All That Matters

In brevity can come enlightenment. Jan introduces you to the grace and clarity of this less-is-more form of poetry. Come meet Issa, a lay Buddhist priest and classical writer of the 18th Century, and Sonia Sanchez who teaches us of love from her life in 1943 Harlem.

How do you see your place in the world? Jan shares the story of a woman, a poet who wrote what many consider the world's oldest novel and from a thousand years ago she inspires with her answer to the question!

We are part of an unbroken spirit that stretches ever back and ever forward. Jan shares with you a very special dream his sister had, and how she taught him to not only hold his childhood self but connect with an unending family in a way each of us can.

Another birthday and are we too old to sing rock n'roll? What do we see in the mirror as we grow older? Jan introduces us to a New Zealand-British poet who allows us to discover the incandescent joy of life's 'weathering.'

*LKF-Little Known Facts. Learning more about someone helps us know them more, understand them better. The same works for ourselves. But who knew, as Jan shares in this week's pocast, that the lesson would come from Abe Lincoln?!

Many listeners missed the very start of this now 70+ episodes (and counting) weekly podcast. Here again is the tale of Simon who teaches all of us that answers and gifts we seek may be right in front of us waiting to be recognized and celebrated!

Revisiting the story of Hawaii's magical 'menehune, we discover the path to positivity. Every day! A reprise from our earliest podcasts!

From the UK, Jan shares a story about Albert Einstein and his relationship with a son whose illness he could not comprehend. How this story relates to the practice of compassion and standing up for what's right, given the rise of incidents of hatred, especially recent antisemitism, carries a message essential to a more balanced life.

With all that's going on in the world and in our lives, we could use a daily shot of wonder. Enjoy this reprise of an episode to which many have responded.