What's most vital is right in front of me, by Stephen Wilkes

Meditative Story

WaitWhat

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

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Wilkes has a unique approach to photography that requires a sustained focus to capture subtle changes in light and perspective. The same could be said of the way he cared for his mother, whose resilience and love belied the trauma she experienced as a refugee from the second world war. Though it often falls on young Stephen to manage her spells, he is able to transcend his family’s haunted past by turning his gaze outward when the darkness threatens to consume him, transforming it into art.

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0:00.0	Whether you're a long-time listener of meditative story or just joining us for the first time,
0:05.3	you might hear new ideas and perspectives that will shape the way you think about your
0:09.2	own lived experience.
0:11.0	Let's lean into that.
0:13.6	After all, narrative is how we make sense of the world around us.
0:18.2	And as we think about how storytelling can bring about generative change in our world,
0:22.6	I want to recommend another podcast.
0:25.0	It's called Snap Judgment.
0:27.1	Such like meditative story, every episode of Snap Judgment is crafted with an original
0:31.7	music score, dropping you directly into the storytellers world through cinematic music
0:37.1	and sensory details.
0:39.2	The story's a raw, real, rhythmic, and certainly worth a listen.
0:45.3	Again, the show is called Snap Judgment and you can experience its soulful storytelling
0:50.8	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:56.0	Taking photographs demands attention.
1:01.2	Keeps me in the moment.
1:03.8	When I take a picture, I'm completely immersed in the moment.
1:09.0	I don't just look.
1:12.5	I see.
1:18.0	I engage with the world so completely as to mute whatever story I'm otherwise telling
1:22.7	myself.
1:25.7	If I listen to the voice in my head, the voice that tells me I'm less than strange or incapable,
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