#18: The Largeness Inside
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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast…
We’re talking about:
deciding for yourself
an excerpt from Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book of Longings
the largeness inside us all and being a voice
Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:
[00:46] - welcome
[01:04] - overview of today’s book and things to note
[03:22] - reference to Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles (Usher II)
[04:20] - ignorance is fatal
[05:09] - an excerpt from Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book of Longings
[06:58] - what is largeness + reference to episode 16 (See Me)
[09:31]- earning our place
[10:54] - to cherish
[11:22]- how we fear it
[13:52] - using our gifts
[14:44] - how curiosity moves us through
[16:30] - to be a voice + reference to episode 16 (See Me)
[18:03] - finding our voices + reference to episode 3 (The Softer Voice)
[19:20] - why NOT me?
[20:21] - separate from external validation
[21:08] - never asking for anyone to be smaller or silenced
[22:07] - external validation and its role
[25:00] - what are we really looking for?
[26:30] - delivery matters
[27:01] - asking for something specific; a different way?
[29:49] - Jason S.’s quote from Ordinary Grace
[31:31] - next week’s book
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