Claiming Our Wholeness
"It's that moment of claiming our wholeness. We also claim our potential to become more profoundly and gracefully ourselves."
The possibility of wholeness is “the great aspiration of all of our imagining, striving, tearing down and building up."
The afternoon I absorbed Krista Tippett's wisdom I was left with a question she's among the wisest to answer...How do we fulfill this shared yearning?
A Peabody-award winning broadcaster, National Humanities Medalist, and bestselling author, Krista's dedicated 18 years to exploring what it means to be human at The On Being Project, where millions gather to explore the beauty and mystery of our shared human experience. Imbued with the wisdom of thousands of soul-filling interviews, and her own spiritual life, I wondered what she's learned about our path to authentic becoming...
"Wholeness to me is about honoring complexity. We are body, mind, and spirit. Yet, we haven't claimed that fullness...It's that moment of claiming our wholeness. We also claim our potential to become more profoundly and gracefully ourselves."
Krista illuminates wholeness as the source of presence and introduces gateways to embody it. We explore nature as one, reflecting on the sturdiness of the trees in her backyard…"There's a fierce beauty in that — standing as these testaments to the fact that life is long and all kinds of things happen — and you keep striving. You keep striving up towards the light."
What does wholeness feel like to you? How might you strive towards that feeling?
I'm inspired to lean in and can't wait to hear what Krista's notion of wholeness awakens in you.
With gratitude,
Jenna