The Daily Disturbance

Can the betrayal be too much to bear? | S2E34

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you find it easy to bear, then perhaps it isn't betrayal. Betrayal is normally “too much to bear!” If it doesn’t hit you at your core, then m...

How do I overcome betrayal? | S2E33

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A.C.C.E.P.T. it. It’s a normal part of life. Daniel Goleman once said, "When we are aware of our emotions, we are better able to manage them.” Her...

Me, the betrayer and the betrayed? | S2E32

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, the fact you didn't switch means this is interesting or perhaps even potentially helpful to you. It is for me, as every episode is a combination o...

Isn’t betrayal too tough a word to use? | S2E31

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Really? Remember, this podcast is to "disturb," more than anything else. And being tough - not just kind - is the kind of engagement we will need to b...

How to stay forever fresh, and ready, and alive? | S2E30

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You need to go for a W.I.N! And while at it, look for people who B.U.R.S.T. with freshness from within! “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you...

What if dryness has been with me all my life? | S2E29

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Then you need a way to get back your L.I.F.E! 4 ways to rise again. Now, get on with it! "Focus on your goals, not your fear. Focus like a laser beam ...

How do I regain and maintain Freshness in my life? | S2E28

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Unbelievable sights, Indescribable feeling, soaring, tumbling, freewheeling through an endless diamond sky.” Now THAT is one fresh description of...

How do I know freshness is gone? | S2E27

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"The colors are gone. The light is gone. And what remains is the grey.” - Neil Gaiman, American Gods. When things go F.L.A.T. you know - without a d...

Why is Freshness even a topic?! | S2326

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Because its one reason why you’re listening to this podcast, and why many others have stay tuned the past years: the “freshness” of the topics, ...

Can I truly have a love like no other? | S2E25

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, you and I can, and we were meant to have, precisely that: a love like no other, for others to drink from, draw from, and hopefully reciprocate. A...

What about dying love? | S2E24

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, 4 ways to Kill Love and make sure its D.E.A.D. and buried… And 4 ways to make it R.I.S.E. again!

Ok, ok, how to get the growth in my love started? | S2E23

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

8 ways to grow your love (Growing love 101).  "When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than ...

What keeps my love from growing? | S2E22

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Me! And yes, you, too! By again, the wrong choices we can make daily. I think we’ve watched enough movies, read enough books and studied enough of h...

Can my love grow? | S2E21

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can feelings develop? Can commitments strengthen? Can relationship get better over time? If you said “Yes” to even just one of those questions, th...

How can I finally get over this distraction? | S2E20

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can I finally get over this distraction? Or perhaps go through? Or leverage on it and make it work for me and you? A distraction is not a distract...

What if my life has been one series of distractions? | S2E19

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You are not alone! Consider yourself even blessed that you recognize it? That you have the courage to ask for a way out, or a way back. And I will do ...

What's the plan of action for any distraction? | S2E18

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So, knowing Why and Where (my podcast content the past days), HOW do I now deal with distractions? 4 ways to stay focused, ward off distractions, and ...

Ok, so I get distracted, too. But where does mine come from? | S2E17

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

5 Sources of distractions or W.H.E.R.E. your distractions come from. Which is true for you, or are all of them your realities? Ever be so mindful. “...

Easily distracted…Who, me?! | S2E16

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I mean seriously, me? Distracted? No way, I can’t accept that. Now, where did you get that idea? What is a distraction? Anything that you allow to g...

Just for today, can I be fully present? | S2E15

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s look at actual situations I aim to practice being “fully present,” at home and in the workplace “Time isn’t precious at all, because i...

How does being present look like to me? | S2E14

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Almost always it starts with the temptation not to be! From the moment I wake up in the morning, the call to think of things or something that separat...

How to stay present, at any given time. | S2E13

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here are 5 ways to practically stay present on a day-to-day basis. The key is BEING not Doing, dear Human Being : ) "Face reality as it is, not as it ...

Why should being present be of value to me? | S2E12

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why? Because being absent sucks. And being ghosted sucks even more. R.E.A.L. Being present makes you REAL. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your...

What does being present here and now mean? | Presence S2E11

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, in the simplest of terms, it’s being absent somewhere else! Here are 4 examples of what “being fully present.” How able and willing have y...

Keep going ’til you’re all gone. | Keep going S2E10

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Starting strong is great, finishing strong is epic.” - Robin Sharma People ask me when I will retire, I seriously think about my response and I ...

What if you’re all gone? | Keep Going S2E9

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It all revolves around the key word and that word is HOPE.

How to keep going when no one is encouraging? | Keep Going S2E8

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Haha almost what I feel like now. Cause everyone’s asleep. But seriously, I find myself amidst very busy people at this time; some seemingly even l...

How can I keep going? | Keep Going S2E7

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Songs. Inspirational Songs. Singing them over and over and over again. That kept me going all the 42.2 km marathons I’ve ran the past 10 years. Yup,...

Why should I keep going? | Keep Going S2E6

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

6 reasons why you should HANG ON! Because it’s what will take you from where you started to where you wish to end!

How can I find lifelong motivation? | Motivation S2E5

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can I always be inspired? You can’t haha. Staying always inspired or motivated is like an engine always on full throttle. You will not last! B...

Can I find motivation that I have lost for so long? | Motivation S2E4

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Seeking motivation is needed daily, but what do I do when I have lost motivation for so long? Here are 5 ways to move A.G.A.I.N.

How do I find motivation in my situation? | Motivation S2E3

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, thanks for the info on sources of motivation yesterday, but can you help me find motivation when I need? I need the Hows, not just the Whats!

Where can motivation come from? | Motivation S2E2

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

10 ways to get motivation for execution! Which one has worked for you, and which perhaps is a new way forward?

How do I get moving? | Motivation S2E1

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And I’m back! After 10 months on a break longer than anticipated, it’s time to disturb again! It wasn’t easy to come back, but thank God for “...

If I fight, can I fight the good fight of life? | A Time To Fight Ep. 325

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” John Stuart mill You were made to make a difference. So, Jus...

Can I take a break from fighting? | A Time To Fight Ep. 324

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” John Stuart mill There is a time for everything under the sun...

How do I better fight? | A Time To Fight Ep. 323

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.” — Miyamoto Musashi 3 key ideas: There are better ways to fight  What should...

What am I fighting for? | A Time To Fight Ep. 322

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“We are rebels for a cause, poets with a dream, and we won’t let this world die without a fight.” — Albert Camus We all fight something or t...

Do I really need to fight? | A Time To Fight Ep. 321

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.” — Bertolt Brecht 3 things: 1. I am already in the middle of the fighting. ...

What can reconciliation do to my life? | Reconciliation Ep. 320

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A LOT. Here are 9 benefits of Reconciliation that can help you achieve M.A.X.I.M.U.M. J.O.Y!  “Live life to the fullest. You have to color ...

What about those things beyond reconciliation? | Reconciliation Ep. 319

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is absolutely none. Unless those involved choose to avoid it. The power of choice. Here’s the key, choose to do what you need to do, regard...

How do I reconcile? | Reconciliation Ep. 318

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action. - Malcol...

Where do I need reconciliation? | Reconciliation Ep. 317

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surpri...

Do I need to reconcile? | Reconciliation Ep. 316

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you need to know your fund balances before you issue a check or make an online transfer? Ofcourse! But this isn’t about money matters. But the i...

Why should I aim for an inspired life? | Inspiration Ep. 315

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Why should I aim for an inspired lif...

Can I continue to go on with no inspiration? | Inspiration Ep. 314

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ofcourse. That’s the whole point of training and habit formation. “Motivation gets you going, discipline gets you there!” - John Maxwell  ...

What are the keys to get me inspired, and daily? | Inspiration Ep. 313

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yup, it's a daily challenge. And what kept you inspired yesterday may not sustain you today. While it isn't possible to always be inspired - moment b...

How do I find inspiration? | Inspiration Ep. 312

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for asking because that is key. Three things: A.C.T. 1. Ask for it. 2. Connect to the core of your being! 3. Think beyond yourself.  &...

Do I need inspiration? | Inspiration Ep. 311

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“I will not let anyone scare me out of my full potential.” — Nicki Minaj It depends: Do you want to get anywhere in life? We all need inspirat...

Why have I been told “holding on” is the better course of action? | Giving Up Ep. 310

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Because we watched too many western movies, and stories, and series! A Chinese proverbs tells us otherwise: "No matter how far on a wrong road, turn ...

What if it is me others have given up on? | Giving Up Ep. 309

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Quitting is not a problem; not knowing when or why to quit and being a quitter is the problem.” ― Kayambila Mpulamasaka Well, for most of this...

How can I give up, and still win? | Giving Up Ep. 308

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

By learning how to appropriately “QUIT”, that is, to properly quit, Q.U.I.T. Quickly Uphold Important Things! Alexander Graham Bell: “When on...

What can I give up on today? | Giving up Ep. 307

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Perhaps staying up late today and ending up being unproductive next day? In this podcast, we show you the O.P.T.I.O.N.S. All these are bad choices...

Is it time for me to consider giving up? | Giving up Ep. 306

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To give up on something, yes; to give up, per se, never, never ever. Is it time for me to consider giving up? For sure, there is at least one thing ...

Can I both enjoy this life and one that is to come? | Enjoying Life Ep. 305

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ― Tagore I have come to give...

“What if joy has left me for so long?” | Enjoying Life Ep. 304

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.” But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Toge...

How can one enjoy more - to have more joy - in life? | Enjoying Life Ep. 303

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” - John 16:24  Here’s to more M.O.R.E. ...

What is your source of personal Joy? | Enjoying Life Ep. 302

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight.” ― Percy Shelley What is your source of E.N.J.O.Y.M.E.N.T! Get ready to che...

Why even talk about enjoying life?! | Enjoying Life Ep. 301

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Because we so often F.O.R.G.E.T! “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” ― Pope John Paul ...

Can I soar and still win even when transitionin’? | Transition Ep. 300

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“When shifts and transitions in life shake you to the core, see that as a sign of greatness that’s about to occur.” – Anonymous Soar, Win as ...

What if I messed up my transition? | Transition Ep. 299

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the club. The club of those who mess up, and level up! How to R.E.S.T.A.R.T. after a transition fail. “Got any rivers they say are uncros...

Ok, ok, so how to transition? | Transition Ep. 298

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The future is always all around us, waiting, in moments of transitions, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future ...

What transition am I in now? | Transition Ep. 297

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”  – George Bernard Shaw 5 Types of...

Why do I have to care about transition? | Transition Ep. 296

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Your life is a story of transition…” an anonymous writer reminds us, “…You are always leaving one chapter behind while moving on to the nex...

How to live with heartbreak all the days of my life? | Heartbreak Ep. 295

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 “Two words. Three vowels. Four consonants. Seven letters. It can either cut you open to the core and leave you in ungodly pain or it can free ...

Can every broken heart live again? | Heartbreak Ep. 294

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” — Carroll Bryant Can every broken heart live again? I dare say yes. But...

After heartbreak, what’s next? | Heartbreak Ep. 293

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“If love is like driving a car, then I must be the worst driver in the world. I missed all the signs and ended up lost.” — Brian MacLearn It’s...

When was your heartbreak? | Heartbreak Ep. 292

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The worst feeling in the world is when you can’t love anyone else because your heart still belongs to the one who broke it.” — An unknown quo...

Me, Heartbreak? | Heartbreak Ep. 291

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“A broken heart is the worst. It’s like having broken ribs. Nobody can see it, but it hurts every time you breathe.” — Unknown You can’t sa...

How to stay, not just fall, in love? | Love Ep. 290

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

8 ways to rekindle a love that is losing it’s ‘fire!’ “Falling in love is easy. Falling in love with the same person repeatedly is extraordin...

Can I fall out of love, too? | Love Ep. 289

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

5 ways we fall out of love…C’mon, you’ve been there, and experienced that! Love is a feeling, a feeling of happiness. Love is powerful, too po...

Why can’t it be mutual? | Love Ep. 288

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If it ain’t happening’, 4 ways to hook them in! Sometimes the person you fall for isn’t ready to catch you.

Why do we fall in love? | Love Ep 287

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

6 reason why we fall in love. And 8 ways to know you’re really in it! She wasn’t exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she ...

Me, fall in love? | Love Ep. 286

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You were meant to fall in love. We were made for community. 2. We’ve all been hurt bad, and so we’ve stepped back, for our sanity. 3. Regardless, ...

Can I live with division all the days of my life? | Division Ep. 285

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, addition, subtraction, and multiplication can’t exist without division! That’s a given. And that I will have to live with as a fact of life ...

What about divisions that break relations? | Divison Ep. 284

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

God isn’t surprised with our conflicts, our moments of separation and division. Neither should we. With the right perspective even these divisions w...

Are there practical ways to “divide and conquer”? | Division Ep. 283

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, there are and let’s divide our time in exploring seven ways to actually divide and C.O.N.Q.U.E.R!

How can division help me today? | Divison Ep. 282

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Six principles in leveraging on the great “D.I.V.I.D.E.” Let them help you today, and every day for the rest of your life!

Can Division actually help me as a course of action? | Division ep. 281

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If the act of dividing, separating and parting have helped you in any way in any area of your life, then you know the answer to this question. I think...

Can we join hands in isolating, and then assimilating for a more hopeful future? | Isolation Ep. 280

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer Let’s get focused on spending time in isolation and making th...

Can I still isolate in a world that hunts me down?! | Isolation Ep. 279

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 ”Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.” – Mandy Hale Fo...

How to isolate without having to separate? | Isolation Ep. 278

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

”Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” - Picasso 5 steps to take to make sure you are R.E.A.D.Y. to isolate and make the most of th...

Can isolating really be uplifting? | Isolation Ep. 277

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Dew will never gather while there is either heat or wind. The temperature must fall, and the wind cease, and the air come to a point of coolness an...

Can I isolate please? | Isolation Ep. 276

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.” ― T...

Can we be totally free as we disagree? | Disagreement Ep. 275

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“This is one of the marks of a truly safe person: they are confrontable.” - Dr. Henry Cloud Can we disagree and still be free? No hangups, no guil...

If we fundamentally disagree, is there still hope for you and me? | Disagreement Ep. 274

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“A conversation in which the two parties have different beliefs should never begin with the intention of converting the other party to your own beli...

Can we agree on a how best we will disagree? | Disagreement Ep. 273

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“What if we just all read things, and talked about them, and sometimes we liked them and sometimes we didn’t and most of the time we didn’t agre...

In what ways can I disagree more effectively? | Disagreement Ep. 272

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“The statement at the core of all disagreements: I’m right, you’re wrong ― Charles F. Glassman How can I prepped myself better to disagre...

Can we please disagree? | Disagreement Ep. 271

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“It’s not about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you're honest and you articulate what you believe to be true, somebody somewher...

How can we all move forward together? | Moving Forward Ep. 270

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

7 ways we call all move F.O.R.W.A.R.D. together. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what...

Why can’t I just Stand still | Moving Forward Ep. 269

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Real zeal is standing still and letting God be a bonfire in you." - Catherine Doherty 5 reasons Why we constantly relate stepping back or standi...

Can stepping back move me forward? | Moving Forward Ep. 268

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1000 percent return on energy.” - Brian Tracy Take a step back...

So, How to Move Forward? | Moving Forward Ep. 267

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Follow effective actions with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”- Peter Drucker Four Bid - and pr...

How can Move Forward like the year that’s just begun? | Moving Forward Ep. 266

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can Move Forward like the year that’s just begun? “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the ...

How can I make hating a way of life? | Living Out Hate Ep. 265

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can we as a way of life commit to hate… Mindless browsing Online Bashing Lying and deceiving Allowing abuse and violation in our midst Living the “...

Will you join me in “hating ‘em all the way?” | Living Out Hate Ep. 264

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are things we shouldn’t just get annoyed with; they are downright evil and we need to hate them “all the way!” What to you is worth hating...

How can I better hate ? | Living Out Hate Ep. 263

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Hate looks like everybody else until it smiles” ― Tahereh Mafi I guess the idea here is to look at hate as a friend, not as an enemy. And we’...

Do you know what you hate, and why? | Living Out Hate Ep. 262

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We hate what we hate because  1. It is against something you truly care about. 2. It is against someone you deeply love. But did you notice? I ...

So, it actually pays to hate?! | Living Out Hate Ep. 261

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yes it does! The key is to hate the wrong things, those that go against the core of your being, or the God whom you committed to serving! “There is ...

What if I said Yes but now I want to take it back? | Saying Yes Ep. 259

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“What is 'no'? Either you have asked the wrong question or you have asked the wrong person. Find a way to get the 'yes'.” ― Jeanette Winterson ...