Love & Philosophy #73 Enough of this Harrowing: Life Together on the Möbius Strip with author, educator and activist Parker Palmer
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Oct 3, 2025 Parker Palmer, founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal and author of notable works on community and the inner life, shares deep insights on living with paradox and depression. He discusses the importance of integrating one’s soul with their role, and the surprising healing power of love and presence. Parker touches on the connection between solitude and community, linking them to the creative chaos of life’s complexities. He also reads a moving poem that encapsulates the struggle and triumph inherent in human experience.
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Becoming The Darkness And Finding A Spark
- In deep depression you become the darkness and cannot negotiate it; you only endure until a tiny spark appears.
- That spark can reconnect you with an original wildness of the soul that survives on minimal resources.
Practice Beginner's Mind
- Embrace beginner's mind at every stage of life to keep seeing the world anew.
- Let younger voices help you perceive horizons you can no longer clearly see yourself.
Rejoin Soul And Role
- Rejoining soul and role restores integrity across personal, vocational, and public life.
- Acting from integrated identity counters forces that trample people's dignity and integrity.
