How to Create a Spiritual Principal Centered Life with Eric Zimmer

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In the episode, you'll learn:

Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
The challenges of being present is how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
Why finding the "middle way" and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
Why it's so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action to get meaningful results
Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
How we don't find meaning, but rather make meaning in life

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0:00.0	all the spiritual traditions are pointed as to being present.
0:03.2	And honestly, if we want to experience a being connected to life,
0:06.7	we actually have to kind of be around for it.
0:16.5	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:18.5	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:23.1	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true,
0:28.7	and yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:32.9	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:37.6	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:40.5	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:43.7	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.
0:47.4	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:51.9	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:56.7	how they feed their good walls.
1:12.5	If you've lost track of what's important to you, you're not alone.
1:16.0	We often go through phases in life where we feel dissatisfied or disconnected.
1:20.6	And when we get off track, it's easy to get stuck and unhelpful patterns,
1:25.0	like avoidance or perfectionism.
1:27.0	It shows up as negative self-talk, breaking your own rules, procrastinating,
1:31.3	or struggling to let go of addictive or otherwise harmful behaviors to make space for healthy ones.
1:37.5	I want you to know that all of these are struggles I've had too.
1:41.2	And if I can turn things around with the challenges I face to deep and heroin addiction
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