The Social Seed Podcast

Hello and thank you for reading today’s podcast. My name is Tom, I am the host and creator of The Social Seed.
Let me ask you a question “would you like to have a better life, you just don’t know how to get it?
What if I told you that you can have it…you only have to dream it and apply the knowledge you already possess to live it!

Welcome Back

With The Social Seed podcast I help you search within yourself, see your vision and become the person you are destined to be!

Every week I post a piece of literature I feel will inspire your mind, feed your soul and elevate –your life!

I wrote a poem titled the “Legend”
Which has become my mantra.

“Be the Bee buzzing around, pollinating people with knowledge abound, creating fruit for all to feed, curing the world with a social seed.”

For this poem to become a legend I need you to also be the Bee – to inspire individuals with these weekly words of wisdom, to help them create a more happy and productive life. More importantly -a better world!

Current Events
Hello and welcome back, before I read this week’s Words of Wisdom I’ll catch you up on my current events. Last week we visited Fort Beekenburg and then Carnival in Wilamstad. This week we had more fun as well. In Spaanse Water where we are anchored there is a windsurfingbusiness and our girls took lessons for four days and loved it. Their instructors are great with the kids. It’s one of the reasons cruising is so much fun, you get a variety of experiences. We also took a hike past Fort Beekenburg to Directors beach. This was the first time I had ever been to a beach where you walk in and within 50 feet from the shoreline in clear water, it drops and you can’t see the bottom. It reminded me of how steep some of the mountains we have climbed are – truelly amazing! We had a fun time snorkeling!

This is where I will leave off for this week. Let’s listen to today’s Words of Wisdom and see if it is the seed that will grow inside of you and inspire –your life!

Words Of Wisdom

This week’s Words of Wisdom were written by Robin Sharma from the book “The 5AM Club“.  The Industrialist, a person in his book talks about finding ” Heaven on Earth” and he writes…

“Heaven on Earth,” recited the industrialist. “My life is generally a steady stream of beauty, you know? And I’ve discovered this has little to do with having a lot of money. It has more to do with finding fulfillment, in the smallest of things. The way the fire warmed me and inspired me last evening, for example. It has to do with spending a lot of time in nature, whether that’s in vineyards like these,” he said, pointing an index finger across the wine farms that filled the valley, “or on walks in a forest, or hiking in the mountains, or being near the sea, or drifting through the sands of a barren desert. It has to do with reconnecting with the awe, wonder and majesty that every human life has available to it by visiting art galleries frequently and letting the energy and genius of the creators infuse your Mindset, Heartset, Healthset and Soulset. It has to do with eating fresh food, simply prepared, with interesting, real, thoughtful, creative and compassionate people who make you feel good. Stepping into the magic also has a lot to do with saying goodbye to your past, embracing the present and making a return to immaginativeness, innocence, exuberance and lovingness you were intimate with when you were a child. Adults are deteriorated children. Heaven on Earth shows up naturally in your heart when you have the brilliance and bravery to start opening it up again. Like you did when you were little.”

Page 278 Robin Sharma  “The 5AMClub”

The Seed (POV)

Step 1
Participating in the activities we like. Plan an activity that you like to do. I have found that hiking in the woods, like I did as a kid, inspires my soul; listening to the birds, seeing the different trees and paths draws my complete attention and wonder. Also, listening to the music I liked when I was a teenager, still gets me playing the air guitar, drums and bopping my head. Both these activities inspire my mind and feed my soul and make me feel good. Basically, find something that brings you joy!

Step 2
Scheduling necessary jobs and accomplishing“important things first”. Having a peaceful mind starts with not procrastinating; planning and accomplishing important jobs will help put your mind at ease. Think about your week and write down what is important to get done and when the best time would be to accomplish it. This will help to ease your mind knowing you have a plan; and once the jobs are done, you’ll feel even better.

Step 3
Plan outings with friends. Socializing with good friends or people that lift up your spirit, is a good way to feel alive. A time for you to forget about all the worries in life and “laugh”. Also, to create fond memories and deepen the relationships with your friends.

Step 4
Fill in the gaps. This is a time that is not really allocated for anything but most people would be on their phones, net surfing; but it can be a great opportunity for you to educate yourself by reading a book; or listening to music while you wash the dishes; playing a quick card game with your kids before you go somewhere! There are so many short moments that add up to big deposits over time and will increase your happiness.

Step 5
Find suitable employment. I don’t want you to go out and quit your job tomorrow, but finding a way to use your skills and education to find a job that provides the necessary funds to support your life and gives you the time to enjoy it, is really important. Your going to spend a lot of time at work and being happy while you work is a plus; because it affects your home life and your attitude about everything else. This step may take a lot of time, to find and get into the job you want; but most of everything else you are going to plan for your week and life, revolves around your job – so I feel it is definitely worth figuring out. Plus having a job that makes you happy will give you more energy to work harder and improve your chances for a better position with higher pay.

Figuring out ways to improve our lives can be difficult because life is busy? But we can accomplish this goal in 5 easy steps. These steps let us create our own version of “Heaven on Earth”.

Be A Participant

Please feel free to write me and let me know how I make you feel. Or how this podcast has changed your life! You can also send me your favorite inspirational literature with the name of the author for me to read.
My wife came up with a brilliant idea for listener’s “to write the literature in a journal and write how it makes you feel”

I want to thank Robin Sharma for his inspirational writing and our Social Seed for this week.

See You Next Week

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Also, “don’t just think of an idea, put it into action and become the person you are destined to be!”
-Tom Soule

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