That was a beautiful unstructured wander around a really thorny topic. The question of who speaks out, and when and how and *why* is so interesting to me. I do think that sometimes we remain silent because we are avoiding the pain that might come with speaking out, but equally sometimes we speak out because there is a pain associated with being seen as passive, when remaining silent in a particular situation might actually be the wise action.
I'd love to see more of these conversations with the dharma teachers that we love -- just pose a wicked problem and talk it out. And then finish with a cathartic blooper reel of the two of you getting drunk on sparkling water...
This was a great session with Cara. I really enjoyed the call outs by all three of you around the feeling that everything going wrong (or right) is all on me and that invitation to consider how ridiculous that notion is. I love the interaction with Jeff and Tasha at the end of the after party. Having fun while doing important work. Thanks for providing a smile for the day.
I was privileged in the way that my mother taught me to think about where other people are coming from, and to try not to assume the worst in them because we often don’t know their side of things. It was a powerful lesson in empathy. I felt drawn to the title of this podcast because I think it’s a powerful catalyst of the grassroots evolution that needs to occur. Interestingly there have finally been cultural stories coming out providing this exact thing - Maleficent, Cruella, Wicked, etc. i think there’s been a slow awakening to the idea that everyone deserves to tell their story and be understood- and that peace won’t come until we do the work that follows -as Jeff was saying - tolerating everyone at the table giving input.
Also noticed at one point Tasha saying “people who are opposed to us” - (or some similar statement) and I appreciated the choice of words in place of the word enemy. Also want to think more on the terms ignorant and privileged in this context.
And when Tasha mentioned the bugs in the ecosystem I couldn’t help but think of the kids book I adore called “Carl and the meaning of life” by Deborah Freedman. It’s about a worm questioning his importance and the message is simple yet really poignant and special.
I’m not sure yet how to describe the space where I shift from present to thought, but I did briefly take as my object of focus -observing myself from the outside from the corner of the room (which I’ve done before) and then it morphed into spending time with/observing my brain, which was a personable yet silently pulsing fatty blob, which was new and super weird and funny feeling 😂
I completely enjoyed this podcast (and signed up for the meditation classes, so excited to check them out!). When noticing what happened when I got sucked back into thinking, there was a definite shift from expansion to contraction, which was typically brought on by physical pain or a misplaced belief in needing my thinking mind to problem solve. There's almost a fear that if I don't keep trying to think of solutions or even just constantly think of others suffering not only am I doing nothing to make this world a better place, but also that I don't bring enough to the table just the way I am. When hearing that the world needs me, I was filled with gratitude (and got a little teary) realizing that the world needs an expanded and open me that is my awareness, so I don't need to contract and try to ineffectively think my way into worth. Very freeing and humbling. Regarding the rinse cycle. I think of it as skipping or hurrying the rinse cycle and racing to the ever-tumultuous and stimulating spin cycle. 😵💫♥️😂
That was a beautiful unstructured wander around a really thorny topic. The question of who speaks out, and when and how and *why* is so interesting to me. I do think that sometimes we remain silent because we are avoiding the pain that might come with speaking out, but equally sometimes we speak out because there is a pain associated with being seen as passive, when remaining silent in a particular situation might actually be the wise action.
I'd love to see more of these conversations with the dharma teachers that we love -- just pose a wicked problem and talk it out. And then finish with a cathartic blooper reel of the two of you getting drunk on sparkling water...
That's a great idea! Issue-based convos with our dharma homies... maybe we can wiggle this into a new segment!... 🤔💡
Love this idea, Lori!
This was a great session with Cara. I really enjoyed the call outs by all three of you around the feeling that everything going wrong (or right) is all on me and that invitation to consider how ridiculous that notion is. I love the interaction with Jeff and Tasha at the end of the after party. Having fun while doing important work. Thanks for providing a smile for the day.
I was privileged in the way that my mother taught me to think about where other people are coming from, and to try not to assume the worst in them because we often don’t know their side of things. It was a powerful lesson in empathy. I felt drawn to the title of this podcast because I think it’s a powerful catalyst of the grassroots evolution that needs to occur. Interestingly there have finally been cultural stories coming out providing this exact thing - Maleficent, Cruella, Wicked, etc. i think there’s been a slow awakening to the idea that everyone deserves to tell their story and be understood- and that peace won’t come until we do the work that follows -as Jeff was saying - tolerating everyone at the table giving input.
Also noticed at one point Tasha saying “people who are opposed to us” - (or some similar statement) and I appreciated the choice of words in place of the word enemy. Also want to think more on the terms ignorant and privileged in this context.
And when Tasha mentioned the bugs in the ecosystem I couldn’t help but think of the kids book I adore called “Carl and the meaning of life” by Deborah Freedman. It’s about a worm questioning his importance and the message is simple yet really poignant and special.
I’m not sure yet how to describe the space where I shift from present to thought, but I did briefly take as my object of focus -observing myself from the outside from the corner of the room (which I’ve done before) and then it morphed into spending time with/observing my brain, which was a personable yet silently pulsing fatty blob, which was new and super weird and funny feeling 😂
I completely enjoyed this podcast (and signed up for the meditation classes, so excited to check them out!). When noticing what happened when I got sucked back into thinking, there was a definite shift from expansion to contraction, which was typically brought on by physical pain or a misplaced belief in needing my thinking mind to problem solve. There's almost a fear that if I don't keep trying to think of solutions or even just constantly think of others suffering not only am I doing nothing to make this world a better place, but also that I don't bring enough to the table just the way I am. When hearing that the world needs me, I was filled with gratitude (and got a little teary) realizing that the world needs an expanded and open me that is my awareness, so I don't need to contract and try to ineffectively think my way into worth. Very freeing and humbling. Regarding the rinse cycle. I think of it as skipping or hurrying the rinse cycle and racing to the ever-tumultuous and stimulating spin cycle. 😵💫♥️😂