Sep 13, 2023
Today, we're revisiting a truly extraordinary conversation—one that left a profound mark on me. I’m replaying this special two-part episode to delve once more into the wisdom shared by a guest who epitomizes living with meaning and purpose.
Having Parker Palmer guest on my show was a dream come true, an opportunity I never imagined would come to fruition. Words like activist, author, and speaker only begin to scratch the surface of who Parker is. He is, without a doubt, a unique and inspiring individual.
His tenth book, On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old, is a thought-provoking reflection on the gift of aging and what gives us purpose in life. In part one of our interview, Parker explores the enlightening concept of embracing our life experiences by looking at them from different angles.
Whether you're hearing this for the first time or
revisiting it with us, there's always something new to discover in
Parker's words.
We discussed:
How we redeem hard times in life by finding the meaning and purpose in it
Why making ourselves useful matters more than ever in our later
years
The reason why Parker embraced short-form writing in the last 20
years
What attending Berkeley in the 60s taught him about social
change
How a sabbatical year living in a Quaker community changed Parker’s
life