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The Mission of The Essential Discourse Podcast is to inspire & guide faith-driven individuals on their journey to personal growth & deeper connections. By blending practical wisdom with spiritual insight, I believe we can overcome challenges, nurture healthy relationships, and live purposefully.
Additionally, my mission is to create a community. In this safe space, everyone is truly seen, heard, encouraged, and empowered to be transformed by faith into better mental and spiritual versions of themselves, with unwavering support from the community.
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In this episode of The Essential Discourse Podcast, host Bruce Smith delves into navigating relationships with "swine-minded" individuals, a concept derived from the biblical sermon of not casting pearls before swine. He passionately articulates that swine-minded people are unappreciative, willfully ignorant, and often unrepentant about taking advantage of others' generosity. Through personal anecdotes and relatable scenarios, Bruce guides listeners in identifying such individuals and offers ...
Welcome to the Essential Discourse Podcast! I'm your host, Bruce Smith, and I'm thrilled to kick off our first episode of 2025 with you. Have you ever heard, "It's not how you start; it's how you finish?" That may be true. However, I submit that how you start matters in the time it takes one to achieve his or her goals. Today, we're setting the stage for a year of intentional living and meaningful goal-setting. In this episode, I dive deep into the difference between New Year's resolu...
Ever catch yourself spiraling into a black hole of 'what ifs' and endless doubt? Trust me, you're not alone. Today, we're diving headfirst into the all-too-common struggle of overthinking! Hey everyone! Welcome back to The Essential Discourse Podcast. I am your host, Bruce Smith! Overthinking causes many people to fail in various aspects of life. Relationships suffer or, worse, are destroyed because of it. Overthinking causes some to have severe battles with depression, self-confidence, and...
Welcome to another powerful episode of The Essential Discourse Podcast. I’m your host, Bruce Smith, and today, we're tackling a topic that's often overlooked but deeply impactful: the grief associated with grieving. In this episode, we're going beyond the conventional understanding of grief to explore the additional layers of frustration, annoyance, and even anger that can complicate the mourning process. This is a topic that is crucial for all of us to understand and manage. Have you ever f...
Welcome to the Essential Discourse Podcast! In today's episode, we're diving deep into a topic that hits home for many of us: the struggle with frustration and anger. Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by stress, unable to control the things around you, and feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? We're going to unpack these powerful emotions and explore how emotional intelligence can be a game-changer in managing them. We'll discuss self-care's critical role, empathy's import...
Welcome back to Essential Discourse with Bruce Smith, the podcast that dives deep into the complexities of real life and offers transformative dialogue. I'm your host, Bruce Smith, and today we have a special guest joining us, 16-year-old high school junior, Braeden Smith. In this episode, a prequel to the episode in our series, we tackle the intriguing question: "What is a man?" from his perspective. We explore the concept of maturity, responsibility, and the challenges of growing up i...
In this episode of Essential Discourse Podcast, host Bruce Smith takes a personal and engaging approach to exploring the question of what defines a man from the aspect of the origin of man. He highlights the dangers of modeling ourselves after celebrities and other popular people's public personas, warning against the destructive behaviors and consequences they can lead to. Bruce emphasizes that each individual has the potential to achieve God's standard of excellence through their adhe...
Beyond the Provider, Protector, and Producer: A Holistic View of Manhood On this episode of Essential Discourse Podcast, host Bruce Smith seeks to answer the age-old question: "What is a Man?" Despite receiving fewer responses than he expected, Bruce delves deep into the subject matter through personal study, including reading various books and articles. He acknowledges that people will have different definitions of what it means to be a man, but takes a holistic perspective on the issue. Th...
As professionals and collective people, we all are taught conflict resolution. You can conduct a Google Search for conflict resolution and find a plethora of articles, self-education courses, etcetera concerning the subject matter by world-renowned experts. Hardly anyone receives a thorough education in reference to Internal Conflict. Why is that? When you consider that all people will at some point have to contend with a war within one's self. It occurred to me that we learn how to manag...
It never ceases to amaze me how older people, particularly "church folk" with vast experiential knowledge act as if they've always been as mature as they are currently. As if they've always been PERFECT. Obviously, better stated, hopefully, the 24-year-old version of you wouldn't behave, dress, speak, think, etc. like the 14-year-old version of you. However, the 30, 40, and so on versions of ourselves tend to develop convenient amnesia regarding our past. Specifically, our poor choices...
This one thing is certain, he, her, them, they, you, and I will eventually die. There's no escaping this fact. Have you prepared for this appointment? Have you prepared to ensure that your spouse/partner and immediate family will be financially taken care of? With the passing of each day, you become more difficult to ensure. Do you know the different types of Life Insurance? If you have Life Insurance, are you under or over-insured? Is your insurance have high standards and integrity? Do yo...
In this episode of the Essential Discourse, we complete our two-part series. As you can see by the Episode Title, our Discourse is about money. Specifically, how each of us can be better stewards of this resource. We define two key definitions and provide five steps to practically develop great habits that will not only enhance your appropriation of money but will also put you on the pathway to thriving with the quantity of money you currently have. As a reminder, you can engag...
This is part 1 of a 2-part series, we want to address two resources that seem to be in short supply for many of us. For the purposes of today’s episode, Time is the resource we are focusing on. Time as a resource is of a limited quantity and is in high demand. Yet, most people waste a significant portation of this commodity. Let's identify and examine the how, and the why of "Time Wasted". Hopefully, we can also share a few practical solutions along the way. As a reminde...
We had the pleasure of interviewing Monroe Louisiana radio personality Damian "Grave Digga" Harris. Grave Digga shared some of the highs and lows of his 25-year career with us. Grave Digga gave us insight into the music industry, pitfalls, relationships, and future plans. This was in many aspects a trip down memory lane. We hope you enjoy Episode 0. Please provide your feedback on that platform of your choice. Rest In Peace DJ Starr For your convenience, the Essent...
An insightful and reflective review of the content presented in Episode 1 "Parenting Adult Children". Here, in Episode 2, we hear from the Adult Children's Perspectives. Let me tell you, I'm a better person and father as a result of this conversation. As parents we make mistakes. Those mistakes should never include not being able to admit that we've made mistakes. Therefore, we all have room to grow. My children were open, honest, and had the freedom to respond to what the...
Just as no one provided you with an instruction manual specific to your baby, toddler, tween, and or teen, no one taught us how to parent our individual adult children. This has been a daunting task for many of us. A task we really do not discuss with our peers or family in an enlightening way. Most of our communication with other parents who are in this unique situation amount to a venting session at best. And, for those reasons listed above, I believe the subject matter is an outsta...
The Mid-Term Election is nearly over. Excluding Georgia's Senate runoff, the control of the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government has been decided. Many states' leadership positions, governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and others have been decided. What role did you play? Were you an active participant? Were you one of the millions of citizens who choose to sit this one out? These are all reflective questions. Regardless of how you answer the question, ...
One of the biggest hindrances to establishing and maintaining healthy relationships is "Misconceptions". A misconception is defined as a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding. If "Misconceptions" hinder ordinary relationships, what are their effects on marriages, parent-child, and other intimate relationships? Many people who enter these relationships have misconceptions about what love is, how love is or should be displa...
So often, we tend to overlook acts of kindness. Acts that meet a specific need in our lives. A kind word, a smile, the sharing of information, and etcetera are a few examples of this. The danger in this is, if we continue to discount the seemingly small things, we may come to have a decreased appreciation for the not-so-small things that our brothers and sister do to meet our needs. We refer to this as "Entitlement". I don't know anyone who enjoys the company and or beha...
Disappointment is an unavoidable adversary to every human being. Disappointment, unchecked, clouds one’s judgment, attitude, and perspective of not only his/her life but also limits his/her ability to fellowship with other humans. Few people immediately look for the opportunities that disappointment offers. What if I told you that disappointment is an agent of growth and maturity? No, being disappointed isn’t pleasurable or desirable. Disappointment cuts, scars, and bruises. However, wh...
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