Podcasts about Mary Oliver

Nilofer Merchant debunks some of the pervasive beliefs and practices that keep us from succeeding at work.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Striking examples of how hidden norms limit us2) Why you owe it to yourself to play office politics3) The mindset that creates more win-win solutionsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1138 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT NILOFER — Nilofer Merchant spent over 25 years leading technology companies (Apple, Autodesk, GoLive/Adobe) and personally launched over 100 products and services, netting $18 billion in revenues. She is ranked among the top 50 influential management thinkers in the world (one of her TED Talks has been referenced 300 million times). Our Best Work is her 4th book.• Book: The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy• Book: Our Best Work: Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms That Limit Us • Website: NiloferMerchant.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME.• Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO• Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/betterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided practice for directly experiencing the four elements in the body, followed by reading of Mary Oliver's "Humpbacks."

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided practice for directly experiencing the four elements in the body, followed by reading of Mary Oliver's "Humpbacks."

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Guided practice for directly experiencing the four elements in the body, followed by reading of Mary Oliver's "Humpbacks."

Join me for a hit of headlines, hotels and perfect poetry from Lyndsay Rush!

Mary Oliver's Why I Wake Early Published by Beacon Press in 2010. Learn more at maryoliver.com.This Lunar New Year we're trying something different - 30 days of short daily episodes with art, poetry, and words of wisdom and humor. Happy Year of the Fire Horse everyone! Books by authors featured at https://bookshop.org/lists/mash-up-lunar-new-year-daily-podcast-book-listSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Find yourself in stillness as you listen to this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Invitation", by Mary Oliver.This version ends with music allowing you to drift off into sleep.Invitation, by Mary OliverOh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busyand very important dayfor the goldfinchesthat have gatheredin a field of thistlesfor a musical battle,to see who can singthe highest note,or the lowest,or the most expressive of mirth,or the most tender?Their strong, blunt beaksdrink the airas they strivemelodiouslynot for your sakeand not for mineand not for the sake of winningbut for sheer delight and gratitude –believe us, they say,it is a serious thingjust to be aliveon this fresh morningin the broken world.I beg of you,do not walk bywithout pausingto attend to thisrather ridiculous performance.It could mean something.It could mean everything.It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:You must change your life.-Invitation, by Mary OliverFind out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Find yourself in stillness as you listen to this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Invitation", by Mary Oliver.Invitation, by Mary OliverOh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busyand very important dayfor the goldfinchesthat have gatheredin a field of thistlesfor a musical battle,to see who can singthe highest note,or the lowest,or the most expressive of mirth,or the most tender?Their strong, blunt beaksdrink the airas they strivemelodiouslynot for your sakeand not for mineand not for the sake of winningbut for sheer delight and gratitude –believe us, they say,it is a serious thingjust to be aliveon this fresh morningin the broken world.I beg of you,do not walk bywithout pausingto attend to thisrather ridiculous performance.It could mean something.It could mean everything.It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:You must change your life.-Invitation, by Mary OliverFind out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

The message was delivered on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk, Program Minister. Description: What happens when a premature infant stops breathing and a world-renowned doctor declares he sees a "wise soul"? This moment sparked a 25-year contemplation on what the soul truly is—not something to be saved or damned, but our creative energy, our meaning-making force, our freedom itself. In 1932, creditors raided Gee's Bend, Alabama, seizing everything from one of America's most impoverished Black communities. Yet the women there transformed worn clothes and flour sacks into bold, geometrical quilts that warmed their homes and sustained their spirits. When Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in 1965 to find zero registered Black voters in a county that was 80% African American, these same women—hands trained at creating beauty from scraps—marched to the courthouse through tear gas and smoke bombs. Their quilts later appeared in the Sears catalog, in museums nationwide, and two mules from Gee's Bend pulled King's casket in 1968.The women had founded the Freedom Quilting Bee, turning their art into fuel for the civil rights movement. They proved a fierce truth: authorities can close the ferry, block the courthouse, make the road longer and harder—but they cannot stop hands and hearts from creating something beautiful and meaningful. Mary Oliver asked if the soul is solid like iron or tender like a moth. Perhaps it's both—tender and strong as hands that stitch something new. In times when freedoms we thought enshrined are disappearing, when the temptation is to shut down and go numb, the question becomes urgent: How is it with your soul? What are you making? Subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943 Watch this message on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QIiUoY19d4o Give a donation to help us spread Love Beyond Belief: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256 Let's connect: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa All Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org

Listen along as we continue through the book of Acts. Notes//Quotes: Acts 25:1-27 - Faith  Title: Political Purgatory “…He is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.” (Acts 9:15) “The soul that is not united solely to the will of God will find neither rest nor sanctification in any self-chosen means — not even in the most excellent exercises of piety. If that which God Himself chooses for you does not suffice, what other hand can minister to your desires? If you turn from the food the divine will itself has prepared for you, what viands (archaic for food) will not prove insipid to a taste so depraved? A soul cannot be truly nourished, strengthened, purified, enriched, or sanctified, except by the fullness of the present moment.” - Jean Pierre de Caussade “This is an important point about the interaction between God's purposes and our praying. Sometimes when we pray and wait for God to act, part of the answer is that God is indeed going to act but that he will do so through our taking proper human responsibility in the matter. It's hard to tell in advance, what the answer will be. There are times when it is “the Lord will fight for you and you've only to keep still” (Ex. 14:14) and other times when it is “be strong and very courageous for you shall put this people in possession of the land I swore to give them” (Josh. 1:6). Discerning and discovering which applies in which case, a note that even in the latter case God is giving the people the land which Joshua is giving them is a major element in the discernment to which all Christians and especially all Christian leaders are called.” - N.T. Wright “God is too wise to be mistaken. Too good to be unkind.  And, when you can't trace His hand, you can always trust His heart.” - Charles Spurgeon “Lord, I would run for you, Loving the miles for your sake. I would climb the highest tree to be that much closer. Lord, I will learn also to kneel down into the world of the invisible, the inscrutable and the everlasting. Then I will move no more than the leaves of a tree on a day of no wind, bathed in light, like the wanderer who has come home at last and kneels in peace, done with all unnecessary things; every motion; even words.” - Mary Oliver  

This episode is a quiet pause at the start of the day—a meditation on mornings as gifts rather than obligations. Drawing on Stoic gratitude and four short poems by Billy Collins, Mary Oliver, Rumi, and Frank O'Hara, it invites us to meet the day with attentiveness instead of haste. Each poem becomes a way of honoring the simple fact of waking up, before goals, worries, or noise rush in. It's an offering of stillness, meant to be lingered with and returned to, one morning at a time.

We gathered on a Friday not to escape, but to arrive. To let the churning settle. To name what we were carrying—exhaustion, anger, disorientation, hope—and in the naming, find we were not alone.

The summer break is over. The routines are back. And if you want 2026 to be different in your trading, it starts with one thing: follow-through.In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford tackles one of the biggest performance blockers for traders - hesitation. Not the kind that keeps you safe, but the kind that keeps you small: waiting for certainty, delaying decisions, and watching opportunities pass while your confidence slowly erodes.You'll hear a sharp perspective on why a loss can be a useful teacher, while hesitation quietly drains momentum. Louise also reframes Mary Oliver's line “one wild and precious life” into something far more practical for traders: what will you do with your one wild and precious morning?In this episode, you'll learn:Why hesitation is often more damaging than a lossThe simple structure that helps traders follow their rules consistentlyThree practical moves to kick off 2026 with clarity: write your plan, run your scans, and take a first trade when your rules line upHow to build confidence through process, not predictionIf you've had a strong plan on paper but struggled to execute it, this conversation will help you rebuild momentum and trade with more consistency in 2026.Trade confidently. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author and founder of www.tradinggame.com.au and www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

In this episode, I share five core herbs I return to in times of crisis, emotional overwhelm, and uncertainty.

Plus "The Lobster Lady" and Costco Chicken, Josh and Karen and a prayer from Mary Oliver – join me!

Send us a textWhat if the simple practice of looking out your window could change the way you carry grief? We sit down with Pastor Courtney Ellis, author of Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief," to explore how everyday birdwatching becomes a practice of attention that steadies the soul, awakens faith, and gently leads us toward hope. From the first "spark bird" that turns curiosity into a habit, to the quiet patience of waiting for wings to appear, we trace a path that's grounded, embodied, and surprisingly accessible—even for restless minds.Courtney opens up about losing her grandfather and how choosing to be a granddaughter before a professional reshaped her approach to mourning. Together, we name the cultural gap around grief and offer kinder rituals for moving through loss without rushing past it. Along the way, birds become teachers: vultures as tender witnesses and “priests of the wild,” goldfinches as bright messengers in hard seasons, and even city pigeons as underrated icons of resilience and beauty. Poetry from Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver weaves through the conversation, adding language that can hold both sorrow and joy.If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs gentle hope, and leave a review to help others find the show. Tell us: what's your spark bird?Visit Courtney's website: Courtney EllisOrder Courtney's book: Looking Up!Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Support the show: Your Donation Matters Leave a review and rate the podcast: WRITE A REVIEW Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Visit and subscribe to Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Download the 2025 Advent Guide: The Great Glimmer Hunt Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

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In today's episode, Gina shares a touching meditation that allows listeners to let go of their anxiety healing journey for a few minutes and bask in the warm glow of the present moment. Release all special requirements you have for yourself and your anxiety clearing work. This episode will set you free with a series of moments of peace and calm. Listen in and feel better today.Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR Calming Your Anxious Mind10-Minute Body-Scan Meditation for Anxiety Anxiety Coaches Podcast Group Coaching linkACPGroupCoaching.comTo learn more, go to:Website https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership ProgramLearn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership:For $5 a month, all episodes are ad-free! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/Here's what's included for $5/month:❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind❤ And more fun surprises along the way!All this in your favorite podcast app!Chapters0:26 Welcome and Introduction7:52 Rest Without Effort10:14 Letting Go of Improvement13:34 Setting Down Healing16:08 Embracing the MomentSummaryIn this episode, I explore the often overlooked experience of healing fatigue, a phenomenon that arises from tirelessly working on oneself in the quest for peace and relief from anxiety. I address the listeners who may feel exhausted from their efforts—those who have meditated, journaled, and engaged with various practices yet still feel a nagging sense of incompleteness. This conversation is about acknowledging that fatigue and giving space to the part of you that feels worn down by the journey.I draw on the wisdom of poet Mary Oliver, who beautifully states, "You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." This quote encapsulates the essence of today's reflection: the importance of recognizing the different types of exhaustion we face. There's the fatigue that stems from deep suffering and another, subtler kind that arises from continuous self-improvement efforts. Processing these can be exhausting, especially when practices intended to soothe can instead feel burdensome and lead to feelings of failure.It's crucial to emphasize that feeling worn out from healing is not indicative of personal shortcomings. This understanding can provide significant relief to those grappling with chronic emotional distress, where healing can be a lengthy and often taxing endeavour. I acknowledge that for some, the pathway to healing may appear smooth and straightforward, resembling a quick guide from A to B. Yet for others, the journey necessitates traversing through various challenges before reaching their goals. In this episode, I stand alongside those who feel the weight of healing fatigue, affirming that such feelings are valid and real.#AnxietyCoachesPodcast #HealingFatigue #AnxietyRecovery #MentalHealthAwareness #NervousSystemRegulation #SelfCareBurnout #GinaRyan #MaryOliver #Mindfulness #RestIsProductive #ChronicStress #InnerPeace #HealingJourney #EmotionalWellbeing #MentalRest #SelfCompassion #OvercomingAnxiety #BurnoutRecovery #GentleHealing #SoftAnimalOfYourBody #ACPSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver's famous question might make your throat tighten. That's because most of us have never actually been asked that question - not in a way that expected an honest answer. Instead, we've spent decades answering different questions: "How are the kids?" "What does your husband need?" "Can you help with this?" Until one day, we wake up and realize we don't know who we are anymore. In this episode, we explore what happens when the roles that defined you - mother, wife, daughter, caregiver - shift or disappear. We talk about why asking "Who am I?" feels terrifying, and more importantly, how to actually start answering it. This isn't about reinventing yourself. It's about coming home to who you've always been underneath the layers of conditioning, performance, and people-pleasing. If you've been living everyone else's life and you're ready to reclaim your own - this episode is for you.   Key Takeaways: ✨ Your mind has been trained to lie to you. Your body tells the truth. Start with somatic awareness - notice what your body actually feels, not what you think you "should" feel. ✨ You're not broken - you're out of practice at being yourself. The neural pathways for self-knowledge weakened from lack of use, but neuroplasticity means they can be rebuilt. ✨ Identity emerges from boundaries. Sometimes it's easier to know what you DON'T want. Make a "not me" list. ✨ Give yourself permission to try things and quit. You're gathering data, not signing blood oaths. Exploration doesn't require commitment. ✨ When you reclaim yourself, your relationships will shift. Some will deepen, some will struggle, some will end. This is painful and necessary. ✨ The terror is the threshold. That fear you feel when asking "Who am I?" isn't a stop sign - it's the doorway to freedom.   Resources Mentioned: Poem: "The Summer Day" by Mary Oliver Concept: The "Fawn Response" - Pete Walker's trauma survival strategy of appeasing and people-pleasing Science: Neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to form new neural pathways throughout life  

link to science and zen https://scienceofzen.org Link to Mary Oliver poem https://wordsfortheyear.com/2018/04/14/at-the-river-clarion-by-mary-oliver/

Nearing the end of January, I'm only beginning to feel the sinew of this new year. Here in the United States, we're reckoning with what seems like a sudden surge of authoritarianism—though, as Hemingway reminds us in The Sun Also Rises, collapse happens “two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The hubris we've unleashed from within now sends shockwaves through the world, unmooring the institutions we've depended on and unsettling the nervous system of our species.Staying human amidst the swirl has become a practice unto itself. We must maintain the pleasantries of our daily lives, yoke ourselves to the people and practices that organize and buoy the mind, and make actionable the indignance of our deeper values—all while sifting through the muck and shimmer of the collective unconscious.Of those in privileged circumstances, many are divesting themselves of accountability or arming up for an uncertain future. Even a question like “How's it going?” can land strangely if it feels insulated from the existential tremors of the moment.Winter, of course, is the barest season. It's a time when thin, long-shadowed light clarifies sight and stillness disciplines attention, when branches shiver as the wind exposes the decorative notions of warmer seasons.A few weeks ago, I sat down with two friends, David Keplinger and Lindsay Whalen, whose companionship is like wool wrapped around the cold turnings of life. Our purpose was to interview Lindsay about the poet Mary Oliver—the subject of her forthcoming biography from Penguin Press—and to trace the threads of synchronicity and coherence among us.I imagine that rendering anyone's soul requires discipline and sustained concentration. But Mary's life, as her poetry reflects, was singular, cloistered, and prolific, demanding of her biographer an uncommon devotion. In our conversation, Lindsay explained that she misses Mary less than she might another deceased friend, given that she remains in constant contact with her. Yet there's one quality of Mary's presence she said she misses: “When she looked at you, she really looked at you. It was a sustained gaze.” David, whose friendship with Mary spanned decades, smiled in agreement: “In her life, as in her work, she looked longer instead of looking away.”The word concentration derives from the Latin concentrātiō, meaning “the action or act of coming together at a single place.” It breaks down to con- (“together, with”) + centrum (“center”)—literally “bringing to a common center.” Originally, it described physical gathering, such as converging on a single point, and later evolved to refer to mental focus.In the prose collection Winter Hours, Mary distinguishes faith—“tensile, and cool, and [having] no need of words”—from hope, which she portrays more vigorously as “a fighter and a screamer.” And in her poem “The Clam,” we see how even a lowly, languageless creature is granted “a muscle that loves being alive.”Winter, too, does this work, sucking vital force inward to the quick. Every living thing must concentrate to survive. Trees shunt sap to heartwood and root; slow-breathing bears dream of thaw; squirrels make their caloric calculations. Even seeds, dark-bound beneath frozen ground, aspire toward germination.Hope, in this sense, is muscular. It is the fight to make the world a place we can live in. Not mere optimism, but the tender refusal to shut down in the face of suffering. It is the muscle that strengthens our will, linking imagination to endurance and promise to conviction.I have attempted several commentaries on this deranged geopolitical moment, wishing to say to friends around the world that we have a long history of abusive power dynamics to reckon with in the U.S.—which is no excuse. But we also have citizens like Renée Good, whose last words were “I'm not mad at you.”So, don't give up on us.Even winter seems uncertain now, bringing tepid temperatures and pallid light where once it cut clean. So we train our gaze on what's alive and here. We look closer, we grope for strength, for the sinews of our common sense—those cords that connect fibrous muscle to bare bone. A blackbird's caw splits a sodden field. Hope does not flinch; it fastens.Together, we are making sense of being human in an era of radical change. Your presence here matters. Thank you for reading, sharing, ‘heart'ing, commenting, and subscribing to The Guest House. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe

Ólöf frá Hlöðum er meðal umfjöllunarefna í þætti dagsins. Tilefnið er að út er komin í bókarformi grein sem hún skrifaði við upphaf síðustu aldar, og sem birtist fyrst í Eimreiðinni árið 1906. Bernskuheimilið mitt kallast þessi litla fallega græna bók sem Flóra menningarhús á Akureyri gaf út í haust. Og af þessu tilefni verður endurfluttur pistill sem önnur skáldkona, Didda, flutti hér í Víðsjá árið 2021. Þann veturinn fjallaði Didda hér um ólíkustu hluti undir yfirskriftinni listin að þrífast og í eitt skiptið rifjaði hún upp bréfaskriftir Ólafar frá Hlöðum við ekkju Þorsteins Erlingssonar. Og svo ljúkum við þætti dagsins á því að heyra nýjan pistil frá Freyju Þórsdóttur, heimspekingi, en hún verður með mánaðarlega hugleiðingar hér í þættinum fram á vorið. Að þessu sinni fjallar Freyja um framfarahugsun, tæknivæðingu og ljóðræna skynjun á heiminn. Við sögu kemur gervigreindar paradísin Ísland og ljóð eftir Mary Oliver og Emily Dickinson.

Seven years after Mary Oliver's death, her work feels even more vital, showing us how to love the world with its myriad faces.In this episode, we have the sincere honor of speaking with biographer Lindsay Whalen, whose forthcoming book from Penguin Press explores the life behind the beloved poet. Our conversation ranges from the poet's focus on real life and her famous anonymity to David's and Lindsay's shared experiences with Mary in the years they knew her.Gathering these voices who represent the small group of surviving friends of the poet, the conversation goes deep into the links between Mary's influence on Shawn's practice as a yogi and therapist, David's poetry, and Lindsay's much-anticipated account of this singular human life.Lindsay Whalen is writing the first biography of the poet Mary Oliver, forthcoming from The Penguin Press. She is the recipient of the CUNY Graduate Center's Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship and is a graduate of Brooklyn College's MFA in Fiction. She began her career in publishing, and continues to work with authors as an independent editor.Resource Links:Learn more about Lindsay and her work:Upcoming Seminar: Lindsay Whalen on Mary Oliver and “The Human Seasons” *Begins Jan 20, 2026. Scholarship applications due by Friday, Jan 16, 2026.Instagram: @lwhalen13NYMag Article: How Mary Oliver's Biographer Finally Met the Legendary PoetMore from David - book releases, workshops, mindfulness talks, upcoming events, and more:Website: Davidkeplingerpoetry.comInstagram: @DavidKeplingerPoetrySubstack: Another Shore with David KeplingerSubstack Author Page: https://substack.com/@davidkeplingerMore from Shawn - free audio meditations, upcoming events, retreats, monthly essays, yoga classes, and music alchemy:Website: Shawnparell.comInstagram: @ShawnParellSubstack: The Guest HouseSubstack Author Page: https://substack.com/@shawnparellTogether, we're being human in an era of radical change. Your presence here matters. Bless our work algorithmically with your

John 1:29-42The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.' I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One.”The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter). A couple of weeks ago, I signed up for Better with Time, a weekly newsletter course. Each week, I get a new tip in my inbox. Something small I can do at a different time of day to add a little more joy and adventure to my life. I'm two weeks in, and so far, I've experienced no added joy and absolutely no adventure.And it's not because I didn't try—well, maybe the first one. Week one's suggestion was to eat chicken parmigiana for breakfast. I mean… who would do such a thing? The point wasn't nutrition. It was control. The author argues that breakfast can be whatever you want it to be, and that by eating chicken parm for breakfast, you reclaim a sense of freedom over your life. You start thinking outside the bowl.You can let me know how that goes.Week two didn't do much for me either. The challenge was to spend twenty minutes flipping through a dictionary. The most joy I got from that was asking Pastor Mark for a dictionary—who, of course, had one from 1922.I signed up for this newsletter because, honestly, I could use a little more joy in my day—who couldn't? I don't necessarily need more adventure. But a distraction would be nice. A distraction from the endless updates of insanity that seem to flood our newsfeeds, no matter which one you're looking at. So when I saw something that promised to tell me how to live my life in a way that might add a little joy—and it was free—I thought, why not?After all, we are constantly being told how to live a life. By people, by companies, by experts. We're told what we should want, what we should value, and then—almost always—we're offered a solution. Usually at a cost. But our passage today gives us a pretty good picture of how to live a life.This is Jesus' first public appearance in the Gospel of John. And instead of John the Baptist doing any baptizing, he shows up here as John the Witness—or John the Testifier. He doesn't perform a ritual. He points. Literally.Every time Jesus walks by, John points and says, “Look! There he is!” Honestly, it's a little odd. John is like a toddler in public, loudly pointing at a stranger: Look at that person! I can't help but wonder if it was as embarrassing for Jesus as it can be for parents when that happens. But that's the scene. John sees Jesus, and he wants everyone else to see him too.The second time John points and shouts at Jesus, two of his disciples finally pay attention. They hear what John is saying, and something about it catches them. So they begin to follow Jesus.And then—Jesus turns around.He looks at them and asks, “What are you looking for?”In English, the question sounds simple. But it doesn't really capture the depth of what Jesus is asking. It's closer to: What are you seeking? What do you hope to find? What do you long for? The disciples respond to Jesus by asking, “Rabbi, where are you staying?”It's a richer question than it first sounds. They aren't asking for an address. They're asking where Jesus dwells, where he abides. And that word carries the sense of belonging. It's the difference between a hotel and a home. You stay at a hotel. But you abide, you belong, at the place you call home. That's what the disciples are really asking: Where do you dwell? Because we want to dwell there too.Jesus responds with a simple invitation: “Come and see.” Not an explanation. Not a theological lecture. Not a test to see if they believe the right things or are worthy enough. Just an invitation. Come and see.And they do. They spend the rest of the day with Jesus. The text doesn't tell us what happens while they're there, but something clearly does happen. We know this because before abiding with Jesus, they called him Rabbi, teacher. Respectful. Formal. After spending time with him, they leave calling him Messiah: the anointed one, the one who saves and frees.Don't you wonder what happened in between: what they talked about? what they saw? what they experienced? Whatever it was, it changed them. They had to be impressed. Amazed. Astonished. So much so that Andrew immediately goes and tells his brother Simon what he has seen and experienced.I wonder how Simon took that news. If he's anything like me, I imagine his response was something like, No way. Are you sure? Prove it. But Andrew doesn't argue. He doesn't explain. He simply brings his brother to Jesus. I wonder if he used the same invitation Jesus used with him: Come and see. Because no sooner than he tells his brother the two of them are off to find Jesus. And that's when it clicks for me.I don't need a newsletter to tell me how to live a more joyful or adventurous life. I don't need influencers, companies, or marketing campaigns promising they have the product that will finally solve all my problems. What I need in this life is what those two disciples just experienced—because that is living a life: paying attention, being astonished, and telling about it.And that's not my framework, but the poet, Mary Oliver's. In her poem Sometimes, she writes: “How to live a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”The disciples paid attention to what John was saying about Jesus. They noticed where he was pointing, and they were willing to look in that direction. That's often how faith begins, not with certainty, but with curiosity. With listening to those who point us toward Jesus, and being willing to follow their gaze. And sometimes that pointing takes us somewhere we didn't expect.Then they abide with Jesus—and they are astonished by him. What a gift. When was the last time you were astonished by Jesus? Truly astonished—filled with wonder, caught off guard, surprised by grace.Maybe it happens in the quiet of prayer, when you aren't looking for an answer, and Christ meets you with peace instead.Maybe it happens through the words of Scripture - when you read a passage for the one hundred and first time and finally hear the promise it has for you. Not because the words changed, but because you did.Maybe it happens through a song - when the Spirit overwhelms you at the very moment you least expected it.You know this kind of astonishment when it happens - because it changes you. No longer is Jesus only a teacher, someone with wise words to admire from a distance. He becomes Messiah: the one you follow, the one who meets you, the one who saves and frees. And once we are astonished, just like Simon, we can't help but tell about it.About the Messiah we've found. About the astonishment we've experienced. About the abiding that has changed us.And the way we tell isn't by arguing or proving or persuading. It's by offering the same invitation Jesus offered in the first place: come and see. Hearts and minds aren't changed by data or debates. They're changed through stories and experiences.Siblings in Christ, Jesus gives the same invitation to us: come and see.Come and abide with me.Come and be astonished by me.This is what I hope for us at Cross of Grace. That we are a people who have seen Jesus, and who can't help but point to him. A community astonished by his mercy, forgiveness, and grace. So that when others are searching, when they know something is missing, when they are looking for more hope, more joy, more belonging in their life, we don't try to convince them or fix them.We simply point. We point to Jesus. We point to a place where he abides with us. A place where they will be welcomed and loved. And we offer the same simple invitation: Come and see.Come and see why our joy doesn't come from newsletters, but from being astonished by the grace of Jesus Christ. Come and see a place where you can experience that grace for yourself.That's how we live a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.Amen.

What are you doing with your “one wild and precious life”? This week's message draws inspiration from Mary Oliver's famous question and Jesus' parable in Luke 6:46–49. Jesus warns that listening alone isn't enough—only when we act on his words do we build lives with solid foundations. The sermon challenges us to move beyond performative faith into real obedience. It reflects on justice, compassion, and action as essential to Christ-like living. Personal stories from Puerto Rico highlight how small communities like The Happy Givers embody faithful action every day. Come, listen, and act—that is the invitation and the foundation for a meaningful life.

Set your intentions for the new year through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of two poems, "Don't Hesitate", by Mary Oliver and "This New Year", by James Crews.This version ends with music allowing you to drift off into sleep.Don't Hesitate, by Mary OliverIf you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plentyof lives and whole towns destroyed or aboutto be. We are not wise, and not very oftenkind. And much can never be redeemed.Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps thisis its way of fighting back, that sometimessomething happens better than all the richesor power in the world. It could be anything,but very likely you notice it in the instantwhen love begins. Anyway, that's often the case.Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraidof its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.This New Year, by James Crewscrumbs will no longer be enough.You want whole loaves of joy,feast of exuberance laid outon the table of each waiting day.You want awe for the smallest things—drop of honey lifted off the platewith a fingertip, that kiss of summer,and Ball jars of bone broth leftto cool on the back of the stove,golden and healing. No resolutioncould ever live up to the feelingof just being here, sprinting intothe new year like a child let loosefrom parents in the park, runningand running without a destinationinto the open arms of the air.Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Set your intentions for the new year through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of two poems, "Don't Hesitate", by Mary Oliver and "This New Year", by James Crews.Don't Hesitate, by Mary OliverIf you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plentyof lives and whole towns destroyed or aboutto be. We are not wise, and not very oftenkind. And much can never be redeemed.Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps thisis its way of fighting back, that sometimessomething happens better than all the richesor power in the world. It could be anything,but very likely you notice it in the instantwhen love begins. Anyway, that's often the case.Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraidof its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.This New Year, by James Crewscrumbs will no longer be enough.You want whole loaves of joy,feast of exuberance laid outon the table of each waiting day.You want awe for the smallest things—drop of honey lifted off the platewith a fingertip, that kiss of summer,and Ball jars of bone broth leftto cool on the back of the stove,golden and healing. No resolutioncould ever live up to the feelingof just being here, sprinting intothe new year like a child let loosefrom parents in the park, runningand running without a destinationinto the open arms of the air.—James CrewsFind out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Speaking across the decades from the 1960s through the 1990s, Ram Dass shares his thoughts on expanding the boundaries of consciousness through the use of psychedelic chemicals. Get your copy of All In This Together, the latest book from Jack Kornfield! Let this new book be your guide, as Jack reveals how to navigate our human experience with wisdom and care. Inside you'll find a beautiful collection of stories, inspiration for conflict resolution, and powerful teachings on healing, justice, and human kindness—anchored in the teachings of the Buddha and poetry from luminary voices like Mary Oliver. Click here to learn more!This episode of Here and Now is a compilation of Ram Dass exploring the use of psychedelic chemicals. We begin in the mid-1960s, back when Ram Dass was still Richard Alpert. In this interview with the CBC, he talks about how the psychedelic experience can help us see past individual differences. The next stop is 1968 and the famed WBAI radio talks. Ram Dass details his first experience with psychedelic chemicals and the process he went through of losing his attachment to his social roles. We move on to 1977 and a radio interview at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Ram Dass touches on the role of these chemicals in the spiritual awareness of people, recreational versus sacramental use, and the importance of set and setting.Up next is a retreat in 1989 where Ram Dass answers questions from a breakout group. He gives a brief history of psychedelic chemicals and talks about how they can provide a fresh look at the universe, expanding the boundaries of consciousness. The final stop is a psychedelic conference at Chapman University in 1994. Ram Dass reflects on the impact that psychedelics had on his life and how they influenced his work with death and dying.The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.“And the predicament is that as you develop a model of who you are and how the universe works, it's extremely hard to get out of that, which is called the ego, really. It's very hard to get out of that. And what the chemical allows you to do is set that aside for a moment and see the universe from a different vantage point and find places in yourself, which is why it was used in religious traditions, find the deeper parts of your being that lie behind your thinking mind.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After accomplished stints as a journalist, author and diplomat, and studying theology at Yale Divinity School, Krista Tippett was struck by a significant gap in the media landscape—a lack of deep, intelligent conversations to explore the spiritual, ethical and moral aspects of human life. What began as a national public radio show in 2003 evolved into the multiple award-winning podcast “⁠On Being⁠” (“wisdom to replenish and orient in a tender, tumultuous time to be alive.”) Gifted with insatiable curiosity, profound relational intelligence, a poetic sensibility, and an ability to unearth revelatory ideas to live by, Krista creates spaces where wisdom can emerge. With her interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral whole systems overview, she's hosted luminaries as disparate as Mary Oliver, Thich Nhat Hahn, Isabel Wilkerson and Desmond Tutu, among many more. Listen to this rare intimate, live interview with her friend, insightful strategist, philanthropist and activist Azita Ardakani. This is an episode of the Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature series. Visit the ⁠radio and podcast homepage⁠ to learn more.

In this talk from the 1980s, Ram Dass explores different forms of yoga—hatha, dhyan, jnana, bhakti, tantra, and more—and answers questions from the audience. Get your copy of All In This Together, the latest book from Jack Kornfield! Let this new book be your guide, as Jack reveals how to navigate our human experience with wisdom and care. Inside you'll find a beautiful collection of stories, inspiration for conflict resolution, and powerful teachings on healing, justice, and human kindness—anchored in the teachings of the Buddha and poetry from luminary voices like Mary Oliver. Click here to learn more!This episode of Here and Now comes from an event in Irvine, CA, called “Living Consciously in the 1980s.” Ram Dass talks about how it's only when we realize we aren't who we think we are that the journey of awakening begins. Fortunately, there is help along this path in the various types of yoga, or methods for coming into the One.Ram Dass explores different forms of yoga, including hatha yoga (energy), dhyan yoga (meditation), jnana yoga (wisdom), bhakti yoga (devotion), and tantric yoga (senses). He says we should work with whichever form calls to us, or we can be a “chicken soup eclectic” like he is. Finally, Ram Dass answers some questions from the audience. He talks about intuition, the darkness that comes before spiritual growth, social identities, dealing with attachment to your child's predicament, and more.The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.About Ram Dass:Ram Dass's spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying millions along on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with all who have listened to him. Learn more at ramdass.org.“What I'm saying to you is, which yoga is appropriate for any human being, only that human being can figure out. And you can only figure it out by trying and testing and looking and quieting your heart and opening. One of you, it will be perfect for you to study and read holy book and Vedic tracts and things. For someone else, it'll be absolutely perfect to start to work with the energy. For someone else, it'll be perfect to do tantra. And it is not better or worse. These are merely different strategies. And some you will be sort of like I am, sort of like a chicken soup eclectic. And I do sort of play with all of these at a kind of superficial level.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

一年一度的「四十问」如约而至。在这一期上半场里，我们从诚实地“给这一年打分”开始，慢慢走进各自的这一年：有人在五十岁学着好好生活，有人在四十五岁被命运推着开始创业，也有人四十岁将近的时候在谨慎与感恩之间，一点点确认自己。这是一场关于时间、身体、关系与选择的诚实对话。这一期录制分为上下两期，每期薇薇、柴、蔻蔻都会送出诚挚大礼！每一期发布一周后，我们都会选出评论区的三位听众，赠送各自精选礼物！时间轴上半场（Q1–Q13）05:15｜开场｜Q0｜如果给这一年打分，你打多少分？Coco：85 分 —— 经历暴击与挑战，但年末迎来“内心放烟花”薇薇：90–95 分 —— 每天按自己的心意生活老柴：85 分 —— “感恩戴德，如履薄冰”08:00｜Q1 你今年做了哪些之前从未做过的事？Coco：把“第一次”交给创业与身体：两条轨道的创业、第一次跑了半马与多场越野，把“我能不能”变成“我先跑了再说”。薇薇：“五十不知天命”从外部探索转向享受家庭生活，认真地“好好生活”，重度使用AI的一年。老柴：游泳的突破和西藏玩飞拉达和玩UTV；解锁自己害怕的事情，去经历、去体验。20:35｜Q2 你有没有遵守年初和自己许下的约定？Coco：欢喜生活，平衡成长：分布不均，有的月份很闲，像候鸟在路上；有的月份很满，只剩工作、吃饭、睡觉。薇薇：Be careful what you wish for, you may as well get it. 年初许愿回归火力全开的工作、学习状态，结果给自己累着了。柴：低头建造，抬头见天地。象耕鸟耘，无远弗届23:43｜Q3/ Q4 你身边有人生孩子，有人去世吗？师弟和大S突然的离世会动摇一种“文明给我们的假象”——文明会让我们好人会活得很久、会活得很好。26:24｜Q5 你去了哪些城市/州/国家？有人把旅行当作泡在喜欢的空间里的方式，有人把旅行当作家庭时间。在妈妈80岁之前带她去看这个世界。每年这里的名单都很长。37:32｜Q6 明年你想要获得哪些今年没有的东西？Coco:更松弛的创业，少一些紧张和焦虑；减少对自己的消耗对自己看得更清楚，什么值得拿出时间与注意力去交付。薇薇：有没有不苦逼的创业？这是不是很贪心？柴：写书和减肥42:20｜Q7 今年哪些日子会铭记在你的记忆中，为什么？Coco:越野跑极限时刻：压线完赛、脚趾磨肿、姨妈与中暑的叠加、心里从“我状态很好”一路滑到“我不行了”，但最后还是跑完。被一句话点燃的夏天的夜晚，脑海中有流星划过——“你为什么不创业呢？”薇薇：工作中高光时刻的虚幻；金色的生日夜晚；生命是由那些闪亮的瞬间组成的；和家人共度的搞笑瞬间柴：重新回到舞台，一次关键的公开演讲机会、把自己推到更大的舞台上。；送小羊去幼儿园和一起参加斯巴达比赛56:15｜Q8 你今年最大的成就是什么？创业业绩目标提前完成。看见自己的天赋：把不同世界的人连接起来；一切都比较平顺 + 付出就会有回报：宇宙在你不理解的方式给你回报01:02:13｜Q9 你今年最大的失败是什么？Coco:“暴击/挫败”：日记里的三连问：它教会了我什么？它为我打开了哪些可能？我如何利用它让自己变得更好？柴：体重管理拉仇恨时刻：“想挤出一些失败，又想何必呢”。01:04:14｜Q10 你今年还遇到过哪些困难？Coco:困难的关键词：遭遇从未有过的恶意以及高强度地测试“我对自己的相信”。薇薇：45-50岁之间，开启人生的下半场就是很难。这也是SO带来的礼物。柴：没有方向上的迷茫和困难。困难很具体：和客户沟通的困难，产品出错却收获了全世界的善意；今年的困难都是恩赐。01:17:32｜Q11 你今年是否生过病，受过伤？身体最诚实：膝盖、胸椎、睡眠、肩颈。“没有像往年晕过去”，也是一种进步。更年期相关症状和感谢SO关注更年期那一期。01:21:47｜Q12 你今年买过最好的东西是什么？Coco：“最好的东西”不一定是物：生日饭和两次旅行薇薇：艺术品周边、旅途中随手买的纪念品、新西兰大叔的农场和小店柴：升降桌、富士SS20相机、梳子、岳下背包、岳下大羊衫01:40:48｜Q13 谁的行为值得去表扬？亮亮伙食担当、蔻蔻和柴最值得表扬无私伸出援手的朋友们小小羊下半场（Q14–Q40）01:02｜Q14 谁的行为令我感到震惊？透过爱泼斯坦事件看到西方社会权力与财富之巅的暗中运行规则与道德叙事之间的巨大撕裂；朋友的家人结束自己的生命。04:20｜Q15 你的大部分钱都花到哪里去了？旅行、创业、健身。今年创业没有花自己的钱哦耶。04:47｜Q16 有什么事情让你感到超级超级超级兴奋？High点来自“具体的发生”：项目交付、产品销售额增长、接到订单；岳下破圈，在迷雾中长出种子，生根发芽；解锁了蝶泳扭着屁股回家每年被这个问题卡住，三个超级的体验不常有09:29｜Q17 那首歌会永远让你想起这一年？“薇薇五十，不知天命”歌单（网易云音乐）大展宏图岳云鹏《春歌》——“若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节”抖音神曲：人生尚有来处，却只剩归途，作比争取从容11:11｜Q18 今年更快乐还是更悲伤？更胖还是更瘦？更富还是更穷？更快乐、胖、富。13:17｜Q19 你希望自己能做得更多的是什么？更多运动、健康饮食、写作；给自己创造留白与活的更自在，甚至从一句很小的真话开始——敢说“我不爱吃鱼”。更多时间看书。14:24｜Q20 你希望自己能做得更少的是什么？内心的消耗。14:52｜Q21 你是如何度过节假日的？和爱人、家人、朋友一起旅行、吃饭。15:08｜Q22 你今年坠入爱河了吗？坠入爱河感有，但坠入爱河没有。心动不一定指向某个人，也可能来自艺术、夜空、一场朋友之间的对话。爱不关乎坠落，而是“让对方全然的做自己”。爱的瞬间的记忆。21:50｜Q23 你是否讨厌某个你去年此时不觉得讨厌的人？以前讨厌的人现在还讨厌。22:41｜Q24 你最喜欢的电视节目是什么？《绝望写手》：两个女性的成长故事和冷漠外表下的深情。《同乐者Pluribus》：当系统追求一个集体最优解，个体的主体性被吞没意味着什么。在绝境中的人性和与AGI相关的思考。25:31｜Q25 你读过最好的一本书是什么？《失落的卫星》：9年里作者刘子超数次深入中亚五国去肉身体验亚洲腹地动荡，苦难深重，政权交替、血腥的历史。他笔下的人物如同离轨的卫星的处境——暧昧、失落，却充满活力、孤独和挣扎。《苹果在中国》：借苹果公司与中国的看见全球秩序如何通过供应链被重塑。当世界进入地缘政治摩擦期，全球供应链是合作的纽带，还是博弈的战场？苹果与中国的互相依存是如何形成的，以及它带来的焦虑与风险。《在万物中醒来》Mary Oliver诗集上、下册：一株株植物和一个个动物带来的灵感，闻到森林里蘑菇长出来的味道。《朝花夕拾》：带露折花色香自然要好的多，但是我不能够《我的奋斗》：卡尔奥韦克瑙斯高，一个瑞典作家描述自己村庄里的生活。“人活了好多年就会对开门关门习以为常，对房子习以为常，对花园习以为常，对天空和海洋习以为常，甚至对挂在夜空中、在屋顶上闪耀的月亮都习以为常了。但当你和未出生的孩子去描述这些事情的时候，就会发现焕然一新。”32:45｜Q26 你今年发现最好听的一首歌是什么？《薇薇五十，不知天命》歌单（网易云音乐）《A song for you 》Little Pony《临终致辞》大宽33:35｜Q27 你今年看过最喜欢的一部电影是什么？《隔壁房间》女性友谊与舒适视觉《一战再战》是当善意和正义感落到一个充满结构性暴力的社会里，会被碾成什么形状。《泳者之心》横穿英吉利海峡的女性《爱Amour》父母如何老去，今年72岁的于佩尔《时雨之际》80岁的吉勇小百合之前演的一部很美的电影《密会》：58岁的金喜爱《夜班》：一位天使心的护士在癌症患者看护病房的地狱般的几小时夜班发生的事39:09｜Q28 你今年吃过最好吃的一顿饭是？家里的饭：红焖王八和猪肘子饭和妈妈一起做饭和碰杯的白酒越南的越南菜41:43｜Q29/ Q30有什么是你想要且得到了？有什么是你想要且没有得到的？灵魂舒展的生活事情按计划开展体重、睡眠、写书、存钱42:19｜Q31 你生日那天做了什么？生日不一定要热闹：一顿安静的饭、一群唱不同语言生日歌的朋友、一个舒服顺贴的夜晚，都足以构成“被爱包住”的仪式感。i人可以给自己拍个照43:09｜Q32 还未发生什么事，若发生会让今年无比满足？变瘦变美变健康完成里程碑，接受自己永远在焦虑状态在胸无大志和踌躇满志、在快乐玩耍和奋发营业之间撕扯45:57｜Q33 你会如何描述你今年的个人时尚风格？自在、舒服、简单风格不是穿搭技巧，是你是否允许自己舒服。47:11｜Q34 是什么让你保持理智？小事上需要保持理智吗？远方、身边的爱人、日记、跑步时与自己的对话；保持远大的目标49:30｜Q35 你最欣赏哪个公众人物？脱不花与王潮歌长谈：“不要错过一场花开、一场雨来”的生命观。“每一个人人的世界都是值得展开的，每个人都有自己的处境，人最后拼的一定是有爱有善心的。你不能认为自己对另外一个人的生命有权利、有办法，你只能旁观。”张彩铃家的日常乐子沈奕斐的切片：大局观、权威假象和承认父母真实的能力边界55:23｜Q36 那个政治问题最令你有感而发？世界不一定走向融合56:09｜Q37 你想念哪些人？想念落在亲人身上。57:40｜Q38 在你新认识的人中，谁是最好的？“好的人”被定义为：在生命层面对自己有启发的人；今年走近的新朋友01:01:18｜Q39 你今年学到了什么宝贵的人生经验？善意的回旋镖终会回来，时间的重量，出来混都是要还的50岁：以为自己不知天命，但是体感的确更松弛了01:03:46｜Q40 能够总结你这一年的一句话是什么？Coco：“褪到真我，构建自己的宇宙”：一重重挑战，一次次重生式褪去矫饰，越褪越疼，也越褪越真；薇薇：成为自己，让生命绽放柴：一夜之秋，万山藏峰�本期书影音推荐书：《在万物中醒来》（Mary Oliver）书：《失落的卫星》（刘子超）书：《苹果在中国》(Patrick McGee)书：《朝花夕拾》(鲁迅)书：《我的奋斗》(卡尔奥韦克瑙斯高)剧：《绝望写手》剧：《人生切割术》剧：《同乐者》影：《隔壁房间》影：PTA《一战再战》· 影《隔壁房间》女性友谊与舒适视觉· 影：《泳者之心》·影：《爱Amour》·影：《时雨之际》·影：《密会》·影：《夜班》·歌：《薇薇五十，不知天命》歌单（网易云音乐）歌：岳云鹏《春歌》（“若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节”）歌：《大展宏图》·歌：《A song for you 》Little Pony·歌：《临终致辞》大宽本期思考如果你必须诚实地给这一年打分，你会给多少分？为什么？如果把“年度四十问”当作一面镜子：你今年最想告别的是什么？你明年最想“更自在”的方面是什么？

一年一度的「四十问」如约而至。在这一期上半场里，我们从诚实地“给这一年打分”开始，慢慢走进各自的这一年：有人在五十岁学着好好生活，有人在四十五岁被命运推着开始创业，也有人四十岁将近的时候在谨慎与感恩之间，一点点确认自己。这是一场关于时间、身体、关系与选择的诚实对话。这一期录制分为上下两期，每期薇薇、柴、蔻蔻都会送出诚挚大礼！每一期发布一周后，我们都会选出评论区的三位听众，赠送各自精选礼物！时间轴上半场（Q1–Q13）05:15｜开场｜Q0｜如果给这一年打分，你打多少分？Coco：85 分 —— 经历暴击与挑战，但年末迎来“内心放烟花”薇薇：90–95 分 —— 每天按自己的心意生活老柴：85 分 —— “感恩戴德，如履薄冰”08:00｜Q1 你今年做了哪些之前从未做过的事？Coco：把“第一次”交给创业与身体：两条轨道的创业、第一次跑了半马与多场越野，把“我能不能”变成“我先跑了再说”。薇薇：“五十不知天命”从外部探索转向享受家庭生活，认真地“好好生活”，重度使用AI的一年。老柴：游泳的突破和西藏玩飞拉达和玩UTV；解锁自己害怕的事情，去经历、去体验。20:35｜Q2 你有没有遵守年初和自己许下的约定？Coco：欢喜生活，平衡成长：分布不均，有的月份很闲，像候鸟在路上；有的月份很满，只剩工作、吃饭、睡觉。薇薇：Be careful what you wish for, you may as well get it. 年初许愿回归火力全开的工作、学习状态，结果给自己累着了。柴：低头建造，抬头见天地。象耕鸟耘，无远弗届23:43｜Q3/ Q4 你身边有人生孩子，有人去世吗？师弟和大S突然的离世会动摇一种“文明给我们的假象”——文明会让我们好人会活得很久、会活得很好。26:24｜Q5 你去了哪些城市/州/国家？有人把旅行当作泡在喜欢的空间里的方式，有人把旅行当作家庭时间。在妈妈80岁之前带她去看这个世界。每年这里的名单都很长。37:32｜Q6 明年你想要获得哪些今年没有的东西？Coco:更松弛的创业，少一些紧张和焦虑；减少对自己的消耗对自己看得更清楚，什么值得拿出时间与注意力去交付。薇薇：有没有不苦逼的创业？这是不是很贪心？柴：写书和减肥42:20｜Q7 今年哪些日子会铭记在你的记忆中，为什么？Coco:越野跑极限时刻：压线完赛、脚趾磨肿、姨妈与中暑的叠加、心里从“我状态很好”一路滑到“我不行了”，但最后还是跑完。被一句话点燃的夏天的夜晚，脑海中有流星划过——“你为什么不创业呢？”薇薇：工作中高光时刻的虚幻；金色的生日夜晚；生命是由那些闪亮的瞬间组成的；和家人共度的搞笑瞬间柴：重新回到舞台，一次关键的公开演讲机会、把自己推到更大的舞台上。；送小羊去幼儿园和一起参加斯巴达比赛56:15｜Q8 你今年最大的成就是什么？创业业绩目标提前完成。看见自己的天赋：把不同世界的人连接起来；一切都比较平顺 + 付出就会有回报：宇宙在你不理解的方式给你回报01:02:13｜Q9 你今年最大的失败是什么？Coco:“暴击/挫败”：日记里的三连问：它教会了我什么？它为我打开了哪些可能？我如何利用它让自己变得更好？柴：体重管理拉仇恨时刻：“想挤出一些失败，又想何必呢”。01:04:14｜Q10 你今年还遇到过哪些困难？Coco:困难的关键词：遭遇从未有过的恶意以及高强度地测试“我对自己的相信”。薇薇：45-50岁之间，开启人生的下半场就是很难。这也是SO带来的礼物。柴：没有方向上的迷茫和困难。困难很具体：和客户沟通的困难，产品出错却收获了全世界的善意；今年的困难都是恩赐。01:17:32｜Q11 你今年是否生过病，受过伤？身体最诚实：膝盖、胸椎、睡眠、肩颈。“没有像往年晕过去”，也是一种进步。更年期相关症状和感谢SO关注更年期那一期。01:21:47｜Q12 你今年买过最好的东西是什么？Coco：“最好的东西”不一定是物：生日饭和两次旅行薇薇：艺术品周边、旅途中随手买的纪念品、新西兰大叔的农场和小店柴：升降桌、富士SS20相机、梳子、岳下背包、岳下大羊衫01:40:48｜Q13 谁的行为值得去表扬？亮亮伙食担当、蔻蔻和柴最值得表扬无私伸出援手的朋友们小小羊下半场（Q14–Q40）编辑：60:40 妮子的部分 本胜和佳宜01:02｜Q14 谁的行为令我感到震惊？透过爱泼斯坦事件看到西方社会权力与财富之巅的暗中运行规则与道德叙事之间的巨大撕裂；朋友的家人结束自己的生命。04:20｜Q15 你的大部分钱都花到哪里去了？旅行、创业、健身。今年创业没有花自己的钱哦耶。04:47｜Q16 有什么事情让你感到超级超级超级兴奋？High点来自“具体的发生”：项目交付、产品销售额增长、接到订单；岳下破圈，在迷雾中长出种子，生根发芽；解锁了蝶泳扭着屁股回家每年被这个问题卡住，三个超级的体验不常有09:29｜Q17 那首歌会永远让你想起这一年？“薇薇五十，不知天命”歌单（网易云音乐）大展宏图岳云鹏《春歌》——“若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节”抖音神曲：人生尚有来处，却只剩归途，作比争取从容11:11｜Q18 今年更快乐还是更悲伤？更胖还是更瘦？更富还是更穷？更快乐、胖、富。13:17｜Q19 你希望自己能做得更多的是什么？更多运动、健康饮食、写作；给自己创造留白与活的更自在，甚至从一句很小的真话开始——敢说“我不爱吃鱼”。更多时间看书。14:24｜Q20 你希望自己能做得更少的是什么？内心的消耗。14:52｜Q21 你是如何度过节假日的？和爱人、家人、朋友一起旅行、吃饭。15:08｜Q22 你今年坠入爱河了吗？坠入爱河感有，但坠入爱河没有。心动不一定指向某个人，也可能来自艺术、夜空、一场朋友之间的对话。爱不关乎坠落，而是“让对方全然的做自己”。爱的瞬间的记忆。21:50｜Q23 你是否讨厌某个你去年此时不觉得讨厌的人？以前讨厌的人现在还讨厌。22:41｜Q24 你最喜欢的电视节目是什么？《绝望写手》：两个女性的成长故事和冷漠外表下的深情。《同乐者Pluribus》：当系统追求一个集体最优解，个体的主体性被吞没意味着什么。在绝境中的人性和与AGI相关的思考。25:31｜Q25 你读过最好的一本书是什么？《失落的卫星》：9年里作者刘子超数次深入中亚五国去肉身体验亚洲腹地动荡，苦难深重，政权交替、血腥的历史。他笔下的人物如同离轨的卫星的处境——暧昧、失落，却充满活力、孤独和挣扎。《苹果在中国》：借苹果公司与中国的看见全球秩序如何通过供应链被重塑。当世界进入地缘政治摩擦期，全球供应链是合作的纽带，还是博弈的战场？苹果与中国的互相依存是如何形成的，以及它带来的焦虑与风险。《在万物中醒来》Mary Oliver诗集上、下册：一株株植物和一个个动物带来的灵感，闻到森林里蘑菇长出来的味道。《朝花夕拾》：带露折花色香自然要好的多，但是我不能够《我的奋斗》：卡尔奥韦克瑙斯高，一个瑞典作家描述自己村庄里的生活。“人活了好多年就会对开门关门习以为常，对房子习以为常，对花园习以为常，对天空和海洋习以为常，甚至对挂在夜空中、在屋顶上闪耀的月亮都习以为常了。但当你和未出生的孩子去描述这些事情的时候，就会发现焕然一新。”32:45｜Q26 你今年发现最好听的一首歌是什么？《薇薇五十，不知天命》歌单（网易云音乐）《A song for you 》Little Pony《临终致辞》大宽33:35｜Q27 你今年看过最喜欢的一部电影是什么？《隔壁房间》女性友谊与舒适视觉《一战再战》是当善意和正义感落到一个充满结构性暴力的社会里，会被碾成什么形状。《泳者之心》横穿英吉利海峡的女性《爱Amour》父母如何老去，今年72岁的于佩尔《时雨之际》80岁的吉勇小百合之前演的一部很美的电影《密会》：58岁的金喜爱《夜班》：一位天使心的护士在癌症患者看护病房的地狱般的几小时夜班发生的事39:09｜Q28 你今年吃过最好吃的一顿饭是？家里的饭：红焖王八和猪肘子饭和妈妈一起做饭和碰杯的白酒越南的越南菜41:43｜Q29/ Q30有什么是你想要且得到了？有什么是你想要且没有得到的？灵魂舒展的生活事情按计划开展体重、睡眠、写书、存钱42:19｜Q31 你生日那天做了什么？生日不一定要热闹：一顿安静的饭、一群唱不同语言生日歌的朋友、一个舒服顺贴的夜晚，都足以构成“被爱包住”的仪式感。i人可以给自己拍个照43:09｜Q32 还未发生什么事，若发生会让今年无比满足？变瘦变美变健康完成里程碑，接受自己永远在焦虑状态在胸无大志和踌躇满志、在快乐玩耍和奋发营业之间撕扯45:57｜Q33 你会如何描述你今年的个人时尚风格？自在、舒服、简单风格不是穿搭技巧，是你是否允许自己舒服。47:11｜Q34 是什么让你保持理智？小事上需要保持理智吗？远方、身边的爱人、日记、跑步时与自己的对话；保持远大的目标49:30｜Q35 你最欣赏哪个公众人物？脱不花与王潮歌长谈：“不要错过一场花开、一场雨来”的生命观。“每一个人人的世界都是值得展开的，每个人都有自己的处境，人最后拼的一定是有爱有善心的。你不能认为自己对另外一个人的生命有权利、有办法，你只能旁观。”张彩铃家的日常乐子沈奕斐的切片：大局观、权威假象和承认父母真实的能力边界55:23｜Q36 那个政治问题最令你有感而发？世界不一定走向融合56:09｜Q37 你想念哪些人？想念落在亲人身上。57:40｜Q38 在你新认识的人中，谁是最好的？“好的人”被定义为：在生命层面对自己有启发的人；今年走近的新朋友01:01:18｜Q39 你今年学到了什么宝贵的人生经验？善意的回旋镖终会回来，时间的重量，出来混都是要还的50岁：以为自己不知天命，但是体感的确更松弛了01:03:46｜Q40 能够总结你这一年的一句话是什么？Coco：“褪到真我，构建自己的宇宙”：一重重挑战，一次次重生式褪去矫饰，越褪越疼，也越褪越真；薇薇：成为自己，让生命绽放柴：一夜之秋，万山藏峰�本期书影音推荐书：《在万物中醒来》（Mary Oliver）书：《失落的卫星》（刘子超）书：《苹果在中国》(Patrick McGee)书：《朝花夕拾》(鲁迅)书：《我的奋斗》(卡尔奥韦克瑙斯高)剧：《绝望写手》剧：《人生切割术》剧：《同乐者》影：《隔壁房间》影：PTA《一战再战》· 影《隔壁房间》女性友谊与舒适视觉· 影：《泳者之心》·影：《爱Amour》·影：《时雨之际》·影：《密会》·影：《夜班》·歌：《薇薇五十，不知天命》歌单（网易云音乐）歌：岳云鹏《春歌》（“若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节”）歌：《大展宏图》·歌：《A song for you 》Little Pony·歌：《临终致辞》大宽本期思考如果你必须诚实地给这一年打分，你会给多少分？为什么？如果把“年度四十问”当作一面镜子：你今年最想告别的是什么？你明年最想“更自在”的方面是什么？

In this music-filled re-release, Raghu Markus is joined by spiritual musician Jai Uttal to chat about opening our hearts through the magnitude of melodies.Get your copy of All In This Together, the latest book from Jack Kornfield! Let this new book be your guide, as Jack reveals how to navigate our human experience with wisdom and care. Inside you'll find a beautiful collection of stories, inspiration for conflict resolution, and powerful teachings on healing, justice, and human kindness—anchored in the teachings of the Buddha and poetry from luminary voices like Mary Oliver. Click here to learn more!In this episode, Raghu and Jai Uttal discuss:The formation of melodic structures and how music is as boundless as an oceanLetting go of the idea that we must master an instrument in order to create musicGetting into the flow of devotional music and honoring God through our presence rather than perfectionThe friendship between Jai Uttal and Ram Dass and Jai's journey to IndiaThe Baul's of Bengal and mystical, spontaneous verseJai's single, Holy Mad Men, inspired by Bengali-style musicMore Bengali-influenced music by The BandThe dotara, an Indian folk instrument Jai frequently usesMusical creation as the legacy of satsang and a path to continued connectionCheck out Ali Akbar Khan to hear some classical Indian Ragas and the sarod instrument that Raghu and Jai discuss.About Jai Uttal:Jai Uttal is a Grammy-nominated sacred music composer, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist. Having traveled extensively in India, he met many great saints and singers and Bhakti Yoga became his personal path. Jai has been leading, teaching, and performing kirtan around the world for nearly 50 years. He creates a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices.“Music is way more vast than any one human person can understand.” –Jai UttalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

All The Everything is Lian's solo show where she dives deep into a topic, often woven around a myth or fairytale that she's been journeying with. The LIVE making of All The Everything is recorded live on YouTube… to join Lian for the one: Make sure you're subscribed to our Moonly News email list and are a member of our Facebook group and we'll let you know when the next one is happening. Lian explores what creates a soulful Christmas, beginning with the way the season stirs old memories and sudden tenderness, then circling through the frantic pace that pulls so many of us away from what we actually long for. She speaks about ancient midwinter traditions flickering beneath the surface of modern life, the hush that falls when the light begins to change, and the quiet ache that arrives when we slow down enough to notice what is really happening inside us. From there the conversation moves into the practices that help you hold your ground in the middle of family dynamics, sensory overwhelm and the expectations that seem to gather in the dark of December, settling finally on how vision, community and small daily gestures shape the kind of Christmas you actually want to live. Listen if you have ever felt both joy and dread rising together, wondered why familiar patterns return each year, or longed for a holiday that welcomes every part of you. We'd love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let's carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage. What you'll receive from this episode: How the old rhythms under Christmas reveal themselves once you stop trying to perform the holiday and start listening for what is already moving beneath it Why acknowledging longing, memory and discomfort can create a steadier, warmer Christmas than pushing for cheer ever could What happens when you root your Christmas in real soulful practices rather than pressure, and how this transforms the way you experience community, self-care and the season itself The Soul Practices Lian invited you into:

You're invited next September 20-26, 2026, to The Tender Harvest, a week-long retreat amidst the golden hues and organic bounty of the world-class Ballymaloe House in County Cork, Ireland. Each day will feature yoga, meditation, farm-to-table meals, and curated excursions—plus ample time for rest, self-nurturance, and imagination.__I awake to the murmur of a boy speaking to his slumbering father. All night long, the darkening stillness of December had settled over the house, and, as usual, our son had scampered down the hall just before dawn, burrowed under a breathing mound of blankets, and reached toward whichever one of us was nearest. “I love you so much,” I hear my child sigh as he tucks himself beneath the warm weight of his father's arm.I have no language to measure such a moment, ordinary though it may seem. I have only an attention born of it, a residue of tenderness reminding me that somehow –however improbable, fleeting, and marvelous – we are here together, and here at all.Later, diagonal rays of winter sunlight beam across the sky, a fact bright enough to leave an afterimage seared on the inside of my eyelids. Of this event, too, I keep only what impression remains: a momentary flash that lingers and softens.Which brings me to the medicine of tenderness—our capacity not just to intellectualize or conceptualize, but to feel the invisible textures of this living world. The word “tender” shares its etymological parent, the Latin word tendere–meaning “to extend outward or upward, to stretch toward or hold out, to offer; to direct toward, to aim toward”–with the verb “to tend,” in the sense of caring for, but also with “intention,” “attention,” and “tenders,” the small boats that carry people or goods from larger vessels to shore.A thruline here links the practices of intention and attention, guiding our consciousness toward what we care about, with a whole-bodied suppleness of presence. The metaphor of tender boats bridges the mutual nature of tenderness. How can one person's practice of tenderness bring another to shore in a gradual and reciprocal softening of nervous systems? How is it that when one person rests with awareness in the tender weight of their body, heart, and mind, it can signal to another that their bruises are safe from further harm?Ezra Klein recently shared an interview with Patti Smith, the iconic musician, writer, and visual artist—sometimes called the “godmother of punk”—who rejects those labels wholesale. With a shrug that suggests the humbler, deeper values of her practice, she says, “call me a worker.” I love her for that.Many moments resonate in their conversation, but none so much as when she likens a good poem to a teardrop: “If you're thirsty and you get that drop of water, it suddenly becomes the most welcome thing in the world.” My mind catches on what kind of thirst—what invisible needfulness—a good poem can satisfy. This is not the thirst of the yarrow or migrating whitethroat, not even the thirst of the bear in autumn. It seems a uniquely human thirst that calls out for the sincerity of real art.On the subject of death and spiritual thirst, Mary Oliver wrote: “Who knows what will finally happen or where I will be sent, yet already I have given a great many things away, expecting to be told to pack nothing, except the prayers which, with this thirst, I am slowly learning.”I believe this kind of thirst, of the nature of wanting to understand and be nourished by the mystery of our existence—by the grace of what it means that we are alive and able to wonder at the circumstances of our aliveness—dwells somewhere beneath the surface of every human being. This thirst lives in the unseen currents of heartache, uncertainty, and longing that flow like water beneath a frozen river.According to fellow poet Jane Hirshfield, Galway Kinnell once called “Tenderness” “the secret title of every good poem.” That line, for me, speaks to the particular mechanism within poetry that can meet such thirst. Tenderness is the dynamic tension between bearing witness to our shared fragility and strengthening our capacity for wholehearted presence and connection with ourselves and each other. It is the alchemy of kindness that can distill cold facts into feelings, thaw a hardened heart, and show us how we're not alone. Like a teardrop, a gesture of tenderness can be small and exact, yet it can quench us with vital sustenance and healing.Strangely, the image of a teardrop has seeped into my morning practice like a quiet teaching. As I reach for some nearby poem, my mind skidding over the uneven terrain of the hours ahead, I pause to take a breath, and it occurs to me: I can carry a teardrop inside this day. Most authentic mindfulness practices seem strange to the outer gaze, but their effectiveness lies in the specificity and earnestness with which we orient toward them. So, here it is: a useful practice, an invisible resource to mind my life. One way I am learning to soften.__+ Join me every month for movement + meditation exclusively for paid supporters of The Guest House. Our next practice will be live on Thursday, December 18, at 9 am MT / 11 am ET, and will be shared via replay soon thereafter.+ Back to a regular studio class! Join me at YogaSource in Santa Fe every Wednesday morning, 9-10:15 am MT / 11 am-12:15 pm ET for Dynamic Practice. This class is live and not recorded. Join in-person or virtually from home. Register directly through the studio here.+ Two deeply envisioned retreats in the year to come: first at Beyul Retreat in the pristine wilderness surrounding Aspen, Colorado, for an extended Memorial Day weekend, May 21-25, 2026; then at world-class Ballymaloe House in County Cork, Ireland, September 20-26, 2026. All the details here.Together, we are making sense of being human in an era of radical change. Your presence here matters. Thank you for reading, sharing, ‘heart'ing, commenting, and subscribing to The Guest House. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss courage. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Reed and Brent.Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMeFor Josh — Text in UsRemembering Josh Bossé — Brent Billings“When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver in Thirst“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry in The Selected Poems of Wendell BerryDaily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó TuamaThe Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis“Just Do It” Motivational Speech by Shia LaBeouf — YouTubeBEMA 39: A King After God's Own HeartRocky IV (1985 film) — Letterboxd

Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling humorist, poet, and essayist Kurt Luchs! (kurtluchs.com) About our guest: Kurt Luchs was born in Cheektowaga, New York, grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and has lived and worked all over the United States, mostly in publishing and media. Currently he's based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His first poetry publication came at age sixteen in the long-gone journal Epos, right next to a poem by Bukowski. He has also written comedy for television (Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn) and radio (American Comedy Network), as well as contributing humor to the New Yorker, the Onion and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others. He is author of the poetry collections Death Row Row Row Your Boat (Sagging Meniscus, 2024), Falling in the Direction of Up (SM, 2021), and the humor collection It's Funny Until Someone Loses an Eye (Then It's Really Funny) (SM, 2017). His poetry chapbooks include One of These Things Is Not Like the Other (Finishing Line Press 2019), and The Sound of One Hand Slapping (SurVision Press 2022). He won a 2022 Pushcart Prize, a 2021 James Tate Poetry Prize, the 2021 Eyelands Book Award for Short Stories, and the 2019 Atlanta Review International Poetry Contest. He is a Contributing Editor of Exacting Clam. About TRIBUTARIES, now available from Sagging Meniscus Press! https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/tributaries In Tributaries, Kurt Luchs chooses twenty poems that hold vital meaning for him as a reader and writer—many, but not all, recognized as classics—and pays twofold tribute to them. First, he explores each poem with a deep-diving personal essay on how the poet works their magic upon us. Then he gives a tribute poem of his own, in response to, or inspired by, the poem under discussion. The result is a uniquely well-rounded, multidimensional way of honoring great poems, unlocking more of their treasures for both first-time and long-time lovers of poetry. Poets featured are Wallace Stevens, Robinson Jeffers, David Ignatow, Philip Larkin, D. H. Lawrence, Etheridge Knight, Wislawa Szymborska, Lucille Clifton, Gabriela Mistral, H. D., Jorge Luis Borges, Federico Garcia Lorca, Mary Oliver, Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Koch, Homer, Louise Glück, Robert Bly, Charles Simic and James Tate. Thanks for this amazing conversation, Kurt! All the best! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro. HOW TO SUPPORT ARTS CALLING: PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW, OR SHARING THIS EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANKS FOR LISTENING! Much love, j artscalling.com

In this episode, Heather opens the door to a conversation many people living with metastatic cancer think about privately — but rarely speak aloud:You are allowed to live.You are allowed to plan ahead.You are allowed to imagine a future that is yours.Heather shares how, at 26, she was told her life would narrow — that cancer meant shrinking dreams, shorter plans, smaller horizons. Twenty-seven years later, she is proof that life doesn't end where statistics suggest it should. It unfolds. It evolves. It can even expand.Inside this episode, we explore:

Anjali Mehta is a 31 year-old mountain climber challenging the "seven summits" to support international agencies fighting gender-based violence and to bring attention to the rights of transgender girl athletes. In this first part of a two-part BCR program, we asked Anjali about her mountain climbing experiences. She told us about falling into a crevice and overcoming the challenges and the joy of reaching the summit.In the second part of our conversation Anjali told us about her organization "What is the Power of We?" working to pull unite the efforts of the many agencies around the world working to end gender-based violence. For her next climb, Anjali will carry postcards with their stories to the summit of Mt Vinson -- the highest peak in Antarctica. If you would like to share your story or that of a loved one, you can use this form.Featured in this series is Nancy Kangas' rendition of Mary Oliver's "The Poet Dreams of the Mountain" and music from Wade Ripka's "Eastern Blokhedz" , "Four Celtic Voices" and "The Shrill Collective."Alan WinsonBCR Producer and Co-Hostbarcrawlradio@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anjali Mehta is a 31 year-old mountain climber challenging the "seven summits" to support international agencies fighting gender-based violence and to bring attention to the rights of transgender girl athletes. In the first part of this two-part BCR program, we asked Anjali about her mountain climbing experiences. See BCR #265. This program is the second part of our conversation; Anjali told us about her organization "What is the Power of We?" working to unite the efforts of the many agencies around the world working to end gender-based violence. For her next climb, Anjali will carry postcards with their stories to the summit of Mt Vinson -- the highest peak in Antarctica. If you would like to share your story or that of a loved one, you can use this form.Featured in this series is Nancy Kangas' rendition of Mary Oliver's "The Poet Dreams of the Mountain" and music from Wade Ripka's "Eastern Blokhedz" , "Four Celtic Voices" and "The Shrill Collective."Alan WinsonBCR Producer and Co-Hostbarcrawlradio@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The theme for this Dead Talk is perception. In this episode, Christy brings in two 20th century poets, Mary Oliver and Audre Lorde. They were two vastly different people who shared a common thread: Perception as a tool for discovering truth. Together they bring us the Dual Perception Methid that we can use when we are unclear about the turth of a given subject. It could be a relationship, a concept, an issue we're having or just about anything else. When we're unclear, we can use this method to look at it from two very different perspective and we will discover the truth. It's absolutely astonishing how well this works. Schedule a call to learn about The Freedom Project - Click here To book a 55-minute Connect Call with Gary, click here

No matter where you are, a meal can make you feel at home. Suresh Doss, host of CBC's culinary show Locals Welcome, shares the cookbooks he keeps in his kitchen, which have helped fuel his lifelong passion. Plus, writer and journalist Phillip Dwight Morgan talks about his mission to read a new poem to his baby daughter everyday.Books discussed on this week's show include:Handmade: Stories of Strength Shared Through Recipes from the Women of Sri Lanka by Nesa and Roberts LiezerSalt Fat Acid Heat” by Samin NosratThe Joy of Cooking” by Irma RombauerDonabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking by Naoko Takei Moore and Kyle ConnaughtonWild Geese by Mary Oliver

"Patch a few words together," writes Mary Oliver in her poem "Praying," "and don't try to make them elaborate. This isn't a contest, but the doorway into thanks." Listen to hear why prayer and silence matter, regardless of belief or disbelief, and how you can find what works for you in your home. See the full lesson: UpliftKids.org/lessons/prayer

Quinn unpacks how the nervous system asks one question all day—Am I safe?—and why fight/flight/freeze/fawn are wise survival patterns (not personal failures). You'll learn fast, gentle regulation tools (physiological sigh, orienting, butterfly hug, vagal “voo”/humming), see them in action via pop-culture and literature examples, and leave with a 7-day plan to widen your window of tolerance. The aim: move from bracing for impact to breathing easier—then building a calmer, safer life you actually enjoy living in.What You'll LearnEmbodiment = biology: Your body is a home to be tended, not a problem to fix (Hillary McBride).Survival patterns are smart: Fight/flight/freeze/fawn kept you safe; now we teach your body new safety.Complete the stress cycle: Don't power through—release (Levine): breathe, shake, sigh, settle.Co-regulation matters: Calm spreads person-to-person (think Ted Lasso).Fast Practices (Try Today)Physiological sigh (20–30s): Inhale → tiny top-up inhale → long slow exhale (2–3x).Orienting (30–60s): Turn head, name 5 things you see, 4 touch, 3 hear, 2 smell, 1 taste.Butterfly hug (60s): Cross arms, alternate taps L/R while breathing slowly.Vagal “voo” or hum (45s): Inhale, long chest-vibrating “voo” (or hum) 2–3x.Pop Culture & Lit MirrorsInside Out 2: Anxiety tries to control everything → name it, breathe, integrate (not exile).Ted Lasso: Panic softens via breath + safe people (co-regulation).The Bear: Unfinished cycles = alarms (tight jaw, shallow breath); the body keeps score.Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's embodied “yes/no” as sovereignty.Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese”: “Let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”Mini Playbook for Divorced LifeText from ex detonates: 1 physiological sigh + orient; reply later from safety.First date freeze: Bathroom → butterfly hug 60s → decide from regulation.Co-parenting flare: Hand to heart + “voo” twice → This is my boundary. Lonely Saturday: 5-minute sensory walk → call a safe friend/pet time.7-Day Nervous System PlanMorning (1 min): Physiological sigh ×3 or butterfly hug.Mid-day (30s): Orienting—name 5 things you see.Evening (2 min): Gentle shake-out + humming/“voo.”Connection (3 min): Text/call a safe friend or sit quietly with a pet.Boundary rep (one line): “I'll need to think about that and get back to you.”Quotable“Our bodies are not problems to be solved; they are homes to be tended.” — Hillary McBride“Trauma isn't in the event, it's in the nervous system.” — inspired by Peter Levine“You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” — Mary OliverResources MentionedHillary McBride — The Wisdom of Your BodyPeter Levine — Waking the Tiger (Somatic Experiencing)Deirdre Fay — Becoming Safely EmbodiedContent NoteMentions of religious conditioning, sexual coercion, panic/anxiety. Please go at the pace of safety and pause anytime.Call to ActionIf this helped you exhale, share it with a sister who needs a calmer nervous system and a softer Saturday night. Rate + review + subscribe so you won't miss Part 3: Reclaiming Touch, Pleasure & Boundaries. Questions or resources? Email Quinn@postdivorceglowup.com PostDivorceGlowUp.comEmail: quinn@postdivorceglowup.com

For the Season 11 finale—the season's 11th episode—we go to 11, earning ourselves an "E" for some cussin'In the ALP's most meta-episode, two podcasters hit record and promptly turn the show into a show about conversation, consulting, and being human. Emily Smith, VP of Partner Success at CollegeVine and host of the terrific podcast, The Vinedown with Emily Smith, joins Ken to talk podcast origin stories, why vendor content too often feels “imperious,” and how she builds a looser, more generous show that invites guests to actually "go there."We compare notes on consulting craft (including Ken's early tendency to overdeliver), the outsider/insider lens she's honed across work with hundreds of colleges, and a smart take on AI as a thought partner—not a cheat code. Emily also drops a keeper: pattern-break vision—spotting the stale thing we repeat for no good reason and reframing it so others can finally see it.The episode, in true Emily fashion, is quick, witty, and wildly human. (Her take on Mary Oliver's poetry in the Rapid Descent is gold.)00:00 — Cold-open chaos05:38 — Emily's show origin, friction of starting, and why “imperious” content misses the mark07:32 — Trust from CollegeVine; leaning out from salesy moments10:44 — Early episodes, dropping the brand preamble, finding the voice13:37 — Doubt & impostor syndrome thread (and why it shows up)15:46 — Outsider vs. insider: value of the outside lens; “600 colleges” perspective19:18 — Consulting arc: outsider credibility, my over-delivering phase, and the line “everything you say must be true… but you need not say every true thing”22:22 — “Noise-lumberjack”: cutting clutter vs. adding it24:28 — Community building and how Emily chooses (and handles inbound) guests29:02 — Jeff Selingo gets a public invite to join the show + the “VP Council” mini-series idea (a teaser for season 12).34:06 — Using GPT well: training on transcripts; AI as creative accelerator40:30 — Key takeaway, from pattern-match to pattern-break vision43:33 — Rapid Descent (spoiler, there's talk of heliskiing in Alaska)55:16 — Outtake: first meeting, Colorado life, and Emily's “Hello Humans” signThe ALP is supported by RHB, a division of SIG. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment

He wrote the definitive history of Indian wrestling. His longform reportage has taken him into strange territories. He embedded himself with the Delhi police and has now come out with his first crime novel. Rudraneil Sengupta joins Amit Varma in episode 429 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about he throws himself into both his life and his work. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Rudraneil Sengupta on Instagram, Twitter, Mint and Amazon. 2. The Beast Within -- Rudraneil Sengupta. 3. Enter the Dangal -- Rudraneil Sengupta. 4. The Girl From Haryana -- Amit Varma's feature story on Sakshi Malik (2016). 5. Aadha Gaon — Rahi Masoom Raza. 6. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. From Cairo to Delhi With Max Rodenbeck — Episode 281 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. Kind of Blue -- Miles Davis. 9. Wall-E -- Andrew Stanton. 10. The Complete Adventures of Feluda (Volume 1) (Volume 2) -- Satyajit Ray. 11. The Adventures Of Kakababu -- Sunil Gangopadhyay. 12. More Adventures Of Kakababu -- Sunil Gangopadhyay. 13. Sandesh. 14. Paar -- Goutam Ghose. 15. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? -- Philip K Dick. 16. Philip K Dick and Ursula K Le Guin on Amazon. 17. Sandman -- Neil Gaimon. 18. Persepolis -- Marjane Satrapi. 19. The Buddha -- Osamu Tezuka. 20. The Solitary Writer Meets the Impossible Man -- Episode 428 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu). 21. A Man For All Seasons: The Life Of KM Panikkar — Narayani Basu. 22. Understanding India Through Its Languages — Episode 232 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Peggy Mohan). 23. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages — Peggy Mohan. 24. Frank Zappa, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters and Django Reinhardt on Spotify. 25. Satyaki Banerjee and Paban Das Baul on Spotify. 26. The Indianness of Indian Food — Episode 95 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Doctor). 27. The Refreshing Audacity of Vinay Singhal — Episode 291 of The Seen and the Unseen. 28. Stage.in. 29. Tom Waits, Mark Strand and Mary Oliver. 30. The Golden Age of Murder -- Martin Edwards. 31. Roseanna -- Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. 32. Ian Rankin (of Inspector Rebus fame) on Amazon. 33. Six Four -- Hideo Yokoyama. 34. Raag Darbari -- Shrilal Shukla (translated by Gillian Wright). 35. Saans -- Neena Gupta. 36. Anne Tyler on Amazon. 37. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -- Hunter S Thompson. 38. The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved -- Hunter S Thompson. 39. The Life and Times of Gurcharan Das -- Episode 425 of The Seen and the Unseen. 40. Meet Suyash Dixit, the man who would be king -- Rudraneil Sengupta. 41. The Autopsy Report -- Rudraneil Sengupta. 42. Court -- Chaitanya Tamhane. 43. The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind -- Gustave Le Bon. 44. Invisible Man -- Ralph Ellison. 45. The Is-Ought Problem and the Naturalistic Fallacy. 46. V for Vendetta -- Alan Moore and David Lloyd. 47. Murder in Mahim -- Jerry Pinto. 48. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 49. Hayao Miyazaki, Satyajit Ray and Martin Beck. 50. Disgrace -- JM Coetzee. 51. Moby Dick -- Herman Melville. 52. Julian Lage and Bill Frisell on Spotify. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Amit and Ajay also bring out a weekly YouTube show, Everything is Everything. Have you watched it yet? You must! And have you read Amit's newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It's free! Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: ‘Delhi' by Simahina.

Episode Overview:“Our primary problem...is not that we lack self-worth. It's that we lack awe.”In this episode, Lisa and Dan unpack the Happiness Trap: the belief that your purpose is tied to feeling good or curating the perfect life. But true vocation often forms us in the slow, hidden work of faithfulness, not fleeting emotional highs. Tune in to escape the trap, rediscover joy, and move forward with a deeper sense of vocation.Up Next:The Hero Trap – Learn how to pursue your calling without trying to "save the world" or carry more than God has asked you to.Helpful Resources: Download your FREE Vocation Trap Tracker: https://soul-makers.kit.com/traptracker Discover Your Artist Archetype → Take the Free Quiz at soulmakers.org Download the Full Artist Archetypes Guide for deeper insight: www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo Read Samuel Wells' book, Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and theExperience of Vocation by Chris Keeton Read the article, Understanding Vocation: Discerning and Responding to God's Call by Don Thompson Read the Blog Post by Jen Wilken, Trading Self-Worth for Awe and WonderConnect & Share: Subscribe to Be. Make. Do. to keep following the Vocation Traps series Share this episode with a fellow artist or spiritual seeker Join the conversation on social using #VocationTrapsPodcast Join our brand new Instagram Broadcast Channel!

Join us on LAB the Podcast for a special Poetry Corner episode with Poet and Author Wendy Kieffer (Alchemy of Praise). In this episode, Wendy shares a brand-new original poem that envisions walking with God in the cool of the morning — a powerful picture of hope, reunion, and new creation. We talk about the power of poetry to communicate before it's understood, why reading aloud matters, and how classic poets like Mary Oliver, Yeats, and Rossetti can inspire us today.If you love poetry, faith, or creative conversations, this episode will encourage you to slow down, listen deeply, and discover beauty in the everyday.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Support / SponsorFor More Videos, Subscribe:   @VUVIVOV3 | YouTubeFollow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @wendy.kiefferOrder Alchemy of PraiseSupport the show

The Minimalists talk about what to do with closets and containers that are overflowing with excess, what's keeping most people from minimizing, when to stop buying new things for your home, and much more. Discussed in this episode: What do I do with my two closets and three storage containers filled with excess clothes? (1:47) What's the last thing you minimized, and what prevented you from letting go sooner? (21:08) Sucky Ad: Dr. Chris Ryan talks about the normalization of deceit. (37:10) Listener Tip: “Storage” by Mary Oliver. (45:05) Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast Recorded at Earthing Studios.

This episode explores the Virgo–Pisces polarity and the invitations of this Pisces Lunar Eclipse. The episode is started out with Jeff Hinshaw inviting you to balance grounded devotion with dreamy surrender: tending to daily routines, health, and service (Virgo) while opening to flow, intuition, and spiritual expansion (Pisces). Then, Jeff is joined by the painter and sculptor Susan Carr, whose work embodies this very polarity. A Pisces Sun, Virgo Moon, and Leo Rising, Susan channels both meticulous craft and ethereal vision in her art. Together, we explore five of her transformative paintings.  To see the visual of these painting, there is a Cosmic Cousins Substack article that includes these 5 paintings: The Fool as a self-portrait carrying ancestral karma Ace of Wands, erupting with fiery new beginnings The Moon, a meditation on body, pain, and primal transformation Self-Portrait with Mask, invoking octopus medicine and paired with Mary Oliver's poetry Picking Up the Pieces, a political and grief-centered reflection echoing the Marseille Death card Susan's journey with grief, creativity, and healing is both moving and inspiring. From discovering Cosmic Cousins in 2017 during a period of profound loss, to now sharing her art as a channel for transformation, her story reminds us that devotion, flow, and intuitive expression can turn pain into beauty and service into love. Settle in, breathe, and join us as we explore art, astrology, and the sacred dance of Virgo and Pisces with Susan Carr. ______________________________________________ NEW OFFERING 6-month Astrology Journey, Monday nights, starting in October! ______________________________________________ Cosmic Cousins Links Cosmic Cousins Memberships Cosmic Cousins Substack Cosmic Cousins Instagram Intro & Outro Music by:  Felix III Mentorship w/ Jeff Hinshaw Deep Dive Astrology Reading Tarot Soul Journey