David Duchovny: Some lessons take years to sink in

Meditative Story

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Mental Health, Society & Culture, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Stories, Health & Fitness, Storytelling, Society And Culture

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Before his rise to fame, David Duchovny is a popular kid – charming, funny, bright, and athletic, beloved by friends and teachers alike. But there’s one teacher who puts David off-balance, calling him out for foolishness where others see charm. Years after graduation, struggling to make it as an actor in Hollywood, David finally comes to recognize that what he mistook for dislike was in fact an encouragement to go his own way, in his own time.

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0:00.0	We have a special episode for you today, as well as some terrific news to share.
0:11.5	Meditative story has been recognised in multiple categories, in this year's inaugural
0:15.8	Signal Awards.
0:17.2	The Signal Awards celebrate best in class content and production in the world of podcasting,
0:22.4	and it's an incredible honour to be recognised.
0:25.1	Meditative story received an unprecedented ten nominations across multiple categories,
0:29.9	including Best Health and Wellness Podcast, in celebration of Meditative Stories recognitions,
0:35.5	which sharing one of this year's honorees are episode featuring actor David DeCovney.
0:41.0	Now, on to David's episode.
0:44.6	Hey, it's Rohan.
0:47.2	So we know that life doesn't come with an instruction manual.
0:51.6	But the next best thing I found is a podcast called Life Kit, from NPR.
0:57.6	The Life Kit podcast can help you tackle life altering questions, or just your everyday
1:03.2	pickles.
1:04.6	Each episode offers deeply human solutions to deeply human problems.
1:09.7	I think you'll find it really valuable.
1:12.3	So check out Life Kit, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:26.5	In one exercise, we drink an imaginary cup of coffee for months.
1:35.6	I feel the shape of the mug in my hands.
1:38.1	The weight of it.
1:39.3	I grasp the handle.
1:41.3	And there's the heat.
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