In this episode, I explore the relationship between connection and reverence - what they are, where we lost and found them - with three Grow Free Community Members.

We start the conversation by looking at some quotes and definitions from Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart, and in particular the comparison of admiration and reverence.

'We feel admiration when someone's abilities, accomplishments, or character inspires us, or when we see something else that inspires us like art or nature'.

'Reverence, which is sometimes called adoration, worship, or veneration, is a deeper form of admiration or respect and is often combined with a sense of meaningful connection with something greater than ourselves ... characterised by the capacity of feeling deep respect, love and humility for something sacred or transcendent.

What's interesting is that while admiration fosters self-betterment, reverence seems to foster a desire for connection to what we revere - we want to move closer to that person or thing.

In what is another personal conversation with insightful peers and practitioners who honestly share reflections and moments of their journey, we get to hear about the ways that nature fostered safety and reverence when the human world seemed confusing.

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Madeleine Besson

www.madeleinebesson.com

Lorna Bailey

Georgia Brooker - Permaculture Teacher & Humanist Celebrant

https://portal.humanism.scot/celebrant-profile/georgia-brooker

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