The Ones Who Cleared the Path for Us, Episode 463
A meditation on loss, presence, and what we learn from the people in our lives. We consider what each person might be teaching us, not just through their words, but through their presence.
We explore how to see beyond the surface presentation of other people and wonder "what gifts and qualities is this person showing me? How are they sweeping the path for me?" And we consider what it is to extend this practice beyond those we grieve for to all our relationships, as both an act of love and as a practice for building a more connected, compassionate world.
Hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
Our source for this week:
A Bunch of Consolation
You think they’ll always be there,
(the ones who always have been).
They showed you the way,
not their way
but how to find your own
(and what to say),
sweeping the path of leaves
or snow
but then the leaves, they go,
before you were ready
(how could you ever be ready?)
to wonder, wondering,
what have you learned exactly?
To love, to speak up, to hold steady.
Hold steady.
Maura Dooley
Photo by Reza Madani on Unsplash