1 00:00:15,234 --> 00:00:16,214 Here we are 2 00:00:16,594 --> 00:00:17,894 on the KCIW 3 00:00:19,074 --> 00:00:20,454 one hundred point seven 4 00:00:20,914 --> 00:00:24,515 local Brookings radio program that is your favorite 5 00:00:24,515 --> 00:00:26,934 podcast. Believe it or not, this is an 6 00:00:27,074 --> 00:00:28,375 online program 7 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:32,969 where you can simply go to kciw.org, 8 00:00:33,350 --> 00:00:36,649 click subscribe, and listen to our shows anytime, 9 00:00:36,869 --> 00:00:38,170 anywhere in the world. 10 00:00:38,869 --> 00:00:41,449 Yeah. Just like a regular podcast. Who knew? 11 00:00:41,554 --> 00:00:43,254 And this exact podcast 12 00:00:43,554 --> 00:00:46,274 radio show program, however you wanna call this 13 00:00:46,274 --> 00:00:47,494 audio experience, 14 00:00:49,714 --> 00:00:52,594 is Quality Living with Peaceful Support. And I 15 00:00:52,594 --> 00:00:54,375 am Amanda Whittemore, 16 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:57,960 And I am literally broadcasting 17 00:00:58,820 --> 00:00:59,960 to everyone 18 00:01:01,219 --> 00:01:03,780 from a really unique space and place. I 19 00:01:03,780 --> 00:01:06,040 feel like I'm on an entirely different planet. 20 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:07,605 I think 21 00:01:08,564 --> 00:01:11,125 that this last forty eight hours has been 22 00:01:11,125 --> 00:01:12,025 the most unique 23 00:01:12,484 --> 00:01:14,165 that I really feel like, 24 00:01:14,645 --> 00:01:16,025 the power of now 25 00:01:16,965 --> 00:01:18,105 is what it's about. 26 00:01:18,405 --> 00:01:18,905 Communication 27 00:01:19,844 --> 00:01:20,585 and sharing 28 00:01:21,284 --> 00:01:22,105 our experiences 29 00:01:23,489 --> 00:01:23,989 improves 30 00:01:24,609 --> 00:01:27,010 the way that we live, which I think 31 00:01:27,010 --> 00:01:29,729 improving the way that we live improves our 32 00:01:29,729 --> 00:01:30,709 quality of living. 33 00:01:31,650 --> 00:01:32,950 Just a simple fact. 34 00:01:33,969 --> 00:01:34,469 And 35 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:35,829 tonight, 36 00:01:36,145 --> 00:01:38,944 as you've tuned in before or if you're 37 00:01:38,944 --> 00:01:41,204 new to listening to the Quality Living Show, 38 00:01:41,825 --> 00:01:43,844 we normally have guests on our program. 39 00:01:45,025 --> 00:01:45,525 And 40 00:01:47,424 --> 00:01:47,924 tonight 41 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:49,920 is going to be a little bit different. 42 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,140 It's just gonna be myself 43 00:01:51,439 --> 00:01:51,939 enjoying 44 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,439 a true moment with everyone out there and 45 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:57,459 hopefully connecting on a real level, 46 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,500 working with the power of now. 47 00:02:02,424 --> 00:02:04,665 And I just want to give everyone a 48 00:02:04,665 --> 00:02:06,604 couple of minutes to think about 49 00:02:07,864 --> 00:02:08,364 that. 50 00:02:09,224 --> 00:02:11,625 Normally, we ask the question, what does peaceful 51 00:02:11,625 --> 00:02:12,125 mean? 52 00:02:13,384 --> 00:02:14,205 What does 53 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:16,250 the word quality signify 54 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:17,530 to you? 55 00:02:18,949 --> 00:02:20,569 How do you apply it in your life? 56 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:24,169 Today, we're going to talk about now, 57 00:02:25,189 --> 00:02:26,169 like, right now 58 00:02:26,870 --> 00:02:28,090 in this very moment. 59 00:02:30,685 --> 00:02:33,564 The significance of now definitely doesn't have anything 60 00:02:33,564 --> 00:02:35,344 to do with later or tomorrow. 61 00:02:35,805 --> 00:02:37,905 I'm talking about right this minute. 62 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:39,425 And 63 00:02:40,444 --> 00:02:42,685 the reason we bring this up because sometimes 64 00:02:42,685 --> 00:02:44,099 that's all we have. 65 00:02:44,659 --> 00:02:46,680 We don't really know how much time 66 00:02:47,460 --> 00:02:50,360 we're really ever gonna get for any situation, 67 00:02:51,460 --> 00:02:52,360 whether it's 68 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:53,400 you know, 69 00:02:54,260 --> 00:02:55,460 I could go on and on about what 70 00:02:55,460 --> 00:02:56,659 it could or could not be, what we're 71 00:02:56,659 --> 00:02:58,180 not gonna do that. We're gonna talk about 72 00:02:58,180 --> 00:02:59,165 its energy 73 00:02:59,625 --> 00:03:00,604 and its availability. 74 00:03:02,425 --> 00:03:02,925 And 75 00:03:03,224 --> 00:03:05,625 how do we recognize it? How do we 76 00:03:05,625 --> 00:03:07,885 recognize when we need to do 77 00:03:08,504 --> 00:03:09,004 something 78 00:03:09,544 --> 00:03:10,044 now? 79 00:03:11,145 --> 00:03:13,580 Have you ever felt that sensation? 80 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,180 Because it's real. It's like a gut feeling, 81 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,760 and it's something that guides us and that 82 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:21,819 is more important 83 00:03:23,319 --> 00:03:23,819 than 84 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,525 our own thoughts or our own agenda. 85 00:03:29,145 --> 00:03:29,645 And 86 00:03:31,784 --> 00:03:32,604 with this, 87 00:03:32,985 --> 00:03:35,145 before we go any deeper, because it's gonna 88 00:03:35,145 --> 00:03:36,604 get crazier in a minute. 89 00:03:37,544 --> 00:03:39,385 If you've listened to any past shows, you 90 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:41,469 might actually wanna stop listening to this one 91 00:03:41,469 --> 00:03:42,989 right now and go to a couple other 92 00:03:42,989 --> 00:03:43,489 other 93 00:03:43,789 --> 00:03:45,409 shows of the quality living 94 00:03:45,870 --> 00:03:46,610 and just 95 00:03:46,989 --> 00:03:49,330 brush up on what exactly may be happening, 96 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:50,129 or 97 00:03:50,509 --> 00:03:53,069 just turn up your radio and enjoy being 98 00:03:53,069 --> 00:03:55,034 here in the power of now. 99 00:03:56,155 --> 00:03:57,135 And, honestly, 100 00:03:59,995 --> 00:04:01,055 there okay. 101 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:03,455 I don't even know how to start this. 102 00:04:03,514 --> 00:04:05,194 Even though we're way into it, we're gonna 103 00:04:05,194 --> 00:04:06,415 keep going. And so 104 00:04:07,275 --> 00:04:07,775 recently, 105 00:04:09,675 --> 00:04:12,209 I've been called to duty. As you all 106 00:04:12,209 --> 00:04:13,989 know, I am an end of life doula. 107 00:04:14,449 --> 00:04:16,529 I do work with death. I'm also a 108 00:04:16,529 --> 00:04:17,430 yoga instructor 109 00:04:18,370 --> 00:04:19,669 and a fitness coach. 110 00:04:20,209 --> 00:04:20,709 Wellness 111 00:04:21,169 --> 00:04:21,669 is 112 00:04:22,129 --> 00:04:24,310 a way to quality living. And so 113 00:04:24,769 --> 00:04:25,829 with that preference, 114 00:04:26,854 --> 00:04:27,334 prefect 115 00:04:27,894 --> 00:04:30,154 I'm not sure the right word. Pardon me. 116 00:04:30,294 --> 00:04:32,074 It's been a long week for me. 117 00:04:32,615 --> 00:04:34,074 Honestly, with that introduction 118 00:04:35,334 --> 00:04:37,435 of end of life doula, yoga, 119 00:04:38,375 --> 00:04:39,435 fitness, wellness, 120 00:04:40,490 --> 00:04:42,910 It's a holistic package of, 121 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:44,910 obviously, improving quality. 122 00:04:45,449 --> 00:04:47,550 And how do we do that best? 123 00:04:48,410 --> 00:04:49,550 We do it now, 124 00:04:50,730 --> 00:04:51,550 right now. 125 00:04:52,170 --> 00:04:54,855 Whatever you're thinking about putting into your mouth 126 00:04:56,455 --> 00:04:58,295 or any other orpheus of your body for 127 00:04:58,295 --> 00:05:00,555 that matter or to your human 128 00:05:00,935 --> 00:05:04,475 being that you are fully responsible for, please 129 00:05:04,935 --> 00:05:06,930 just set it down and look at it 130 00:05:07,490 --> 00:05:08,629 and think about it. 131 00:05:09,970 --> 00:05:12,129 Whatever's around you or wherever you're about to 132 00:05:12,129 --> 00:05:14,930 go, just kind of give yourself this moment 133 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:17,509 of right now to think about it 134 00:05:19,204 --> 00:05:21,524 and really listen to yourself. Is it something 135 00:05:21,524 --> 00:05:22,904 that is going to 136 00:05:24,004 --> 00:05:26,985 fuel you, that is going to give you 137 00:05:27,045 --> 00:05:30,665 the outcome that you honestly truly are requesting? 138 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,439 We never know. We honestly never know. But 139 00:05:36,439 --> 00:05:39,899 the fun part is a very human experience. 140 00:05:40,199 --> 00:05:40,699 However, 141 00:05:41,639 --> 00:05:42,860 at the end of the day, 142 00:05:43,399 --> 00:05:45,740 we are personally responsible. 143 00:05:47,754 --> 00:05:49,214 It's a tough one to swallow. 144 00:05:50,875 --> 00:05:53,115 There's a guest that's on our show quite 145 00:05:53,115 --> 00:05:54,895 often, Horacio Rora. 146 00:05:55,514 --> 00:05:57,375 He is a holistic health coach 147 00:05:57,754 --> 00:06:00,074 and a phenomenal teacher. There are many other 148 00:06:00,074 --> 00:06:00,574 teachers 149 00:06:01,519 --> 00:06:03,540 that talk about the power of now 150 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:05,379 and self responsibility. 151 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:10,019 And a lot of the times, 152 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,699 it's so simple for us to say, 153 00:06:15,204 --> 00:06:15,704 oh, 154 00:06:16,485 --> 00:06:18,964 the doctor messed up. The doctor's the one 155 00:06:18,964 --> 00:06:21,144 who didn't give me the right medication. 156 00:06:22,725 --> 00:06:24,504 Well, I'm gonna ask you honestly. 157 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:27,605 Is it the doctor's fault of everything that 158 00:06:27,605 --> 00:06:29,639 you did for twenty years before you walked 159 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:31,660 through that door to see the doctor? 160 00:06:34,759 --> 00:06:35,740 Probably not. 161 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,900 And this is being honest and being truthful 162 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:41,500 and being supportive 163 00:06:42,694 --> 00:06:44,714 As a teacher and a guide 164 00:06:45,974 --> 00:06:46,875 and a coach, 165 00:06:47,735 --> 00:06:50,134 it is my duty. I took an oath 166 00:06:50,134 --> 00:06:51,514 as the end of life doula 167 00:06:52,774 --> 00:06:54,074 and as a health coach 168 00:06:54,854 --> 00:06:56,970 to guide in the best way that I 169 00:06:56,970 --> 00:07:00,009 have learned through my personal experiences and my 170 00:07:00,009 --> 00:07:00,509 trainings. 171 00:07:01,210 --> 00:07:02,889 And if I were to give you any 172 00:07:02,889 --> 00:07:03,710 other answer 173 00:07:04,170 --> 00:07:06,029 other than whatever you're doing 174 00:07:07,930 --> 00:07:08,589 to yourself, 175 00:07:10,814 --> 00:07:11,714 we all 176 00:07:12,495 --> 00:07:14,914 are with the option and the opportunity 177 00:07:15,454 --> 00:07:17,394 to do something now 178 00:07:19,615 --> 00:07:21,074 for our current situation 179 00:07:21,454 --> 00:07:22,914 and our possible future. 180 00:07:25,430 --> 00:07:27,850 However, the more that we deny ourselves, 181 00:07:29,910 --> 00:07:32,790 even that five seconds to ask ourselves, is 182 00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:33,290 this 183 00:07:33,910 --> 00:07:36,389 really what I need? Is this really what's 184 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:38,330 going to get me to my goal? 185 00:07:39,875 --> 00:07:42,595 If we even think the answer's no for 186 00:07:42,595 --> 00:07:45,795 one second, remember the power of now. Set 187 00:07:45,795 --> 00:07:48,435 it down or do something different. It is 188 00:07:48,435 --> 00:07:50,055 that easy to get 189 00:07:51,154 --> 00:07:53,730 to your best place of quality living. 190 00:07:55,810 --> 00:07:58,470 You may need to rewind this show. 191 00:07:59,569 --> 00:08:00,870 Save it in your favorites 192 00:08:01,730 --> 00:08:02,230 because 193 00:08:03,089 --> 00:08:04,470 I have no other way 194 00:08:05,650 --> 00:08:06,150 to 195 00:08:06,689 --> 00:08:07,670 support you 196 00:08:08,290 --> 00:08:09,350 in your process 197 00:08:10,794 --> 00:08:11,854 of self healing 198 00:08:13,435 --> 00:08:14,735 than other to simply 199 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:16,735 hold up a mirror 200 00:08:17,595 --> 00:08:19,675 and hold your hand and give you a 201 00:08:19,675 --> 00:08:22,074 big hug and tell you how special you 202 00:08:22,074 --> 00:08:22,800 are and 203 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:24,500 how important you are 204 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:28,639 and that you deserve to be number one 205 00:08:28,639 --> 00:08:29,539 in your life. 206 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,759 There isn't I mean, there might be other 207 00:08:33,759 --> 00:08:35,120 people that are gonna do that for you, 208 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,274 and it feels really good when they do. 209 00:08:37,355 --> 00:08:39,514 But it's not their job. It's not their 210 00:08:39,514 --> 00:08:40,014 responsibility, 211 00:08:40,475 --> 00:08:42,075 and they need to be number one in 212 00:08:42,075 --> 00:08:42,735 their life 213 00:08:43,195 --> 00:08:45,675 so that they can do even better for 214 00:08:45,675 --> 00:08:46,175 others. 215 00:08:48,075 --> 00:08:48,575 And 216 00:08:50,820 --> 00:08:53,480 with the power of now, I recently realized 217 00:08:53,620 --> 00:08:57,480 how much I actually overuse this because 218 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:02,440 I recently 219 00:09:02,820 --> 00:09:03,764 like, as of 220 00:09:04,404 --> 00:09:06,965 five days ago from when you know, what's 221 00:09:06,965 --> 00:09:08,644 today? I don't know if I can date 222 00:09:08,644 --> 00:09:09,144 this. 223 00:09:10,165 --> 00:09:11,764 We could put a time stamp on it 224 00:09:11,764 --> 00:09:12,665 because it's relevant. 225 00:09:13,365 --> 00:09:15,304 Today is February 16. 226 00:09:16,004 --> 00:09:16,825 It is approximately 227 00:09:18,884 --> 00:09:19,384 five 228 00:09:20,139 --> 00:09:21,279 06:04. 229 00:09:22,059 --> 00:09:24,220 It's a Monday, 02/1926. 230 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:26,220 And I'm gonna do this intentionally with the 231 00:09:26,220 --> 00:09:26,720 stamp, 232 00:09:28,139 --> 00:09:28,959 so that 233 00:09:31,740 --> 00:09:34,085 it's it's valid and important so that we 234 00:09:34,085 --> 00:09:36,965 remember when was now when I first learned 235 00:09:36,965 --> 00:09:38,504 how to do now. 236 00:09:39,045 --> 00:09:41,365 How how much time has gone by that 237 00:09:41,365 --> 00:09:44,004 I let now turn in tomorrow? How much 238 00:09:44,004 --> 00:09:45,384 time has gone by 239 00:09:45,889 --> 00:09:48,210 that I allowed now to turn into five 240 00:09:48,210 --> 00:09:49,509 years from now? 241 00:09:51,809 --> 00:09:54,690 I'd say you've really interesting thought, and I've 242 00:09:54,690 --> 00:09:56,549 been thinking about it a lot. 243 00:09:57,409 --> 00:09:59,830 Especially, like, I'm gearing up to say, 244 00:10:01,409 --> 00:10:01,784 last 245 00:10:05,944 --> 00:10:06,444 Sunday, 246 00:10:08,105 --> 00:10:08,605 the 247 00:10:09,384 --> 00:10:09,884 eighth, 248 00:10:11,065 --> 00:10:12,605 I landed in 249 00:10:13,225 --> 00:10:14,204 Central America 250 00:10:14,660 --> 00:10:16,500 to be with my father who'd been in 251 00:10:16,500 --> 00:10:17,879 the hospital for a while. 252 00:10:19,460 --> 00:10:21,639 And he just thought I was the silliest 253 00:10:21,779 --> 00:10:24,360 kid ever because I always wanted to 254 00:10:24,899 --> 00:10:25,639 do everything 255 00:10:26,340 --> 00:10:27,080 right now. 256 00:10:28,714 --> 00:10:32,174 And, in Central America, just like like Hawaii 257 00:10:32,475 --> 00:10:32,975 time 258 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:37,695 or ocean time, everything's kind of for 259 00:10:38,475 --> 00:10:38,975 tomorrow. 260 00:10:40,554 --> 00:10:43,034 Ah, yes. Even in Brookings. Even in Brookings, 261 00:10:43,034 --> 00:10:45,230 we're like, we can get to it tomorrow. 262 00:10:45,370 --> 00:10:46,910 There's no hurry and hurry. 263 00:10:47,529 --> 00:10:48,029 We 264 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:49,950 could wait to do it. 265 00:10:50,970 --> 00:10:52,029 Well, I just 266 00:10:52,649 --> 00:10:54,910 feel called to share with you my experience 267 00:10:54,970 --> 00:10:55,610 of these, 268 00:10:56,570 --> 00:10:57,389 seven days 269 00:10:59,965 --> 00:11:02,785 of really valid moments that I feel 270 00:11:03,245 --> 00:11:05,585 all of us could relate to, which is 271 00:11:05,884 --> 00:11:08,045 the reason I'm here on the Quality Living 272 00:11:08,045 --> 00:11:08,545 Show 273 00:11:09,805 --> 00:11:11,105 with Peaceful Support 274 00:11:11,565 --> 00:11:12,225 to present 275 00:11:13,830 --> 00:11:15,370 extremely important reasons 276 00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:17,450 of how 277 00:11:19,590 --> 00:11:21,910 valid it is to if you're thinking of 278 00:11:21,910 --> 00:11:23,129 it, do it. 279 00:11:24,230 --> 00:11:26,575 If you're walking past something and you're like, 280 00:11:26,575 --> 00:11:28,095 oh, I should pick that up, or, oh, 281 00:11:28,095 --> 00:11:30,415 I need to fold these clothes, or, oh, 282 00:11:30,415 --> 00:11:32,894 I should probably put the dishes away, do 283 00:11:32,894 --> 00:11:33,394 it. 284 00:11:34,575 --> 00:11:36,335 I'm gonna be honest with you. You're gonna 285 00:11:36,335 --> 00:11:38,835 feel better. It's it's gonna feel, 286 00:11:39,169 --> 00:11:40,629 unless there's something pressing, 287 00:11:41,009 --> 00:11:41,509 obviously, 288 00:11:41,889 --> 00:11:43,669 of course. You know? But, yeah, 289 00:11:44,209 --> 00:11:45,329 have fun with it. 290 00:11:46,769 --> 00:11:49,429 So I'm gonna start with example number one, 291 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:51,105 my father's will. 292 00:11:53,664 --> 00:11:55,504 And I'm gonna do my best to make 293 00:11:55,504 --> 00:11:57,204 it through the rest of the show. 294 00:11:59,024 --> 00:12:00,084 I have audio. 295 00:12:00,704 --> 00:12:01,684 I have attorneys. 296 00:12:02,225 --> 00:12:03,284 I have everything 297 00:12:03,664 --> 00:12:06,649 I need. My father is in was in 298 00:12:06,649 --> 00:12:10,009 complete communication with them about everything he wanted 299 00:12:10,009 --> 00:12:12,190 for his will and last testimony. 300 00:12:14,809 --> 00:12:16,990 And for about five days, 301 00:12:17,450 --> 00:12:19,309 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 302 00:12:21,884 --> 00:12:22,384 we 303 00:12:22,764 --> 00:12:24,924 were going to do the will. We had 304 00:12:24,924 --> 00:12:26,605 it all set up to go. We had 305 00:12:26,605 --> 00:12:28,464 the attorney on call. 306 00:12:29,004 --> 00:12:30,924 They were going to the hospital to do 307 00:12:30,924 --> 00:12:31,584 the notarization. 308 00:12:32,125 --> 00:12:34,304 Everything is ready to go. 309 00:12:37,210 --> 00:12:39,290 And my brain, everything in my body, in 310 00:12:39,290 --> 00:12:41,070 my heart, in my soul said, Amanda, 311 00:12:42,009 --> 00:12:44,170 as an end of life doula, you need 312 00:12:44,170 --> 00:12:47,389 to see it through that his life wishes 313 00:12:47,875 --> 00:12:50,294 are achieved to the best of your ability. 314 00:12:50,914 --> 00:12:52,375 I do it for all my clients. 315 00:12:53,394 --> 00:12:54,914 This time, I'm doing it for my own 316 00:12:54,914 --> 00:12:55,414 father. 317 00:12:57,954 --> 00:12:58,454 And 318 00:12:59,475 --> 00:13:01,794 every time I called and I said, alright, 319 00:13:01,794 --> 00:13:03,230 dad. Let's do it now. I showed up 320 00:13:03,230 --> 00:13:05,069 in the hospital. Alright, dad. I'll have the 321 00:13:05,069 --> 00:13:06,209 lawyer come over. 322 00:13:08,029 --> 00:13:09,789 Yeah. And I think we I think I 323 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,149 think it'll be okay if we just do 324 00:13:11,149 --> 00:13:11,809 it tomorrow. 325 00:13:13,389 --> 00:13:15,389 You know, tell him it's no hurry. It's 326 00:13:15,389 --> 00:13:17,309 not it's not like he's gonna die next 327 00:13:17,309 --> 00:13:17,625 week. 328 00:13:19,544 --> 00:13:20,524 Well, he did. 329 00:13:21,144 --> 00:13:24,365 He definitely did. He died today at 12:30PM, 330 00:13:25,065 --> 00:13:27,544 and the lawyer was scheduled for Tuesday. Today 331 00:13:27,544 --> 00:13:28,205 is Monday. 332 00:13:29,544 --> 00:13:30,044 So, 333 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:31,860 unfortunately, 334 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,980 there's no legal documents or paper. However, fortunately, 335 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:38,100 I did 336 00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:42,100 with me being with the power of now, 337 00:13:43,625 --> 00:13:45,304 I was able to ask my father all 338 00:13:45,304 --> 00:13:47,884 those questions even though part of me was 339 00:13:48,585 --> 00:13:49,085 resistant 340 00:13:49,465 --> 00:13:51,804 because they're hard things to talk about. 341 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:54,904 Do you want to have a celebration of 342 00:13:54,904 --> 00:13:55,320 life? 343 00:13:56,519 --> 00:13:57,980 Do you want to be cremated? 344 00:13:59,879 --> 00:14:01,240 What do you want me to do with 345 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:01,799 your stuff? 346 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,200 How do you want me to access your 347 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:06,700 accounts? 348 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:08,620 How about your vehicle? 349 00:14:09,914 --> 00:14:12,074 Oh, yeah. And you're still married. You've been 350 00:14:12,074 --> 00:14:13,534 separated for five years. 351 00:14:15,034 --> 00:14:17,615 Do you keep and, honestly, like, 352 00:14:19,034 --> 00:14:21,674 nobody knows what's gonna happen. Nobody knows of 353 00:14:21,674 --> 00:14:22,735 how we can 354 00:14:24,220 --> 00:14:26,539 resolve things or do them in the proper 355 00:14:26,539 --> 00:14:29,019 amount of time. There's no judgment at all. 356 00:14:29,019 --> 00:14:29,519 None. 357 00:14:32,220 --> 00:14:33,279 There's complete 358 00:14:33,899 --> 00:14:34,399 and 359 00:14:35,445 --> 00:14:37,524 entire acceptance of all that is and all 360 00:14:37,524 --> 00:14:39,684 that meant to be. I think there's a 361 00:14:39,684 --> 00:14:40,745 song about that. 362 00:14:41,605 --> 00:14:43,625 I wish we could inject that right there 363 00:14:44,165 --> 00:14:46,404 on here on the Quality Living Show. Just 364 00:14:46,404 --> 00:14:48,264 so you guys know, I am Amanda Whittemore. 365 00:14:48,325 --> 00:14:50,850 I am the host, the creator, the voice 366 00:14:51,329 --> 00:14:52,389 of this program, 367 00:14:53,649 --> 00:14:56,709 and we're talking about the power of now 368 00:14:57,089 --> 00:14:59,490 and valid reasons, whether it's for your own 369 00:14:59,490 --> 00:15:02,470 health or somebody's else else's help. 370 00:15:03,409 --> 00:15:05,445 Not that it matters because once we get 371 00:15:05,924 --> 00:15:07,384 to wherever we are 372 00:15:08,085 --> 00:15:08,825 Guess what? 373 00:15:09,684 --> 00:15:10,985 There we are. 374 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:15,205 And, you know, God has his plan while 375 00:15:15,205 --> 00:15:16,985 we're busy making our plan. 376 00:15:18,404 --> 00:15:19,625 However, from experience, 377 00:15:19,950 --> 00:15:22,769 I've learned that when I do things now, 378 00:15:23,710 --> 00:15:24,450 they're done. 379 00:15:25,149 --> 00:15:26,450 I don't tell myself, 380 00:15:27,549 --> 00:15:29,090 it coulda, shoulda, woulda. 381 00:15:30,350 --> 00:15:31,889 By the way, that was my father's 382 00:15:32,269 --> 00:15:32,769 favorite 383 00:15:34,125 --> 00:15:36,285 favorite saying since I was a little girl. 384 00:15:36,285 --> 00:15:37,904 I'm pretty sure it's from somewhere. 385 00:15:38,365 --> 00:15:39,264 He would say, 386 00:15:39,804 --> 00:15:40,865 shoulda, coulda, woulda. 387 00:15:42,365 --> 00:15:43,585 I didn't like that. 388 00:15:44,845 --> 00:15:46,860 I don't like it at all. It's not, 389 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:49,360 didn't really feel very good growing up. 390 00:15:50,700 --> 00:15:52,000 So as an adult, 391 00:15:56,860 --> 00:15:58,875 I turned it into shouldn't have. 392 00:16:00,875 --> 00:16:01,855 I I probably 393 00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:05,195 couldn't I coulda not done it, but I 394 00:16:05,195 --> 00:16:05,695 did. 395 00:16:07,274 --> 00:16:08,014 I did. 396 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:09,534 And that's 397 00:16:11,115 --> 00:16:12,879 the way I live, which is kind of 398 00:16:12,879 --> 00:16:14,720 interesting. You know? Because we all have our 399 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:15,940 own idea of 400 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:17,379 what is quality, 401 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,059 what is living. 402 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,139 How do we do it? 403 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:24,644 Not that it would have made a difference, 404 00:16:24,644 --> 00:16:27,605 but I'm I'm pretty sure that for anybody 405 00:16:27,605 --> 00:16:28,085 who's, 406 00:16:28,485 --> 00:16:30,024 suffering from any illness, 407 00:16:31,764 --> 00:16:32,264 illness, 408 00:16:33,445 --> 00:16:36,644 and disease, it is almost impossible for it 409 00:16:36,644 --> 00:16:38,264 to live in a oxidized 410 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:39,620 oxidated 411 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:40,580 environment, 412 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,500 which is why they 413 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,399 the boiling bubble, stuff like that, you gotta 414 00:16:46,399 --> 00:16:48,259 be completely encapsulated in oxygen. 415 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,784 And, you have to have a certain environment 416 00:16:52,004 --> 00:16:52,504 around 417 00:16:53,125 --> 00:16:53,784 a certain, 418 00:16:56,164 --> 00:16:59,065 incubated area in order to keep the virus 419 00:16:59,125 --> 00:17:01,065 from passing to a different area. 420 00:17:02,644 --> 00:17:04,265 So for instance, cancer 421 00:17:05,059 --> 00:17:06,279 and I'm not a doctor. 422 00:17:07,539 --> 00:17:09,319 Maybe one day, I will be. 423 00:17:10,259 --> 00:17:10,759 However, 424 00:17:11,140 --> 00:17:12,839 this is from personal experience 425 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,319 from my friends and my family, 426 00:17:16,339 --> 00:17:18,519 who fought cancer in one 427 00:17:20,315 --> 00:17:21,214 and other illnesses. 428 00:17:22,075 --> 00:17:23,835 As soon as you find out if you 429 00:17:23,835 --> 00:17:24,575 have cancer, 430 00:17:24,954 --> 00:17:27,855 do oxygen treatment, ozone treatment immediately. 431 00:17:28,474 --> 00:17:28,974 Immediately, 432 00:17:29,355 --> 00:17:32,015 do oxygen. Ask the doctors in the hospital 433 00:17:32,154 --> 00:17:32,894 for oxygen. 434 00:17:34,049 --> 00:17:35,590 I wished that my father 435 00:17:36,930 --> 00:17:38,710 would have been able to, 436 00:17:40,930 --> 00:17:42,930 how do you call it, hear what I 437 00:17:42,930 --> 00:17:43,830 had to say 438 00:17:44,369 --> 00:17:46,289 and got oxygen from himself the day he 439 00:17:46,289 --> 00:17:47,509 entered into the hospital. 440 00:17:48,724 --> 00:17:50,964 For the only fact that I would have 441 00:17:50,964 --> 00:17:52,644 loved for him to have gone a little 442 00:17:52,644 --> 00:17:54,025 bit more pain free 443 00:17:55,125 --> 00:17:56,244 without the, 444 00:17:56,805 --> 00:17:58,184 experience that he had, 445 00:17:58,644 --> 00:17:59,144 cancer 446 00:18:00,005 --> 00:18:00,984 is awful. 447 00:18:01,845 --> 00:18:03,865 Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful experience. 448 00:18:06,090 --> 00:18:06,590 And, 449 00:18:08,090 --> 00:18:09,230 oxygen is 450 00:18:09,690 --> 00:18:13,070 pure, and it's real, and it's so supportive. 451 00:18:13,930 --> 00:18:15,549 And I wish everybody could 452 00:18:16,250 --> 00:18:17,470 have more of it. 453 00:18:21,595 --> 00:18:23,434 So even if you're well, even if you're 454 00:18:23,434 --> 00:18:24,494 perfectly well, 455 00:18:25,674 --> 00:18:27,934 get oxygen, do oxygen treatments. 456 00:18:28,714 --> 00:18:29,774 It's worth it. 457 00:18:30,234 --> 00:18:32,474 And I've kind of derailed my thoughts here 458 00:18:32,474 --> 00:18:33,029 a little bit. 459 00:18:34,390 --> 00:18:36,789 Power of now, being present. The key of 460 00:18:36,789 --> 00:18:38,890 listening. Okay. The power of now. 461 00:18:39,830 --> 00:18:41,930 When we talk about communication 462 00:18:43,830 --> 00:18:44,809 being the key, 463 00:18:46,950 --> 00:18:47,690 to everything, 464 00:18:48,875 --> 00:18:49,375 So 465 00:18:51,194 --> 00:18:51,694 communicating 466 00:18:52,474 --> 00:18:53,615 could be the key. 467 00:18:54,554 --> 00:18:55,855 However, that keyhole, 468 00:18:57,514 --> 00:18:59,375 if communicating is the key, 469 00:18:59,914 --> 00:19:00,734 the keyhole 470 00:19:01,730 --> 00:19:03,110 must be listening. 471 00:19:05,730 --> 00:19:07,590 Because if somebody's always talking, 472 00:19:08,850 --> 00:19:11,090 that's great that we're communicating. That's great that 473 00:19:11,090 --> 00:19:11,830 there's communication 474 00:19:12,210 --> 00:19:12,710 happening. 475 00:19:13,825 --> 00:19:16,005 But the other side of that is listening. 476 00:19:16,944 --> 00:19:20,144 Because if there's not really listening happening, there's 477 00:19:20,144 --> 00:19:22,005 no true communicating. 478 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:25,619 And, 479 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,019 it makes it difficult. 480 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:29,779 You know? 481 00:19:31,839 --> 00:19:33,059 Listeners out there 482 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:35,619 on the KCIW 483 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,839 one hundred point seven station, I hope you 484 00:19:37,839 --> 00:19:38,500 are listening 485 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:40,615 because I'm talking. 486 00:19:41,794 --> 00:19:42,294 And 487 00:19:42,674 --> 00:19:43,394 when it's, 488 00:19:44,755 --> 00:19:47,095 like this on a podcast without a guest 489 00:19:47,234 --> 00:19:48,454 in the studio, 490 00:19:50,115 --> 00:19:51,154 it's a little bit, 491 00:19:51,554 --> 00:19:53,440 a little bit different. You know? So I 492 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,920 feel like you're all my guests. Every time 493 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:56,900 I do a show, 494 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,400 I I really hope and pray that I'm 495 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,420 reaching you wherever you are, 496 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:04,740 and I hope that you can hear 497 00:20:05,519 --> 00:20:07,200 and listen to some of the little things 498 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,015 of advice. I'm I'm no expert. I'm the 499 00:20:10,015 --> 00:20:11,475 furthest thing from perfect. 500 00:20:11,934 --> 00:20:13,715 I have made more mistakes than 501 00:20:14,654 --> 00:20:16,894 I can't even tell you, and maybe I 502 00:20:16,894 --> 00:20:18,174 will someday. But, 503 00:20:19,615 --> 00:20:21,375 all the time. You know? And one of 504 00:20:21,375 --> 00:20:22,890 my biggest mistakes was 505 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:27,450 showing up and not listening to the power 506 00:20:27,450 --> 00:20:28,990 of now and doing more 507 00:20:30,329 --> 00:20:31,789 in the time that I had, 508 00:20:34,009 --> 00:20:36,494 wherever I go, whether it's at the office, 509 00:20:36,974 --> 00:20:38,035 whether it's 510 00:20:40,575 --> 00:20:41,714 at Rep's Gym, 511 00:20:42,015 --> 00:20:43,234 Center twenty one, 512 00:20:45,055 --> 00:20:46,755 peaceful support yoga studio. 513 00:20:47,615 --> 00:20:48,990 I've been really rushed. 514 00:20:49,309 --> 00:20:50,990 I have I have a lot going on, 515 00:20:50,990 --> 00:20:52,130 and I just apologize 516 00:20:53,630 --> 00:20:54,929 to, you know, 517 00:20:55,309 --> 00:20:57,549 those that are showing up for me. And 518 00:20:57,549 --> 00:20:59,329 I I am going to focus 519 00:20:59,630 --> 00:21:00,130 in, 520 00:21:00,750 --> 00:21:01,250 now 521 00:21:01,714 --> 00:21:03,714 and take a little bit more time for 522 00:21:03,714 --> 00:21:06,115 the really special beautiful community that I have 523 00:21:06,115 --> 00:21:07,815 there in Brookings and everywhere 524 00:21:08,195 --> 00:21:09,015 in the world 525 00:21:09,634 --> 00:21:11,174 and just kind of really 526 00:21:12,035 --> 00:21:13,335 do a little bit more 527 00:21:13,954 --> 00:21:14,454 listening 528 00:21:15,394 --> 00:21:18,099 than just talking and a little bit more 529 00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:19,940 of taking my own medicine 530 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,579 in the moment that it's needed 531 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,220 instead of waiting for it to build up. 532 00:21:25,599 --> 00:21:27,619 And that's the second part of this show 533 00:21:28,079 --> 00:21:29,355 or the last bit of it. 534 00:21:30,794 --> 00:21:32,394 Honestly, I did not put on a timer, 535 00:21:32,394 --> 00:21:33,375 you guys, so, 536 00:21:33,914 --> 00:21:36,255 I'll get notified here. So that's okay. 537 00:21:38,794 --> 00:21:40,714 I'm just gonna keep going, okay, with this 538 00:21:40,714 --> 00:21:42,894 last little bit, guys. We're almost there. 539 00:21:44,554 --> 00:21:45,670 Okay. So, 540 00:21:48,150 --> 00:21:49,210 when we hear, 541 00:21:51,109 --> 00:21:52,630 we can listen to our own self, and 542 00:21:52,630 --> 00:21:54,470 we don't have to listen to anybody else. 543 00:21:54,470 --> 00:21:56,710 So I if you've ever taken a Pilates 544 00:21:56,710 --> 00:21:58,650 class for me or a yoga class, 545 00:21:59,474 --> 00:22:00,934 again, Amanda Littlemore, 546 00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:04,535 you will be familiar with this line. 547 00:22:05,075 --> 00:22:06,615 Do not listen to me. 548 00:22:06,994 --> 00:22:09,255 Do not do anything that I say. 549 00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:12,055 Listen to your own body 550 00:22:12,755 --> 00:22:13,890 because it is 551 00:22:14,289 --> 00:22:16,849 screaming and yelling at you, and you are 552 00:22:16,849 --> 00:22:17,750 ignoring it. 553 00:22:19,490 --> 00:22:20,549 All those signs, 554 00:22:20,930 --> 00:22:23,170 those weird little things that show up that 555 00:22:23,170 --> 00:22:23,829 you're like, 556 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:25,109 What is that? 557 00:22:25,570 --> 00:22:27,994 Oh, that looks funny. Oh, that feels weird. 558 00:22:28,775 --> 00:22:29,275 No. 559 00:22:29,575 --> 00:22:31,035 That is a huge 560 00:22:31,654 --> 00:22:33,674 stop sign. That is a huge 561 00:22:34,535 --> 00:22:37,434 traffic jam somewhere. That is a collision ahead. 562 00:22:37,815 --> 00:22:40,394 That is warning warning hazard lights. 563 00:22:41,494 --> 00:22:43,799 It's no joke. You may think it's just 564 00:22:43,799 --> 00:22:45,400 a rash. You may think it's just a 565 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,319 bug bite. You may think and not to 566 00:22:47,319 --> 00:22:49,980 get everybody all freaked out and hypochondriac. 567 00:22:50,519 --> 00:22:52,380 Like, please, like, just 568 00:22:53,319 --> 00:22:54,059 take these 569 00:22:54,679 --> 00:22:58,294 little bit tidbits that I'm blistering out here. 570 00:22:58,515 --> 00:23:00,534 Blisters. If you see a little blister, whatever 571 00:23:00,835 --> 00:23:01,414 it is, 572 00:23:02,194 --> 00:23:03,494 just take it lightly. 573 00:23:04,595 --> 00:23:05,255 You know? 574 00:23:05,794 --> 00:23:07,015 At the same time, 575 00:23:07,474 --> 00:23:10,200 listen to your body. Look at your body. 576 00:23:11,319 --> 00:23:13,339 Be in tune with what do you feel. 577 00:23:14,039 --> 00:23:15,799 So I'm gonna tell you right now, my 578 00:23:15,799 --> 00:23:16,299 father, 579 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,980 for his sixty nine years, 580 00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:21,579 stopped 581 00:23:22,279 --> 00:23:23,500 everything. He 582 00:23:24,919 --> 00:23:25,419 refused 583 00:23:25,835 --> 00:23:26,974 to look at himself. 584 00:23:27,674 --> 00:23:28,494 He refused 585 00:23:28,875 --> 00:23:30,095 to look at his body. 586 00:23:30,474 --> 00:23:31,295 He refused 587 00:23:31,674 --> 00:23:34,414 to listen to one single sign 588 00:23:35,035 --> 00:23:36,575 that all of his loved ones 589 00:23:37,275 --> 00:23:40,329 attempted to support him with and guide him 590 00:23:40,329 --> 00:23:40,829 with 591 00:23:41,289 --> 00:23:42,509 and say, hey, dad. 592 00:23:43,049 --> 00:23:44,889 I don't think the doctors are telling you 593 00:23:44,889 --> 00:23:46,490 the truth. I know you're going to get 594 00:23:46,490 --> 00:23:48,649 checkup all the time, and they're telling you 595 00:23:48,649 --> 00:23:50,329 you're fine. You're healthy as could be, but 596 00:23:50,329 --> 00:23:52,509 I'm telling you there's something wrong. 597 00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:56,664 He didn't believe me. He believed the doctors 598 00:23:56,724 --> 00:23:59,285 and ignored all the signs that were huge 599 00:23:59,285 --> 00:24:02,025 warning signs. And he, honestly, everyone 600 00:24:03,044 --> 00:24:05,625 showed up to the hospital with his entire 601 00:24:05,845 --> 00:24:07,704 body riddled with cancer, 602 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,559 and all of his tests from control were 603 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:13,259 coming back perfectly normal. 604 00:24:13,799 --> 00:24:16,279 All of them. It's impossible. I don't know 605 00:24:16,279 --> 00:24:17,660 how this is even possible. 606 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,000 Lung cancer spread to the liver, spread to 607 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,035 everywhere. So all I'm saying is take time 608 00:24:25,295 --> 00:24:27,075 now to listen to your body. 609 00:24:29,615 --> 00:24:32,414 Because if you're in pain emotionally, it's gonna 610 00:24:32,414 --> 00:24:32,914 show. 611 00:24:33,934 --> 00:24:36,509 If you're stressed and upset and angry and 612 00:24:36,509 --> 00:24:37,649 holding on to something 613 00:24:38,429 --> 00:24:41,230 for twenty years, it is going to fester 614 00:24:41,230 --> 00:24:42,690 and show up in your body. 615 00:24:43,710 --> 00:24:45,389 So take a little bit of time now 616 00:24:45,389 --> 00:24:46,769 before we're on our deathbeds 617 00:24:48,125 --> 00:24:50,845 to do something special for your own personal 618 00:24:50,845 --> 00:24:52,065 self and your own 619 00:24:52,605 --> 00:24:53,984 path of quality living. 620 00:24:55,005 --> 00:24:56,924 And this is simply just from my own 621 00:24:56,924 --> 00:25:00,445 experiences. This is no doctor, no anything other 622 00:25:00,445 --> 00:25:01,184 than just 623 00:25:01,565 --> 00:25:03,664 how much I care about our community 624 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,299 and all of our listeners 625 00:25:07,599 --> 00:25:08,099 and 626 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,880 and my own self. I do care about 627 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,980 me. I love me. I'm my best friend. 628 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,539 My dad is my best friend. 629 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,234 We talked every day, but, 630 00:25:19,154 --> 00:25:20,694 we can still do that in spirit. 631 00:25:21,234 --> 00:25:24,115 So, yeah, I love myself more than anything. 632 00:25:24,115 --> 00:25:25,714 And Brookings, you taught me how to do 633 00:25:25,714 --> 00:25:27,795 that. You showed me a safe place to 634 00:25:27,795 --> 00:25:28,855 live happily 635 00:25:29,394 --> 00:25:32,139 with so much peaceful support, and I just 636 00:25:32,139 --> 00:25:35,019 really, really, really hope and pray that I 637 00:25:35,019 --> 00:25:35,519 can 638 00:25:36,220 --> 00:25:38,559 really fine tune my abilities to just 639 00:25:39,339 --> 00:25:41,179 show up for everybody and show up for 640 00:25:41,179 --> 00:25:42,480 myself first and foremost 641 00:25:43,765 --> 00:25:44,904 and get some oxygen. 642 00:25:45,845 --> 00:25:46,984 Do something now 643 00:25:47,924 --> 00:25:50,085 that you're not really sure what it is, 644 00:25:50,085 --> 00:25:51,445 but you'll know. You'll know. And you're like, 645 00:25:51,445 --> 00:25:53,285 oh my gosh. Amanda totally said this is 646 00:25:53,285 --> 00:25:55,445 gonna happen. You're gonna feel it. You're like, 647 00:25:55,445 --> 00:25:57,065 oh, I gotta do this right now. 648 00:25:57,740 --> 00:25:59,519 Be safe. Do it safely 649 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:01,200 with love and compassion 650 00:26:02,700 --> 00:26:03,519 and patience 651 00:26:04,220 --> 00:26:06,080 and tons of peaceful support. 652 00:26:06,460 --> 00:26:07,440 Thank you, listeners. 653 00:26:08,059 --> 00:26:09,980 You're some of my favorite, and I couldn't 654 00:26:09,980 --> 00:26:11,279 do this without you. 655 00:26:12,005 --> 00:26:14,005 And, dad, wherever you are out there in 656 00:26:14,005 --> 00:26:16,805 spirit world, thank you for being my best 657 00:26:16,805 --> 00:26:17,705 teacher ever. 658 00:26:19,765 --> 00:26:20,265 And 659 00:26:20,644 --> 00:26:23,625 alright, guys. Tune in anytime. Contact 660 00:26:24,325 --> 00:26:26,485 at k c I w dot o r 661 00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:28,609 g. I have no idea what that magical 662 00:26:28,609 --> 00:26:30,869 phone number is. It's out there somewhere, 663 00:26:31,329 --> 00:26:33,169 but you can call my number. Who cares? 664 00:26:33,169 --> 00:26:34,309 (530) 665 00:26:34,769 --> 00:26:37,669 334-0595. 666 00:26:37,970 --> 00:26:39,809 If you need anybody to sit with you 667 00:26:39,809 --> 00:26:41,984 during those hardest of moments, that's what we're 668 00:26:41,984 --> 00:26:42,964 all here for. 669 00:26:43,505 --> 00:26:44,644 Thank you, yoga. 670 00:26:45,105 --> 00:26:47,605 Thank you, community. Thank you, airwaves. 671 00:26:48,173 --> 00:26:48,673 Alright, 672 00:26:52,813 --> 00:26:53,313 Brooke.