449: A Great Shining

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of cherishment and its impact on connection and community through imagination and shared human experience.

What might become possible if, even for a moment, we let ourselves feel cherished… allowing ourselves to feel the care of others as a living presence in our bodies? And what happens to our way of being in the world when we use this as a doorway, returning us to connection, to belonging, to the quiet rhythm of being human together? In this episode, we turn toward a luminous poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and into a conversation about imagination as a way to recover our capacities as we respond to the world. We explore what it means to remember we are held, how that remembrance changes the way we meet one another, and why it may be more foolish not to imagine a world that can be shaped by our care. Along the way, we find ourselves asking: if even one of us begins to live as though we are cherished, what kind of ripple might that set in motion? This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Episode Overview 00:00 Introduction and Community Engagement 03:33 The Power of Imagination 10:08 Cherishment and Connection 17:12 The Ripple Effect of Cherishment 22:14 Choosing Connection Over Isolation 30:20 Creating Community Spaces This…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lizzie Winn, Justin Wise

Topics covered

• cherishment
• connection
• imagination
• community
• belonging
• human experience

Keywords

• cherishment
• connection
• imagination
• community
• belonging
• human experience
• poem
• Ripple Effect

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Great Shining

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