February 09, 2025

383: My Face is Real, Yours Is

30 minutes

We have choices to make in how we relate to one another. We can relate from something real in us, and choose to treat the others we are with as real. Or we can retreat into a 'hall of mirrors' when we relate to one another from the more protective patterns in us. Much becomes possible when we find a way to be real, to 'wake to each other' as we're invited to do by M C Richards in this week's source. A conversation about generosity, curiosity, courage and contactfulness - all qualities of great value in the world right now.

This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.

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Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify.

Episode Overview

00:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Conversation

02:29 Exploring the Source: MC Richards' 'Centering'

06:21 The Challenge of Realness

11:06 Initiative and Newness

16:05 The Importance of Realness in Relationships

22:22 Curiosity vs. Fear in Human Connection

27:24 The Ripple Effect of Genuine Connection

Here's our source for this week:

My Face is Real. Yours is.

“An act of the self, that’s what one must make. An act of the self, from me to you. From center to center. We must mean what we say, from our innermost heart to the outermost galaxy. Otherwise we are lost and dizzy in a maze of reflections. We carry light within us - there is no need merely to reflect. Others carry light within them. These lights must wake to each other. My face is real. Yours is. Let us find our way to our initiative.”

M C Richards, from ‘Centering’

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash

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