Today’s episode is my conversation with Brady Rather.

Brady is a musician and host of the podcast Love Like A Heretic.

This episode covers a range of topics around themes of authenticity and being true to who you are, not who others want you to be. Brady talks about why it’s so important to be committed to intentional presence on a daily basis.

He also discusses 3 unavoidable constants of life: pain, uncertainty and constant work, and just how important it is to change your relationship to these things.

Brady also talks about how authenticity and honesty with yourself are keys to building a peaceful life - that is your inner landscape, and the essence you bring to those around you.

One of the many takeaways from this episode is the importance of surrounding yourself with people that exemplify the qualities that are important to you. You can never get rid of pain, uncertainty and constant work, but at least you can make the journey along the way more hopeful and full of peace and contentment.

Another takeaway is to keep coming back to the simile of your life being like the sky, and every cloud that comes along and blocks the sun belongs. It all belongs. Welcoming those clouds and thanking them for being there are important steps to understanding what they are and what they are trying to tell you.

Our attachment to all kinds of things, like emotions, material possessions and other people’s perceptions of us are what lead to suffering.