Movies restore Marshall’s soul, and he reviews the last few he’s seen. We talk about that kind of soulwork as well as Macon’s morning restorative (aka, “survival”) practices. Finally, we return to fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, and the over-arching need to sit down with a good storyteller, regardless of medium or genre.

Show Notes:

Cocaine Bear

Elizabeth Banks

Pitch Perfect

Ray Liotta

Care Bears

Fighting Grizzlies

Creed III

Not to be confused with Creed

Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumaina

Kang the Conquerer

65

Muppets From Space

Pigs In Space

Worldbuilding

Rings of Power

Internal Chronology vs Publication Date, a short reddit discussion.

Enneagram 1 - The Reformer

Restorative Rhythm of the Night ← actual video of Marshall’s restorative practice

Not to be confused with this Rhythm, which, surprisingly, is even more 80s than the Rhythm above, though both relate to nightly rhythms.

At The Table Podcast: E166 Work Harder at Resting.

Restorative Banjo

Daily Lectionary Readings

Yin Yoga

* Trigger Point Yin: session for Runners

* 50 min of a Yin Yoga Session

"Muscle Fibers Relax When the Nervous System Signal Is No Longer Present"

Meat and Nuts breakfast

Sample Deep Book/Paper: Resisting Reductionism: Why We Need a Truly Theological Anthropology to counter the Dehumanization of God’s Humanity

Brandon Sanderson

Battlestar Galactica Original

Battlestar Galactica Reboot

Greenhouse Retreats

Rohr on Enneagram Threes

The Stand

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

Team of Rivals

A Man Called Cash

Paul Simon: The Life

Jim Gaffigan on his wife’s brain tumor

The Wheel of Time

Pellinor

They’re called Embedded Stories or Nested Stories.

Hero’s Journey

Brenda Salter McNeil preaching on The Woman At The Well

Sword Drills

Oh, that tournament.

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