Two friends, one in the UK and the other in Canada, 5,729 kilometers apart, writing and ruminating about life, relationships and standing in our truths.
On this episode Ces and Lee write and talk about the things they need to let go of. A meditation on the year that has just passed and re-energizing for a fresh and unencumbered 2024.
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Ces and Lee sparked this episode's writing with a line from Pablo Neruda, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Their conversation moves from loss, to learning and accepting their loved ones' way of loving, and treasuring the loves they now have.
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Elbert Hubbard once wrote, "God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas. But for scars." With this line as the spark.
Ces and Lee write about the weight of medals, degrees, diplomas, and the striving and achievements brought about by their absence. The conversation takes us to their university days, their early work milieu, having to carry on despite self-doubt, and finally finding one's light.
A quote from the poet Audre Lorde brings Ces and Lee to write about defining one's self with certainty whilst transforming society's frame to fit ourselves fully and authentically. Ces says "its being a circle in a stiffened square". We talk about our childhood, transgender elders, and the comfort and possibilities offered by books.
This episode bring our writing to the places - physically, mentally, emotionally - where we were at the beginning the pandemic. We talk about the uncertainty, the worries, the challenges as well as the positive things that arose from 2020.
This episode's trigger phrase - the mind is like a wild horse... - is from the book "The Happiness Trap" by Dr. Russ Harris. Ces and Lee talk about some of the dialogue between the versions of ourselves within us - the child and the adult. We also get to talk a bit about our work as facilitators.
Two friends, one in the UK and the other in Canada, 5,729 kilometers apart, writing and ruminating about life, relationships and standing in our truths. A peek into what we'll be sharing with you.