Ep 52 - Mitch Albom: Life, Loss and "Tuesdays With Morrie"

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

If you are a loyal listener of “Faith & Calling” then you know we drop new episodes every Tuesday. This Tuesday with Paula is special because she’s talking to "Tuesdays with Morrie" author - Mitch Albom! It’s been over 20 years since Mitch wrote about the most impactful life lessons he learned from his beloved former professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was losing his battle with ALS. That book became not just a best-seller, but nourished the hearts of millions, emboldening us to truly live with the real reminder that death is waiting. Since then, Mitch has grown to be an internationally-renowned author, whose books have collectively sold more than 40 million copies in 47 languages worldwide. Before the acclaim of his books, Mitch was a nationally-celebrated sports journalist. With that string of success, you might think Mitch was born a writer. But that’s not how his story began. Hear how Mitch pursued his early dreams of music (including a piano-playing gig on the island of Crete where he became known as the local Elvis!). Learn how he navigated the crossroads of a stalled dream and an evolving calling into writing. How standing in a supermarket and saying “yes” to someone else’s need led to the beginning of what he calls his greatest reward. If you find yourself frustrated that not all the lights are turning green for you right now, consider this a red light to stop and listen to someone who’s been there too. As Mitch says, “My whole life has been a series of things that turned out to be the best thing that happened, even though I didn’t want them right away.” Mitch and Paula also discuss the power of storytelling, why tragedy is often our best teacher, the inspiration behind his newest book, "The Stranger in the Lifeboat", and his hands-on humanitarian work with the Have Faith Haiti Mission & Orphanage. This is one full episode that will leave both your heart and your head brimming with hope and possibility. Follow Mitch on Instagram Check out Mitch’s books, including his latest release, “The Stranger in the Lifeboat” Learn more about the Have Faith Haiti Mission & Orphanage Learn more about Paula’s new company CARRY Media™ and sign up for CARRY™ ALL, a weekly newsletter that just launched! Follow along on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Sign up for Paula’s new and improved newsletter to get a message from her every two weeks. Order Paula’s Book - “Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling” Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple

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0:00.0	Access more.
0:03.7	Hi friends, it's Paula Ferris.
0:05.8	You might remember me from Good Morning America or The View.
0:09.5	It's okay if you don't, but I have a new view now.
0:12.5	My husband and I moved to South Carolina with our three kids, and I'm exploring new seasons of calling.
0:19.1	Each week I'm joined by friends to have real,
0:22.1	honest conversations about their stories, their struggles and triumphs, all to encourage and empower
0:28.2	you. We're going to be talking about what people are called to do and who they're called to
0:32.5	be. I welcome you in to the Paula Ferris, Faith and Calling podcast. Tuesdays with Mori,
0:41.1	it's one of the most memorable books that I have ever read, and it's a book that almost
0:46.4	didn't happen. Today, I'm talking with one of the more prolific and gifted writers of our time,
0:52.9	Mitch Album. Tuesdays with Mori, the five people you meet in heaven.
0:57.4	He has a new book called The Stranger in the Lifeboat. You might have read one of the 40 million
1:02.5	books that he sold. But writing, it was a calling that came out of nowhere. Mitch was dead set on
1:09.4	becoming a musician and tells me he didn't know a thing about
1:13.2	writing. In fact, he was around 40 years old when he wrote his first book Tuesdays with
1:18.2	Mori. It's a book about his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was dying from
1:23.4	Lou Gehrig's disease. In this conversation, Mitch shares little known details about Tuesdays
1:28.6	with Mori, a book he says no one wanted, a book that almost didn't get published.
1:33.9	I went to go visit him once, and once turned to twice, and twice turned to three, and three turned
1:38.6	to all the Tuesdays that he had left in his life. And I wrote a little book to pay his medical
1:43.7	bills.
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