Doug and Caren talk about the wonderful, albeit terrifying, position of midlife (49 and holding). We examine what creates the illusion of exhausted possibilities and how one can get going again, recover from atrophy, and live more deeply. Emily Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility” provides our starting point for looking to live poetry rather than prose, and we touch on other writers and saints along the way.
Show notes:
Read Emily Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility” here at the Poetry Foundation.
UVA has a reliable e-text of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden here (more from HDT next episode).
Frances de Sales’ spiritual classic Introduction to the Devout Life can be found here.
Our music is from Mobile’s own master string-player and Catholic high-school teacher Phil Proctor.
Nice top 10. Nice music. Nice podcast. I heard somewhere once before that a woman never liked to be told that she looked nice. Keep up the good work!
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Thanks, John. The learning curve is a little steep on the front end, but it’s enjoyable. Thanks for listening.
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I love being told I look nice!!!
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Wow! Very thoughtful and useful ideas from you two “youngsters” !!! Thanks from a 74 yer old guy.
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Good to have you with us, David. Don’t be shy about sharing your insights in the comments. We’d like the comments for each episode to become an ongoing discussion. Best, Doug
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