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do with this episode actually it does have you all on the radio or especially TV or Facebook Instagram whatever I bet you've been seeing those betting app ads haven't you like the MGM ads sports net ads all the betting the sports betting apps they became legal in Canada and I think they just became legal in different states and the advertising is crazy for these things unbelievable unbelievably annoying and I just have this thing and I want to talk about the Jamie Foxx is now advertising these apps Russell Peters the comedian advertising these apps Wayne Gretzky Jesse Pinkman the guy from Breaking Bad that big actor Kevin Garnett now part of this whole thing so people with millions and millions of dollars of wealth have now decided that you know what I think I'm going to do I'm going to advocate for and put my face to a gambling app that seems that seems like a good way to praise God that seems like a really good idea because my sense of self can really get behind this idea of being the face behind an addiction behind something so shallow and so useless I don't understand I would understand if Jamie Foxx or the celebrity said I'm going to do an ad I'm going to get 15 million for it it's going to take me a week to shoot the ad but with this 15 mil oh my gosh am I going to give this to this thing I'm going to do this for charity I've told you all this before that if I had millions and millions of dollars the most fun would be giving it away I get to choose that organization I get to help build something there oh this school needs this supply oh boom there's your HP printer baby I would do so much and it would be so fun and then I look sometimes at how the world works this isn't anti capitalism stuff no no no no but I just see how much people are in it for themselves and this doesn't mean don't make more money it doesn't mean don't strive for more and to do all of that it just means that when is enough enough so I spent time a few days with the Jesuits in a silent retreat a few months back and after a few days of silence I went and spoke to one of them I'm sure you've all guessed it I've been on quite the spiritual path the last two years and I went and spoke to one of them and just holy men just they can hold themselves hold the whole group just incredible people and I'm like I don't know what's going on I got all these questions I I'm on this new path here and I got the work thing and I'm going to go back to school to do my master's degree and I don't know about this and I don't know about this where is this going to take me what if I make the wrong bubba bubba boom and he asked me a simple question a few questions that I'd like you to ask yourself he says are you helping build the kingdom of God you can see my face if you could have seen my face back then I was like I don't know am I hope so this doesn't mean that oh if I'm a business analyst or I'm not in something that's in public service I'm not helping build the kingdom of God it's nothing like that I was like well I don't know how do I treat people what does my podcast and business stand for am I helping build the kingdom of God when I go into schools and talk about emotional well being am I helping build the kingdom of God when I coach people one on one who are dealing with depression and anxiety am I doing that out of a need for admiration in some talks am I doing it for attention or am I doing it because this all loving all compassionate all caring omnipotent benevolent creature entity spirit that surrounds the world if I were building something for him for it what would that look like how would I act what would I think how would I treat other people what would I say to other people what would I demand from others what would I expect from myself how would I hold myself where would I travel what business would I build how much should I charge for coaching and speaking services hmm all of these things all of these things comes from that maybe that question of is this part of me building the kingdom of God outside of myself and in the world but also within myself how do I speak to myself am I really hard on myself do I hate myself do I not forgive myself for things that I've done in the past do I not forgive others that have hurt me I got to sit with that I really did I'd like you to ask yourself that question you don't have to be a religious person but most likely if stats are correct most of you believe in God and most of you watching this are probably Roman Catholic or Christian to some degree so are you helping build it I remember years ago this guy Elliot Hulse he's a big YouTuber and he came out with he was one that inspired me to get on YouTube like ten years ago I watched his videos he had this program called creating a non job where you can create this non job and you can make income just do what you love and all this I'm like hey that sounds great let me upload a YouTube video and this guy is where I got the idea depression to expression from and I remember he was selling this course and I had no interest in the course I didn't need it I already knew marketing and all of this and it was 400 bucks and I bought it anyways because he helped me so much and I so deserved or is he I feel like he deserved and really worked for at least that contribution in the kingdom of God I'd like to give to others what I believe they've given me in the kingdom of God I'd like to treat people the best I know how in the kingdom of God I'd like to be forgiven for the mistakes I'm really really sorry for in the kingdom of God I'd like people to know the good within themselves and that they're actually cared for they have so much potential and strength within so if you were the architect and you're the assistant architect and God was this big architect and he built everything and made everything and he's in everything and he's in you how would your life change how would you help build this kingdom of God that he's asked us to build what would you do I don't know would you open the door for that old lady now would you not yell at the people trying to sell you duck cleaning at 6pm when they're calling your home phone how would you tell would you treat the door to door salesman that's trying to get you to pay $30 a day for a charity that you just can't afford how do you go about that now I love that question and I want you know I don't want you if you'd like to sit with that don't necessarily think about it right now just sit with it for a bit and let it marinate and just see what comes up see if something different pops up are you building and helping build the kingdom of God God bless my friends and thanks a lot for listening to this episode take care bye