?  It’s enough to make you lift your head to the heavens and scream “Why Me?”  And then that still, small voice (whether from up above or those earbuds connected to your mp3 player) whispers “Spiritual Evolution!”  Is that it?  Is that really why you keep high steppin’ it into life’s fertilizer more commonly known as “your problems”?  Why, yes.  Yes it is.

This episode, Mordant & McFall tackle the pitfalls that occur on the road to success.  Why do hard challenges happen in life?  Often because you asked for them.  Whether to shed some light on things you could do better or to help you Level Up Your Life, remember – Dark Days Bring Bright Opportunities.  Life’s challenges are the best path your Spiritual Evolution.  Tune in to hear the details of how your Level Up Guys deal with the hard times in their lives and what they have learned from them. [Read more…]

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Success Via Adversity

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I was barely out of my teens over twenty years ago when I went to the New and Gauley Rivers in West Virginia to train to be a whitewater rafting guide. Women were really just breaking into the scene so the entire area was heavily dominated by men. This in itself wasn’t the least bit concerning since my desire to guide had nothing at all to do with the male to female ratio. What was concerning, as I soon came to find out, was the blatant sexism displayed by some male guides, trainers, and company owners. I selected one company out of a dozen to train with and throughout most of a year with them I endured being talked down to, sardonic attitudes, and never-ending attempts to make me fail. I was repeatedly put into situations to deliberately push me past my physical and psychological limits in the hopes that I would just give up; many trainees did, after all. This kind of adversity is what I faced spring, summer, and fall while training with “Company A”. But let me tell you the outcome.

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The Other Side of LIVE! #4 Facing Adversity

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R Mordant Mahon is joined by Naomi Mimi, Rhonni Duboise, and his producer Charles Mcfall to discuss the question “what is adversity”. The other topics covered are struggling with fear and doubt, adversity from within and without, can you really get there from here, how to tell a hurdle from a roadblock, and the brighter side of adversity.

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