Hey folks – I think most of us would agree that we live in challenging times. We’re not the first of the species to face this, of course, and I don’t imagine we’ll be the last. That may add some nuance, but it doesn’t eradicate the difficulties. I also suspect that most of us would like to face our challenges with courage rather than with paralyzing fear. Which might then raise the question: Where can we find the necessary courage for these times?

This Sunday, drawing on our past practice of “And Now For Something Completely Different,” we’ll be watching part of an interview with Michael Meade. Meade is an American author, mythologist, storyteller, and the founder of the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a Seattle-based non-profit dedicated to education and culture, as well as adjunct faculty in depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate University. In this interview, he tells the part of his personal story that deeply informs his ideas about where courage comes from, and how that applies to living in these challenging times.

We’ll start at 10:45 am with Community Time, then watch about 30 minutes of the interview and use the remaining time for some discussion of the perspective he offers. We will livestream the Community Time here, but not the interview clip or the discussion. If you are not able to attend but want to watch the clip on your own or in advance, you can find it here. We’ll be watching up to about the 31 minute mark. 

That’s it for now. I’ll see you on Sunday.

Peace,

Tim Plett