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Making Meaning Episode 8: Gifts of Belonging
Episode 41
In music, Kimbra found a way to create and share gifts. And through that gifting, she provides space for others to find deep connection and belonging…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 7: Virtuous Stories
Episode 40
The human being is a storytelling animal, and no story is more important to us than our own. But we don’t write that story in a vacuum. We are born i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 6: Here and Now
Episode 39
It’s common to look beyond life—to eternity or God—for meaning. But as the experience of seeing a cherry tree in bloom reveals, there is deep value i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 5: Beyond Happiness
Episode 38
Organizing our lives around the pursuit of happiness—defined as positive feelings—can ultimately leave our souls hungry. Instead, we should try conne…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 4: Weaving the World Together
Episode 37
Meaning is less a secret to discover than an emergent property, a byproduct of engaging with the world. Through experimentation and an orientation of…
3 years, 2 months ago
Vanessa Loder, "The Soul Solution: A Guide for Brilliant, Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower, and (Finally) Feel Satisfied" (Sounds True, 2022)
Episode 197
Are you so busy fulfilling everyone else’s expectations that you’ve lost touch with yourself? Do you find yourself filling up your “free” hours with …
3 years, 2 months ago
Thomas L Murray, "Making Nice with Naughty: An Intimacy Guide for the Rule-Following, Organized, Perfectionist, Practical, and Color-Within-The-Line Types" (2022)
Episode 196
Have too much self-control?
You worked hard, followed the rules, and delayed gratification to get where you are in life. You played nice, did what yo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 3: The Weight of the World
Episode 36
The ideology of capitalism, which drives us to find happiness in endless exertion and economic gain, dulls our emotions and blinds us to the source o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 2: A Fortunate Coalescence
Episode 35
We’re often given the following choice: either there’s a cosmic, eternal purpose to our lives or nothing matters at all. But perhaps the meaning of l…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Meaning Episode 1: You Don't Have To Be Special
Episode 34
Feelings of meaninglessness often are caused by how we understand ourselves. If we change how we think about our worth, we’ll discover radiant meanin…
3 years, 2 months ago