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On this show, we pull apart the web in which we all live to understand who we are and why we're here.

Pulling the thread is about big questions.

Why we do what we do, how we can understand our own experiences

within a larger spiritual and historical context, the ways in which we might begin to understand

ourselves and each other better, and what's required to heal ourselves and our world.

I'll be joined in conversation by luminaries and wise elders, those who have laid tracks in their

work and lives

to help us bring meaning and understanding to a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming.

My hope is that these conversations spark moments of resonance and plant tiny seeds of awareness

so that we might all collectively learn and grow.

Today, it's just me on the podcast. I'm sharing five things I've been thinking about a lot, from understanding how to quantify and charge for one's

time, what to consider before starting a new creative project, and the art of a gentle no. I'm also answering some of your

questions about judgment, sanity, and the etymology of should. Okay, here we go. So some of you

might have heard me say this sentence before, or you might have heard it from

Carissa Schumacher who told it to me. It's the statement, your vibration must be higher than what

you create. Otherwise, you cannot manage it. And I'll repeat it for you again in a minute with

context. But for those of you who are new to the show,

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