Byte Sized Blessings

Jill created Liluye, an organization dedicated to helping those who have survived human trafficking. Hear how the online platform, World Pulse, led her to the work she's doing now, as well as how having a pen-pal can change one's life forever.To support me and the work I am doing on the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Jill created Liluye, an organization dedicated to helping those who have survived human trafficking. Hear how the online platform, World Pulse, led her to the work she's doing now, as well as how having a pen-pal can change one's life forever.To support me and the work I am doing on the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Ethan's episode is filled with the inexplicable. After being initiated into the Shipibo peoples in Peru, Ethan came back a changed man. Ayahuasca opened him up to other universes, the idea that plants can teach language, and that sacred tree (and god) the Noya Rao. (but this is just the beginning!) To support me on Patreon, please click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Meet Douglas-Franciscan Spiritual Director, Grace facilitator and creator of sacred spaces. In this episode we talk "dark grace," and how maybe, just maybe, it's what gently (or not so gently) puts us on the right path. Douglas' miracle? Getting fired from a dream job...and that has made all the difference!Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Meet Douglas-Franciscan Spiritual Director, Grace facilitator and creator of sacred spaces. In this episode we talk "dark grace," and how maybe, just maybe, it's what gently (or not so gently) puts us on the right path. Douglas' miracle? Getting fired from a dream job...and that has made all the difference!Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

In this longer episode Giancarlos tells a powerful story-that of a good friend who died all too soon. Hear how they met, how they changed each other, and how this friend helped Gian dream big!To support me on Patreon click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

In this episode Giancarlos tells a shorter story-that of a good friend who died all too soon. Hear how they met, how they changed eachother, and how this friend helped Gian dream big.To support me on Patreon click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Dr. Elliott had no idea what life had in store for her when she moved out to teach on a Navajo reservations. From miracle healings to a WEREWOLF!! YES, a werewolf...this episode gets all cryptidy! No matter what you think about what Erica saw, there's no doubt she's braver than I'll ever be!To support me on Patreon, please click on this link: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=82663030

Dr. Elliott had no idea what life had in store for her when she moved out to teach on a Navajo reservations. From miracle healings to a WEREWOLF!! YES, a werewolf...this episode gets all cryptidy! No matter what you think about what Erica saw, there's no doubt she's braver than I'll ever be!To support me on Patreon, please click on this link: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=82663030

Wendi has had so many near misses, and survived them all, it's clear the Universe has plans for her! From planes to cruise ships to exotic places all over the world, this intrepid globe trotter has many miracle stories to tell! Listen in on this episode as she spills just a few of them for you, my audience!To support me on Patreon and help the podcast grow, click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

What can one say about a woman that has survived multiple near misses in her life? Wendi's miracles come in all shapes and sizes, and from her stories, it's clear the Universe has plans for her! Listen in while she tells just one of her stories in this shorter interview!To subscribe to my Patreon, and help me get the podcast out into the world, click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=82663030

Becoming a homeopath was NOT what this Western trained human had planned. But as you all know, sometimes the Universe has other paths for us! Hear how Dr. Doug found his calling, and also, witnesses miracles every darn day!

Becoming a homeopath was NOT what this Western trained human had planned. But as you all know, sometimes the Universe has other paths for us! Hear how Dr. Doug found his calling, and also, witnesses miracles every darn day!

Tiago is many things-musician, songwriter and pastor among them. With 360,000 subscribers on YouTube, he could be too cool for school. But no. With humor and grace Tiago relates how a childhood accident in a tree set him up for miracles later on. Even when we're upside down, miracles abound.

Tiago is many things-musician, songwriter and pastor among them. With 360,000 subscribers on YouTube, he could be too cool for school. But no. With humor and grace Tiago relates how a childhood accident in a tree set him up for miracles later on. Even when we're upside down, miracles abound.

Mary lived in a nursing home for 2 1/2 years as her mother declined. Hear how being present for those about to die can change lives-and how the conversations those dying have with others we cannot see, can change ours.

Mary Suzanne lived in a nursing home for 2 1/2 years as her mother declined. Hear how being present for those about to die has changed Mary's life...and how the conversations with those we cannot see, can change everything.

Four Arrows wasn't expecting a RAT to show up at his vision quest! Anything but a RAT!! In this longer interview hear how this little animal and the lessons and gifts it brought with it helped Four Arrows when he most needed it.

Four Arrows wasn't expecting a RAT to show up at his vision quest! Anything but a RAT!! BUT, it was this little animal and the lessons and gifts it brought with it that helped Four Arrows when he most needed it.

Nancy and her siblings have always been close, and when her brother needed something above and beyond? Well, then, Nancy became the miracle! Listen to this episode to hear how we can be there for those who know us best.

Nancy and her siblings have always been close, and when her brother needed something above and beyond? Well, then, Nancy became the miracle! Listen to this episode to hear how we can be there for those who know us best.

I talk many magical events in this big episode-how a very strange and terrible event led me to help another person, how my Camino changed my life (but when does the Camino not change lives?) and how an interaction with a complete stranger at my orientation for graduate school helped me to realize THERE ARE SO MANY UNEXPLAINABLE things in this universe!Thank you to everyone who has listened along the way...

Author Kurt Caswell had no idea that a year teaching on a remote Navajo reservation would change his life. In this longer episode he shares two stories, one sweet and powerful, the other a story of rebirth. There are miracles in the desert, if only you know where to look.

Author Kurt Caswell had no idea that a year teaching on a remote Navajo reservation would change his life. In this episode he shares two stories, one sweet and powerful, the other a story of rebirth. There are miracles in the desert, if only you know where to look.

In this longer episode Cory and I talk folktales, folk magic and how the world is an inherently enchanted place. From Cory's mother visiting after her death to what happened in the woods that one time...for Cory, it's all magic, all the time.

In this shorter episode Cory and I talk about folk tales, folk magic and how the world is inherently an enchanted place. From his mother visiting after her death to what happened that one time in the woods...in Cory's world, it's all magic, all the time.

Holly talks about her encounters with LSD and other plant medicines. Hear how magical childhood experiences showed her there is more to our reality than we can ever imagine.

In this shorter episode, Holly talks about her encounters with LSD and other plant medicines. Hear how magical childhood experiences showed her there is more to our reality than we can ever imagine.

Shebana entertains the "other worlds" theory-the fact that other universes exist just millimeters from our own...and as for proof? Well there was that thing she saw as a child. Listen in on this longer episode as we talk the multi-verse.

Shebana entertains the "other worlds" theory-the fact that other universes exist just millimeters from our own...and as for proof? Well there was that thing she saw as a child. Listen in on this shorter episode as we talk the multi-verse.

We talk big miracles in this longer episode...Sister Tonkabelle's survival, her work for the Order of Perpetual Indulgence but also? How the smallest thing we say has the possibility to change a life.

We talk big miracles in this episode...from Sister Tonkabelle's survival to the way she is in the world, always remembering that it is in the littlest interactions we all have the potential to change someone's life.

Bud died in the ER after a severe asthma attack. He doesn't remember much after that-but he lived! Later, he took ayahuasca. In this longer episode hear how on his medicine journey he went to the land of Death-and what he found there will astonish you!

Bud died in the ER after a severe asthma attack. He doesn't remember much after that-but he lived! Later, he took ayahuasca. In this shorter episode hear how on his medicine journey he went to the land of Death-and what he found there will astonish you!

Joe had no idea when he went to Vietnam just what life had in store for him. In this longer episode Joe tells about his past, his miracle, and how he has tried to heal some hearts. (Including his own!)

Joe had no idea when he went to Vietnam just what life had in store for him. In this shorter episode Joe tells about his past, his miracle, and how he has tried to heal some hearts. (Including his own!)

In this longer episode, Mara talks about her sister, Eva, Alaskan poet and marine biologist. But specifically? She talks about the mysterious black dog who not only appeared to her father as he lay dying, but re-appeared over and over again to her sister, herself and other family members as Eva lay dying of breast cancer.

In this shorter episode Mara talks about her sister, the Alaskan poet and marine biologist Eva Saulitis-but specifically? About the mysterious black dog that not only visited her father before he died, but over and over again, appeared to her sister, herself and others in the family before Eva died.

In this longer episode we get to hear more of Helen's story-that of a child who knew things before others, but also? How the Archangel Micheal has her back. It's a story of knowing...and then using that knowing to bless others.

In this shorter episode we get to hear Helen's story-that of a child who knew things before others, but also? How the Archangel Micheal has her back. It's a story of knowing...and then using that knowing to bless others.

Sister Merry Peter is a nun of Perpetual Indulgence. Created in the midst of conflict and turmoil, the nuns monitor and watch, support those struggling and most of all? Spread joy. In this longer interview hear how Sister Merry has both witnessed miracles, but created them as well.

Sister Merry Peter is a nun of Perpetual Indulgence. Created in the midst of conflict and turmoil, the nuns monitor and watch, support those struggling and most of all? Spread joy. Hear how Sister Merry has both witnessed miracles, but created them as well.

Rev. Julie is the leader of a flock, yes. But it was in her former life as a music teacher that she had moments which reminded her that it is only when we find our groove together, will everyone else be lifted up.

Rev. Julie is the leader of a flock, yes. But it was in her former life as a music teacher that she had moments which reminded her that it is only when we find our groove together, will everyone else be lifted up.

In this longer episode, you get to hear what happens when a powerful magic spell meant to attract love, goes a bit haywire. Hear how the course of love never did run smooth.

In this shorter episode, you get to hear what happens when a powerful magic spell meant to attract love, goes a bit haywire. Hear how the course of love never did run smooth.

Pastor D.G. is a photographer, a member of the Rebel Alliance and an all around story-teller. His miracle? His wife can tell when he's lying (well, most of the time). Listen to this longer episode to hear how the people closest to us keep us on the straight and narrow and how being child-like will heal the world.

Pastor D.G. is a photographer, a member of the Rebel Alliance and an all around story-teller. His miracle? His wife can tell when he's lying (well, most of the time). Listen to this episode to hear how the people closest to us keep us on the straight and narrow and how being child-like will heal the world.

Cheralyn wears many hats-but her miracle? It happened before all that. In this longer episode hear how she was young, very ill, and at her wit's end. Then she had a visitor-one that healed her and reminded her that she could change her life-and by doing so, change her story.

Cheralyn wears many hats-but her miracle? It happened before all that. She was young, very ill, and at her wit's end. Then she had a visitor-one that healed her and reminded her that she could change her life-and by doing so, change her story.