It is perfectly normal to get upset when upsetting things happen. And we often feel our only options are to react or accept. But neither of these options works for our sanity and well-being. If we want to survive, let alone thrive, during these times, we need to shift into a different gear. Hear Beth discuss responding vs. reacting and allowing instead of accepting. How are they different? How do you exercise this new gear? Tune into this show for helpful guidelines for you and the well-being of all. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments, and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol to be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We would also love to hear from you about the experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We all know the negatives of living through these terrible times: Financial insecurity. Cruelty and abuse. Fear. Increased misogyny and racism. Just general anxiety. But look at yourself and others and see if we aren't also changing in positive ways. That's what we're talking about on this show, so tune in, listen and even comment yourself. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments, and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Last week (March 18), we talked about how hero worship has been destroying our country and often our own personal lives. The result was amazing. Viewers got a new perspective on hero worship and how it has been damaging us, and they started challenging it. One of those viewers has already dramatically turned this pattern around in her life and work, and she would like to share this journey. An artist, writer and more, we meet Catalina Guzman. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments, and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Little boys want to be batman. Girls want to be Wonder Woman. And more. Whatever the form, we want to be heroes, saving our family, our friends, our world. But we can’t really be heroes, because we can only be human. And so when we can’t save our world and make everything all right, we look to others to fill the role. In a scary world, hero worship is really the search to be safe and saved. MAGA is a hero-worshiping cult built around a tragic figure who is vulnerable yet seemingly powerful and who can never be wrong. He is their perfect hero. Ideology and beliefs are the window dressing for hero-worship, and when our hero keeps contradicting himself, some of his worshippers rationalize it. Some finally feel betrayed. We all pay for this delusional thinking as we can see by the mess in our country today. Yet it’s hard to let go of the hero, even if the reality contradicts our illusions. What happens when the hero is proven to have clay feet? Who will save us now? Maybe us. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness andcreativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, pleasejoin us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠and ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠.Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacifictime. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

Lies, AI, disinformation, exaggerations, indignation, fear-provoking headlines, advice, warnings, and manipulations, even shocking truth, bombarding us from the internet, friends, family, colleagues, the government, reporters, and our own overheated brains, it’s no wonder our heads are full of noise. And this noise blocks us from getting centered and being wise. Frantically, we lurch from one input to another. Is it helping? Is it possible to quiet it all down? Let’s examine the noise and try to find our center again. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us at beth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

Whether it’s a mother saying, “Wait till Daddy comes home,” or a government using our minds, bodies, and resources to bully other nations, or CEOs using the brains of their employees for their own enrichment, powerful and sometimes not-so-powerful people use us for their own benefit. On this show we talk about the ongoing outrage of people using our power for their own purposes and what we can do about it. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Have you ever noticed yourself being hurt by a person, a belief, a substance, a behavior of YOURS, and you have tons of trouble giving it up? Us, too. And it’s not only personal. We collectively do the same thing. Let’s talk about this. To build a better future, we have to let go of that which doesn’t serve us. Yet it seems so hard. Let’s do it together. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated tobuilding the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠and ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠.Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacifictime. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

Regardless of your age, race, gender or even political affiliation, you are bound to feel the anxiety in our nation. Between ICE, the Epstein files, economic uncertainty and more, it’s hard to feel safe in our world anymore. How does that impact us on a day-to-day basis? How can we shift into a more relaxed inner space without taking drugs or going into la-la-land. Join us for an honest conversation. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠ and ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacifictime. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠.