As the Incense Burns 🔥

As the Incense Burns 🔥

By Shun P. WritesArtsBooks
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As the Incense Burns 🔥 episodes

  • Episode 25 - Are we living under seige or is it all in our head?
    On this episode I pontificate ever so slightly on the concept of living under seige and how that is merely a side effect of us having short memories. History is apt to repeat and I give a couple examples of this including Marvin Gaye's thoughts on the topic and recollection on my wanderings in Japan and lessons that I gained.
    26 min
  • Episode 24 - The therapy of water, do tell.
    On this episode I discuss one of the conduits to my creative process and a medium that I use to recharge the inventories of my peace of mind... the water's edge. This notion of water therapy, isn't complex or estoeric, we simply need to be still which goes against human nature. I discuss the origin story for the first book and some mighty words from my Father. I'll also unpack some concepts of faith, inspiration and the danger of securing our motivation from external sources, while doing a couple of readings from my second book: From the Water's Edge - Volume II where I unpack the metaphor of water and learning how to stay afloat in a world drowning in its inhumanity.
    18 min
  • Episode 23 - When fear is fraudulent
    On this episode I explore the notions of fear and the lies that we tell ourselves.  As I read from some narratives about fear that I have published over the years I've included some new missives and spoken word on this phenomena. However, there is an underlying theme where I wonder if we will be able to get out of our way. My synopsis or belief? Is that fear is fraudulent, it feeds off of what we freely give. That said. We should be resolved to protest against it... or to boycott that archenemy within (fear) it is my hope that you can be inspired to do the same. (BONUS) of the culinary variety... A word about how you can help to support my cookbook release (Book #3).
    22 min
  • Episode 22 - The Genealogy Cookbook... the poetry of the culinary

    On this episode, I talk about the power of storytelling and how food and words aren't disimilar. I've applied my understanding from this in my efforts as a genealogist. Given that "breaking bread" often facilitates the exchange of oral histories/stories, I've used this in my efforts to trace my roots. And I finally talk about the concept behind my forthcoming cookbook (TBA) with an origin story behind my famous Salmon Croquette, my Grandfather's recipe and how I recreated it from taste memory. Now since we are talking about food... I am open to the concept of taking tips, bon apetit!

    26 min
  • Episode 21 - The art of being still in the storms of living
    On Episode 21 - I expand on the notions of finding ourselves during the Great Resignation and coming to terms with our own humanity. 
    Those lies we tell when we doubt our power, the fight against resisting our calling and reflections from you... the readers.
    In reading through some select pieces from my second book and some published work on www.shunpwrites.com. I'm waging a frontal assault on the uncomfortable truths - that we often place our faith in the wrong things... like defining ourselves by where we work?
    Don't we work for us, first? Don't bemirsch your worth.
    In this pandemic we re-learned that our humanity isn't a pretend concept or a commodity.
    35 min
  • Episode 20 - The Workplace Part 5 - what is your soul worth?
    On the this installment of As the Incense Burns. I read from my series "The Workplace" where I discuss my experiences as a Black man in corporate spaces, the dangers of performative allyship, microaggressions, passive aggressiveness galore and my tenure at a Fortune 100 entity which served as one of the most racist and toxic venues that I have ever born witness to and it left me wondering... how much is a soul worth?
    31 min
  • Episode 19 - Are you on purpose?

    As we open Season 2 - on this first episode of 2022, I touch on the vile spirit of impostor syndrome, stepping out on purpose and speaking on those inconvenient truths that we tell ourselves... so that we can get out of our way.

    22 min
  • Episode 18 - The myth of not being enough

    In this episode - I read from some old and unreleased poetry and narratives.

    I touch on the myth of us not being enough, the apprehension that we have in speaking truth to ourselves and the how fear immobilizes and steals that which is stored up for us.




    13 min
  • Episode 17 - What you doing for a living...
    On this bonus installment - I read from some old... and new poetry as I unpack a bit of wisdom gifted to me by way of my Father who cautioned me one day:
    "What you doing for a living... ain't what you are supposed to be doing with your life Youngblood."
    In the age of the Great Resignation people are coming to the realization that being minimized in the workplace is not the norm, but more importantly choosing ourselves isn't selfishness... it is self care.
    9 min
  • Episode 16 - Going the Wrong Way

    In Episode 16  - I read directly from a 2014 essay:  "A narrative of not being ready yet."  Our best laid plans always have a mind of their own. It was in the aftermath of a car accident where a seat belt saved my life nearly 10 years ago. An event that served as one of the critical sparks in helping me find some redemption against the serial acts of betrayal that I committed against myself. When we place our faith and allegiance in the wrong places... We are going the wrong way and nothing good can ever come from that. The work that I was told that I had to do... began there.

    28 min

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An ongoing discussion with the Author, Poet and Genealogist Shun P. Writes as he walks the winding paths of purpose and talks out loud about what he is learning while searching for God's face.