Show 663.0: Geocaching and Gratitude

On our geocaching podcast today we have a discussion of gratitude and thankfulness, as it relates to geocaching. We also share about a very cool cache involving photography, the answer to a question about regional guidelines for geocaching, a big WWFM announcement and much more.

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Links mentioned in the show
Can geocaching be an indicator of cultural ecosystem services?

Regional Geocaching Policies Wiki

SuperPic Me Cache Challenge - Washington

You Might Be A Geocacher If...... Facebook Group

Announcement: The WWFM XVI will be June 22, 2019!!
GCWWFM - Geocaching World Wide Flash Mob Website

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AJ Jacobs Gratitude TED Talk

Night to Shine


The PodCacher Geocaching Gratitude Challenge:

  • Thank someone who has made geocaching possible or fun for you.
  • Tell them in 2 or 3 specific sentences why you appreciate whatever they have done.
  • If they respond, ask them to pay it forward and do the PodCacher Geocaching Gratitude Challenge as well.

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9 Responses to Show 663.0: Geocaching and Gratitude

  1. Al Van Dyke (Uncle Cacher) February 11, 2019 at 8:03 am #

    Congratulations Sean on getting second place in the spelling bee. I have been a poor speller all my life and am always impressed with those who excel at it. I am very dependent on computers with spell check and I’d be lost without it. I would hate reveal how many words even it this short message I had to go back and correct. I’m sure you have a great future ahead of you.

    • PodCacher February 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm #

      Thanks, Al, for your kind words. Sean studied hard and was very pleased with the results!

  2. Tom Brotherman February 11, 2019 at 7:43 pm #

    Awesome show!

    • PodCacher February 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm #

      Thanks Tom!

  3. Twentse Mug February 14, 2019 at 2:06 pm #

    I am a proud contributing member of the podcacher club. But that does not stop me from saying thank you for all these great shows and this one too!

    And I congratulate Sean too! Funny thing is the national annual spelling contest in the dutch language. Though there are 20 participating from Belgium and 40 from the Netherlands, most of the winners are from Belgium. It is funny that usually they are better in dutch language (which is also their national language) than people from the Netherlands.

    • PodCacher February 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm #

      Thank you so much. We appreciate YOU too and your long time support!

  4. HoggleA10 February 16, 2019 at 1:49 pm #

    Thank you for doing this show! Like you, I was especially irritated by the comment when I saw it on facebook that paying the annual premium membership is thanks enough. Working for an organization that does little to thank its employees, I definitely feel the power of a well deserved “thank you” when it comes my way, and I’m sure the people at groundspeak get far more complaints than thanks, which can be so overwhelmingly oppressive. So I think Josh’s idea to love on the people of groundspeak was brilliant.

    I, too, spend time thinking about things like gratitude, and I realize I am not nearly as thankful as I used to and want to be. Gratitude is life-affirming, not only for the ones being thanked, but the ones doing the thanking. When we are mindful of all that we have, all that we are given, all that we are blessed with, and especially when we consider how often we little deserve it, it cleanses our own souls and makes us better people and little lights that others are drawn to. Likewise, when we toil away with little to no thanks, it can be soul-crushing and can jade and poison us and turn others away from us.

    The one thing I don’t quite agree with you though, Sonny, is the idea that we should praise publicly. That has a time and place, certainly, but I have worked for two organizations now — one a private sector, Christian organization, and one large public organization — where praising the employees was more of a form of self-aggrandizing than true thanks. Too often public praising is about showing off our own importance and wanting to be recognized for our generosity of spirit. It’s like waiting for the barista to notice you’re putting $5 in the tip jar rather than just doing it. My response to that is: just give thanks, in whatever circumstance, and no matter who is watching. Do what is right, even if no one notices. The profound thanks I get from the grateful person I helped at work means far more to me than the annual week-long, obligatory employee recognition extravaganza we get every year where administration is on display getting their photo-ops of handing out coffee and cookies as thanks to the employees, and our “thank you” gifts are always stamped with our company’s brand name which to me seems less like thanks and more like “here, please advertise for us!” True gratitude will happen in the moment, whether it be loud or soft, public or private, and should not wait until someone is watching. That said, when your heart is overflowing with thanks, sometimes the best thing to do is make sure it’s proclaimed loudly, because the one deserving of thanks ought to be recognized.

    So with that, I want to thank you all, Sonny, Sandy, and Sean, for this show and everything you do. I appreciate you spending so much time on the subject of gratitude, and want to sincerely thank you for everything you do for us listeners each week. I’ve learned so much over the years from you, have been inspired and amused, and feel like a friend rather than an observer. You have opened yourselves up to us and have shared so much of your lives with us when you could just leave it to geocaching content, and I love the personal touch of including your family life, interests, personalities, and opinions. You are gracious and considerate hosts, bearing in mind your wide international audience of all ages and experiences, and I’m often in wonder of your continual positive attitude and eagerness to help and share your enthusiasm. You give of yourselves so much every week, and every week I am so grateful for all that you do. You inspire and motivate, and more than that; as a solo-act in just about everything from work to play to family, you keep me company while I drive or am alone at work for 17 hours every Saturday and you have no idea how much I appreciate that. Not many podcasts are as long standing as yours, and I appreciate — even if I can’t fully understand — just how much work you put into this for our benefit. I hope you continue on in this venture for many years yet to come, and I hope you know just how much we all love and appreciate you for doing it. Thank YOU!

  5. PodCacher February 16, 2019 at 8:50 pm #

    Wow – really appreciate your very thoughtful feedback and response, as well as your kind words about us and the show. It’s very touching and encouraging to hear!

  6. Throsbyonchurch May 16, 2019 at 7:43 pm #

    Thanks Podcacher for giving me a fantastic idea to assist in my teaching my children to say Thank You. I expect them to say Thank You, but they don’t always do it and need to be reminded but turning it into a game is a awesome idea. And Yes, being grateful and appreciating the small things does make your life happier. 🙂

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