11: Oh Beautiful Sky That We Cannot Change

Published: March 31, 2019, 11:48 a.m.

Here\u2019s episode 11 of Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. You can find all our sources and more information at turningtowards.life
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\nIn Oh Beautiful Sky we begin with a poem written by Lizzie\u2019s husband Matthew for his daughter. Our conversation turned into the topic of power \u2013 how we try to have power over others and over the world, and the difficulty this brings. And how cultivating awe and connection with something bigger than ourselves \u2013 the sky, nature \u2013 can remind us of a much truer power we have, power-with, in which we turn towards others and bring ourselves in a way that brings out the possibility of mutual commitment. And what different world of organisations, family, community and politics we\u2019d cultivate if power-with was our central commitment in the world?
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\nPhoto by George Kedenburg III on Unsplash\n