Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 56
Date: February 21, 2023

Participants: John Webster, Julie Wilson, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guest: Rev. Anne Anderson

Start times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: Julie and John talk about how little water we need when we’re forced by circumstances to ration it. It reminds us to use less in everyday life to help the environment.

[0:9:30] Expanding Minds Interview: [Sprititual Wellness] We interview Rev. Anne Anderson in our effort to speak with people of different religions, outlooks and beliefs and open eyes to the things we share in common. Rev. Anne chats about Lent and things people do to celebrate it. This year Lent runs from Feb 22 to Apr 6. Lent means lengthening in old English. It recalls the lengthening of days as days get longer as we enter Spring. In times past, it was preparation time for Easter, when there were traditionally lots of baptisms. Many people think about repentance – turning away from things that are not good. Others focus on new growth, which echoes hope. There’s more to it than fasting or giving up things we like for a time. Some people take something on (like a new practice), or give their time, or donate to a charity, or do something for themselves. It’s often rooted in practice, like reading a devotion, spending more intentional time in prayer or silence or mediation. There are many ways to approach it.

[0:23:57] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Second-guessing during songwriting leads to a graveyard of unfinished songs. Cameron is making progress getting over it, then get past that sequence.

[0:28:54] Move That Body: It’s great when you get to use your favourite machine at the gym.

[0:33:06] Running Popup: John got hit by negative thoughts, getting bummed out by the polarization he sees in our world.

[0:37:01] Flipside of the Coin: We’re in wedding prep mode for a son. We chat about what we’re up to and remember a speech at our own wedding that should never have been made.

Guest Information: Reverend Anne Anderson is a Community Pastor at Martin Luther University College in Waterloo, Ontario. Reverend Anne pastors a community called thirdspace_. She’s a mom to two fantastic kids, a partner to a great husband and a student. She’s a Phd Candidate in Human Relationships, specializing in Pastoral Leadership. She’s researching transformational leadership and emergent faith communities. A current focus is food insecurity and students during the pandemic. She calls Waterloo home and has been grateful to travel and work in the U.S., UK and Africa over the years. She loves to read and play music and do boot camp with great friends.

Thirdspace_ website: https://luther.wlu.ca/worship-and-music/thirdspace.html

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila and Julie