The Loved

In this episode of The Loved, we dive into the core practice of taming your thoughts—learning how to observe them without engaging, and how to quiet the mental noise that keeps us from peace. Drawing from the insights in my book, It’s Just a Thought: Tame Your Mind, Free Your Spirit, I share personal stories, practical exercises, and key teachings to help you stop fighting your thoughts and start watching them.
You’ll learn why our minds create so much noise, how to detach from negative thoughts, and how creating space in your mind allows love and peace to flow in. We also explore the connection between taming your thoughts and embracing unconditional love.
In this episode:
Personal story of learning to let go of thought control
Practical exercise to observe your thoughts without attachment
Why our minds generate constant noise and how to reduce it
Dealing with recurring and negative thoughts
Connecting unconditional love to thought taming
If you’re enjoying this series and want to dive deeper into these ideas, you can find more in my book, It’s Just a Thought, available on Amazon. Details and links to other episodes and to the book are available on my website, johndaughety.com.
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In this episode of The Loved, host John Daughety opens up about his personal journey with faith, shedding light on the ways religion can be both a source of peace and a tool for manipulation. Drawing from his experiences in ministry and his struggle to reconcile personal identity with religious doctrine, John shares insights into how we can protect ourselves from those who use faith as a weapon.
Through honest reflection and practical advice, this episode explores how we can reclaim our own sense of spirituality—on our terms—without guilt, fear, or manipulation. John emphasizes the importance of inner peace, forgiveness, and staying true to ourselves, no matter how chaotic the world seems. Whether you’re a believer or not, this episode offers valuable perspectives on how to maintain your peace and avoid being swayed by harmful dogma or political agendas.
Tune in for a deep, thought-provoking conversation about faith, love, and finding serenity in an often turbulent world.
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I needed to do a little reset, but in doing that, I realized that I hadn’t properly introduced the podcast. This special episode explains what The Loved is about.
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The intensity of the many emotions we may feel in grief are directly proportional to our expectations of the permanence of what we’ve lost or what we might lose. It is that expectation that fuels denial – and the chaos of denying the reality that stares us in the face incites or adds fuel to the other emotions associated with our grief. If we value our attachments, and the more attachments we create, the greater the chance that we will be faced with grief. The answer isn’t to avoid grief by avoiding or eliminating attachments, but to become mindful – to be present – and to let go of our expectations instead. It isn’t the loss of attachment that hurts so much as the loss of expectation and illusion of permanence. Release the expectations and release the suffering they cause.
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The gateway to inner peace and spiritual awareness is the ability to love yourself unconditionally. This guided meditation will take you through an exercise that will show you what it feels like to love yourself completely. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=NHPTCRGWA4ETA)
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If resentment is the poison, then Love & Forgiveness is the antidote. In the previous episode, I talked about how you can find the unconditional love that is already inside you. In this episode, I want to take that one step further and show you how to use that love to find forgiveness – for yourself and others. And, if this episode stinks, you can start practicing forgiveness right away!
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This episode was taken from a YouTube video I did back in January 2020. The topic – how to love your SELF – is foundational to everything this podcast is about. In this very personal message, learn what unconditional love actually is, why you must love and forgive yourself and how to find that love within you. The link to the video is https://youtu.be/sXxd7T9rI44
If you enjoyed this episode, remember to share it with the people you love. It really does help! For more on these concepts, check out John’s book It’s Just a Thought, available on Amazon.com. Visit johndaughety.com for more details and links.
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