Discover Meditation with Bob Martin

12/03/2025

What you’re believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness.

12/02/2025

Ralph’s new Substack blog is now LIVE!

There’s this old joke I heard once about a preacher who was a dyed-in-the-wool Republican.

12/02/2025

🎧 Don't Miss This Essential Episode! 💖

Feeling drained? You're not alone. In this deeply moving and practical episode of A Wise and Happy Life, host Bob Martin welcomes nursing veteran and burnout survivor Jenny Lytle, RN (author of Self-Care Isn’t Selfish and creator of The Nurse’s Breakroom podcast). Jenny shares her personal journey through burnout and loss, revealing the turning points that inspired her mission to help caregivers. Discover simple, doable strategies—from the "oxygen-mask metaphor" to the "salt-water pool" approach—that will help you protect your energy, identity, and well-being. If you are a parent, professional, or simply a generous soul who gives more than you get, this conversation is your grounding reminder: Your needs matter!

Tune in now on Podbean to learn how taking care of you makes you better for everyone else.

In this heartfelt episode of A Wise and Happy Life, host Bob Martin sits down with Jenny Lytle, RN—hospice nurse, author of Self-Care Isn’t Selfish, and creator of The Nurse’s Breakroom podcast. Jenny opens up about her 31-year nursing career, her journey through burnout, the sudden loss of he...

12/02/2025

A quiet mind and open heart are all you need.

11/30/2025

Kindness is more than deeds. it is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. it is anything that lifts another person.

11/30/2025

Part 1 of our series: We live in an interconnected world—our choices ripple across people, nature, and future generations. True compassion asks us to expand who we call 'neighbor,' aligning daily life with love, not fear. How will you answer the call of universal responsibility?

Part 1 – The Urgency of Universal Responsibility

11/30/2025

11/29/2025

People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without agenda.

11/28/2025

Because he believes in himself,
he doesn't try to convince others.
Because he is content with himself,
he doesn't need approval.
Because he accepts himself,
the whole world accepts him.

11/28/2025

11/27/2025

Balance is not something you find. It's something you create.