2021-12-30
1 小时 45 分钟As we bring this year to a close.
And what a year it's been, right?
I've really been reflecting on how profound so much of the past twelve months have been.
So much change and uncertainty, disconnection, reconnection, inexplicably bundled with moments of profound hopefulness and connection, creation and possibility.
And along the way, I've had just the most incredible opportunity to sit down with over 100 of the wisest, most inspiring, genuine, kind, creative, and tapped into source human beings through the vehicle of this podcast and share these ideas, these people, their experiences, their lives, their insights with you and learn and grow.
And it has in no small way been an anchor and a source of deep nourishment.
So we have been spending time reflecting on the people, conversations, ideas, stories and moments that have really moved us over the last year on the podcast.
And this is a nearly impossible task, because literally every single person, every story has made a meaningful difference.
But we've been on a quest to distill a handful of these moments in very particular conversations, down into powerful experiences, excerpts that might serve as both a reflection and honoring, and in a weird way, a body of evidence that, yes, we still have much to do in the world.
But at the same time, there are so many beautifully big hearted, open minded, impact driven humans who continue to live and give and create and offer and gather in ways that give me hope, tether to the acknowledgement that even in hard times, there is good to be savored.
And even in the face of adversity, there is a reason to believe in possibility.
And while it's impossible to share every person, every story, idea, and conversation, we have curated this handful that really stayed with me, generating amazing responses from our incredible community and moments that speak to the possibility of coming together, not just to inhabit, but to bring into existence the world in which we seek to live.
So excited to share this 2021 year in review montage with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is a good life project.
Hey, so we are going to dive into our year end montage, mashup, lineup, curation, whatever you want to call it.
First up, we have a beautiful story that speaks to a sense of shared humanity and grace and embrace from activist, documentary filmmaker, lawyer, educator, and faith leader Valerie Kaur, who rose to global acclaim in late 2016 when her watch night service address asked the question, is this the darkness of the tomb or the darkness of the womb?
The daughter of farmers in California's heartland, brought up in the sick faith, Valerie earned degrees at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, Yale Law School, but it was 911 that launched her down the now two decades long path of activism and advocacy with a lens toward seeing the humanity in all people and what she calls revolutionary love.
Here's Valerie.
You write so beautifully, and you speak so beautifully about when you were a young kid, the relationship that you had with your grandfather and how central and how important he was in your life, especially when you were little.
You're already going to make me cry.