This is one of the most incredible stories of fleeing a communist country I've ever heard. Please enjoy listening to Thomas Lao's story and learning from him! There's a link to his LinkedIn if you want to connect with him. 

NOTES

• Covid-19 predictions
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Thomas Business - 99 Universal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kiang-lao-2185226/
• Mastering Q&A
• How he got his PhD - Poor Hungry and Driven
• This is the beginning of a graphic story...
• Communism and Cambodia in mid-70's
• Critical Thinking vs. Feelings 
• Critical Race Theory 
• Education issues
• What is life? Why did I have to suffer? 
• ~MInute 32 begins the story of Thomas getting out of Cambodia
• Fear of Hunger
• Two movies that do a good job depicting life during the 1970's in Cambodia: 
  • Angelina Jolie movie is close to real - First They Killed My Father
  • The Killing Fields
• Highway 4 - Small Row Boat - Commercial Fisherman
• Thailand camp
• Illiterate in USA. Found food and freedom. 
• Increase gratitude and appreciation. 
  • Suffering is universal
  • cause of suffering stems from desires of wants
  • there's a cause and end, knowledge. 
• Leaning to be at peace
• Law of Nature - Karma. Say and do good things. Be a profession that does no harm. Incongruence with peace is bad. 
• Law of Causality - Charity work. 5% to charity. Medical Missions. Build monasteries - a place to seek God. 
• We do things to satisfy ourselves
• Does your path give you peace?
• Simple, yet difficult: 5 virtures
  • no killing
  • no stealing
  • sexual misconduct
  • no lying
  • abstain from wine/intoxication
• Be mindful as possible, the heart of an angel 
• Bali: a sense of shame with a moral calm
• Reasons people come to us:
  • Take payment for past wrongdoing. satisfied and then move on.
  • For the greater good. Build/create together. 

Today's podcast is with Kristin Hutchison, the host of Chicken In A Bag Podcast, Bartender, Comedian, & Mom. We cover her home town of Stoneham, MA. We cover home life, how I found her on Instagram, her podcast, her book ideas. 

We also cover a bit about her comedy that she's been working on, how it's slow to find your lane in life. We give two shout outs to two other guys we both recognize and follow-Dee Green a social media personality that helps pastors grow churches and the Wall Street Trapper dealing with finances. 

Please check out her channels below:
https://www.instagram.com/kristinbeingkristin/
https://www.youtube.com/c/kristinbeingkristin
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chicken-in-a-bag/id1552813773

Music Credit: Young Kartz – Worship 

Becky Blackmon is an author, speaker, bible class teacher, and one of the most enthusiastic people you'll meet. Please enjoy this conversation I had with her! If you are a Christian, you'll love this conversation. If you are not big on God/Jesus/Bible topics, this may not be the podcast for you. Becky quotes a lot of scripture and we talk about church a lot. You can find Becky active on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becky.blackmon You can reference a few notes below. 

Be sure to subscribe, rate and review to this podcast! You can follow me on social: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn. 

Overview of topics discussed. 

• A sister of Barnabas
• Becky as a "pearl seeker"
• Please check out the books she's written: 
  • Begging Place https://www.amazon.com/Begging-Place-Becky-Blackmon/dp/0929540573
  • Pearl Seeker https://www.amazon.com/Pearl-Seeker-Becky-Blackmon/dp/0929540956/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1627439444&refinements=p_27%3ABecky+Blackmon&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Becky+Blackmon
  • Seek the Precious Moments https://www.amazon.com/Seek-Precious-Moments-Becky-Blackmon/dp/1945127147/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1627439477&refinements=p_27%3ABecky+Blackmon&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Becky+Blackmon
  • Precious Plans for Precious Women's - Be on the lookout!
• Becky Growing Up - 
• Memories of my Dad - Steve Watts and Forest Park Church of Christ
• Leaving a legacy
• Stacking skills
• Lots of Bible references
• Jimmy Judd story
• Bon Blackwell sermon from a chair
• Isaiah Chapter 6

Music credit:

Young Kartz – Worship

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