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A Cup of Cold Water

Episodes

April 24, 2025

15 - Muddy

Do you feel stuck in a muddled world? Are you just barely muddling forward? It is time to wash off all that mud! Listen to my poem about getting out of the mud! Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. ...

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April 17, 2025

14-Resurrection a Reminder of Hope and Renewal

What is the meaning of Easter? I used to think it was about chocolate bunnies and jelly beans. In this episode I share what I've learned that is far more encouraging. Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blo...

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April 10, 2025

13 – Discipline

How do you define discipline? Is discipline your friend, or something you chafe against? How can a good definition of discipline empower you? Can you use a better sense of discipline to manage yourself better? Polly Castor is...

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April 3, 2025

12 – Silence Your Inner Critic

Are you critical of yourself? Is your inner critic bullying you? How can you control all that negative chatter in your head? Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. Daily Lifestyle Blog: PollyCastor.co...

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March 27, 2025

11 – Not Disconnected

Do you feel isolated and alone? Do you feel left out or unimportant? This short poem shares a couple metaphors to help you to realize how included and integral you are. Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and b...

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March 20, 2025

10 – Joy Is an Act of Resistance

Is error impersonating veracity? Are you standing aghast? Or are you amplifying good instead? This poem considers what is the most effective form of resistance. Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. ...

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March 13, 2025

9 – How to Overcome Regret

Do you know how to overcome regret and let it go? Can you forgive yourself that you don't have a perfect past? Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. Daily Lifestyle Blog: PollyCastor.com Artist websi...

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March 6, 2025

8 – Live Larger

Are you wondering why you are so uninspired? Slip out of your anxious smallness and live larger. Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. Daily Lifestyle Blog: PollyCastor.com Artist website: PollyCasto...

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Feb. 27, 2025

7 – Freedom from Yourself

Does how you identify yourself make you happy? Are you living in the present? Or are you fearful about the future, or living in the past? Does the future or past keep you from being all you can be right now? Listen now to s...

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Feb. 20, 2025

6 – Employ Courage

Could you use a little courage right now? Today's episode is a poem about how to employ courage in your life. Polly Castor is an artist, poet, spiritual healer, and blogger. Daily Lifestyle Blog: PollyCastor.com Artist websit...

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Feb. 15, 2025

5 – I Am From

Do you wonder who is talking on this podcast? Get to know me a little bit in this episode, where I share some of the experiences that made me who I am. Click the contact button below and share with me a bit of who you are. Po...

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Feb. 8, 2025

4 – From Atheism to Believing in Divine Love

Are there many versions of God you don't believe in? In this episode, I share how I went from rejecting the whole concept of God, to finding what genuinely resonated for me. You can do this too. Be encouraged to think through...

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Feb. 8, 2025

2 – 25 Life Lessons

What makes the most difference in your life? Do you love hearing someone sum up what they've learned that makes the most difference in their life? Since I can remember, I've loved reading and collecting these, as well as pond...

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Feb. 8, 2025

3 – Cross Pollinating and Butterfly Chasing

Has anyone ever insisted you need to focus on only one thing, and stop "chasing butterflies"? This episode challenges that narrow outlook and encourages you to diversify your interests instead, and see how they combine and su...

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Feb. 8, 2025

1 – Giving a Cup of Cold Water

Welcome to Episode 1 of A Cup of Cold Water podcast. How do you feel when someone gives you a cup of cold water? Sometimes you need just a little refreshment in a way you can use it, instead of trying to drink from a fire hos...

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