Good Morning On Purpose
by Keith Ligon
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My Day In Annapolis || Shaking Hands and Solving Problems || What…
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About this podcast
A daily podcast that aims to bring positivity, motivation, or purpose to each morning. The host shares stories, hardships, wisdom, and experiences from their personal life along with lessons, strategies, and quotes from artists, scientists, literature, and philosophy. Listen regularly to join in an effort to have a Good Morning On Purpose!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 115 episodes
- My Day In Annapolis || Shaking Hands and Solving Problems || What More Can Be Done · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 15In this episode I reflect on my time at my state's capital and the impact that my visit had on what we can do to see the change we want to see in our communities. Enjoy! Music…
- Heading To The (State) Capital || The Power Of Our Voices || Positive Change For All · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 14Today I head down to Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, to speak with representatives about issues that affect blind individuals. I get to observe a longstanding process…
- Trip To The Big Apple (Part 3) || The Sighted Leading The Blind(ish) || Oscillating Independence · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 13As I wrap up my tale as a visually impaired adventurer conquering seemingly mundane challenges I share more of the experience of being in a new place with new eyes with friends…
- Trip To The Big Apple (Part 2) || Uber Versus Taxis || Appreciating Simple Special Moments · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 12After arriving in New York, I encountered an issue with my preferred rideshare service (Uber) and some awkwardness with the readily available alternative (yellow cabs). Despite…
- Trip To The Big Apple (Part 1) || Travelling With Blindness || Amiable Amtrak Experiences · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 11For the first time this year I had the opportunity to travel out of my hometown - and for the first time since experiencing a change in my eyesight, I travel out of state on my…
- Exhausted And Delirious || More Thoughts On Happiness || Something To Strive For · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 10After a sleepless night I attempt to walk and talk in order to stay awake as meetings and work obligations still loom in the coming hours. Throughout my quasi- delirious…
- Back From new York City || Stranger in the Village || Absorbing Art and Culture · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode I put a cap on my reading and reflection of the work of James Baldwin. I realize that rather than "taking liberties" with his words, I was drawing my own…
- Take This Hammer || Familiar Social Issues || The Demons We See · 10 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode I read some notes I wrote while watching the documentary "Take This Hammer". The audio is a bit rough but the reflection is real. Enjoy! Music: 'Effervescence'…
- Dread and Doom || Problems Past and Present || Decisions · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 6Today I recalled several periods over the past few years where I felt intense, powerful negative feelings about the state of my life, the country, and the future of our world. In…
- Who Was James Baldwin? || Exploring Tension Past And Present · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 7This week I'm doing a several day deep dive into the life and work of James Baldwin, and American novelist, essayist, and activist. I believe that the specific and important…
- Distrustful Dionysius || The Sword of Damocles || The Fate Of Humanity · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 5Rounding a corner on my study of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations I finally arrive at the concept that originally piqued my curiosity - the sword of Damocles. In this episode I…
- How Can I Achieve Lifelong Happiness? }} Gandhi's Take On Happiness And Truth || Harmony · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 4Continuing my dive into Cicero's Tusculan Dispensations has led me to the core question towards the end of the text - how can we achieve happiness? I struggle a bit to compose my…
- The Seven Sages of Greece || Delphic Maxims || Unity in Communities, Nations, and the World · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode I describe aphorisms associated with the Seven Sages of Greece, known for maxims that we still use today. I describe who coined these phrases, their context, and…
- Backtrack to Progress || Solidifying the Calendar || Productivity Dysmorphia · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode I take the time before a morning run to share a realization I had about my calendar, the strengths of my past self, and productivity dysmorphia. Enjoy! Music…
- A Beginning || Standard of Imperfection || Let the Light Shine Through · 9 min · Season 3 Episode 1Welcome to the first episode of season 3! In this episode I ring in the new year with you by reflecting, discussing discipline, and thinking on letting the light shine through…
- AN ENDING · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 20All things must come to an end. And this episode reveals one of them! Enjoy, and have a Good Morning On Purpose. Music: 'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0…
- SELF STEWARDSHIP · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 19We all have different motives for going out of our way to do things for others. For some people this drive to take care of everyone around you can be overwhelming, all consuming…
- CHARACTER · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 18In this very candid stream of consciousness episode I ramble on until I reach a modest realization about Character, and how recognizing it can help us all to have a Good Morning…
- YOAL · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 17Strange noises. Unexpected encounters. To step into the unknown - is it bravery? Or foolishness? Listen to discover the answer, and how it leads to a Good Morning On Purpose…
- REFLECTION · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 16As the year approaches its end I take some time to speak about some of the reflection I've done. Sometimes looking back helps clarify the way forward to a Good Morning On…
