Memes: Distracted Boyfriend Meme - "So this meme is the meme where you have one guy that's walking down the street with his girlfriend holding her hand, but he's looking, looking over his left shoulder back to another girl that caught his attention. So it's a very popular meme that people use. And then the people usually put words over it where essentially the way people use that meme is you have something that's yours, but there's something that's not yours that's catching your attention. But the thing that's in your hand is looking at you feeling neglected."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:"If there is a metaphor, I would say if I'm the man, what's in my hand is life and what's walking away from me is football, right?""There's a quote from a show Friday Night Lights that I love and the quarterback Street said, 'You can have it all, but you can't have it all at once.'... It's about timing and there's a sense of anxiety and you want things.""A ship in the harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for." - John A. SheddUnderlying, or primary, metaphors:KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEINGDESIRE/NEED IS HUNGERIMPORTANCE IS SIZE PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONSACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION CHANGE IS MOTIONCIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHERTIME PERIODS IN OUR LIVES ARE CONTAINERS.Magic:Connectedness®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Developer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Restorative®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)  Relator®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Taurus (Astrology)Support and Connect with Darnell!Follow Darnell on Instagram @livetofailureSubscribe to Darnell's YouTube channel where you can view his 2-part 150 LB Weight Loss Journey seriesSubscribe to House Party Entertainment's YouTube channel to watch the Do You Know Black showsFollow @doyouknowblk on TikTok and @Do you Know Black on InstagramPop Culture:Great Gatsby Reaction / Leonardo DiCaprio Toast MemeRoll Safe Think About It Meme (Check out our episode about this meme with Lauren Bullock on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!)Friday Night LightsWilly Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryResources:The Pivot Year by Brianna WiestAuthoring Your Life: Developing Your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges by Marcia Baxter Magolda

Meme(s): Presence Quote Meme - "It's a quote from Malcolm Forbes, and it basically says, 'Presence is more than just being there.' And the word presence has come up in a lot of different spaces for me recently."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A STORY AND WE ARE THE AUTHORS OF OUR OWN LIVES. EACH EXPERIENCE IS A CHAPTER IN OUR STORY.LIFE IS AN ARTISTIC PROCESS AND WE ARE THE ARTISTS OF OUR OWN LIVES.LIFE IS A JOURNEY.LIFE IS A PUZZLE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.TIME PERIODS (IN OUR LIVES) ARE CONTAINERS.CONSTITUENTS ARE CONTENTS.(LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS.AFFECTION IS WARMTH.EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.CONTEXTUAL ROLES ARE LOCATIONS.MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.Magic:11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)Significance® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Ben!Connect with Ben on LinkedInFollow Ben on InstagramPop Culture:Parks and RecreationFiona and Fritz (Hippos from the Cincinnati Zoo)Resources:The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan DownsFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

Memes: Esi Mathis' Original Quote Meme - "I was lying in bed and I just, I heard this... And I think maybe a year or so ago,  one day I just decided, 'Oh, let me post this online.' I'm not a big online presence. I don't post every day or even every week, but I try to post when I have something meaningful to share or something positive to put out there, in the atmosphere for people or something encouraging. I enjoy encouraging people... I think typically when we hear the word invest... typically we think of money. Like, oh, yep. 'Where's your investment? What are you invested in?' We think of money. We think of gold stocks, bonds, all the things that have to do with monetary value. But none of that was on my mind when the quote came to me and thank you, Taran, because it never occurred to me to attach my name to it. I had never heard anyone say it before. So as far as I know, it's an original... I don't have evidence to tell me anything to the contrary, but since that came to me, it regularly just rises up in my thought process when I'm doing other things and, for me, investing in what we value crosses all aspects of life."Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:TIME IS MONEY.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.IMPORTANT IS CENTRAL.IMPORTANCE IS SIZE AND VOLUME.IMPORTANCE IS MASS/WEIGHT.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHINGPROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.Magic:8 Expression Number (Numerology)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Esi!Find Esi on FacebookFollow Esi on Instagram and TwitterPop Culture:Iyanla, Fix My LifeResources:Connection Project 360 Podcast

Memes: "In the email that I send guests, it explains that a meme is really this culturally shared image, virally shared. So some of the images... may not be... the meme you picture with the Impact font and all that kind of stuff. So we have a different image today that we're going to get into." - TaranMeme - "So this image, I actually can't even look at it without crying. Um, I want to be very clear. This is an image of Joe Biden, but it's not a political image. That's not why I chose this. It's an image of the day that I think it's the day of his son, Beau's funeral. And he's waiting outside with his family for the casket to arrive. And he's surrounded by his grandchildren and his children and his wife. And they're standing in a line. And Joe Biden is just looking up to the sky with his eyes closed... It's such a beautiful image because it says so much about grief and about pain just through an image." - AllisonJoin our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the meme for this episode and follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS ARE PLOT TWISTS. / LIFE IS A STORY.LIFE IS A JOURNEY / CAREGIVING IS A JOURNEY.THE CAREGIVING JOURNEY IS NAVIGATING A RIVER/OCEAN.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.CHANGE IS MOTION.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MEANS ARE PATHS.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.Magic:Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)Support and Connect with Allison!Allisonkwyman.com/winFollow her on Instagram @cozycaregivercafeThe Cozy Caregiver Cafe PodcastListen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyResources:In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert KeganAuthoring Your Life: Developing your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges by Marcia Baxter MagoldaThe Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell"Two" by Sleeping At Last from the Enneagram albumA Few Other Podcasts You Might Enjoy:Perspectives of Grief with Kenne-AnneCoffee, Grief, & Gratitude with Anne Gudger and Maria GibsonMaria Goncalves Podcast - Mediumship, Intuition, TarotPushing Through Loss: Stories of Loss and Discovering the Inner Strength Warrior Within with Kelila Green Siciliano

Memes: Weird Barbie Parenting Meme - "So the first one is Weird Barbie from the Barbie movie and Weird Barbie is saying, 'When you're trying to look nice, but you have kids and you haven't slept in five years.'"Ron Burgundy Leadership Meme - "So the second one is... Ron Burgundy played by Will Ferrell, a character from Anchorman, which came out in 2004. So, he's like leaning over the table and he's like, 'Leadership it's kind of a big deal, right?'"Friendship Quote Meme - "It's two little like toddlers hugging and it says, 'We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much.'"Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the memes for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.Magic:5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)4 Expression Number (Numerology)Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Command® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 8: The Warrior (Enneagram)ENTJ Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Heather!Connect with Heather on LinkedInRead her dissertation!Pop Culture:BarbieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyMeet the ParentsYou, Me and DupreeResources:Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development by Lyn Mikel Brown and Carol GilliganConnections between Leadership and Developmental Capacities in College Students  by Dr. Heather Shook ChristmanFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady A Few Parenting Podcasts You Might Enjoy:Same Shit, Different Mom with Carly ElyAlternative Parenting with Efrat AmiraLiberating Motherhood with Leah LaHue

Memes: James Baldwin Quote Meme - "So, the first one is a James Baldwin quote that says to be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege and there's a sketch of him and colorful icons or drawings behind him."Yung Pueblo Quote Meme - "...the next one that you brought, which was a quote by Yung Pueblo... 'It is not about being fully healed and then starting your life. It is about embracing healing as a lifelong journey, while allowing genuine connections to organically emerge along the way.'"Burning Bridges Quote Meme - "I could not find who actually said this... 'If standing up for yourself burns a bridge, I have matches. We ride at dawn.'"Teachers Gonna Hate My Kids Tweet - "So @zeeopatra on Twitter... it says, 'Teachers going hate my kids cause they gon be in history class like 'WELL ACTUALLY'." Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation and view the memes for this episode or you can follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:LIFE IS A JOURNEY.PARTNERING WITH A THERAPIST IS GOING TO THE GYM AND WORKING WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER.EPIPHANIES IN THERAPY ARE LIKE CONNECTING PIECES OF A PUZZLE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.AFFECTION IS WARMTH.INTENSITY OF ACTIVITY IS HEAT. (or in this case burning bridges)SIMILARITY IS PROXIMITY.CAUSAL RELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL CONNECTION.Magic:11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)8 Lifepath Number for James Baldwin (Numerology)2 Expression Number (Numerology)8 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Aries SunAries MoonLeo RisingENFP Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Evita!Evita's WebsiteEvita's InstagramEvita's FacebookEvita's Ted TalkNomadness Travel Tribe Facebook GroupNomadness Travel Tribe Facebook PageNomadness WebsitePop Culture:InsecureAfroFuture FestivalHarlem RenaissanceYung PuebloResources:The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (If you are procrastinating or resisting your creativity, I recommend listening to the audio book for a good kick in the ass!)Language, Culture, and Teaching by Sonia NietoFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady

Meme(s): How Do You Do Fellow Kids? Meme - "So I chose the Steve Buscemi meme of when he... comes in with a skateboard over his back. I think he has a backward cap on, saying hello fellow youths or kids. And that is like my day to day in a nutshell trying to like work with college age students as I get farther and farther away from that."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode.Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:Kitchen table energy versus dining table energy (THE KITCHEN TABLE IS HOME. / THE DINING TABLE IS A STAGE.)IDEAS ARE FOOD. LIFE IS A JOURNEY / LEARNING IS A JOURNEY. INFORMATION IS STORIES.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:APPEALING IS TASTY.DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER.CONSIDERING IS CHEWING.MEANS ARE PATHS.ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.Magic:7 Expression NumberIntellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Input® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Deliberative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Support and Connect with Stephen!Follow @stephenvhennFind him on Facebook Find @Stephenvhenn on The StoryGraphPop Culture:30 Rock (Season 6: The Tuxedo Begins)The Wedding SingerLord of the RingsThe X-FilesCatfishKeeping Up with the KardashiansThe Little MermaidThe OfficeResources:The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisHolly by Stephen KingOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise PennyNinth House by Leigh BardugoMental Health First AidLearning Partnerships: Theory and Models of Practice to Educate for Self-authorship by Marcia Baxter MagoldaFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady Lingo Explained:Occupancy = the area of a university that focuses on assigning students to their residence hall roomsRA = Resident Assistant; student leaders who support their peers in the residence hallsRD = Resident Director; professional staff members who supervise staff in the residence halls&nbsp

Memes: David Rose "Who Am I to Judge" Meme - "One is Schitt's Creek... and that meme has six images of David Rose, who, in some ways really resonates with my spirit. But the text above it says, 'Me: Who am I to judge?' And then... those six images are underneath that. It says 'also me' with various forms of very expressive judgmental faces, whether you're looking at eyes, whether you're looking at the hand gesture, where the hands at, whether you're looking at the forehead... So there's various forms of him...'"Dorothy Zbornak's 4 Moods Meme - "The other one I found from a more distant favorite show of mine... that one has my four moods and, of course, it has the images of Dorothy Zbornak. But 1) is I need coffee, 2) is I need a nap, 3) is I need a vacation, and then that 4th image is one that says I need duct tape, a rope and a shovel."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode. And learn more about your personal year number with this free resource!Metaphors:"Love is blind but the neighbors ain't." - Nancy Letourneau (Matt's AP English teacher)LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.KNOWING OR UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.AFFECTION IS WARMTH. EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.Magic:4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)6 Expression Number (Numerology)9 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Libra (Astrology)Support and Connect with Matt!Connect with Matt on LinkedInPop Culture:Schitt's CreekThe Golden GirlsThank You for Being a Friend (Theme Song from The Golden Girls) - Best rendition IMHO is by @FinallyAaronReal Housewives of New JerseyResources:The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert KeganThe Good Earth by Pearl BuckOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

Memes: Squat and Squint Meme - "The first one that I'm going to describe is of a black woman and she's in this like light pink kind of jacket blazer, these black pants, and she's outside and she's kind of leaning down and she's like what I assume out of breath, tired, just like, 'Oh, my gosh, what, what, what am I doing?'"Drew Scanlon Reaction Meme / White Man Blinking Meme - "The second meme is of this white guy. And he's, I'm guessing maybe sitting, but he does this kind of blink thing. And I feel like I use that a lot when someone says something or does something that I'm like, 'Really, is that actually happening? Is this actually what we're doing?'"Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode. And learn more about your personal year number with this free resource I made especially for you! Metaphors:MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE BRIDGES.MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE CONTAINERS.MATCHING A MEME WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES IS GOING THROUGH A ROLODEX OF EXPERIENCES.COMMUNICATION IS SENDING."Keep little things little." (MANAGEABLE MATTERS ARE SMALL IN SIZE.)"Let my light shine." (MY LIGHT IS MY POSSIBILITY AND MAGIC. THE DEGREE MY LIGHT IS SHINING REFLECTS MY CIRCUMSTANCES.)"Life's about choices." (LIFE IS A NEVER ENDING SERIES OF CHOICES.)LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:CONSIDERING IS WEIGHINGIMPORTANCE IS SIZE.EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY. (aka "Representation matters.")CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.GOOD IS BRIGHT/BAD IS DARK.KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.Magic:8 Expression Number (Numerology)Communication® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)ESFJ Myers Briggs TypeSupport and Connect with Mika!Read her Dissertation! Unapologetically Black: A Sista Circle Study Highlighting the Brilliant, Bold, and Brave Leadership Approaches of Black Women in Student Affairs by Dr. Shamika KarikariFollow her on Instagram @thecincymamaFollow her on Twitter/X @MikaKarikariResources:A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker PalmerThe Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya ParkerFoundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady 

Memes: Roll Safe Think About It Meme - "So the first meme is a gentleman in a leather shirt who is standing outside of a store. Looks like he's on the street somewhere and he's got a nice little crisp part. He's giving very 90's New Jack City vibes... What he's doing is he's tapping on his temple and his head in a gesture that makes you think that what you're saying is like a good decision, or I thought about that."Conceited (the Rapper) Reaction Meme - "So the second one, it's this guy looking at the proverbial off-screen camera, so imagine The Office whenever they paused and looked at the screen... and he's pursing his lips because something that was just said does not resonate with him and he is using his face to express his displeasure, concern, question about what was said."Follow us on Instagram @memesmetaphorsandmagic to view the meme(s) for this episode. Learn more about your personal year number with this free resource I made especially for you! Metaphors:TIME IS MONEY. HUMAN BEINGS ARE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH.THE LOGIC BEHIND OUR THINKING IS A CVS RECEIPT. (This metaphor can be related to another complex metaphor: ARGUMENTS ARE BUILDINGS.)LEARNING/LIFE IS A JOURNEY.Underlying, or primary, metaphors:ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.TIME IS A RESOURCE.PERSISTING IS ERECTNESS.CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.Magic:7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)8 Expression Number (Numerology)Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)Libra (Astrology)ENTJ Myers Briggs Type Support and Connect with Lauren!The Leadership Educator Podcast with Professors Lauren Bullock and Dan Jenkins - Listen and subscribe for more gems! Connect with Lauren on LinkedInPop Culture:#HoodDocumentaryThe Office#ThanksgivingClapback of 2015Wild 'N OutResources:Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership by Ed GordonThe Dollop PodcastImmunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio Seven Languages for Transformation: How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael SingerWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall GoldsmithOnce More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone