The other day, I came across a video of Ethan Hawke talking about poetry. He said something very interesting that caught my attention. He basically said that most people don’t think about poetry in their day-to-day until something happens to them — some change, transformation, heartache, loss, trauma, or intense experience whether negative or positive, and then suddenly they begin to turn to poetry to make sense of what is happening to them (video here, start at 2:00).
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I have followed many spiritual paths and
Traditions
And I can say with absolute certainty
There is only one teacher
Worth following to the very end:
The one beating in your chest.
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Dear friend,
It’s been over a year since I’ve written to you. What feels most important to share? Last September, I decided to take a sabbatical as a way to focus on self-care and rest along my fertility and pregnancy journey. Stopping the activity of work, clients, the podcast, the book, programs, and courses was a radical act for me that involved both courage and great privilege I don’t take for granted. While I didn’t entirely expect to spend this time digging deep into my fears (my main intention was to rest), I did my best to approach this unfolding process in a gentle way, particularly through therapy and quiet mindfulness.
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The heroine’s journey has historically been ignored, cast aside, and devalued, which has lead most of us to idolize and play out the hero’s journey in our own lives.
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Alongside raising three children, working as an editor, and practicing as a spiritual psychologist, Anita Kopacz spent seven years creating the magnificent work of art that is Shallow Waters, her debut novel.
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Safia Elhillo is a Sudanese American poet whose strikingly beautiful debut novel Home Is Not a Country is deeply informed by these questions of belonging, nostalgia, and identity. I don’t say this lightly, when I say I have one of the most interesting and creative HEROINE seasons in store for you. These are deep, authentic, meaningful conversations here to help you make connections in your brain about your own creative work and the heroine’s journey. Get ready to be inspired. Interviews will begin airing on August 12th and will run until mid-September. It’ll be a short and sweet season of about 6-8 episodes so please devour them all, re-listen to them, and share them widely as they are all gifts for creative women everywhere.
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Sahara opens up about her background and the expectations placed on her as the child of Iranian immigrants. We hear about the fight she had with them and why this resulted in her finally feeling free. Then, we get into what the meaning of dharma is and how we can think of it as the mission statement of our lives.
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