Practicing Forgiveness
Today's episode is about the practice of forgiveness - I primarily draw from my experience with the Christian tradition, but the act of forgiving is part and parcel of what it means to be human. And,...
19 Sep 202311min
In Praise of Failure
Today's episode is about failure, and the invitation to keep doing it in our life, our work, our faith, and our relationship. Failure is human. Failure is healthy. Failure is how we grow. We share sto...
7 Sep 20238min
Criticism Like Velcro, Praise Like Teflon
Today's episode is about something neuroscientists are teaching us through their research: negative and critical thoughts are like velcro - they stick and hold. Whereas positive and joyful thoughts a...
31 Aug 20237min
For the Traveler
Today's episode features is blessing by the inimitable John O'Donohue, "For the Traveler." It's drawn for his book, "To Bless the Space Between Us," which is one of Arianne and I's all time favorites ...
2 Aug 20239min
Blueminding
Today's episode is about the concept of blue minding, first popularized by the marine biologist, Wallace Nichols. The basic idea is that being in or near blue water reduces stress and helps us get gro...
24 Jul 20236min
Calling In
Today's episode is about Loretta Ross and her courageous and brilliant work that invites us to "call in" instead of "call out." Ross is an activist, public intellectual and professor of women’s studie...
5 Jul 202312min
Ubuntu
Today's episode is about the African concept of "ubuntu," inspired by my reading of the spiritual biography of Desmond Tutu. The basic idea is this: "a person is a person through other persons." The m...
28 Jun 202311min
Goodness Is Given
Today's episode reflects on something I'm learning from the recent spiritual biography of Desmond Tutu, written by Michael Battle. "Goodness is given" is something I'm learning from Tutu's life - some...
22 Jun 20239min
