Simple Consistency is Courage: Our 5th Year Podcast Reflection

In this episode, Teresa reflects on the five-year journey of the podcast, celebrating the courage and consistency it takes to maintain such a commitment. The discussion delves into personal experiences, societal expectations, and the importance of enthusiasm in navigating one's unique path. The host encourages listeners to recognize their own journeys and celebrate their courage in the present moment.

Takeaways 

• Celebrating consistency and courage is essential in any journey.
• Many podcasts do not last long due to waning energy.
• It's crucial to recognize when to continue or change paths.
• Societal norms can often conflict with personal journeys.
• Understanding that others may not grasp your journey is important.
• Personal growth often involves letting go of control over others.
• Enthusiasm can be a driving force in maintaining commitment.
• Transformation in one's journey is natural and should be embraced.
• Celebrating milestones, like anniversaries, is important for reflection.
• Life is too short to not be enthusiastic about your unique journey.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Celebrating Five Years of Courage and Consistency
• 3:20 Navigating Personal Journeys and Societal Expectations
• 6:42 The Importance of Enthusiasm in Our Paths

Transcript

TNT SpiritWorks (00:01)
Celebrating your consistency and courage in whatever you're doing is what we're going to be doing today in this episode of enthusiastically spiritual. So welcome back. This episode was really inspired by myself because this week on June of 2025 is the five year anniversary of this podcast. So five years ago, I was in Australia during the big C word COVID and started this amazing

Expedition this amazing ⁓ podcast five years ago and so much has happened and transpired in the five years that I really want to take a few moments and celebrate the commitment the consistency and the courage that it's taken to keep this going and also how that you can relate to that in your life. So when

we think about the courage to keep going with something and when maybe the energy is waned and honestly, there's been times when the energy has waned in this podcast. And if you maybe don't understand a lot about podcasts or maybe do a lot of podcasts don't last too long because people give up the energy wanes, they give up and they move on. And so keeping that consistency throughout whatever you're doing in life really is the key to

I'll say it mastery honestly, because it's when we throw in the towel, maybe too soon, or maybe it's time to throw in the towel and it's the right timing. But having that courage to make those decisions along your path are really, well, they're pretty crucial in what you've come to do for your unique journey. And there are a lot of things that try to keep us throwing us off our tracks. And a couple of these things are,

that others don't get what you're doing or why you're doing it. And when I think about this part, I look back to when I got divorced and ⁓ since then, which has been almost eight years, I lost contact with the two souls I brought in. I lost contact with other people along the way. And a lot of that was about the fact that, well, I obviously stimulated a lot within them of, you know, what

the other person and how their reactions and emotions played into this whole scenario. But in recognizing that they didn't understand or know what I'm going through or why I've done what I've done. And so, you know, it doesn't have to be divorce. It can be even, you know, a change in a career or maybe you decide to stop doing something that you've been doing for a long time. And there will be or maybe people around you that don't understand in an

what's going on or why you've done what you've done. And you know what I say to that these days is great because we're all an individual solo journeys and we're all here to learn and grow. But our solo journeys is us doing it by ourselves with some support from, know, our spiritual helpers, which, you know, we talk about a lot on this, on this podcast, the fact that we've got, you know, backing from the other side.

and our, you know, spiritual perceptions, those knowing, seeing, hearing and feeling that support the journey along the path. But it's really up to us individually as to how do we maneuver through it? What twists and turns do we go down? What doors do we open? What doors do we close? And many times others are not going to understand this and that's really a good thing because it's not for them to understand, it's for us. And you know, this isn't saying that

you know, to hurt people along the way, even though, you know, there's some of the things that I've done. know I have hurt people along the way because when I sit down and say, yeah, I want a divorce that hurt the other person, but the timing was right. I had to do what I needed to do and other people just are not going to understand. So that's one thing that can throw us off from what we've the next step we're ready to take. The other thing is

society and what's perceived as right or wrong. especially around I'll go around marriage again and how you know to death do us part. What the fuck? That is the craziest line ever to death do us part. Now you know there I mean I truly believe that as far as connecting with other souls on our journeys. Sure there's some that maybe we may be around the whole entire

time we're here in this lifetime, but then there's a lot we're not, we're not going to be people, you know, come and go. And so recognizing that to death do us part. That's, that's really, it's a, it's a challenge you want to, to, you know, put my hands into because of fact that that I don't believe in that anymore. I really believe that there may be a time when, you know, we may be with someone for a certain length of time, and then we may shift and, and there may be someone else that comes in that we may need to learn and grow with.

recognizing that when society says something and it's the perceived norm or the perceived way to move through whatever we're going through, sometimes it may not resonate and it really doesn't with me any longer. Now years ago, yes, I would have said I was indefinite a place where I didn't believe or didn't understand or remember all that I do understand these days.

especially around the spiritual part of who we are as a soul and the journeys we take as solo individual souls and then those that we interact with so in recognizing that there's some things that may come into play for You know your courage and your way that you're going to move forward and whatever that you know looks like for your journey at this moment in time is important because it really is just an understanding and like a leveling up of

of where you're at energetically and where others rat energetically. And this has been a real big key for the last few weeks I've been working on is, is just letting go of another layer of my onion of recognizing that, you know, it's okay where people are at. And, and this has been a true challenge for myself because as people say things or maybe they do things that I, I'm, you know, can be, it can allow myself to be influenced by.

And when I recognize that, you know what, that's their journey. I'm just having, I'm like a side, I'm kind of like walking side by side with them, but they have to enjoy their journey and they have to make their, their, you know, masterful mistakes and not masterful mistakes, ways that they want to work with whatever they're here to work with. And again, this has been a really big thing for me because I,

tend to like to control things. I tend to like to control people and situations and have everyone understand what I understand. But in recognizing that, that my friends is really a very courageous way to move forward and recognizing that when others don't get what we're doing, it's okay. And what are the societal norms and should and shouldn'ts and how does that resonate with what we're doing?

So, know, in looking at all this and it takes courage really to be here, to be here in the right now. And the last five years that I've been doing this podcast, there's been times when the energy has waned, when the energy I've thought of throwing in the towel. And there's a lot of podcasts that don't make it very long. Most of them actually don't. So to make it this far is really out of the norm.

whatever you're doing in your life and if it's something that you've been doing for five, 10 years, two years, two months or whatever it is in recognizing there's, you know, being consistent and also recognizing that, you know, maybe when there's it's time to change, it's time to change. And so for myself over the last few years, if you've, know, whether or not you've been a listener from the beginning or you caught this

Podcasts halfway through the last five years or the last couple months. I first off want to really thank you so much for listening in and Being someone who especially those that have you know commented and and you know really shared how much they're getting out of these episodes I appreciate you so much Because this has been something that for myself. I would say the one consistency that Kept me going whole time is my enthusiasm

my ability to still be excited to share about the spiritual part of who we are, about remembering. And if you've been a listener for a long time now, you recognize that when I first started, I did solo episodes and then I really moved into the interviews and I did several years of really interview after interview every single week. then I got to the point where I'm like, okay, I'm...

kind of maxed out that and ready to move into different format. And that's when Tom stepped in. And so it's been a really beautiful transformation and recognizing for your journey also that as you move through things, it might shift and change to look differently. And that's great. And that's okay. Or if it stays the same, that's great too. It's whatever works for you and your solo part of the journey.

And so, you know, coming in and that's why I really wanted to do this episode by myself because I started this solo. And so I thought it would be a really good moment just to capture kind of the, the feelings I had, you know, around this podcast, around the courage to keep going. Because I know a lot of people, you know, maybe throw in the towel a little too early or maybe they, know, or maybe they don't. And so recognizing and celebrating wherever you're at.

in this moment of time and whatever you're doing is important. So whether or not this podcast goes on for another couple years, another couple months, who's to say, because I'm also a person and I don't know, ⁓ you might recognize this with some of the sharings I've had on this podcast, but I do, and I can shift the lanes and, and I'll say, I'll say like, it's a car, like I can move off the interstate and go down another

another turnpike very quickly when it's the right timing. And so I know that there are new things coming down the road, but at the moment, you know, I'm still enjoying and still very enthusiastic about sharing on this podcast and on this platform. So would love to hear back from you, ⁓ you know, where you're at in your journey and how you've enjoyed these episodes and

the courage in celebrating you also what's know, what's courageous about what you're going through right now and would love to celebrate that with you on this fifth anniversary of this podcast. And so with that, I think I feel the energy is good and I feel that it's time to ⁓ to say that again, thank you so much for listening in and wherever you're at, make sure that you know, you are also celebrating the courage to be in the now right now.

and working however you want to do that solo journey with those also around you. just remember that life is too short to not be enthusiastic about your unique journey.