2021-09-02
1 小时 0 分钟I am so excited to have my friend Rev.
Angel Kyoto Williams back on the show.
She has been bridging the worlds of liberation, love and justice her entire adult life.
Her critically acclaimed book being Black Zen and the art of living with fearlessness and grace.
It was hailed as an act of love by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker and a classic by buddhist pioneer Jack Kornfield and her book Radical Dharma talking Race, love and liberation.
It's been inviting communities to have these real, grounded, hard conversations that are necessary to become more awake and aware of what hinders liberation of self and society.
Known for her willingness to sit and speak uncomfortable truths with love, Rev.
Angel notes, love and justice are not two.
Without inner change, there can be no outer change.
Without collective change, no change matters.
And right now, we're all in a moment where we need collective change on every level, personal, interpersonal, cultural and societal.
So Rev.
Angel was my guest on the show a number of years ago that led to an incredible friendship that has been a true gift in my life and I wanted to invite her back both to explore her personal experience and evolution of thought around identity over the last few years and also learn from her deeply wise, insightful, and for many, surprising lens on what it takes to step into this moment equipped for the quest for collective liberation before we dive in, over these next three weeks, I'll be sharing short stories just two to three minutes from my new book, sparked, which introduces you to the ten sparketypes or imprints for work that make you come alive.
I was so inspired by all of these amazing people I wanted to share their spark stories as a kind of short, fun hit of inspiration and insight as we all make the transition into a season of reimagining and for many, reinvention.
Lets dive into todays short and sweet sparta story.
Elaine Montia Sage Maven is a sage and has always been one in every domain of her life.
In fact, for years her family has playfully called her a preacher because any time she learns something, she immediately turns around and tells anyone who will listen what shes discovered.
Her friends often ask which degree or certification shes finishing because they know Elaine has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
For her, though, it's not just about knowing.
Her maven impulse to devour wisdom is largely in service of what she'll do with what she learns.