Join me this week for another in a series of interviews with LGBTQ spiritual leaders. I’ll be talking with Mark Anthony Lord, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago.
One of my favorite things about hosting Out From the Inside is the opportunity to talk to LGBTQ people about their stories and what compels them to engage in the work they do. Mark Anthony’s story is inspiring and really, really REAL.
From a painful childhood as a gay kid in a blue collar town outside Detroit, through addiction issues and a lot of shame, tune in to hear how he woke up the idea that there might be another kind of God and went on to found one of the most vibrant LGBTQ spiritual communities in the U.S.
Mark Anthony says he is “NOT a typical minister. He’s a new-era minister who absolutely does not judge anyone or anything.” I think you’ll enjoy his story and message.
We’ll be taking your calls and taking about the passion for healing homophobia and the transformative power of unconditional love.
As always, I appreciate your support of the show. We have some exciting things coming up in the next few weeks, as well as an announcement I’ve been looking forward to making for a very long time. Stay tuned….
Hi! Bonjourno! I’m in Italy and extremely internet challenged this week but we’re moving on to France in a few hours and things should improve!
I had intended to write a long post about the show this week but haven’t been able to get a good connection and the time to do it. I’ve had loads of amazing experienwill already and will share photos and stories as soon as I am able…
Still, I borrowed a cell phone from someone and am clicking away because this week’s edition of Out From the Inside is probably one of my favorite shows ever. We taped the show before I came to Europe, and I can assure you it’s one you won’t want to miss.
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My guests are Laura McFerrin, Zoe Nicholson and Omar Lopez from the documentary film March On http://marchonmovie.com/
Imagine learning the lyrics to your favorite song in another language. The melody is the same, the rhythm doesn’t change, but suddenly you have another choice about the words you use to belt it out. “Nació de esta manera” still means “born this way”, but when I sing it walking down the street in Acapulco, Spanish speakers understand more of what the crazy, singing out-loud on the street lady is joyfully wailing about.
That’s what it feels like for me as I meet and connect with others who are engaged in spreading the message of love and acceptance that we talk about every week on Out From the Inside. We are all singing the same tune, but our words are a reflection of our backgrounds and philosophies. Each voice is special and speaks to segments of our community in different ways. Throughout this incredible journey, I’ve learned that singing your song in your own unique way reaches out to the audience that is intended to hear you. One of my greatest pleasures is bringing varied voices to the radio show to add to the chorus of our communal song. In an inspiring example of that concept, this week, I am proud to have Reverend Jennifer Hadley as my guest on the show. You’re going to like her language. A lot!
Rev. Jennifer is a licensed Agape Practitioner, a Spiritual Counselor and Intuitive Spiritual Therapist. She works with Light Workers and entrepreneurs who’ve been on the spiritual path for a while and are looking for clear activation steps to launch them into a whole new level of awakened personal success.
Here’s a quote from her bio- “Rev. Jennifer, whenever possible, likes to be referred to as Rev. Sexy Pants. She loves brown M&M’s but does not like the blue ones.” This is an Out From the Inside kind of woman and you’re going to love her and the enlightening spin she puts on the principles of spiritual philosophy.
Reverend Jennifer is also the co-founder of Project: Service L.A. along with Jesse Brune, who will be joining us in the first part of the hour. You may be familiar with Jesse from his appearances on the Bravo TV series Workout. Check out his website for more on Jesse’s work.
Project: Service L.A. is a unique, fun and lively transdenominational community that holds it’s Sunday services in a bar in West Hollywood. My kind of people! This video will give you an idea of the lively conversation we’ll be having on Wednesday. Join us for a fun hour of enlightenment and inspiration.
In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that the show was actually pre-taped last week because I will be out of the country for the rest of the month. So guess what? Not only can I tell you that I THINK it’s going to be a great one, I already know it will be! Mark your calendar and tune in. The next two weeks are guaranteed to be some of the best episodes of Out From the Inside we’ve ever done. We laughed, we cried, (but mostly we laughed)… you get the picture.
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As I prepare to leave for the Experiencing the Miraculous Tour with Dr. Wayne Dyer, all I can think about is returning in July with the 411 and the awesome details about the trip. I can’t wait to get back and connect with you and share the pearls of wisdom that seem to magically fall from that man. I’ll likely crawling across Europe on my knees gathering them up to bring back to you. Stay tuned!
If you are a Tweeter, please follow me on Twitter. (@karenmcrocklin) I’ll be posting updates and photos from the trip there. Have a great week and be sure to tune in!
This week on Out From the Inside, we’re having a virtual pride parade! In the month of June, so many of us will be celebrating our community, our achievements and our spirits that I didn’t want to pass up the chance to do it on the air.
I’ll be taking callers and I want to hear from you about what you love adore and cherish about your big gay life. If you have an event or organization resource that you’d like to share with the audience, call in and do it! As always, you are welcome to call with challenges or issues you need help overcoming- let’s talk it out!
This is going to be a great one and you don’t want to miss it. Join me at 9am Pacific, 10am Mountain, 11am Central or 12PM Pacific on Hay House Radio
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Last night I was listening to the re-broadcast of yesterday’s edition of Out From the Inside (click the link and scroll down to the archived show) Nathan Manske and I were discussing the power of sharing our stories as LGBTQandA people and how those stories are impacting our collective consciousness. I love stories. I love to tell them and love to hear yours. That is one of my favorite things about this awesome community. It’s also part of the reason why I was given the opportunity to host the show on Hay House Radio.
As some of you are aware, last June I attended the Hay House Movers & Shakers workshop (now called Speak, Write, Promote -check it out). The workshop was an informative jam packed blast, and it changed my life. I haven’t shared an important part of that experience on this Facebook page, so no time like NOW. Right?
The workshop was held aboard a cruise ship where we sailed around the Caribbean attending daily sessions AND getting a tan AND swimming with colorfully weird looking fishies and stingrays AND visiting remote islands AND eating waaaay too much great food. I might have had a bit of wine too. I don’t remember. Conveniently. I’m not a big drinker, but it was a FESTIVE week. (You’ll see how the yummy and waaaay too tempting buffets impacted me in the video at the end of the post- Thankfully, things have gotten a bit lighter lately!)
(Scoping out the stingrays -and the women!)
(Comrades in lobster)
The very best part of the week was all the new friends I made. Some of them have appeared on the show and many of them are contributors to this community. For me, the best thing in life is connecting with new people. That’s why I value and adore each of you so much.
The other workshop participants were people who are engaged in personal campaigns to change the world. I met spiritual teachers and healers, aspiring authors from multiple genres, self-empowerment gurus and all sorts of positively energized light workers. That energy made the ship’s theater seem on the verge of levitating during the sessions. Or maybe that was rough seas, but still….
After hearing loads of informative tips about how to take a message to the world, all of the workshop participants were asked to submit their book proposals and a short video. The assignment for the video was to give a short personal introduction followed by a moving story and to end with a challenge to the viewer. Simple enough. From the submitted videos, winners would be chosen for an opportunity to host an online workshop or a radio show on Hay House Radio.
Here’s the thing…. I never expected to be chosen. I never believed for one minute that among all of the wonderful people on that ship doing such amazing work that my video would stand out. Honestly, I thought that the subject matter of my work in the LGBTQ community would be way outside what they were looking for. Hay House is as friendly to LGBTQ people as a company can be, but I just didn’t believe they would agree to devote an hour each week to this topic or that they would think that I was the person to do it. Even more, I wasn’t sure there was a big enough audience to support this kind of show. In short, I didn’t believe.
I think you may see where I’m going with this-
Basically, I was thinking exactly the kind of thoughts that I teach people to overcome! DING!!!! I am now happy to say that I was joyfully, gratefully, ridiculously wrong, wrong WRONG! Hay House did want to create the show, and they did want me to host it. And the number of you who listen each week is an incredible thing to behold!
Somehow, through pursuing an opportunity to teach about authenticity and the gift of being LGBTQ, I forgot to remember how to make that my focus. Big lesson. Great lesson.
So don’t ever imagine that being gay might somehow limit your opportunities. Don’t ever assume that being as out and as authentically you as possible is not wise. BELIEVE! Believe in yourself, and by that I mean believe in ALL of you. Put it out there- loud and proud! That’s when the magic things happen.
Here’s the video I submitted for the contest-
On the show next week we’ll be celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month. We’re having a virtual Pride Parade. Join me! And thanks again for listening and sharing your stories.
Join me this week for another in a series of interviews with LGBTQ spiritual leaders. I’ll be talking with Mark Anthony Lord, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago.
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