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This is it. About four years into the making now (or maybe even longer), and the first episode of my podcast has arrived. The idea to put my voice out into the universe occurred to me many years ago. It was something I knew I had to do. But there was also a lot of life to get through. There were many iterations of myself which I had to experience to get to this point. There were many attempts and failures and depressive periods and periods of enlightenment and periods of starting over and over and over before being able to get to this point.
More on my creative journey and the creative processes of artists in the future. For now, Iām proud to share this first episode. And although itās here and in the world and has some sense of officiality to it, I release this with the awareness that this is a beginning. This episode has minimal editing, most all the āumsā and ālikesā in my speaking. The sound quality could be better, the production too. But here I begin, and I invite and look forward to all the changes that will come over time. Iāve always been fascinated by the process, the construction site, the blueprint. So rarely are the āin progressā moments shared or seen or celebrated. But as I discuss in the episode, the failures and mistakes are precisely the indications that learning and change and growth have taken place. And that is how my work is grounded. I hope that in witnessing my stumbles, my processes, and my trials, that maybe you feel safe witnessing your own, too.
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January 8
All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery.āGeorge Orwell
For the most part, we receive too much information. Weāre bombarded with print, sound, images. Many of us cultivate a healthy skepticism: we consider the source. What does this person, this agency, this network, this advertiser, or this elected official stand to gain from telling me this information?But we cannot doubt everything. Humans need to believe in something, even something wildly implausible on the face of it. Thus, cults and causes abound. In the age of widespread corruption and cynicism, faith also is widespread.Faith is healthy; it is an affirmation of human worth and continuity. Fortunate are those of us who have both strong faith and good judgment. Belief in the essential goodness of our fellows and in the basic rightness of our world can renew our vitality and remind us to treat others with the respect due their humanity.Sometimes, faith is betrayed; sometimes, we stumble. But the delusions or mistakes of others need not sour us; they are part of the mystery.
I will believe in my own capacity for goodness, and all will be well.
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