Listen "383: My Face is Real, Yours Is"
Episode Synopsis
We have choices to make in how we relate to one another. We can relate from something real in us, and choose to treat the others we are with as real. Or we can retreat into a 'hall of mirrors' when we relate to one another from the more protective patterns in us. Much becomes possible when we find a way to be real, to 'wake to each other' as we're invited to do by M C Richards in this week's source. A conversation about generosity, curiosity, courage and contactfulness - all qualities of great value in the world right now.
This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
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Episode Overview
00:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Conversation
02:29 Exploring the Source: MC Richards' 'Centering'
06:21 The Challenge of Realness
11:06 Initiative and Newness
16:05 The Importance of Realness in Relationships
22:22 Curiosity vs. Fear in Human Connection
27:24 The Ripple Effect of Genuine Connection
Here's our source for this week:
My Face is Real. Yours is.
“An act of the self, that’s what one must make. An act of the self, from me to you. From center to center. We must mean what we say, from our innermost heart to the outermost galaxy. Otherwise we are lost and dizzy in a maze of reflections. We carry light within us - there is no need merely to reflect. Others carry light within them. These lights must wake to each other. My face is real. Yours is. Let us find our way to our initiative.”
M C Richards, from ‘Centering’
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash
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