Eyres On The Road

On today's show, the Eyre's continue their series on "three-letter lessons"--little word-pegs that represent touchstones or concepts to live by. The word LOW may initially have a negative connotation, but think of it as a representation of humility, of the joyful acknowledgement of our own vulnerability and "nothingness" contrasted with the glory and "everythingness" of God. This replaces self-confidence with faith and leads to calmness and peace (and even to lower blood pressure!)

Continuing with their series on "Three-Letter Lessons," the Eyre's talk today about the concept, the attitude, and the paradigm of FLO--of getting into the mental "zone" where things happen naturally and calmly and fall into sync with the realities of the day. Discussing methods like meditation, breathing, and music, Richard and Linda discuss the internal ways of feeling FLO, and then turn to the more spiritual approach of prayer and asking for God's Spirit to bring the FLO.

If you are a grandparent, listen to this episode. If you are not a grandparent, send the link to someone who is. The discussion is about taking grandparenting to a new, higher level, and becoming the "trunk" that links your roots with your branches. The spiritual part is understanding that our grandkids are actually our brothers and sisters, and that we can get help and inspiration from the real Father.

As always on their first podcast of the month, Richard and Linda discuss the connections between gratitude and character and propose that "the deliberate effort to see through a gratitude lens makes bad people good and good people better." They quote Cicero who said "Gratitude is the greatest of virtues, in fact, the parent of all other virtues." The Eyre's then present the Gratitude challenge for March which is to thank someone personally each day and record it in our gratitude journals.

As listeners know by now, three-letter lessons are simple paradigm shifts where one small word or acronym reminds us of a concept or attitude we want to incorporate into daily life. Today's lesson is JOY, and how it differs from happiness, how it can be a choice we make, and what capacities we need to develop to experience more of it. Joy exists, every day, wherever we are and irrespective of our problems or sorrow. It is a question of recognizing it and finding it.

Most people believe in some form of a Higher Power, and whether or not they call that power God, most believe there are ways to "tap in" to something brighter and clearer and deeper than themselves. On today's episode, the Eyre's make the word TAP the sixth installment in their "Three Letter Lessons" and suggest that it is also an acronym with the T standing for the tools we need, the A for the attitudes we can develop, and the P for the prayer that empowers us.

On today's episode, Richard and Linda talk about inter-generational families and the connections between children, parents, and grandparents. These relationships can be so rich and rewarding if we make the deliberate effort to be the best parents and grandparents we can be. The Eyre's are now doing Zoom seminars on more effective and joyful grandparenting. You can get on the seminar list and receive info by emailing EyresGrandparenting101@gmail.com.

In this podcast, Richard and Linda begin with a new article they are publishing this week on division and unity--within the world, the country, and the Church, concluding that what unites us is much more than what divides us. They they go on (as on the first show of each month) to the February Gratitude challenge which is to discover one new thing to love each day and to write it in your gratitude journal starting with the words "Today, I love...."

On this episode the Eyre's explore the self-examining and stress-reducing principle of "YET" which can turn discouragement into hope and allow for Spirit-initiated corrections and adjustments in our lives. I'm not a good parent...YET, I don't study scripture regularly...YET, I haven't found my life's passion...YET. Applied in the right way the YET concept can lead us to a new level of prayer about God's agenda for us and remind us of how long is eternity.

On today's show, Richard and Linda shift back into their ongoing series on "Three-letter-lessons" and talk about the concept of ASK. The most frequently repeated admonition in scripture is to ASK. And the admonition is often followed by the promise "and ye shall receive." God needs us to ask so he can bless us without violating our agency. The Eyre's then go on to discuss the value of good questions in all relationships and how to teach children to be good question ask-ers.

The Eyre's cast today from Kauai where they are having some meetings about promoting more proactive Grandparenting and setting up a speaking schedule to reach the growing number of Grandparents who want to take a more effective and difference-making position with regard to their living legacy grandchildren. On today's show, Richard and Linda explore the topic from the parent's vantage point as well as the grandparents.

On Maui for a few weeks trying to finish some writing projects, Richard and Linda discuss the drama of the change of shoveling snow to gathering fallen avocados. And then they get into the "speed of going slow" that can happen to us when we breathe a little deeper and move a bit slower--letting our awareness and perspective and the Spirit flow into us and calm us and those around us (even our rambunctious children.)

From snowed-in Park City, the Eyre's begin the new year with some challenges. First, they challenge us to band together as parents and grandparents in three-generation families that work in harmony to make life better for our children. Second they challenge us to each have a one word slogan or motto for 2022. And third they give us a new slant on what to capture during January in our daily gratitude journals.

In this special Christmas edition of Eyre's on the Road, the Eyre's discuss Jesus Christ from the vantage point of the ROLES that He played and plays in the drama of eternity. Christ plays every key role, and there are 20 of them. As we learn to see Christ as the key to everything, including our own families, our own happiness, and our own exaltation, we begin to realize that He is the indefensible MEANS to all good ENDS.

As Christmas approaches, Richard and Linda tell some personal stories and continue last week's "Three Letter Lesson" on the EYE and how we can try to learn to ask ourselves the question "What would Jesus SEE?" How can we teach our children not only to look people in the eye, but to see into peoples' eyes? And how can we learn the same lesson for ourselves?

The Eyre's are in New York City today, and start the show with some of the reasons they love the city and their long history there. Then Richard and Linda start a new mini-series for Eyre's on the Road called Three Letter Lessons--short words that symbolize a principle or attitude or behavior we should adopt. "Eye" is about seeing people spiritually rather than physically--looking at people's eyes and using your own eye as a shutter to take an empathy picture.

On today's show, the Eyre's kick off the expanded Gratitude Challenge for December, suggesting that appreciation and listing things one is grateful for is just level one of Thank-full-ness. Level two is expressing that gratitude deeply and passionately to the GIVER. The challenge is to make our prayers more meaningful and humble by expressing thanks for five new things in prayer each day, and then listing those five things in our gratitude journals.

Thanksgiving finds the Eyre's in Arizona for a family celebration not only of the holiday but of their granddaughter and grandson-in-law solemnizing their marriage in the Temple. Richard and Linda share their annual Thanksgiving poem and renew their challenge to practice a different form of gratitude every month for the coming year.

This episode finds Richard, on the day after his cataract surgery, finding a new level of appreciation for sight--and Linda pushes the discussion forward with her feelings about art and beauty and the power of creativity. How can we hone and sharpen our vision and our gratitude? Explore these questions today with the Eyre's.

In today's show, the Eyre's explain why Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday and why they send out Thanksgiving cards each year rather than Christmas cards (and why thanks-giving is the best preparation for worshiping Christ at Christmas.) Join Richard and Linda on the yearly gratitude challenge they explain in this episode!