Podcast Ep. 552 | Stories We Tell Ourselves

• Whatever tracks you leave in the mud or the sand, the wind smooths them over.
• Why does storytelling matter, and how do the stories we consume and create shape our lives?
• Who was Rudolf Steiner, and what is esotericism?
• Listener Tip: Letting go of an heirloom doesn’t mean letting go of its story.
• Right Here, Right Now: Joshua’s solo tour and T.K.’s Clutter Counseling sessions.
• What makes political compassion so difficult?
• Why do we feel compelled to preserve evidence of a life we’ve already lived?
• What does it mean to pray when you’re uncertain about who—or what—you’re praying to?
• Talkaboutable: The cost of clutter is eventually paid by someone.
• Sucky Ad: Integrity is expensive.
• Added Value: “Falling Slowly” by the late, great Glen Hansard

Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

• A bookshelf is cluttered only when its books no longer serve the reader.
• Sentimental things weigh more emotionally than physically.
• Wonder is dulled by certainty.