Today’s essay at Inner Life, coming later this morning, will feature W. V. Buluma of The Editorial Section. Recommended reading Tuesday’s essay circled back to the core catalyst for this newsletter: navigating a major life transition. I’ve referenced
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams is a treasure. I've gone back to it several times over the years. Then there is "When Women Were Birds", wherein she describes inheriting her mother's notebooks - all blank. The metaphors and the mystery of boxes and boxes of blank notebooks are pretty profound. Perhaps like compost, they are ripe to become something else.
'What to Remember When Waking' by David Whyte is an amazing set of audio talks that I find resourcing and nourishing in times of deep internal and external shifts.
I’ll dig out my ‘quiet brain’ for some resources I’ve been consulting and return to comment with a few. Meanwhile, I just wanted to thank you, Josh, for providing so much richness, clarity, and insight whenever you post. In the dark night of -this- soul’s transit on this earth, this column is a reliable balm.
I was lucky to interview William Bridged twice. Feiler cites Bridges because he crested the transition framework. My favorite book of Bridges is The Way of Transition. Life is just a series of transitions and we all need to learn to navigate. The hardest part seems to be the extended life phase from 65-85. That is my passion!
Thank you for sharing! I'm honored and humbled that my work has resonated with your journey. Keep walking!
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams is a treasure. I've gone back to it several times over the years. Then there is "When Women Were Birds", wherein she describes inheriting her mother's notebooks - all blank. The metaphors and the mystery of boxes and boxes of blank notebooks are pretty profound. Perhaps like compost, they are ripe to become something else.
'What to Remember When Waking' by David Whyte is an amazing set of audio talks that I find resourcing and nourishing in times of deep internal and external shifts.
I’ll dig out my ‘quiet brain’ for some resources I’ve been consulting and return to comment with a few. Meanwhile, I just wanted to thank you, Josh, for providing so much richness, clarity, and insight whenever you post. In the dark night of -this- soul’s transit on this earth, this column is a reliable balm.
I was lucky to interview William Bridged twice. Feiler cites Bridges because he crested the transition framework. My favorite book of Bridges is The Way of Transition. Life is just a series of transitions and we all need to learn to navigate. The hardest part seems to be the extended life phase from 65-85. That is my passion!