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b'David Pearl is a true Renaissance man. A self-title \\u201cexperience engineer,\\u201d David has done it all\\u2014from writing books and starting a nonprofit to advocating for social change and even working as an opera star. Our current reality may seem anything but magical, that\\u2019s far from the truth in David\\u2019s eyes.\\xa0\\nOn this episode of The Sidewalk Talk podcast, Traci gets the chance to sit down with one of her new favorite European friends to talk about his nonprofit Street Wisdom, doing soul-work in the paradox of the here and now, and why simplicity is at the heart of what David and Traci are both doing with Street Wisdom and Sidewalk Talk. This is a playful and fun conversation between two people with an urgency to see our society, and the world at large, become a more inclusive, and magical, place. Come along for the ride and discover your own version of magic, today!\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Milestones\\n[00:07] Intro\\xa0\\n[03:34] Meet David\\xa0\\n[11:09] David\\u2019s time on the street and what it taught him\\n[15:00] Street Wisdom and serendipity\\xa0\\n[19:37] Making connections with perfect strangers on the street\\xa0\\n[23:30] How Street Wisdom is finding its future\\xa0\\n[27:42] Finding the magic in the everyday\\xa0\\n[35:25] Play and breaking the rules\\xa0\\n[39:23] Doing work in the paradox\\xa0\\xa0\\n[45:14] The urgency to grow Street Wisdom and Sidewalk Talk\\xa0\\n[47:25] Embodied intelligence\\xa0\\n[49:40] Simplicity and a shared sense of being seen\\xa0\\n[57:49] David\\u2019s word and song for you\\xa0\\n[1:03:02] Outro\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned\\nStreet Wisdom\\xa0\\nWanderful: Find wonder in the every day. Every day.\\n\\xa0\\nStandout Quotes from the Episode\\n\\u201cFor me, the brushes I had with mental breakdown were the wellspring of why I\\u2019m here today.\\u201d \\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cSerendipity is only surprising if you think you\\u2019re a separate human being who ends at your skin.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cHow could you be the perfect stranger for those strangers?\\u201d \\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cAs soon as we take the problems to be real, they become heavy and difficult to move.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cPeople don\\u2019t always see the work behind the apparent spontaneity.\\u201d \\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe wandering is the new straight and narrow. When the world is as wobbly as ours, you\\u2019d have to be nuts to go in a straight line\\u2014you\\u2019d end up in the wrong place.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe way we change things is through a million simple things.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cIf you\\u2019re prepared to see the magic in the ordinary you can have a conversation, you can have a dialogue. And we need a dialogue because the one inside your head isn\\u2019t great.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cThere\\u2019s a certain urgency, and yet we can enjoy everything that happens.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\u201cBeing lost and feeling lost are not the same thing.\\u201d\\u2014David Pearl\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nConnect:\\nFind | Sidewalk Talk Podcast\\nAt sidewalk-talk.org\\nOn Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg\\nOn Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Traci Ruble\\nAt Traciruble.com\\nOn Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT\\n\\xa0\\nFind | David Pearl\\xa0\\xa0\\nAt DavidPearl.net\\xa0\\nOn Twitter: @DavidPearlHere\\nOn LinkedIn: David Pearl \\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST\\nOn Apple Podcasts\\nOn Google Podcasts\\nOn Spotify'