The Gathering Room Podcast Filling the Well
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Aug 17, 2023 Explore the concept of 'filling the well' of our energy, the importance of replenishment in times of stress, and the significance of meditation. Discover the vastness of the universe and the need for new language and tools. Learn about providing help in a absorbable way and the importance of holding space without helping. Find spiritual sustenance and fill the well of life.
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Chronic Tiredness Requires Deeper Fixes
- Many people feel chronically exhausted and standard tips (sleep, food, exercise) are necessary but insufficient.
- Martha Beck reframes the problem as needing to 'fill the well' of inner energy beyond basic self-care.
River Runs Dry: A Personal Drought Story
- Martha Beck recounts jogging along the Charles River and being surprised rivers depend on upstream sources.
- She describes living through California droughts and watching wells drop hundreds of feet as a metaphor for spiritual depletion.
Deep Sources Require Going Below Surface
- There is always deeper spiritual water available but it often requires diving below surface access.
- Beck compares ocean water that must be purified underground to sources of inner replenishment accessible only by going deep.