18th May 2026

#512: Are You Living Adjacent to Your Own Life?

I'm Mark

Human Connection Specialist, Speaker, Author, Coach, Podcast Host and founder of Create The Love.

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Themes

Addiction, Adjacent, Alignment, Authenticity, Awakening, Boredom, consciousness, devotion, Dharma, Disconnection, Identity, Integrity, Liberation, Numbness, Purpose, Selfhood, Spirituality, Surrender, Truth, Validation

Summary

In this episode, I want to encourage you to think about one thing – are you actually living your life, or are you living next to it? We explore what it means to stop being adjacent to yourself, why the things we use to numb the gap like alcohol, screens, and other people’s opinions are actually keeping us from the most important relationship we will ever have, and why the journey to find yourself and the journey to find God are the same road.

Discover

00:00 – Introduction to Divine Purpose

01:00 – Numbing and Distraction in Culture

02:25 – The Journey to Self and God

04:27 – Integrity and Attention

05:30 – Evolution of Teaching and Authentic Voice

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