Less Busy, More Connected Podcast #275
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Cathy and Todd discuss how we can stay connected and curious about our kids lives. They also share a new perspective on being busy, and why contemplation is more important than “doing”.
They reference the following books, blogs and quotes:
Anna Quindlen’s book Loud and Clear.
A blog titled Busy Is A Sickness by Scott Dannemiller
The Victor Hugo quote – “To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do”.
Randy Pauch’s book The Last Lecture
Rita Hyland’s It’s My Year Course (Rita is a partner for the Let’s Get Real Zen Parenting Conference).
Other Resources
Zen Gets Real 2016 Conference tickets are now on sale. Â Coupon code- “Zenfriend” expires Christmas Eve
Zen Gets Real Attendee And Sponsorship Information
Cathy’s 3rd book, Living What You Want Your Kids To Learn won the National Indie Excellence Award!Go here to order your book.
Click the following links to purchase Cathy’s books The Self-Aware Parent Part 1  & and Part 2
Tribe Adventure Men’s Retreat
February 19th–February 21st, 2016
Unplug, Unwind, and Recharge
https://vimeo.com/136872594
Tree of Life Chiropractic Care have some interesting workshops planned.
If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund future Zen Parenting programming.
How important is a good smile?  Just ask our new partner John J Kelly DDS.  They are located on the northwest side of Chicago and will meet all of your family’s dental needs.
Painting or remodeling?  Don’t forget about our parnter Avid Co.
Looking for a Vitamix blender?  Don’t forget to use our coupon code 06-007296 for free shipping.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | do do do do do do here we go my name's Todd Adams my name's Kathy Adams welcome back to |
| 0:10.0 | Zen Parenting Radio this is episode number 275 our last one of the new year sweetie our last one of |
| 0:17.4 | the old year honey whatever whatever Whatever. Whatever, Russ. |
| 0:22.2 | That was for me. |
| 0:23.4 | Just because. |
| 0:25.9 | Why listen to Zed Parenting Radio? |
| 0:28.7 | Because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:30.4 | And who doesn't want to feel outstanding? |
| 0:35.3 | Should we, maybe for 2016, we'll come up with a different word instead of outstanding. |
| 0:37.1 | I like outstanding. I like outstanding. |
| 0:38.6 | I because I think it is. |
| 0:39.3 | I love lamp. |
| 0:45.0 | I love lamp because I think that you can feel good and that's good and you feel great. Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them? |
| 0:49.2 | I love lamp. |
| 0:50.7 | Do you really love the lamp or are you just saying it because you saw it? |
| 0:57.5 | I love lamp. i love lamp i love lamp i love lamp i love lamp you know why we said that a ton over uh the holiday why because cameron got a lamp |
| 1:03.8 | for christmas but my sister you get done saying so we kept saying i love lamp uh the best predictor of a child's |
| 1:10.1 | well-being is a parent's self-understanding. |
| 1:12.7 | Don't forget that. |
| 1:14.0 | On today's show, we're going to talk about busyness. |
| 1:18.4 | Oh, I know the other thing we're going to talk about. |
| 1:20.4 | What? |
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