How to Tap Into the Longings of the Heart with Sue Monk Kidd

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Sue Monk Kidd’s journey into the core of her spiritual life began with a profound realization about attention. As she delves into a parable, she was struck by the idea that what we pay attention to ultimately shapes and defines us. This insight sparked a deep reflection on the pivotal role of attention in her spiritual path. In this episode, Eric and Sue discuss some of the themes of her latest novel, including how to tap into the longings of the heart. They also explore how these common themes from her work show up in our everyday lives.In this episode, you will be able to:

Embrace the largeness within yourself and unlock your true potential for personal growth and fulfillment
Understand the personal genius within everyone and discover how it can propel you towards success and happiness
Overcome fear and harness the power of being seen and heard in a way that aligns with your authentic self
Nurture creativity as a form of motherhood, fostering new ideas and inspiration to bring forth into the world
Experience the transformative power of confronting pain, and learn how it can lead to profound healing and spiritual growth

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0:00.0	What you, is what will either devour you or save you.
0:05.0	I think we become what we pay attention to. Welcome to the one you feed.
0:17.0	Throughout time great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.
0:24.3	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:29.7	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:34.0	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:38.7	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:41.6	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:45.1	But it's not just about thinking.
0:47.1	Our actions matter.
0:48.5	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other
0:54.8	people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. Hi, I'm Martha Stewart, and we're back with a new season of my podcast.
1:15.8	This season will be even more revealing and more personal with more entrepreneurs,
1:20.7	more live events, and more questions from you. I'm talking to my cosmetic
1:25.6	dermatologist Dr. Dan Belkin about the secrets behind my skin care.
1:29.5	Encore Jane about creating a billion dollar startup, Walter Isaacson about the geniuses who change the world.
1:36.2	Listen and subscribe to the Martha Stewart Podcast on the I Heart Radio App Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:45.0	We hope you'll enjoy this episode from the archive.
1:48.0	Thanks for joining us.
1:49.0	Our guest on this episode is Sue Monk Kidd,
1:52.0	who was raised in the small town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel, The Secret Life of Bees.
2:00.0	Her book, When the Heart Waits, from 1990, has become a touchstone on contemplative spirituality.
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