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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Transform Difficulties into Triumphs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/transform-difficulties-into-triumphs</link><description><![CDATA[A lack of meaning might be called a malaise of our times. When we encounter challenges or difficulties in life, often we discover that we can’t find a centre, a way to cope. What is it all about? Tune in to find out how to overcome difficult situations, to help you to find the WHY that will energise and animate your life. In finding your own WHY, in discovering your meaning and your purpose, your pain will be lessened. You will discover ways to unfold meaning, as well as a personal calling, through tasks that you can fulfil, relationships that you can strengthen and enrich, and attitudes that you can develop and cultivate.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5603467/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Self-Improvement</category><copyright>Copyright Carol Knox</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg</url><title>Transform Difficulties into Triumphs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/transform-difficulties-into-triumphs</link></image><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:34:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Carol Knox</itunes:name><itunes:email>aruraza@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>A lack of meaning might be called a malaise of our times. When we encounter challenges or difficulties in life, often we discover that we can’t find a centre, a way to cope. What is it all about? Tune in to find out how to overcome difficult...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lack of meaning might be called a malaise of our times. When we encounter challenges or difficulties in life, often we discover that we can’t find a centre, a way to cope. What is it all about? Tune in to find out how to overcome difficult situations, to help you to find the WHY that will energise and animate your life. In finding your own WHY, in discovering your meaning and your purpose, your pain will be lessened. You will discover ways to unfold meaning, as well as a personal calling, through tasks that you can fulfil, relationships that you can strengthen and enrich, and attitudes that you can develop and cultivate.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><item><title>Episode 1:This Too Shall Pass</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/day-1-this-too-shall-pass</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: No matter how difficult a situation is, know it will pass. Everything changes. Really knowing that something painful will pass, deep in the very pores of your being, embracing this and taking it to heart, can profoundly change the way you experience difficult situations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50305793</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:26:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50305793/carol_knox_day1_edited2019.mp3" length="2679618" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: No matter how difficult a situation is, know it will pass. Everything changes. Really knowing that something painful will pass, deep in the very pores of your being, embracing this and taking it to heart, can profoundly change the way...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: No matter how difficult a situation is, know it will pass. Everything changes. Really knowing that something painful will pass, deep in the very pores of your being, embracing this and taking it to heart, can profoundly change the way you experience difficult situations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>168</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>thistooshallpass</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/faed467b0e5063d60e4fa26ac94dda24.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 2: Finding Something to Live for is Critical</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/finding-something-to-live-for-is-critica</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: We can see in the story of Nelson Mandela that, if we have a why to live for, we can go through almost any circumstance that doesn’t kill us. Madiba is an example to all of us that no matter how hard things are, we can always find ways to create meaning and hope.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50305794</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50305794/carol_knox_day2.mp3" length="2548559" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: We can see in the story of Nelson Mandela that, if we have a why to live for, we can go through almost any circumstance that doesn’t kill us. Madiba is an example to all of us that no matter how hard things are, we can always find ways...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: We can see in the story of Nelson Mandela that, if we have a why to live for, we can go through almost any circumstance that doesn’t kill us. Madiba is an example to all of us that no matter how hard things are, we can always find ways to create meaning and hope.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>160</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>findsomethingtolivefor</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 3: The Question of Meaning in Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day3</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: Viktor Frankl says life questions us about our meaning, which we can only know moment by moment as we are challenged by life. We are expected to respond responsibly to this challenge from life. We are required to answer the call.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50307499</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:16:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50307499/carol_knox_day3.mp3" length="2803748" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: Viktor Frankl says life questions us about our meaning, which we can only know moment by moment as we are challenged by life. We are expected to respond responsibly to this challenge from life. We are required to answer the call.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: Viktor Frankl says life questions us about our meaning, which we can only know moment by moment as we are challenged by life. We are expected to respond responsibly to this challenge from life. We are required to answer the call.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>176</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>questionofmeaninginlife</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 4: Love Can Come to the Rescue</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day4</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: The experience of love is essential to the quality of our lives. It is the appreciation of what is beautiful, authentic and genuine about another which gives meaning to our lives.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50307999</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:14:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50307999/carol_knox_day4.mp3" length="2421772" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: The experience of love is essential to the quality of our lives. It is the appreciation of what is beautiful, authentic and genuine about another which gives meaning to our lives.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: The experience of love is essential to the quality of our lives. 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Instead of feeling that a situation is futile, you could turn it around and begin taking a different mind-set. Begin looking for how the situation can make you better. You’ll amaze yourself at how quickly you can transcend the futility purely through changing your mind-set.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50434096</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:28:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50434096/carol_knox_day6.mp3" length="2492070" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: It is extremely important to adjust your mind-set in circumstances that you can’t control. Instead of feeling that a situation is futile, you could turn it around and begin taking a different mind-set. Begin looking for how the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: It is extremely important to adjust your mind-set in circumstances that you can’t control. Instead of feeling that a situation is futile, you could turn it around and begin taking a different mind-set. Begin looking for how the situation can make you better. You’ll amaze yourself at how quickly you can transcend the futility purely through changing your mind-set.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>156</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>meaninginlife,thepowerofyourmindset</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 7: Finding Meaning from Suffering</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day7</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: Helen Keller’s life teaches us that the process of finding meaning in suffering does not lie in feeling like a victim of your fate. 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Instead, it comes from overcoming your suffering by reaching out and helping others.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>118</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>helenkeller,meaninginsuffering</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 8: Turn Suffering into a Challenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day8</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: Although we don’t have to suffer to learn, the only way to take advantage of suffering is to work out what it’s here to teach us. In the supreme difficulties of the concentration camps, Frankl rose to the challenge of his suffering by refusing to give up; he chose to grow, even through the suffering.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50813211</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:46:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50813211/carol_knox_day8.mp3" length="2436897" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: Although we don’t have to suffer to learn, the only way to take advantage of suffering is to work out what it’s here to teach us. In the supreme difficulties of the concentration camps, Frankl rose to the challenge of his suffering by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: Although we don’t have to suffer to learn, the only way to take advantage of suffering is to work out what it’s here to teach us. In the supreme difficulties of the concentration camps, Frankl rose to the challenge of his suffering by refusing to give up; he chose to grow, even through the suffering.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>153</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>nevergiveup,suffering,viktorfrankl</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 9: Is Fear Holding You Back from Your Calling?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day9</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: If life is something we can lose, what have we achieved with our lives? Did we discover our purpose, our calling? Did we break through the fog of our own fears and fulfil our reason for coming onto this Earth?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50893978</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:58:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50893978/carol_knox_day9.mp3" length="2444863" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: If life is something we can lose, what have we achieved with our lives? Did we discover our purpose, our calling? Did we break through the fog of our own fears and fulfil our reason for coming onto this Earth?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: If life is something we can lose, what have we achieved with our lives? Did we discover our purpose, our calling? Did we break through the fog of our own fears and fulfil our reason for coming onto this Earth?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>153</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>fear,findingpurpose,purpose</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 10: Learning Self-Compassion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day10</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: By realising how hard I was on myself, how I felt 100% responsible for the failure of my marriage, how I engaged in negative self-talk, berating myself in my inner dialogue, I was able to give myself the essential gift of self-compassion. Being harsh and demanding of ourselves makes life even more difficult than it already is. Instead, by freeing ourselves of the full responsibility that we often carry all too easily, we can give ourselves this essential kindness, a compassion for our own human frailty. We are just as we are. 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Being harsh and demanding of ourselves makes life even more difficult than it already is. Instead, by freeing ourselves of the full responsibility that we often carry all too easily, we can give ourselves this essential kindness, a compassion for our own human frailty. We are just as we are. Embracing this is life-affirming.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>169</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 11: Suffering can be an Inspiration</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/16624179/carol-knox-day11</link><description><![CDATA[Story Essence: By bearing suffering with dignity, you can be inspired to lift yourself out of your immediate surroundings and sufferings.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51183007</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:30:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51183007/carol_knox_day11.mp3" length="1986706" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Carol Knox</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Story Essence: By bearing suffering with dignity, you can be inspired to lift yourself out of your immediate surroundings and sufferings.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Story Essence: By bearing suffering with dignity, you can be inspired to lift yourself out of your immediate surroundings and sufferings.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>124</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>diginity,suffering</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/127203a199fcdbc38af068f3a0514271.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
