104 – Making Sense of The Boston Bombing – A Tribute to Martin Richard
Apr18

104 – Making Sense of The Boston Bombing – A Tribute to Martin Richard

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David pays tribute and dedicates the show to 8 year old Martin Richard who lost his life in the Boston Bombing. This show is about hope, in a world that can appear very violent through the media outlets yet the statistics show clearly that world is less violent and is becoming less every year. David shares work by Steven Pinker that show that violence is in decline. David also shares his experience with the wars in Ireland and Israel that he experienced personally and he shares his experience with the youth guerillas in Guatemala. David talks about how education can help end the cycles of violence and hatred that separate people from each other and shares how education can free young girls in third world countries from child marriages, mutilation through circumcision, teenage pregnancy and more He asks you the listener to listen to your own judgments of others and challenges you to build bridges of understanding between and those that you are in conflict with or in judgment of. As Kickass Life practitioners we can build a better world one person at a time, one less judgment at a time. His call to action is one of hope. Some notes from a Stephen Pinker article that David shared on the show:  WASHINGTON POST — It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it’s really on the run. Yes, thousands of people have died in bloody unrest from Africa to Pakistan, while terrorists plot bombings and kidnappings. Wars drag on in Iraq and Afghanistan. In peaceful Norway, a man massacred 69 youths in July. In Mexico, headless bodies turn up, victims of drug cartels. This month eight people died in a shooting in a California hair salon. Yet, historically, we’ve never had it this peaceful. That’s the thesis of three new books, including one by prominent Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Statistics reveal dramatic reductions in war deaths, family violence, racism, rape, murder and all sorts of mayhem. In his book, Pinker writes: “The decline of violence may be the most significant and least appreciated development in the history of our species.” And it runs counter to what the mass media is reporting and essentially what we feel in our guts. Pinker and other experts say the reality is not painted in bloody anecdotes, but demonstrated in the black and white of spreadsheets and historical documents. They tell a story of a world moving away from violence. In his new book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,” Pinker makes the case that a smarter, more educated world is becoming more peaceful in several statistically significant ways. ...

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068 – Dealing with Tragedy: Newtown resident Nick Ortner and The Tapping Solution
Dec19

068 – Dealing with Tragedy: Newtown resident Nick Ortner and The Tapping Solution

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  To Donate to Newtown Connecticut Relief Efforts, Click Here   Nick Ortner is the producer of the documentary film, “The Tapping Solution.” Nick lives in Newtown, Connecticut where sadly 26 people lost their lives this week. Join David and Nick as they mobilize forces to offer help to all those affected by the tragedy in Newtown. Nick is a “searcher,” constantly reading, exploring and experimenting with the incredible information all around us that can change lives. When he found EFT Tapping and was startled by the results, he knew he had to find a way to get this information into the mainstream. He produced “The Tapping Solution”, a best-selling documentary film that features 10 people overcoming enormous challenges by using EFT Tapping. The film features experts like Jack Canfield, Bruce Lipton, Joe Vitale, Bob Proctor, Cheryl Richardson, Dr. Joe Mercola and more. He also produced the worldwide online event “The Tapping World Summit,” which has been attended by over 500,000 people in the past four years (all for free!) and manages the monthly membership program, the “Tapping Insiders Club.” He has produced and coordinated other projects on health and wellness, such as David Wolfe’s “21 Days to Health” program, and is an owner and managing director of another documentary, “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes In 30 Days.” To Donate to Newtown Connecticut Relief Efforts, Click Here    ...

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