A Cup of Cold Water: Nourishing You with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Encouragement
A Cup of Cold Water is a 5 minute podcast that will nourish and refresh you each week with wisdom poetry, inspirational essays, life lessons, sage advice, and spiritual encouragement. Polly Castor, your host, is an artist, poet, and spiritual healer.
Episodes
90 episodes
90 - Companion with These
What do you companion with?Do you rely on what is always in your best interest?Do you even recognize a divine idea, let alone befriend them?
89 - What We Appreciate About Christian Science
Ever wondered what people like about Christian Science?Want a quick summary of what Christian Science is like?Interested in hearing snippets of why people are grateful for Christian Science?
88 - Well Ferilized
How do you fertilize your life?Do you do it in a pleasant, sweet way?Or is it done amuck in messy, odoriferous excrement?Are you choosing the best way to thrive?
87 - Beauty Right Out My Front Door
Do you notice the beauty right where you are?Do you take the time to be mindful of whatever beauty is present?How much detail do you notice in the beauty you see?Does your level of noticing improve your appreciation of what...
86 - Being a Guest is an Art Form
Do you know how to be a good guest?Do you understand that hosting and being a guest is a two way street?What can you do to make your visit more harmonious?Are you being considerate of your host?
85- Some Advice on Getting Things Done
Are you procrastinating?Do you walk around under a black cloud of what you have yet to do?Are you waiting for motivation or inspiration?Are things piling up and you are getting behind?
84 - For an Audience of One and the Desire for Validation
Do you do things based on what others think of you?Do their opinions matter to you too much?Who is watching you and does it matter?Is it better to align with high ideals instead?
83 - Soul Spreads its Wings
Have you ever though about what Soul is doing?How do Soul's actions affect you?Do you feel protected, inspired, and safe tucked up under Soul's wings?If you understand better what Soul is, to you think you'd understand your...
82 - Thoughts on Envy
Are you caught on a downward spiraling loop of envy?Can't you always find others who have what you want, even while knowing you are better off than many?Does comparison steal your joy?What mindset will bring you peace and p...
81- Your Own Devout Attention
What do you give your attention to?Is it a conscious choice or a default one?Are you outsourcing your life work?Does progress to you mean doing less and less?
80 - Let Yourself Trust
Do you think you are governing your own life?Or do you trust that God is in charge?Do you take on the whole burden of responsibility?Or do you think there is a larger power governing?
79 - The Ingratitude of Barren Lives
Are you happy, active, and engaged with life?Are you grateful and seizing the most of your opportunities?Do you have the retirement blues?Are you bored?Do you need ideas for how to full your time?
78 - Hydrangea Resiliance
Do you let things beyond you wipe you out?Do you find it hard to recover when you feel thwarted or defeated?Are you gracious about letting go of past troubles?Do you willingly give each day a fresh new chance?
77 - Compassion
What is compassion?Where does compassion come from?Is it compassion difficult?What are the benefits of compassion?How does it feel to be compassionate?
76 - Summer Solstice
Do you feel the shift into summer with the longer light fulled days and balmy temperatures?Do you feel the same about this season as you did as a child?What epitomizes the freedom and possibility of being authentic to you?
75 - Out on a Limb into the Next Fifteen Feet
Do you have the courage to do what is right for you?Do you feel like you are going further and further out on a limb?Can you trust the process?How confident are you in the unknown?Where does your security come from?
74 - Receiving
Are you receiving infinite, impartial supply?Do you have everything you need?Are you asking for more when you have not utilized what you already have?What are you open to?
73 - Garbage Removal
Do you have garbage that needs removing?How does it get taken away?How does it get eliminated?
72 - Indifference the Opposite of Love
What happens when you don't care?Why are you indifferent? How does the indifference of others make you feel?Are you taking personal responsibility for your choices in relation to the whole?Can love turn indiffer...
71 - Audition Your Thoughts
Do you believe all your thoughts?Do you originate your thoughts?Are you the author of what you think?Are you in control of your thoughts?Are you sifting out undesirable suggestions?Are you fostering and promot...
70 - How to Help Heal Dark Times
How to we love those who seem so violent, hateful and destructive?How can you see them as God's innocent children?What do you do or think about them in these dark times?
69 - Being a Parent of Adult Children
What is your role with your adult children?Is it your job to advise them?Who is in charge of what they should modify?What would your kids want you to do now that they are all grown up?How can you best think of them?
68 - Are You Using What You Already Know?
Do you collect ideas and information without doing anything with it?Do you realize getting inspiration is not an end in itself?What good are intentions without action?Are you using what you already have?