Pneuma with Daniel Finneran

The Slippery and Viscous: Why you don’t say what you mean


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Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling an inexplicable ache—a sense that the words uttered were a hollow shadow of the feelings you actually held?


We often blame ourselves for this. We think we’re inarticulate or clumsy. 


Perhaps the problem isn’t your vocabulary, but something deeper. 

In this episode, we'll travel back to the turn of the 20th century to sit with famed historian Henry Adams, a man who felt the crushing weight of modern life. 


Together, we’ll meditate on his profound observation:


“No one means all he says, yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thoughts are viscous.”


If you have ever felt misunderstood, or if you struggle to translate your inner world to the people you love, this meditation is for you.

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