This week, I wanted to share a little more about how my words here came together…
Like all the other episodes in this season, I simply sat down and started writing. I didn’t have a specific agenda or outline, just some curiosities inside that I played with putting into words. And in this episode in particular, something really unique unfolded with the story that makes up the majority of the episode.
This is a fictional story, one that I wrote, honestly not sure where it was going. There was one main curiosity I wanted to bring to life in a narrative, but I wasn’t sure how or what that would look like. I just wrote. And this is what came out as I wrote.
As I typed each word, I felt like I was along for the ride, not sure exactly where the story was going. And while I debated going back and developing/editing the narrative, I thought there was something in its raw form that was more important than getting it polished. Even though I can’t really put it to words, this story spoke to something inside of me, something deeper than words, in a visceral meaningful way.
I hope you enjoy it, and if you’d like, I hope you play with writing your own story that could illustrate how you’ve received certain messages that impact how you guard hidden spaces inside.
And now — here’s the formal ‘brief’ intro to the podcast episode:
Hidden Pain & Spiritual Formation
In this episode, join me to slow down and get curious about hidden pain in our formation, and what informs the ways we so reasonably guard these depths of our soul.
New Rhythms is also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts (click either for a direct link).
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