446: With Equal Reverence Towards Sorrow and Joy

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of cultivating both joy and sorrow with reverence in our lives.

Cultivating both joy and sorrow within us. Seeing what they are made of, so that we can approach them with reverence rather than trying to control them or banish them. And finding out that that the more we go on in lives, the more we can know and the more we can have faith that we can meet what life brings us. This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Episode Overview 00:00 Introduction and Context 03:05 The Inner Child and Magic in All Creatures 06:10 Delighting in Life and Connection 09:12 The Role of Time in Our Experiences 11:46 Reverence Towards Sorrow and Joy 14:44 The Complexity of Joy and Sorrow 17:50 Intention and Commitment to Experience 20:49 Community and Shared Language 23:56 Conclusion and Gratitude 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 , YouTube , and as a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lizzie Winn, Justin Wise

Topics covered

• joy
• sorrow
• reverence
• human experience
• community
• inner child

Keywords

• joy
• sorrow
• reverence
• inner child
• human experience
• community
• connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thirdspace

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