The Ten Crutches Podcast
What prevents us from being present in our lives? What ideas, concepts, tools can we use as ”crutches” to help us walk more deeply in each moment?
This is my attempt to help people with being human. I try to avoid the issues people fight about, the surface conflicts, like who has the right opinion about this or that. Instead, I ask: what are the conditions that make it difficult for all of us to be human? How can we address them?
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download my free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
What are the ten crutches?
- There is no such thing as “the past.”
- There is no such thing as “the future.”
- All “things” (and “events”) are the same.
- All “things” (and “events”) are different.
- You will never find “it” outside of you.
- You will never find “it” inside of you.
- You are one with everything evil.
- You are one with everything good.
- You will never really know.
- Your senses are the gates to the present moment.
New episode drops every Monday at noon.
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What is happening in your life?
Are you intimately "one," manifesting a unique aspect of this great universe? Are you a separate and existentially lonely individual?
Both?
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Creativity is a superpower and we all have it.
Why isn't it easier for all of us to own it? And use it in the midst of our lives?
I explore our ability to dream at night cultivating creativity that flourishes during the day.
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
These aren't really "things:" they are more like conditions we find ourselves in, or perhaps polarities we must manage.
I identified five that are tough for me. I share them here with you.
1) Not Knowing What Size We Are (2:59)
2) Missing Out (6:15)
3) Needing To Be Certain In An Uncertain Universe (11:51)
4) Frontal Lobe Issues (14:16)
5) Fleeting vs Eternal (17:30)
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Apparently, it's quite easy as a human to feel impatient. Many impatient people, in order to counter this tendency, try to cultivate patience. I used to do this all the time.
I now regard this as a mistake. In this episode, I present how I currently approach the situation.
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
I originally heard the phrase "aspiration precautions" during my nursing career. In that context, aspiration is swallowing food down the wrong tube; it can go inadvertently into the lungs. A nurse teaches aspiration precautions to help caretakers and family members avoid this difficulty for a patient or loved one.
Meanwhile: we all have hopes and dreams. When it comes to the "spiritual" realm, I often find myself filled with aspirations. My aspiration is to become enlightened? I found some precautions were called for.
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Sometimes we feel "unworthy." We may judge our entire being as just plain "not good enough."
Where do these judgements come from? Why would anyone try to be "perfect?"
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
This episode is PART 5 of a 5-part series about the Subject-Object Split.
PART 1: Understanding The Split Itself
PART 2: Looking Outside
PART 3: Looking Inside
PART 4: When Troubles Create Troubles
PART 5: The Present As In-Between
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
This episode is PART 4 of a 5-part series about the Subject-Object Split.
PART 1: Understanding The Split Itself
PART 2: Looking Outside
PART 3: Looking Inside
PART 4: When Troubles Create Troubles
PART 5: The Present As In-Between
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
This episode is PART 3 of a 5-part series about the Subject-Object Split.
PART 1: Understanding The Split Itself
PART 2: Looking Outside
PART 3: Looking Inside
PART 4: When Troubles Create Troubles
PART 5: The Present As In-Between
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
This episode is PART 2 of a 5-part series about the Subject-Object Split.
PART 1: Understanding The Split Itself
PART 2: Looking Outside
PART 3: Looking Inside
PART 4: When Troubles Create Troubles
PART 5: The Present As In-Between
Visit the podcast website at tencrutches.link to download the free ebook Ten Crutches For Walking In The Present.
Show notes are here.
Also: from the podcast's website you can leave me a voice message or send an email. I would love to hear from you!