Inner Peace to Go

A podcast about how to find more peace and ease in your life without meditating on a mountaintop for years. Learn from science, from sages and from self-help about how to bring more balance and joy to your everyday life through small, actionable steps. Featuring interviews with experts and other amazing people who share their paths to peace, insights from scientific studies and actionable tips you can put into practice today. Hosted by journalist Sandy Cohen (on Instagram & Twitter @YouKnowSandy) with new episodes weekly.

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Lighten up, Francis

April 15, 2024 • Sandy Cohen • Season 3 • Episode 68

The 1981 movie "Stripes," starring Bill Murray and John Candy as enlistees in the Army, features a scene with a tough-guy character who says his name is Francis but everyone calls him "Psycho." And if you call him Francis, he'll kill you. And if you touch his stuff, he'll kill you. And if you touch him, he'll kill you.

He gives this whole speech about how he's going to kill everyone, and when he's done, the drill sergeant says, "Lighten up, Francis."

And that's some advice we all could use!

It's easy to take ourselves super seriously, but that generally takes us away from the inner peace we crave.

This episode is about how we can lighten up, Francis, and the many benefits for doing so.

Please keep in touch! I'm on Instagram @YouKnowSandy and at innerpeacetogo.com.

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