Manifestation, Relationships, PTSD, Cancel Culture and Using Funk to Empower Yourself

<p>Thom tackles the “cancel culture” of today’s world, and empowers us to make ourselves useful if we find ourselves in a funk. He shows us how to let go of anxious attachment in relationships and puts PTSD in perspective, while giving us the tool to address it.</p><p>If you’d like to have Thom answer a question on the podcast, you can submit your questions here.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights: </strong></p><p>[00:40] Q - Please Comment on Our Culture’s Obsession with Manifestation</p><p>[01:14] Charm - The Mechanism of Desire</p><p>[04:30] Cosmic Management</p><p>[06:52] Manifestation and Desire are Related and Simultaneous</p><p>[07:56] Q - How Do You Know When to Leave a Relationship?</p><p>[08:19] Surrendering Preferences</p><p>[10:22] Self-Sufficiency</p><p>[12:01] The Business of Creating Memories </p><p>[12:11] Q - What’s Thom’s Take on Cancel Culture? </p><p>[13:23] Our Source of Identity </p><p>[16:10] Do People Like Me? </p><p>[18:05] Lord Buddha Got 500 Likes </p><p>[19:40] Q - What Do You Do When You Wake Up in an Inexplicable Funk?</p><p>[20:11] Exposure to the Unboundedness</p><p>[21:46] Expanding Our Event Horizon </p><p>[23:10] It’s Not Personal </p><p>[24:16] What Do I Have to Teach Today? </p><p>[25:51] Exemplary Behavior </p><p>[28:26] Q - How Do I Heal Anxious Attachment in Relationships? </p><p>[29:14] A Big Bag of Fulfillment</p><p>[30:18] Let Go of the Neediness </p><p>[32:07] Be Relevant to the Need of the Times </p><p>[33:31] Don’t be Overgenerous </p><p>[34:36] Reciprocation and Sabotage </p><p>[36:25] Back to Self-Sufficiency</p><p>[38:00] Q - Does Vedic Meditation Alleviate PTSD?</p><p>[38:15] Trauma is Ill-Defined</p><p>[41:00] Trauma - Inaccurate Expectations</p><p>[42:32] Vedic Meditation, Deep Rest, and Adaptation Energy</p><p>[45:14] Reaction and Recovery</p><p><strong>Useful Links: </strong><br />info@thomknoles.com <br />https://thomknoles.com/<br />https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles/<br />https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles<br />https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles <b