Got out of jail 2 years ago with $30. Said fu*k being broke and on drugs started reading books & hit the gym and long story short I now operate a Surplus company that makes 3-4million in sales every year!
I craved the company of others but it was in the quiet solitude that I found my true self and the greater love that was always waiting for me, just as it awaits you too.
Another great monologue. Staying alone and quiet can really shift your mind to a higher state of mind, which benefits your life and the life of others. Its always the first steps that are hardest.
Whats wonderful about this offering is that it can become a nourishing go to for encouragement and soothing. I will listen to this again and again as a balm for my spirit. Perfect cadence...so sick of everyone talking on fast forward.
Thank you thank you thank you! I have been been self criticizing for many years, because I’m not one of those who wants to be with groups all the time. I get my regeneration from being alone in nature when backpacking long distances. As a 70 year old grandmother, I feel at time that I “should” be the kind of grandmother who’s there always to watch the children and give them sugar laden cookies, etc. etc. But no, I’m the grandmother who promotes a plant-based diet, and re-charges by herself on the trail. I love the children, but I don’t live for them. Mediation, yoga, weeks-months on the trail and a loving, understanding husband are how I make this work for me. I’ve found myself . Your monologue confirmed the rightness of this.
This made me cry! When you said “the most important 2 moments of your life is when you are born and the moment you find out why!” Total inspiration!! Thank you 🙏🏻
Yes! Very inspiring! “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” “ The root of the word courage is ‘cor’- the Latin word for heart. In one of the earliest forms, the word courage meant ‘To speak one’s mind by telling all of one’s heart.’ “ Brene Brown. Thank you for the beautiful podcast
Going deeper “presence is the residence of potential,” wow. Loved your inflection in discussing these paradox’s in life. Thank you Rich for your exploration into Transformation, Change, and self-discovery from a very wholesome and wide perspective. I look forward to more of this journey and sharing together.
Thank you for that one Rich. This is not an excuse but an explanation, of why some of us haven’t become our true selves yet. For me, its the late start. I always had a feeling i could do something with my life, but it wasn’t until i was in my early 40’s that i found affirmation on the internet through you and others like you. Shortly after that i boosted my efforts and refined my goals. Here’s the problem. You get acclimated to mediocrity over time. You continue to try and continue to fail and it all becomes easier to accept. Repeated attempts create incremental change. Your quality of life gets better. Zero becomes more comfortable and failure becomes easier to accept. This makes it very hard to change your paradigm. And without that, Traction is difficult, And escape velocity is impossible. Thanks again for the encouragement. Even though some have yet to make it, Some of us will never stop trying.
Truly an incredible video, recently the knocks have been getting very loud for me. It's finally time to listen and make the changes I've known for years I need to make.
Epic. Listened this morning while I was getting ready for work. Also made me cry. Exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you Rich. You are an angel.
Rich- this is INCREDIBLE - Thank you for being vulnerable and brave enough to share your authentic self with the world. The content you create is moving and meaningful.
Thank you this short and important message. I appreciate the reminder. Meditation has changed my life, and I still need a reminder to do it every day because my body thinks it’s addicted to the negative “stuff” and it’s easier to not do it. I’m reminding it every day who it really is.
Yep!! Good job Rich, I felt like you were standing in my studio talking directly to me! I left my passion a year and a half ago because of burnout... stepped back, rested ,meditated, and discovered an answer I didn't want to know! It wasn't my passion that was the problem, it was how I managed it. Very grateful for the insights and candor you share, always inspiring... carry on!!!!:)
Most excellent AND made to order!! I appreciate being a beneficiary of your growth Rich. I can tell you this, your subject matter, your sincere and intentional delivery create a synergy within your content that inspires transformation in many. Your work matters. 🙏
In 87 when i started my career in a new town i became increasingly paralyzed with fear. It grew over time as loneliness kicked up. Things happened to further polarize the fear. I thought my parents would help, thought my father would help play a role. He had tpsd issues that further exasperate his substance abuse. He excluded me from adventures that i had dreamt as a child that we would do together once my career was established. I guess im lucky in a way to have stewed in loneliness instead of also hitting the bottle like my father. i came close many times though, due to attachment in looked in new friends that went sour due to abuse physically and financially. 35 years later im really struggling to go out on my own, such as canoeing and camping, overcoming that extreme fear. My dog has helped a lot, she is now very senior. Im so thankful for my dog helping me escape this fear and unknowingly help expand my comfort zone. I wish i had someone i could have listened to back then to help. Its a lifelong fear that will follow me until the end, however this podcast has made a huge difference. Thank you!
I listened to this monologue twice and was absorbed by its beauty: the meaning, the style, the person behind all these. Amazing, and very inspiring! Just recently we talked in a group about mindfulness, and people were saying that you can skip meditation sitting in stillness and do a mindful walk instead. But I was sure that to truly see the depth of the ocean you need to sit still and be present with the person who you are without any distractions even that is happening on a mindful walk (I don’t have anything against latter, just saying that I’m not seeing it as an equal substitute for a sitting mindfulness meditation where you’re swallowed by the stillness)
This podcast was timely for me and I am always amazed by your ability to communicate with clarity and the choice of words. It’s quite a gift & thank you for sharing.
Oh man oh man does this resonate with where I am at this very precise moment in my life. As always Rich delivers this invaluable message with the authenticity and humility he is so known for that brings inevitably hope. It is up to us then to follow his words and experience our own inner desires to become ourselves with each and every heartbeat! Thank you Rich as always!
Totally understand what you are saying. I don't have to be sober for long before I remember why I started drinking to begin with. We don't use the word "addict" to describe the default position of our personality. But we are often addicted to how we were raised, and functional habits we've developed, even if we aren't actually ingesting a drug or drink.
Reminds me of a great episode of onbeing where the poet David Whyte discusses being at the frontier of what you think is you and what you think is not you and how much time we spend hiding from this frontier. Good chat Rich
Solidarity can be found standing in a crowd of thousands, i think we achieve that through what’s known in Zen/Secular Buddhism as “Walking Meditation”. Being here and now can be done in our greatest moments of pleasure, and pain. It certainly takes practice, like any skill, but I don’t think it’s out of reach for anyone. Example: This has been one of the hardest weeks in certain aspects for myself, but staying present and sitting/walking with my pain, truly listening to my own pain and depression, allows me to focus on interacting with my pain in a loving and kind manner. I’m even able to have loving kind thoughts towards those that may be linked with my pain.
I have been listening to this podcast for ten years. You are an incredible human being. Thank you for all that you do. I absolutely adore everything you create and put out into the world
Made that first comment at the 2nd minute.... now I've gotten to the 17th minute (w/ multiple rewinds) & I'm like - "I was just given exactly that thing I needed to hear", & it allllways comes with that KNOWING that I already knew - my inner self was tilting her head saying, "I told you". The internalised Father, judgemental yet forgiving. I needed to hear it externally from a kindred soul that understood & reached back to lend a hand to others on the same path. You reflected that inner Father to me. Thank you for braving your journey.
Rich, thank you. Love your podcast and pallet of guests, your book, and now this beautiful monologue. It’s a true artistic expression and it resonates with me on so many levels. Thank you for being you and all you do and give to us. ❤
Thanks, Rich. I needed to hear this reminder today. Even as somebody who's gone through a lot of changes, awakenings to new understandings of our existence, and locked in many healthy lifestyle behaviors...You simply cannot let your guard down on feeding your evolution. I've fallen into habits that I'm not happy about and constantly hear the voice telling me to change course, yet have trouble doing it. It's a tough journey at times continuing to change, but there's no way around it. Once you break out of the matrix, you can't go back. I think the key is to have that "sub program" downloaded into our mind that we CAN change and we MUST change to avoid the restlessness, unfulfillment, and disease that staying stuck in our patterns will continuously poison us with✌🌱🧝♂
I’ve been meaning to listen to Rich after subscribing last year. I choose a cracker of a video to start. The universe guides us to exactly what we need when we declare the need. This was no exception. Tx so very much
Absolutely AMAZING Rich thank you so much from over here in the UK- this could not have come at a better time for me as an individual in reminding myself why needing and sometimes craving(solitude) is a strength and necessity- and as a parent helping also to guide and inspire my children through how to navigate staying true to you when critique comes (eg should I watch more tik tok/put people down/be less geeky/ to fit in to the school culture version of cool?! urm no! ) whilst striving to be the best version of yourself. Your absolute best/most useful words to date IMO. Thank you so much.
You are a Rich Ripple Effect. "...Each and every one of us has arrived here, right now, in this human form, fully-equipped, with a unique, never-before and never-will-be-seen again manifestation of consciousness, a divine spark all your own and unlike any other." 🔥
Rich, I think that this might be the Most Meaningful, Beautiful & Powerful podcast you've done. Perfectly phrased & so eloquent. Please do more in this vein!! Thank you!! Tana
God that intro is so GOOD! Anytime I hear that classic intro I know it's gonna be a banger! You've inspired me to run the Leadville 100 next year. At first it seemed impossible and the more I run the more I feel like I won't stop until I do it. I don't even care how long it takes me to run the Leadville 100. Just doing it will be accomplishment enough. This episode was a perfect listen to keep going. 🏃🏽♂
Rich- way beyond excellent here. love the podcast and these monologues are so appreciated. from the place that allowed you to share with us, vulnerability, to the apprehension, to the discovery to understanding and action. i could actually feel my gut react as you broke down the experience and overview of failure. you've hit on the proper amount of retrospection, right before paralyzing guilt appears and extinguishes the necessary flames of action. a few weeks back on one of your podcasts, you mentioned mood follows action. i've internalized that since hearing it, yet i've recognized little benefit from it. this monologue lays out the why. thank you Rich.
Got out of jail 2 years ago with $30. Said fu*k being broke and on drugs started reading books & hit the gym and long story short I now operate a Surplus company that makes 3-4million in sales every year!
I craved the company of others but it was in the quiet solitude that I found my true self and the greater love that was always waiting for me, just as it awaits you too.
Beautiful...
❤🙏🦋
I don't think you have any ideo how powerful and profound and valuable this is. Thank you so much for this podcast Rich. I really needed to hear this.
Rich, you have been at the forefront of my personal change. Thank you for all of the work you do.
I second this motion
Another great monologue. Staying alone and quiet can really shift your mind to a higher state of mind, which benefits your life and the life of others. Its always the first steps that are hardest.
Whats wonderful about this offering is that it can become a nourishing go to for encouragement and soothing. I will listen to this again and again as a balm for my spirit. Perfect cadence...so sick of everyone talking on fast forward.
Thank you thank you thank you! I have been been self criticizing for many years, because I’m not one of those who wants to be with groups all the time. I get my regeneration from being alone in nature when backpacking long distances. As a 70 year old grandmother, I feel at time that I “should” be the kind of grandmother who’s there always to watch the children and give them sugar laden cookies, etc. etc. But no, I’m the grandmother who promotes a plant-based diet, and re-charges by herself on the trail. I love the children, but I don’t live for them. Mediation, yoga, weeks-months on the trail and a loving, understanding husband are how I make this work for me. I’ve found myself . Your monologue confirmed the rightness of this.
This made me cry! When you said “the most important 2 moments of your life is when you are born and the moment you find out why!” Total inspiration!! Thank you 🙏🏻
Yes! Very inspiring! “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” “ The root of the word courage is ‘cor’- the Latin word for heart. In one of the earliest forms, the word courage meant ‘To speak one’s mind by telling all of one’s heart.’ “ Brene Brown.
Thank you for the beautiful podcast
I know I'm a bit late, but thank you IMMENSELY for this "monocast" format. I hope you have a lot more content in you for more of these.
Going deeper “presence is the residence of potential,” wow. Loved your inflection in discussing these paradox’s in life. Thank you Rich for your exploration into Transformation, Change, and self-discovery from a very wholesome and wide perspective. I look forward to more of this journey and sharing together.
Thank you for that one Rich.
This is not an excuse but an explanation,
of why some of us haven’t become our true selves yet.
For me, its the late start.
I always had a feeling i could do something with my life,
but it wasn’t until i was in my early 40’s that i found affirmation
on the internet through you and others like you.
Shortly after that i boosted my efforts and refined my goals.
Here’s the problem.
You get acclimated to mediocrity over time.
You continue to try and continue to fail and it all becomes easier to accept.
Repeated attempts create incremental change.
Your quality of life gets better.
Zero becomes more comfortable and failure becomes easier to accept.
This makes it very hard to change your paradigm.
And without that,
Traction is difficult,
And escape velocity is impossible.
Thanks again for the encouragement.
Even though some have yet to make it,
Some of us will never stop trying.
Truly an incredible video, recently the knocks have been getting very loud for me. It's finally time to listen and make the changes I've known for years I need to make.
Epic. Listened this morning while I was getting ready for work. Also made me cry. Exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you Rich. You are an angel.
Rich- this is INCREDIBLE - Thank you for being vulnerable and brave enough to share your authentic self with the world. The content you create is moving and meaningful.
Thank you this short and important message. I appreciate the reminder. Meditation has changed my life, and I still need a reminder to do it every day because my body thinks it’s addicted to the negative “stuff” and it’s easier to not do it. I’m reminding it every day who it really is.
Yep!! Good job Rich, I felt like you were standing in my studio talking directly to me! I left my passion a year and a half ago because of burnout... stepped back, rested ,meditated, and discovered an answer I didn't want to know!
It wasn't my passion that was the problem, it was how I managed it. Very grateful for the insights and candor you share, always inspiring... carry on!!!!:)
Most excellent AND made to order!!
I appreciate being a beneficiary of your growth Rich. I can tell you this, your subject matter, your sincere and intentional delivery create a synergy within your content that inspires transformation in many. Your work matters. 🙏
In 87 when i started my career in a new town i became increasingly paralyzed with fear. It grew over time as loneliness kicked up. Things happened to further polarize the fear. I thought my parents would help, thought my father would help play a role. He had tpsd issues that further exasperate his substance abuse. He excluded me from adventures that i had dreamt as a child that we would do together once my career was established. I guess im lucky in a way to have stewed in loneliness instead of also hitting the bottle like my father. i came close many times though, due to attachment in looked in new friends that went sour due to abuse physically and financially. 35 years later im really struggling to go out on my own, such as canoeing and camping, overcoming that extreme fear. My dog has helped a lot, she is now very senior. Im so thankful for my dog helping me escape this fear and unknowingly help expand my comfort zone. I wish i had someone i could have listened to back then to help. Its a lifelong fear that will follow me until the end, however this podcast has made a huge difference. Thank you!
Outstanding message. So relevant to me now, on my path to authenticity. Thank you, Rich.
I listened to this monologue twice and was absorbed by its beauty: the meaning, the style, the person behind all these. Amazing, and very inspiring!
Just recently we talked in a group about mindfulness, and people were saying that you can skip meditation sitting in stillness and do a mindful walk instead. But I was sure that to truly see the depth of the ocean you need to sit still and be present with the person who you are without any distractions even that is happening on a mindful walk (I don’t have anything against latter, just saying that I’m not seeing it as an equal substitute for a sitting mindfulness meditation where you’re swallowed by the stillness)
This podcast was timely for me and I am always amazed by your ability to communicate with clarity and the choice of words.
It’s quite a gift & thank you for sharing.
This was what I needed. Thank you for speaking this into the world Rich.
Just deep gratitude and appreciation for sharing your thoughts
I want more of this. More monologues Rich 🤩👏👍
Oh man oh man does this resonate with where I am at this very precise moment in my life. As always Rich delivers this invaluable message with the authenticity and humility he is so known for that brings inevitably hope. It is up to us then to follow his words and experience our own inner desires to become ourselves with each and every heartbeat! Thank you Rich as always!
Absolutely love these new reflections! They are like a meditation for the soul
Thankyou Rich!
This is poetry.
This was an amazing take on transformation. Thank you, Rich
Totally understand what you are saying. I don't have to be sober for long before I remember why I started drinking to begin with. We don't use the word "addict" to describe the default position of our personality. But we are often addicted to how we were raised, and functional habits we've developed, even if we aren't actually ingesting a drug or drink.
Thank you so much for sharing this Rich. Wish you well in everything. ❤
Congratulations Rich! I’ve enjoyed listening and cannot agree more with what you have said! Inspiring to take action in meditation!
Reminds me of a great episode of onbeing where the poet David Whyte discusses being at the frontier of what you think is you and what you think is not you and how much time we spend hiding from this frontier. Good chat Rich
Thanks for continue to share your story and lessons learned on the journey! Love!
Solidarity can be found standing in a crowd of thousands, i think we achieve that through what’s known in Zen/Secular Buddhism as “Walking Meditation”. Being here and now can be done in our greatest moments of pleasure, and pain. It certainly takes practice, like any skill, but I don’t think it’s out of reach for anyone.
Example: This has been one of the hardest weeks in certain aspects for myself, but staying present and sitting/walking with my pain, truly listening to my own pain and depression, allows me to focus on interacting with my pain in a loving and kind manner. I’m even able to have loving kind thoughts towards those that may be linked with my pain.
I have been listening to this podcast for ten years. You are an incredible human being. Thank you for all that you do. I absolutely adore everything you create and put out into the world
Your voice is so soothing, Rich. Thank you for all you do. Inspiring, informative yet so refreshingly humble.
Very deep indeed and the ending was superb.. good job Rich for your deep insights into spiritually and nature of transformation and inner change
Thanks for making a video that isn’t 2 hours long
Made that first comment at the 2nd minute.... now I've gotten to the 17th minute (w/ multiple rewinds) & I'm like - "I was just given exactly that thing I needed to hear", & it allllways comes with that KNOWING that I already knew - my inner self was tilting her head saying, "I told you". The internalised Father, judgemental yet forgiving. I needed to hear it externally from a kindred soul that understood & reached back to lend a hand to others on the same path. You reflected that inner Father to me. Thank you for braving your journey.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video 🙏🏽❤️
Walking is meditation. And also, I defy you to find a better wordsmith on RUclips than Rich. What a great use of vocabulary.
This was excellent Rich, I really enjoyed and im looking forward to your next monologue. Love the format.
THANKS RICH!!! You are helping me!!!
I could have listened to this for hours
So beautifully said! Thank you for this!🙏🏽✨
Wow, Rich, this is DEEP! I LOVE it! 🥰
This is cool. Silence and action from the heart, just to be
Rich, thank you. Love your podcast and pallet of guests, your book, and now this beautiful monologue. It’s a true artistic expression and it resonates with me on so many levels. Thank you for being you and all you do and give to us. ❤
Love this narrative so much! So needed to hear this today and I’ve listened to it several times ❤️ Thank you Rich 🙏❤️
Wow, this resonates with me so much. Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you Rich
Only just getting to this one, but it’s SO DAMN GOOD. Yes and a yes and a yes ❤
This is what I needed. Thanks
I love You man! yes, This was so valuable!!!
I really hope you continue with these Rich! Love them!
This will be one I listen to more than once. Thank you.
Thanks, Rich. I needed to hear this reminder today. Even as somebody who's gone through a lot of changes, awakenings to new understandings of our existence, and locked in many healthy lifestyle behaviors...You simply cannot let your guard down on feeding your evolution. I've fallen into habits that I'm not happy about and constantly hear the voice telling me to change course, yet have trouble doing it. It's a tough journey at times continuing to change, but there's no way around it. Once you break out of the matrix, you can't go back. I think the key is to have that "sub program" downloaded into our mind that we CAN change and we MUST change to avoid the restlessness, unfulfillment, and disease that staying stuck in our patterns will continuously poison us with✌🌱🧝♂
I love this - please continue with these solo monologues.
Goosebumps, thank you soooo much
I’ve been meaning to listen to Rich after subscribing last year. I choose a cracker of a video to start. The universe guides us to exactly what we need when we declare the need. This was no exception. Tx so very much
Rich you are a great wordsmith. Enjoying the monologues.
So touching
That was really powerful!
Very valuable. Thanks!!
Thanks Rich! I needed that.❤
Christ has left me forever changed,and following Him has taught me what real peace love and joy are.
Absolutely AMAZING Rich thank you so much from over here in the UK- this could not have come at a better time for me as an individual in reminding myself why needing and sometimes craving(solitude) is a strength and necessity- and as a parent helping also to guide and inspire my children through how to navigate staying true to you when critique comes (eg should I watch more tik tok/put people down/be less geeky/ to fit in to the school culture version of cool?! urm no! ) whilst striving to be the best version of yourself. Your absolute best/most useful words to date IMO. Thank you so much.
You had me at Thoreau. This hit all the buttons for me. Thank you for the lovely offering.
You are a Rich Ripple Effect. "...Each and every one of us has arrived here, right now, in this human form, fully-equipped, with a unique, never-before and never-will-be-seen again manifestation of consciousness, a divine spark all your own and unlike any other." 🔥
SO valuable. Thanks Rich 🙏🏼🧘🏻♀️🌸
This was great
Really loved hearing this. So poetic!
Your monologue is inspiring. IThank you!
Thank you❤
Loved it thank you ❤
You may be interested in Iain McGilchrist’s two volume book The Matter with Things, Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World.
Great insights for an inner journey, thanks!
Beautiful
This is eloquent. Thank you RR.
Love this new format Rich, keep it up!
Super love it❣️❣️❣️
Thank you for this 22 minutes of awesome 😊
Rich, I think that this might be the Most Meaningful, Beautiful & Powerful podcast you've done. Perfectly phrased & so eloquent. Please do more in this vein!! Thank you!! Tana
God that intro is so GOOD! Anytime I hear that classic intro I know it's gonna be a banger! You've inspired me to run the Leadville 100 next year. At first it seemed impossible and the more I run the more I feel like I won't stop until I do it. I don't even care how long it takes me to run the Leadville 100. Just doing it will be accomplishment enough. This episode was a perfect listen to keep going. 🏃🏽♂
Very well said.
Wonderful
Thanks Rich!
Wow that was amazing. So beautiful and creative. Very cool dude
Printed it out and there you have your book…I’ll buy it.
Trauma and abuse, leading to depression, prevent us from making the most of our lives
I seen your episode on the microbiome 😋 2 level tablespoons of chia seeds is all the fiber you need to feed those things😋
Any book recommendations on this topic..
I am absolutely loving these one on ones you are doing. I only wish they were longer:) This one in particular strikes a note with me intensely.
A perfect way to start my day after meditating. Thank you Rich 🙏
So good Rich. Thank you for all you do. Love this format
Rich- way beyond excellent here. love the podcast and these monologues are so appreciated. from the place that allowed you to share with us, vulnerability, to the apprehension, to the discovery to understanding and action. i could actually feel my gut react as you broke down the experience and overview of failure. you've hit on the proper amount of retrospection, right before paralyzing guilt appears and extinguishes the necessary flames of action. a few weeks back on one of your podcasts, you mentioned mood follows action. i've internalized that since hearing it, yet i've recognized little benefit from it. this monologue lays out the why. thank you Rich.
cook rich
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