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It's all about the concept of trust, trust in God, in ourselves, and in our communities.

And it centers women's wisdom and experience with trust, especially the trust in our individual

relationship with heavenly parents that allow each of us to act with power and integrity

in our own lives.

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Hey everybody, this is Aubrey Travis from Faith Matters.

In today's conversation, we're exploring creativity as a spiritual practice, not something

reserved for artists, but as a way of living.

Our guests today are Lisa Valentine Clark, comedian, actor, and host of the Lisa Show, and

James Reese, artist, educator, researcher, and passionate advocate for the arts.

Both Lisa and James have spent their lives creating, in front of audiences on stages, in studios,

and classrooms. They've come to see that

creativity does sacred work inside us it gives form to what we're wrestling with and helps us clarify

what we're thinking and feeling it helps us metabolize the unexpected and draws us into deeper presence

for lisa these insights became intensely practical She shares the foundational rule of improv,

yes and, where we accept what's given and we build from it. This principle became a discipline

that helped carry her through the hardest season of her life. And throughout the episode,

we return again and again to the role of vulnerability, the courage to begin before you feel ready,

to quiet the inner critic, and to let

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