The Light, the Thunder, and the Rain. But mostly the Light. A Pilgrim’s Odyssey is your daily dose of hope navigating family, faith, and living free. Silouan Green, The Pilgrim’s Odyssey host, began to find his own answers after a tragic jet crash on an epic 23-month, over 20,000 mile motorcycle trip. Since then, he has taught thousands to take positive action in facing the trials and traumas of life. Life is complicated. Where are you going?
Episodes
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
A magnificent trip to Yosemite National Park reminded me of the power of faith and love to heal and connect.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Join me today on The Pilgrim's Odyssey for 3 magical stories of trees and the lesson they taught me on looking up and embracing the almighty. How often do you hear a podcast on U2, Peter Fonda, and the Garden of Gethsemane?
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
What a brutal companion time can be. I was lying in bed, feeling sorry for myself at the time I had lost. It is so easy to become consumed by what we can’t get back. This can lead us to feeling like we have run out of time. But have we?
Today with a little help from Scott Peck, the Bible, and an Old Sea Captain, we talk about how to redeem the moments we have and stop feeling like we are running out of time to matter.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Emotional numbing shuts us down – we can’t feel, we can’t experience. We cannot see a route to change.
Sometimes the first step to overcoming our numbness is just feeling something, something physical that can cut through our injured psyche.
Join us today on The Pilgrim's Odyssey as we learn to feel and act in order to overcome the uncomfortably numb.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Sometimes the thorns in our side can seem some overwhelming that we are left feeling abandoned in our hopelessness and despair. The truth is that we are not alone. Our pain is what unites us.
Join me today as I share some thoughts on the walk of Christ to crucifixion, the Via Dolorosa, and my own thorns I've struggled with my whole life.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Perseverance is what separates many of us from getting the life we want. Some important lessons today from the American eel and Steve Jobs on how to persevere.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
When I’m at my worse, I don’t listen. To my kids, to my wife, to my God.
When I’m at my best, I put the phone down, sit quietly without fidgeting, and just listen.
Today on The Pilgrim's Odyssey we talk about how to be our best with a little help from Bono and Thomas Merton.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
The Golden Hour is that time right after sunrise and right before sunset that the light is redder and softer and spectacular. Finding the Golden Hour in photography is more about preparation than anything. Life is the same way. Today, we talk about some lessons learned from my Grandmother Toodles and some crazy Hungarians chasing the light at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Love takes self-discipline and an understanding of delayed gratification. It is best learned from our parents. But what if we didn't learn it from them, and how do we help others learn to love? Today an important lesson I learned from a young man in juvenile prison and the great psychiatrist, Dr. Scott Peck and his book The Road Less Traveled.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Join me today on Faith Friday as we examine a time honored path to peace. It is the path of humility and stillness that even in the darkest of times can help us focus on the transcendent and put the cares of the world in perspective.