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Meditative Story

Finding your voice when you need it the most, by Zoe Lister-Jones

Meditative Story

WaitWhat

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

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Growing up, actress, writer, and director Zoe Lister-Jones admires her mother’s confidence and her willingness to stand up for what she believes. But as a shy kid that’s wary of the dangers in the world, Zoe isn’t sure she’ll ever be able to use her voice the same way. It’s not until she’s confronted by a dire situation that Zoe learns her self confidence can come from difficult circumstances, as long as she’s willing to trust her individual voice.

Find Zoe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoelisterjones/

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Transcript

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0:00.0

We walk as one mass of humanity through the inky dark of the tunnel, moving as quickly as we can.

0:19.0

We become a community.

0:24.3

I'm amazed by how we look out for one another.

0:28.4

I can't see much at all, but I smell the metal rails.

0:31.4

All of us hope that no trains come.

0:34.8

We hope we'll all get through this safely.

0:36.5

One step. At a safely. One step.

0:38.6

At a time.

0:50.2

Many of us have someone we admire for their confidence,

0:55.0

for their ability to speak their mind without hesitation. For actress, writer and director Zoe Lister Jones, that person is her mother.

1:02.0

Growing up shy and wary of the world around her, Zoe is uncertain if she'll ever have the

1:10.0

hootspur she sees in her mum. It's not until

1:13.6

she finds herself in a dire situation that Zoe realizes self-confidence can be born out of difficult

1:21.5

circumstances. You just have to be willing to trust in your unique voice.

1:29.3

We'd also like to let you know that today's episode includes a few moments which some may find

1:34.2

stressful, a disturbance in a house of worship, an incident in the New York subway.

1:41.2

They are all part of Zoe's journey. So please take care while listening.

1:47.0

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories,

1:52.0

breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts

1:56.0

so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.

2:01.5

And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

2:07.2

From Wait What, this is meditative story.

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