Prickly and Blooming

Moving abroad to find her path | April Kling Meyer

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In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, April Kling Meyer talks to host Jessie Browning about her search for a new career path after her fabric shop closed in Austin. She initially thought she found her dream job working for another company, but she realized through therapy that she needed a change. April shares how her and her husband came to the decision to move abroad to Ireland and why she decided to study spiritual leadership.

 

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [05:31] Meet April Kling Meyer
  • [07:13] Owning a business to a dream job
  • [13:38] The big wake up call
  • [17:41] A potential middle ground
  • [21:29] “Let’s just live abroad”
  • [35:38] Spiritual leadership training
  • [39:03] Making it happen
  • [44:20] Job on hold due to COVID-19
  • [47:00] Finding her spiritual path
  • [56:20] Studying other religions
  • [58:29] The peace process
  • [1:00:09] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:10:09] Contacting April Kling Meyer
  • [1:13:12] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • “Pay close attention…” meme
  • Brexit
  • Creative Alchemy
  • Tiny Fan Woodshop
  • Churches of Christ
  • Nadia Bolz-Weber
  • OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation
  • International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin
  • The Michelle Obama Podcast featuring her mom and brother
  • One River, Many Wells by Matthew Fox
  • The Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion by Barbara Brown Taylor

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    Standout Quotes:
    • “And I would walk 500 more but I’m tired.” -April Kling Meyer [29:11]
  • “You know, COVID is one of those things where it’s horrible and everybody hates it, but everybody who found a silver lining found a pretty good silver lining, and that’s an enormous privilege. It’s an enormous blessing. It’s not something everybody had access to, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that privilege plays a huge role in being able to find silver linings in such a global headache.” -April Kling Meyer [45:04]
  • “If we could just understand our own indigenous cultures and the way that they involve creativity and their spirituality to the point where they are one in the same, if we can come to that understanding about our own spirituality, as well as the way that we express ourselves creatively, we’ll do a lot of good in the world. We’ll do a lot less harm. I truly believe that.” -April Kling Meyer [57:41]
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