DISCLAIMER: Please do your own research before doing dangerous things. DO weigh your own judgements and research, DON'T listen to me blindly. If you do dangerous things and you get hurt, I am not liable for your actions. Thank you!

In this episode, I discuss having a nuanced relationship with danger in order to realize your full potential.

I discuss:

- Danger is often a cultural construct.

- The risk of not *becoming.*

- Danger is dependent on competence.

- The risk to adolescents being shielded from danger.

In this conversation, I discuss what to consider if you are asking yourself the question "Should I do music?" I discuss six factors that people usually don't talk about, and what people outside of music will not tell you.

This episode is direct and I pull no punches. I do not sugarcoat this one, and I'm also not prescriptive. I share what I would consider if you are deciding whether this is your path.

1. If you know, you know.

2. Are you committed through good and bad?

3. What does success look like for you?

4. Are you willing to create a successful business?

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6. It's vulnerable!! Thank you for considering music. 🫶🏻

In this episode, I discuss why I stopped making New Years resolutions and how you can create life change at any time of the year.I further discuss why focusing on our inputs (actions) is more effective than focusing on results, how to keep showing up, and how to re-center when we mess up. // Chapters //

0:00 – I don't make New Year's Resolutions0:50 – Reducing the Pressure of New Year’s Resolutions 2:00 – The "New Year" is All the Time 4:51 – Focus on Inputs, not Outputs 8:38 – Why Should You Show Up? 11:17 – Removing Shame from our Resolutions 14:29 – What to Do When You Mess UpKeywords:#NewYearsResolutions #PersonalGrowth #SelfLove #MindsetShift #AuroraSmmedley #LifeChanges #NoResolutions

The power of giving without expectation and how it can attract miracles into your life.

In this episode of the Aurora Smedley Podcast, I share why true giving isn’t about guilt, approval, or getting an ROI — it’s about opening yourself to the flow of the universe and becoming a channel for abundance - and the Dao.

Giving without agenda transforms your relationships, your mindset, and your reality. This episode is for anyone seeking spiritual growth, joy, and a deeper connection to all of life.

✨ Like, subscribe, and share if you want more insights on living a life of giving, receiving, and alignment with universal abundance.

Keywords: giving without expectation, attract miracles, spiritual law of giving, abundance mindset, true giving

How do we keep creating when we get stuck?In this episode of the Aurora Smedley Podcast, I share my "creative funnel" concept — a powerful perspective to understand how creative blocks work and restore creative output. I further discuss how perfectionism and external validation are limited beliefs that block creativity, and simple ways to reconnect with inspiration, and allow creative works to shape themselves.Perfect for artists, musicians, writers, and soul-led creators.0:00 — When You Don’t Want to Create1:42 — The Creative Funnel (Unmanifest → Manifest)3:11 — Small Actions Unlock Creative Flow4:18 — Completion & Release7:01 — Example: Midnight Daughter Album release9:01 — Stop Creating for Validation14:20 — Listening to the Song itselfKeywords: creative blocks, creative flow, artist motivation, songwriting tips, creativity, inspiration, creative burnout

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"And what is it but fragments of your own self you would discard that you may become free?" —Kahlil Gibran

We typically make freedom an external job:

• I'll be free when I have XXXXXX amount of money in my bank account.
• I'll be free when I travel.
• I'll be free when I leave my 9-5.

In truth, every situation contains both freedom and non-freedom. Light and darkness.

There are advantages and disadvantages to every situation, so our opportunity is to choose our freedom in any moment by shifting our perspective.

This episode features @motionbalance as he chimes in with questions & comments.

Look forward to your thoughts on this one!

Most logic is actually not logical —it comes from fear and limitation.

In today's episode, I overview illogical decision making.

I discuss:

• why illogical decision making is actually critical for human happiness
• why logic is usually emotional, and
• how to access illogical thinking

This one is counterintuitive! I look forward to your comments on this one.