E121: Living the question with Realist Idealist
Wisdom of the Wilderness
English - March 20, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSpirituality Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today's episode is another with my good friend Realist Idealist. Unfortunately, the first 45 minutes of our discussion of language is lost to the ethers, but what's left is a neat discussion. It's a philosophical discussion the likes of which I enjoy for the different perspectives that we can access.
Language is a powerful tool. Realist Idealist ponders what we can become aware of as we notice how the use of certain words make us feel.
We chat about lifestyle design, affirmations, how to stay positive while your focus isn't manifesting, and what you're speaking into existence. There's a discussion about how if an affirmation is not going to change you, it's not going to work.
A big part of this episode is our chat about values - what is important to you, and are you making that a priority in your life? It's been neat for me to reflect upon that concept as I've redesigned my life to fit my values rather than those of external organizations.
When you think things are falling apart, what if they are actually falling together? Could a shift in perspective or language help you through a situation you're experiencing?
Realist Idealist organizes her life around living the question, and then living her way into the answer. The full context of the snippet can be found in the poem below or at this link:
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.”
As always, thanks for listening! Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or on Instagram with questions, comments and guest requests.
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