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\nTo be human is to learn... but very often our learning is made much more difficult by\xa0 narratives of shame, or our demands for perfection, or our worries about not being welcomed by others in our unfinishedness. Learning is both what we are made for, and among the most difficult endeavours of our lives, particularly the learning about ourselves that requires ongoing patience, generous kindness, and rigorous attention and self-observation. But when we start to see learning as a never-finished practice, new horizons can open up for us. This episode of Turning Towards Life is a conversation about what can happen when we see our lives as an ongoing path, and learning as a craft, hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
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\n\n\nThis is 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. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. We\u2019re also on YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website.
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\n\n\nOur source this week is brought to us by Lizzie, and written by Kae Tempest, from their book 'On Connection'
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\n\n\n\u201cI can\u2019t summon connection down from the ether and expect it to land in my lap. But I can do everything in my power to create a welcoming environment for it when it does decide to show up.\xa0 This is the same for self-awareness.\xa0 I can\u2019t expect deep revelations about the content of my character or my life\u2019s trajectory, or why I tend to do X when challenged by Y - to just pop by when I\u2019m frying onions.\xa0 I have to put in a great deal of work to notice my own behaviour and even more if I am hoping to transform it.\xa0 It\u2019s a craft.\xa0 The work that I do on myself may not be evident in my daily exchanges, but little by little If I continue, I hope that my actions will reflect my changing mindset and next time, I promise myself I\u2019ll do things differently. \xa0 Getting on top of my shortcomings is not immediate; it\u2019s endless.\xa0 It takes constant application.\xa0 And even after years of it, I might think I have cracked it until I find myself reflected through the lens of a relationship, and I realise I am in exactly the same spot that\xa0 was in years before.\xa0 Repeating the same mistakes, apparently treading water the whole time.\u201d\xa0\n
\n\nPhoto by Roman Kraft on Unsplash\n