447: I Am Much Too Alone in This World

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The episode explores themes of honesty, self-reflection, and embracing life despite its challenges.

How do we learn to be honest about our lives… to look closely, to say truthfully what we see, and to turn with reverence and respect to all that has been and the path that unfolds before us? Said another way, what does it take to say ‘yes’ to our lives, in spite of everything? This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Episode Overview 00:00 Introduction to Reverence and Connection 05:27 Exploring Rilke's Poetic Insights 11:22 The Journey of Self-Reflection 21:10 Embracing Spaciousness in Life 26:11 Confronting Mortality and Vastness 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 podcast in all the usual podcast places. Our source for this week: I Am Much Too Alone in This World I am much too alone in this world, yet not alone enough to truly consecrate the hour. I…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lizzie Winn, Justin Wise

Topics covered

• honesty
• self-reflection
• mortality
• spaciousness
• poetic insights
• human living

Keywords

• honesty
• self-reflection
• Rilke
• mortality
• spaciousness
• human experience

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Books & works: I Am Much Too Alone in This World

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