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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS BUTCH QUICK.

HE JOINS US FROM CONNECTICUT.

BUTCH IS A STREET PHOTOGRAPHER… 

THAT PASSION HAS GUIDED HIM TO TRAVEL AROUND THE U.S. AND ABROAD…

I’LL OPEN OUR CONVERSATION….BY ASKING YOU TO REACH INTO YOUR MEMORY….

HERE…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET ?”....IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE GREETING…IT’S A CHECK-IN OF SORTS….

WE’RE TWO MINDS…. ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP INTO YOUR LIFE….

SO THIS IS AN OPENING… FOR US TO CONNECT…THROUGH FOOD….

THIS CAN BE A MEAL FROM ANYTIME IN YOUR LIFE….THE HOPE IS WHATEVER MEAL YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT…. IS MEANINGFUL….THAT IT BRINGS UP A  MEMORY…..OR EMOTION….

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF A MEAL…HAPPENS LONG AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENT….THOSE MEMORIES CAN BE POWERFUL….AND WE LIKE TO HONOR AND EMBRACE THAT  CONCEPT….BUTCH  I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE…

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ALERT

THE FIRST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN I THINK “PHOTOGRAPHER”....IS ALERT…YOU COULD BE IN A CONVERSATION AND SEE SOMEONE OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE AND THINK…. “I NEED TO CONNECT WITH THEM”.....

BRING US INTO YOUR MIND…WHAT HAPPENS THE MOMENT YOU SEE SOMEONE…WHY TAKE THEIR PHOTO… AND NOT SOMEONE ELSE ?

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YOU ALSO CAN’T BE SHY…YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO APPROACH A STRANGER AND ASK TO TAKE THEIR PHOTO….HAS THIS ALWAYS COME NATURALLY TO YOU ?

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AS I MENTIONED BEFORE ALERT, WAS THE FIRST WORD TO COME TO MIND… WHEN I THINK OF A PHOTOGRAPHER…BUT ALSO THE WORD SPIRITUAL IS WALKING AROUND THE EDGES OF ALL OF THIS… FOR ME….

I IMAGINE THERE ARE MANY SYNCHRONISTIC MOMENTS THAT HAPPEN IN THIS CULTURE….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE CREATED…CHANCE ENCOUNTERS …THINGS OF THAT NATURE….

WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THERE’S ALSO AN ENERGY THAT IS GUIDING YOU WHEN IT COMES TO WHO WALKS INTO YOUR ENVIRONMENT…MAYBE YOU’RE TAPPING INTO THAT ENERGY…PERHAPS YOU’VE DEFINED YOUR AWARENESS OF THAT ENERGY OVER THE YEARS ?

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ADVICE

WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ?

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EVOLUTION

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT GROWING OLDER IS THE PATH OF EVOLUTION…IF YOU CHOOSE TO EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY…

IT’S NOT EASY BREAKING OUT OF ROUTINE AND COMFORT ZONES…

BUT YOU DID….YOU STARTED TAPPING INTO PHOTOGRAPHY LATER IN LIFE…

FOR THOSE LISTENING THAT ARE MAYBE THINKING ABOUT DIVING INTO THE UNKNOWN….BUT ONE SIDE OF THEIR BRAIN IS SECOND GUESSING THAT PATH…WHAT’S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT EITHER YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN THAT YOU’D LIKE TO PASS ON…

OR SOMETHING YOU’VE LEARNED… THAT YOU THINK MIGHT HELP THEM TAKE THAT LEAP…. AND SWITCH THINGS UP IN LIFE…

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IDENTITY

IF YOU COULDN’T BE A PHOTOGRAPHER ANYMORE BECAUSE OF AGE OR SICKNESS OR SOMETHING ELSE…DO YOU WORRY THAT IT WOULD BE A BIG IDENTITY SHIFT FOR YOU?

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EVENTS

WHAT TURN OF EVENTS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE? WHAT TOOK YOUR LIFE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, FOR BETTER OR WORSE?

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PURPOSE

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES IS A PIXAR DISNEY ANIMATED FILM CALLED SOUL…

IT EXPLORES THE IDEA THAT YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE IS TO EXPERIENCE LIFE…AND THAT WE ARE ALREADY ENOUGH…THAT WE CAN FIND MEANING IN THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE…..THAT WE DON'T NEED TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING TO ENJOY LIFE. 

SOUL EXPLAINS YOUR "SPARK" AS THE ENTHUSIASM TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT AND APPRECIATE THE SMALL THINGS….

THE MOVIE SHOWS JOE, THE MAIN CHARACTER….WHO CONFUSES HIS "SPARK".... WITH HIS "PURPOSE."

IN OUR SOCIETY SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT’S INGRAINED IN OUR MINDS FROM A YOUNG AGE THAT OUR PURPOSE IS OUR CAREER….AND THAT CAN LEAD TO MANY CONFUSING EMOTIONS….POSSIBLY JUDGMENT FROM FAMILY, NOT FEELING LIKE YOU’RE ENOUGH, FEELING LOST…..AND SOUL COVERS ALL OF THAT….IT’S A BRILLIANT FILM….

WHAT HAS YOUR JOURNEY TO FINDING YOUR PURPOSE LOOKED LIKE ? …. AND WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE ?.....

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INSPIRATION

HOW DO YOU TAP INTO INSPIRATION …..AND KEEP THAT ENERGY FLOWING THROUGH YOUR LIFE ?

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HABITS

I FIND IT FASCINATING TO HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE’S DAILY HABITS…                             A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE OF…

USUALLY I WALK AWAY WITH A TIP THAT I ADD INTO MY LIFE….AND THAT TIP COULD SEEM BORING TO YOU…..BUT ENDS UP LEADING TO A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ME….AND FOR OUR LISTENERS…. 

SO WHAT’S A USUAL DAY LIKE FOR YOU ?.....FROM THE MOMENT YOU WAKE UP ….UNTIL YOUR HEAD HITS THE PILLOW THAT NIGHT….

GENERALLY SPEAKING…..HOW ARE YOU FLOWING THROUGH LIFE?

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NEXT

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU ?...….WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED FOR IN THE MONTHS TO COME ? ……IT COULD BE TRAVELING….CHANGING YOUR DAILY HABITS….SLOWING DOWN IN LIFE….A WORK RELATED PROJECT…WHATEVER YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO….

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DEATH

DEATH IS A TOPIC THAT WE OFTEN AVOID OPENLY DISCUSSING IN OUR SOCIETY…YET IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL FACE AT SOME POINT IN LIFE….

PERSONALLY, HAVING HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEATH PRODUCES AN AWARENESS ABOUT THE PRESENT MOMENT…SPARKS AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE….AND HELPS ME LIVE FULLY…

DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS OR INSIGHTS ABOUT DEATH…. FROM YOUR UPBRINGING….. OR LIVED EXPERIENCE…. THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE?

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SYNCHRONICITIES

HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OR SYNCHRONICITIES IN YOUR LIFE…. THAT GUIDED YOU IN SOME WAY  ?…IT COULD BE A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER….A CONVERSATION THAT LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE ARRANGED….EVEN IF YOU TRIED….THERE’S A WIDE SPECTRUM HERE…..NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS…

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TAKEAWAY

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM WITH US …

I BELIEVE THAT THE JOURNEY…. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE DESTINATION. 

IT’S ON THE PATH THAT WE LEARN….EVOLVE AND….. ENCOUNTER LESSONS…. THAT SHAPE US…. INTO OUR BEST SELVES.

I ALWAYS LIKE ENDING…. BY ASKING…. IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS…..THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE JUST TOUCHED ON…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY...

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AND WHERE OR HOW …..IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT…. OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU  ?

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OUTRO

THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... FOLLOW  “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….

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