Rich Conversations

386. Remembering Eve Armstrong: Astrophysicist & Great Human Being

Taking a moment to express my appreciation and brief interaction with Eve Armstrong. A past podcast guest. She must've touched many lives! Eve was physics professor at New York Institute of Technology, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, and ran a theatre company to help individuals in the scientific community improve their communication and storytelling skills.

Our episode together: 288. Eve Armstrong on Astrophysics, Nonlinear Systems, and the Relationship of Art & Science

Eve's Obituary

 

385. Weekly Guided Reflection: Session 39

By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.

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Recorded at the farmhouse study

Questions from this session:

1. What're we grateful for?

2. Who's someone who passed away recently—close or acquaintance? What did we appreciate about them?

3. How can we go about meeting someone in alignment of our curiosity?

4. What's something in life we want "yes" but will have to go through the discomfort of numerous "no's?"

5. What's our favorite writing device or utensil?

6. What kind of films do we enjoy? What's our go-to type?

7. What's a world culture we'd like to explore more with our curiosity?

8. What are we energized for in the next week?

 

384. What Brings Us Joy? (Make Time for That)

This is a clip from our weekly guided reflection: session 38. By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.

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383. Weekly Guided Reflection: Session 38

By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.

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Recorded at the farmhouse study

Questions from this session:

1. What're we grateful for?

2. What was the last thing we complained about?

3. What brings us the most joy?

4. What brought us joy in childhood?

5. What's the biggest thing going on in our life right now?

6. Is there something we're giving a lot of attention to that's out of our control?

7. What's fun to us? Is fun coming up? When was the last time we had fun?

8. What topic comes up most in conversations we have with people?

9. What music have we been listening to on repeat lately? What grander observations can we make from that?

10. What are we energized for in the next week?

 

382. The Hawk & The Rabbit (Amused by Nature)

What's a small observation in nature that amused us recently? This is a clip from 381. Weekly Guided Reflection: Session 37.

By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.

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381. Weekly Guided Reflection: Session 37

By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.   

Recorded at the farmhouse study

Questions from this session:

1. What're we grateful for?

2. What's a small thing in our space or in people we love that makes imperfection beautiful?

3. How are we?

4. How do we want to be?

5. What's a small thing we've procrastinated doing? How did it feel when we finally did it? If we haven't, how can we simply do it?

6. What's a small observation in nature that amused us?

7. When was a time we felt stuck in life? How did we eventually proceed forward?

8. What strengths of ours can we use in improving our life?

9. How do we consume long form storytelling? (movies & tv shows) Is this our ideal way?

10. What are we energized for in the next week?

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380. Joachim Ong on Total Solar Eclipses, Astronomy Curiosity, & Designing His Own Telescope

Joachim Ong returns to the show from Singapore. He's a mechanical engineer and astronomy enthusiast. He shares his experiences planning and traveling to see total solar eclipses in Australia and Mexico. What was that experience like? Was all the planning worthwhile for those brief moments? How do you travel with a telescope? Wonderful chat about the human experience and our relationship to the greater.

Joachim's Astronomy photos

Rich Hebron website for daily notes & observations

 

379. What Do You Want to Hear?

What do we wish someone would say to you? A person often doesn't live to hear all the nice things about them. Why not just do it for your self now? This is a clip from our weekly guided reflection: session 36. 

Rich Hebron website for daily notes & observations

378. Weekly Guided Reflection: Session 36

By taking deliberate time for our self and answering simple questions about life, it'll increase our clarity and awareness. We'll be more precise in our actions moving forward.

Recorded at the farmhouse studio

Questions from this session:

1. What're we grateful for?

2. What do we want to hear? What do we wish someone would say to us?

3. What's one thing we're great at?

4. What's something we can do that no one else can do?

5. How would a friend react to our current thoughts and things going on in our life?

6. Who are some friends we want to invest our time, energy, and emotions into over the long term?

7. If we accepted patience as part of our life, what things on our mind or chest would weigh less?

8. If we approached life with a relaxedness or calmness, what things would change we'd guess?

9. What things did we think before that we no long think now?

10. What's something completely opposite of what we've been doing or consuming? How can it reveal new possibilities?

11. What are we energized for in the next week?

Rich Hebron website for daily notes & observations

 

377. Wycliff Njenga on Software, Personal Growth, Technology Devices, and Future Possibilities

Wycliff Njega returns to the show from Nairobi, Kenya. He's a software developer and advocate for personal growth. We discuss recent news in Kenya, morning habits, software operating systems, technology devices, music, and future possibilities.

Wycliff's past appearance

Wycliff on Instagram

Rich Hebron website for daily notes & observations