439: Keeping Things Whole

About this episode

The episode explores the qualities we long for and how they are already present within us, inspired by Mark Strand's poem 'Keeping Things Whole'.

A conversation about the qualities that seem absent in us, that we long for so greatly, and the way they are already present in us because that is what humans are. How we find our courage, or integrity, or creativity or love not so much by trying to fill the absence from outside but by walking our way, patiently, into them in our everyday way of moving through life. All inspired by a wonderful poem 'Keeping Things Whole' by Mark Strand This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Episode Overview 00:00 Celebrating Community and Connection 06:05 Exploring the Poem: Keeping Things Whole 11:56 Understanding Presence and Absence 18:07 Longing and Movement in Life 23:53 Cultivating Inner Qualities 29:52 Finding Wholeness in Everyday Life This is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook to join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website , and you can also watch and listen on Instagram…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lizzie Winn, Justin Wise

Topics covered

• wholeness
• creativity
• presence
• longing
• inner qualities
• everyday life

Keywords

• wholeness
• creativity
• presence
• longing
• Mark Strand
• poem
• everyday life

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Keeping Things Whole

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