Two Slant Trees

We’re finished the book! Today we talk about what we took away from the book, about our experience as first-time podcasters and what’s next for us. Willy made reference to the book Leading with a Limp by Dan Allender

This is the final chapter of the book The Gifts of Imperfection. We talk about laughter, dancing, singing, betrayal, and being 50 weeks pregnant. Here’s the Dance Playlist on Spotify that I made by crowdsourcing songs-that-make-you-dance from my Facebook friends. Willy wants you to listen to The Glory of True Love by John Prine (who … Continue reading "14. Guidepost 10: Cultivating Laughter, Song and Dance"

This episode we talk about “meaningful” work and the ways ideas of self-doubt and “should nots” can get in the way of this. We talk about gifts, talents, worship, and gremlins.

Today we talk about calm, stillness and ways we can practice both of these. Willy talks about “The Big Five” which is a method to ground yourself in the midst of anxiety or overwhelm: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/5-4-3-2-1-countdown-to-make-anxiety-blast-off Jess shares about Morning Pages, which is a method to get rid of everything filling up your mind. https://jessversteeg.ca/tag/morning-pages/

Today we’re talking about… you guessed it! Cultivating Play and Rest when our culture is so focused on exhaustion being a status symbol and productivity being a source of self-worth. You can also help us settle something: do you pronounce Uno the card game as “you-no” or “ooo-no”? Books we referenced in this episode:

Join us as we discuss creativity and comparison. We also get into a conversation about art and meaning along the way which led to us discussing the following piece of art. (

In this episode we’ll be talking about letting go of the need for certainty.

This episode seems particularly relevant to our self-isolation and no-food-on-the-store-shelves situation we’re finding ourselves in. We talk about joy, gratitude, and scarcity.

Today, we discuss cultivating a resilient spirit, hope, spirituality, and numbing emotions.

Today we talk about perfectionism and self-compassion. You can find the self-compassion assessment tool we discuss at http://self-compassion.org Also, check out this song by Andrew Peterson called Be Kind To Yourself.