{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F2841fd4d-ceb6-4b16-8131-b4291dc87320","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"One Bad Apple","description":"Back in the day, before there were refrigerators, people had to store their crop harvest together over periods of time in big batches.\n\nSomething that they learned, sometimes the hard way, is that just one bad apple that\u2019s really bruised, rotting or starting to go bad gives off a gas known as ethylene. This gas affects the other fruit close to it by speeding up the ripening process and if left unchecked can eventually spoil the entire bunch.\n\nYou\u2019ve probably also heard the term \u201cone bad apple\u201d used in regard to people, meaning \u201cWell, it's just one bad apple, the whole group isn't rotten\u201d. \n\nOthers have used it to say, \u201cOne bad apple is an indicator that there's probably more just like it\u201d. Meaning a singular bad apple can affect the bunch with their negative behavior, demeanor, beliefs or attitude, creating the same or similar negative qualities that can affect those around them.\n\nToday on The Karen Kenney Show, we\u2019re talking about how what we surround ourselves with and what we allow within our own mind, has influence, whether that be for the good or the bad. \n\nThis means we need to hold some level of vigilance over who or what it is we allow to come into our thoughts and into our lives. This extends to include the old stories and beliefs we hold in our mind. Is what we\u2019re telling ourselves helpful, healing, and loving - or - have those old subconscious stories become harmful and a hindrance to happy living?\n\nA good question to consider is\u2026 Is what we think and tell ourselves spilling out into the world around us to the point that we\u2019ve become the bad apple? And if so, what am I going to do about it to pluck out that \u201cmoldy fruit?\u201d","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/22c50850-e75c-4734-b25e-87faf90de9ff/2026-Podcast-Artwork-512KB.jpg"}