Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Jeff Golden, author, educator and activist, to talk about helping people reclaim the depth and beauty of themselves and the world, to live more joyful and rich lives, rooted in the ideas explored in his book, Reclaiming the Sacred. Money can buy some happiness but what if you’re not happy within yourself? Jeff encourages all of us to embrace self-love, connection and community, open our eyes to miracles, nourish our well-being, and move away from shame, limiting self-beliefs and our trained sense of “lack” and materialism. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Maybe it is even 98% full, but in our culture we were trained to just see the orientation leaning toward the edge that makes us look for the things we still don’t have.
Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of scientists, spiritual leaders, poets, and activists to explore what we know about what most nourishes human well-being—and what does not, most notably money and possessions. It examines the dire consequences of the vast materialism throughout the world today—the ways it impoverishes us individually and sows violence and destruction globally. The book then goes beyond all of that, taking readers on a journey, both mystical and scientific, of reclaiming the sacredness of ourselves and this gorgeous world.
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- Average level of happiness in consistent decline
- Money can buy happiness but only for those who cannot meet their basic needs
- Importance of connection and community
- Ways that money hooks us
- Internal and external factors of connection
- Is the glass half-full or half-empty, or is it actually 98% full?
- Trained sense of “lack”
- Opening your eyes to miracles
- Intention as a way of being
- Quality of relationships with ourselves
- What can money buy if you’re not happy within?
- How to shift into loving yourself?
- Refraining from shame, negative limiting beliefs and self-hate
- Opening up to other people
- Reclaiming the Sacred
About Jeff Golden:
Jeff Golden, M.Ed., is the author of Reclaiming the Sacred: Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World, which won the Grand Prize at the Nautilus Book Awards. Previous winners include the Dalai Lama, Barbara Kingsolver, Thich Nhat Hanh, & Brené Brown. Jeff has been teaching and writing about these topics for over thirty years, most recently at Vassar College. He was a Fulbright Scholar in sustainable development and a recipient of the State Department's Millennium International Volunteer Award.
Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of scientists, spiritual leaders, poets, and activists to explore what we know about what most nourishes human well-being—and what does not, most notably money and possessions. It examines the dire consequences of the vast materialism throughout the world today—the ways it impoverishes us individually and sows violence and destruction globally. The book then goes beyond all of that, taking readers on a journey, both mystical and scientific, of reclaiming the sacredness of ourselves and this gorgeous world. "Profound... A must-read." (Reader's Favorite) “Masterful… uplifting.” (SPR) “Many books promise to change a person’s life. This one actually might.” (IndieReader)
Jeff has been featured on NPR, Scripps New Tonight, USA Today, Environment Times, Talk Radio Europe, How To Live A Fantastic Life, The Spiritual Adventurer, and many more.
A native of Idaho, Jeff resides in the Mohicanituk Valley in New York, with his children, the river, and the stars.
Connect with Jeff Golden:
Jeff's book, Reclaiming the Sacred. Check it out on Amazon here.
"It’s not really about the glass being half-full, it really for most of us, the glass is about 98% full and we have a glass to put it in, right? But the orientation oftentimes in this culture, and again if we are lacking in some of the things that we really are missing and lacking internally, we’ll turn to those other things. The orientation is so much on that edge, that final fringe edge of ‘What are the things I don’t have?’ Whereas we could spend an entire day just listing out the miracles that exist in our daily lives.” - Jeff Golden
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Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight!
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