#6: Fuel
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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast…
We’re talking about:
how new perspectives in a fictional world can widen our real-life world
an excerpt from Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember In The Ashes
how guilt serves a real purpose in our lives
Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:
[00:46] - welcome
[01:13]- why I love her multiple perspectives
[02:04] - the mythology basis for this fantasy series
[03:31] - the excerpt from An Ember In The Ashes
[05:03] - guilt vs. regret
[05:37] - why regret matters
[07:24] - the two kinds of guilt
[08:35] - see the difference
[09:18] - guilt vs. shame
[09:51] - quote from Brene Brown’s TED Talk
[11:04] - an example from my past
[14:42] - substitute “worth” for “soul"
[15:52] - how to stay out of the quicksand
[16:56] - living into the truth
[18:27] - Evan T.’s quote from Lands of Lost Borders
[19:56] - what’s coming up next week
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