#19: Right Here

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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast

We’re talking about:

  • stay curious about new genres and writers

  • a poem from Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise

  • finding our way while being right where we are


Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:

  • [00:46] - welcome

  • [01:04] - request for listener contributions

  • [02:02] - background on Joy Harjo + reference to episode 3 (The Softer Voice)

  • [04:49] - a poem from Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise

  • [07:35] - reassurance for finding our way

  • [08:51]- conflicting good advice

  • [09:34] - you will not always be lost; you are right here

  • [11:32] - reference to episode 14 (Multifarious Possibility)

  • [12:42] - North Star + reference to episode 7 (Querencia)

  • [14:41] - East and warmth against the cold

  • [16:37] - knowing how to truly nourish ourselves is fundamental

  • [17: 31] - South; directions

  • [18:33] - reference to Glennon Doyle’s Untamed

  • [19:49] - letting the current carry us

  • [21:07] - not everything needs to be struggle

  • [21:26] - reference to Now, Discover Your Strengths

  • [23:09] - it’s okay to stumble

  • [24:41] - West; darkness and solitude

  • [25:19] - reference to episode 3 (The Softer Voice)

  • [26:17] - dark night of the soul, too

  • [27:22] - rhythm of last stanza

  • [28:18] - what love LOOKS like

  • [30:41] - you are right here

  • [31:22] - Nish P.’s quote from Binti

  • [32:39] - next week’s book


You can find your copy of Joy Harjo’s collection, An American Sunrise, HERE and all the books mentioned here on the podcast can always be found in my curated Bookshop list here.

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Thanks for being here! See you next week!





* Get the TRANSCRIPT HERE. (Please note: the transcripts do not contain the text of the passage or poem)

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