Hands aren’t only for holding and grasping—they’re also for teaching us what it’s like to surrender, palms up, empty-handed. The nothing we find there is often the something we need.

It’s never too early to doubt yourself. While that’s unlikely to be spoken by the most advanced two-year-old, it seems to be one of the earliest concepts we learn. We teeter on our tiny feet, attempting to walk for the first time. The giants in our lives encourage us, cheering us on to put one foot in front of the other, and then … we tumble. Our faces scrunch up. We probably cry. We wait awhile, looking for signs of approval, and we try again.

This is my first adventure in AI, using a service called ElevenLabs voice synthesis. It's frankly amazing, and it opens up a lot of new opportunities for me as a creator. Podcasts, blog posts, short stories, anything I wanted to have narrated can now be offered as audio. It's very exciting, and I'm looking forward to new frontiers as a writer and podcaster.

This first one is called 'When You're Young, and the Slippage of Time.' As with all things Dreamshaping, it's a look at the human experience and how we create and experience the ultimate dream of our lives.

Welcome to the Dreamshaping Podcast, short inspirational podcasts anyone can listen to on the go or sitting back with a cup of lemon ginger tea. Today I'm taking a look at the easy fixes and short-term comfort we seek in foods and behaviors that quickly increase our discomfort. What begins as a treat for ourselves often ends as another hurdle, but we can treat ourselves to wellness starting now. Find me at: startdreamshaping.com

Welcome to the Dreamshaping Podcast, short inspirational podcasts anyone can listen to on the go or sitting back with a cup of lemon ginger tea. Today I'm taking time to acknowledge the missions we accomplish in life, and the missions we're still on, from achieving a goal to making a needed transition from one chapter to the next. We're each accomplished in ways we can celebrate every day.

Welcome to the Dreamshaping Podcast, short inspirational podcasts anyone can listen to on the go or sitting back with a cup of lemon ginger tea. Today I'm examining how we're given the wrong ideas about ourselves our entire lives, and how we can begin to get the right ideas.

Welcome to the Dreamshaping Podcast, short inspirational podcasts anyone can listen to on the go or sitting back with a cup of lemon ginger tea. Today I'm looking at how our bodies are constantly speaking to us, if only we'll listen

Welcome to the Dreamshaping Podcast, short inspirational podcasts anyone can listen to on the go or sitting back with a cup of lemon ginger tea. Today I'm looking at how we often mistake letting go for defeat, when in truth it's a path to freedom.