Off The Lead

I've spoken before about orbits and that has me thinking of sphincters. So here's the podcsst you've all been waiting for. I also get into the digestive system but only got as far as the small intestine.As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You know what the opposite of better is? That's right, worse.Emoticons don't make our ability to communicate better, they make it easier in the short term but these things don't exactly suggest their own disuse.It's like nicotine. Inhaling it once isn't that problematic, but (as with emoticons) our use/abuse of these things tends to increase over time.Our autonomy is being whittled away in ways that are very hard to consciously change, but not in this instance.Of you disagree, get in touch, you'll get me on imoffthelead@gmail.com and you can support what I do by rating and reviewing my podcast wherever you listen to it or by supporting me via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The human condition has been hacked and mined endlessly throughout our technological revolution and emoticons are yet another example of how we are being shoehorned into different modes of being, because it's easier.The tail is wagging the dog folks. And not in a good way.As always I can be contacted via imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's the harm?The harm is that we are loosing our autonomy. At the time of typing this we can't even leave our fucking houses unless it's "essential". But there's no health benefits in using 'emoticons' so why are we? Because it's easier.You know what's the easiest most convenient thing? Being dead.As always I can be contacted via imoffthelead@gmail.com and support via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Which of the following would you consider the hot button issue of our time?Abortion, divorce, contraception, same sex marriage, prostitution, drugs, religion, spirituality, politics, equality, racism, capitalism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism, the mind, the soul, the afterlife?You guessed it, it's emoticons. As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fuck perfection. Allow yourself the space (mental/emotional/financial/whatever) to make mistakes. This is where the growth is. This is where the development is. This is where your future is.Worry what people will say or think at your peril, it's only cunts that never do anything that spend all their time telling you and everyone else what you did wrong. Fuck these people. These people don't review my podcast, they don't support me on www.patreon.com/offthelead they don't contact me on imoffthelead@gmail.com because in doing so they'd have to engage with the fact that they are loosers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've asked myself, "why do I do what I do?" Or "Why am I doing things the way I do them?". And the answer is some variant of, "That's like asking why am I who I am?".It's just me folks. For good or for bad. Just me.I do this whole Off The Lead 'thing' for selfish reasons. And I'm relatively proud of that. Because I'm a firm believer in leading by example. And I'd love to continuously encourage people to get out of their own way and do what it is that only they know. But a more effective way of doing this is by just doing it myself.Big shout out to everyone for supporting me by reviewing the podcast, rating the podcast and sharing the podcast. Every little helps!As always I can be contacted via imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported financially on www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does wanting to eat chocolate but knowing that it's bad for you have to do with foxes? You've guessed it, mountain lions.Our soul wants the feeling it gives us, but our mind knows the consequences of over indulgence. Which begs the question, do carnivorous have minds?As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In relation to orbits, I could have explained the complexities of the spacetime continuum, the direction of time, gravitational waves and matters effects on all of the above. But I didn't. I talked about cannonballs being fired until they fell all the way around the world.In this episode I try to convey the concept that analogys are intellectual shortcuts to your soul. As always, I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I get stuck into an old friend of mine, 'anxiety'.We're often too busy to see the, "wood for the trees" or "the big picture" etc etc and it's because we're too caught up I our own bulshit to see what's actually happening.I published over 1,000 minutes of content in February and there was me worrying about not doing enough. Don't do this to yourself. Write down the things that are making you feel anxious and take it from there.A fundamental part of anxiety (I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY ON THIS SUBJECT OUTSIDE OF MY OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE) is that it overwhelms us. And this is often because we are focusing too much on minutiae, little inconsequential things that aren't necessarily needed to see the big picture.As always I can be supported on www.patreon.com/offthelead and contacted via imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bernard's a personal trainer/coach {we get into the difference a little}, a businessman, an 'adventure racer' and a doting dad to name but a few.We get into what he's learned over the years, how he's dealt with Covid, what having a baby during lock-down is like, who he helps as a coach and how, and generally dive into his whole philosophy.Check out 'bernardsmyth1' on instatgram and www.ultimateconditioning.ieAs always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're on the front lines lads buckle up!!!Censorship scares the shit out of me and although on one hand I think it's great, on the other hand I suppose I just don't trust whoever's doing the censoring. Thoughts/opinions etc to imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Astronauts floating in empty space, aeroplanes taking off by themselves and of course formula 1 cars. This episode has it all!!!**At least from my perspective it does. Ayooooo!!!!Relative links;Glider pilot flying, but not moving https://youtu.be/Asc1RhU3hn4Plane taking off by itself https://youtu.be/IPOtDPHjW-YAs always if you're enjoying this content and you'd like to support me you can do so via my patreon page www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our minds read books and our souls read situations.Are carnivorous animals more thoughtful and herbivorous animals more soulful?What does that mean for us omnivores?As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported via patreon www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's just nothing worse than when you try and have a conversation with someone only for it to become apparent that they don't know how to accurately conceptualise orbits. Nothing worse.In this episode I discuss orbits and use the horizon to describe how God exists.If you're enjoying my content and want to get involved I can be contacted via imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported financially through www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hedgeschools were 'democratising knowledge' before it was cool!I briefly get to grips with the "collective unconscious" (I'll most likely do one on this specifically soon) and try to draw an analogy between Tiger Woods and Albert Einstein and ask the question, who would've had a better podcast?The answer, people who love golf would prefer Tiger Woods' and people who prefer general relativity would prefer Einsteins.As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported through www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've spoken before about mining our own data with the view of putting it in sequence and making it "in-formation".Here, I put 2 things I've known for ever together. Namely that our education system (and indeed our political system) is a disgusting mess and that that's the way it is so you'd better get the fuck on with it.The idea being, that just because something is terrible, doesn't mean that you can't make the most of it, especially when the alternative is just nihilism and bitterness. As always you can contact me on imoffthelead@gmail.com and you can support me on www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Intimacy". I heard this word mentioned during something I was watching last night and it made me think about how intimate this podcast is.Think about it, talk about 'fly on the wall'. This is more 'fly on the wall of the inside of my skull'!I also pose the question, "how are you going to hit something without aiming at it".Also, is it just me or is there something really creepy about the thumbnail given the context of this episode?As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported on www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Very few things are objective. Perspective is everything. How we view the world is how the world is, to us.As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com and supported on www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Note, I reference a second picture in this episode so if you want to see it you'll have to check out the 'Off The Lead' facebook page or the 'OffTheLeadOfficial' Instagram. While you're there you might consider giving me a review, it'd be greatly appreciated!If I'm asked to explain 1 thing more than anything it's bullets, there's barely a day goes by I don't hear someone say, "when are you going to do an episode on bullets?".Well today's your lucky day! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.