A Falcon, a Storm, or a Great Song? Episode 409

Written By Justin Wise
 

We mistake ourselves for the stories we've been told and the ones we keep telling. But what if those stories are too small to contain who we really are? A conversation about discovering that the more we open our hearts to the world, the less we actually know about anything—and how this not knowing might be exactly where freedom lives.

What happens when we stop trying to figure everything out and instead give ourselves fully to the mystery of being human?

This week’s conversation is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.

Episode Overview
00:00 Introduction and Context Setting
06:26 Exploring Rilke's 'Widening Circles'
12:16 The Journey of Discovery
18:53 Embracing Uncertainty and Complexity
24:10 Faithfulness in the Face of Not Knowing
30:30 Invitation to Community and Practice

Here’s our source for this week:

Widening Circles

I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I’ve been circling for thousands of years
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?

Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Joanna Macy

Photo by Alan Mersom on Unsplash

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