“The children need to know their stories!” Louise Bennett, also known as “Miss Lou,” is a National Treasure of Jamaica. Listen to the podcast audio and read more about “Miss Lou” on my prior blog post. “People of passion and purpose, doing interesting things, living their present moment.” LivingthePresentMoment.com/podcastshow https://media.blubrry.com/living_the_present_moment/s3.amazonaws.com/livingthepresentmoment/podcast/Joel-Ying-04-27-18-Story-Louise-Bennett.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts …Read More
Author: Dr. Joel Ying, MD
Physician-Educator-Storyteller. Integrating the power of story into medicine, healing sessions, workshops, speaking and performance.
The Myth of Multitasking
“Don’t text and drive.” I just passed by another rear-end collision on the road yesterday. With the information and computer age, so many things compete for our attention – phone alerts with messages, incoming call from coworkers, that email that I am expecting any minute now, FaceBook alerts, the latest Instagram message, SnapChat, Pinterest, the …Read More
A Blessing “For Your Birthday” by John O’Donohue
Spring is the time for new growth, birthing new projects and new life. Here is a blessing “For Your Birthday” by John O’Donohue from To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings. Let us remember the power to bless one another on the special milestones of life. For Your Birthday Blessed be the mind …Read More
Episode 8: Healing with Expressive Art (Laura Elliott)
Interview Series by Dr. Joel Ying. “People of passion and purpose, doing interesting things, living their present moment.” LivingthePresentMoment.com/podcastshow Laura Elliott is an artist currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. She has a passion for sharing Expressive Art as a therapeutic modality. Discover her transformation from the world of advertising and marketing into life as …Read More
Episode 7: The Storytelling Coach (Jennifer Samuel-Chance)
Interview Series by Dr. Joel Ying. “People of passion and purpose, doing interesting things, living their present moment.” LivingthePresentMoment.com/podcastshow Jennifer Samuel-Chance is a storytelling coach. As a storyteller and speaker herself, she coaches others to find their storytelling voice and harness its power in the speeches, presentations, and workshops. She shares her own story of …Read More
Chris Voss – Never Split the Difference
“We’ve got your son, Voss. Give us one million dollars or he dies.” What would you do? Chris Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator. Read his new book to find out how he negotiates this threat. His book applies his experience into the business world and the day-to-day negotiations of real life. “Compromise” is …Read More
Do you want to succeed? Get Gritty
As her life was nearing the end with a terminal diagnosis, a mother shared about her adult children. She did not worry about the “hard workers.” She was worried about “the smart one.” Her daughter got by in school without having to work hard, and seemed to float through life in the same way. Now …Read More
Episode 6: Toastmasters Changes Lives (Christopher Pritchard)
Interview Series by Dr. Joel Ying. “People of passion and purpose, doing interesting things, living their present moment.” LivingthePresentMoment.com/podcastshow Imagine a place where people talk about what they are passionate about, where everyone wants to improve, where people support and encourage each other. That place is a Toastmasters Club Meeting. Toastmasters is a non-profit international …Read More
“Lost” by David Wagoner
When walking through your day, you might get lost. Are you really lost? Where are you? What should you do? Find wisdom in the words from the American poet, David Wagoner. Lost —by David Wagoner Stand still. The trees ahead and buses beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you …Read More
How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
One of the most profound sections of any bookstore lives with the Children’s Books. My cousin’s kids lured me into this dangerous repository of wisdom from the safe zone of the Adult Self-Help Section. Be careful! Among those wise little people, inspiration can fall and fracture your head into a million little pieces. Humpty Dumpty …Read More