Unstruck Sound

31—Holding on and Letting Go: lessons from a Centenarian via David Von Drehle

After an unexpected hiatus, Unstruck Sound returns with some personal updates and reflections on another paradox: holding on and letting go—as inspired by an OpEd piece from the Washington Post by David Von Drehle. * My new album is almost out! If you enjoy folk-like music, check it out at https://kimnema.com [https://kimnema.com]  * The article at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/22/david-von-drehle-book-excerpt-dr-charlie-white/ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/22/david-von-drehle-book-excerpt-dr-charlie-white/] * David Von Drehle’s book, The Book of Charlie—Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man—at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Book-of-Charlie/David-Von-Drehle/9781476773926 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Book-of-Charlie/David-Von-Drehle/9781476773926] What do the concepts of today's episode evoke for you? Let me know at ⁠ [https://unstrucksound.com]https://unstrucksound.com [https://unstrucksound.com]⁠ [https://unstrucksound.com]  Credits: music and photography by me. No affiliate links, just love. Transcript: ⁠⁠ [https://share.descript.com/view/MA9SyHL5hD6]https://share.descript.com/view/yXMIYaNy1q1 [https://share.descript.com/view/yXMIYaNy1q1]

Unstruck Sound: 30—What do GPS, Christianity, and traffic have in common, and what can we learn from it?

Join me for an exploration on how GPS and Christianity are related, an exercise from Tristan Gooley’s How to Read Nature, and some influence from an essay from the 90’s sparked by a presidential affair … and how that all leads to the question of what lesson have we yet to learn from traffic? Perhaps, traffic is a paradox that won’t go away until we really accept it and face it …. because the mapping apps that were supposed to make it better haven’t really done that at all—and I’d posit that they’ve made it worst.  The book: How to Read Nature by Tristan Gooley * https://www.workman.com/products/how-to-read-nature/ [https://www.workman.com/products/how-to-read-nature/] * https://theexperimentpublishing.com/2017/10/learn-how-to-read-nature-with-an-exercise-from-tristan-gooley/ [https://theexperimentpublishing.com/2017/10/learn-how-to-read-nature-with-an-exercise-from-tristan-gooley/] — with exercise and trailer The essay: Imperial Bedroom by Jonathan Franzen * https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/12/imperial-bedroom [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/12/imperial-bedroom] * https://bigthink.com/videos/jonathan-franzen-on-privacy/ [https://bigthink.com/videos/jonathan-franzen-on-privacy/] — the author discussing his essay * https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312422165/howtobealone [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312422165/howtobealone] — the book of essays including “Imperial Bedroom” What do the concepts of today's episode evoke for you? Let me know at https://unstrucksound.com [https://unstrucksound.com]   Credits: music and photography by me. No affiliate links, just love. Transcript: ⁠https://share.descript.com/view/MA9SyHL5hD6⁠ [https://share.descript.com/view/MA9SyHL5hD6]

Repost of Episode 1: The Wild Unknown & The Bell and The Blackbird

Join me as we discover what in the world the “Unstruck Sound” is anyway—and how this podcast came to be. Audio slightly adjusted to be more consistent throughout. Originally aired: February 1, 2023. Welcome to a new series born of an experiment and named after a discovery made in this pilot. Daily poetry, readings, discoveries, affirmations, nuggets, all with the intention of creating little pockets of space in your life where you can be reminded that you are brilliant—that you already contain the wisdom you seek and can access it in the space of the "unstruck sound." About me: a middlish-life student learning how to better embrace what it means to be human. This series is an exploration and expose of my journey into daily somatic practices to better my ability to BE ... to be a human "BEing". I struggle with meditation—so perhaps this is my wrangling. And yet another imperfect, vulnerable voice here to share that you're not crazy—it's hard to make space and yet so worth it. And, so I figure, 5 minutes is better than none. What do you say? I look forward to spending +5 minutes a day with you, assuming I figure this out. In this raw and sometimes awkward episode: 1. Kim Krans's [https://www.kimkrans.com/] https://www.kimkrans.com/"Animal [https://www.kimkrans.com/] Spirit Cards" [https://www.kimkrans.com/]—Explore her artwork and "Wild Unknown" decks. She has children's books, too. 2. David Whyte's [https://thedewdrop.org/2020/09/30/david-whyte-the-bell-and-the-blackbird/] https://thedewdrop.org/2020/09/30/david-whyte-the-bell-and-the-blackbird/"The [https://thedewdrop.org/2020/09/30/david-whyte-the-bell-and-the-blackbird/] Bell and The Blackbird" [https://thedewdrop.org/2020/09/30/david-whyte-the-bell-and-the-blackbird/]—a poem in an eponymous book. While looking for a good link, I found this site which displays it elegantly and includes a link to where you can buy it. Check your local library if you can. (And if you live in Portland, perhaps you can request it, so they'll order it for our collection.) Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/Y9aW6k8WeJC What do the concepts of today's episode evoke for you? Let me know at https://unstrucksound.com [https://unstrucksound.com]  Credits: music and photography by me. No affiliate links, just love.

28—Reflection: Food as a path to Empathy and Time Travel

Recently, my best friend was sharing her perspective on how food is a path to empathy—and time travel. Join me as I explore how this began to color some of my world views and a practice around food to add (or simply celebrate) a bit more space in a day, building empathetic awareness and flexing gratitude. ps. In my rush to record and share this before class, I don't think I did her share justice—yet I hope it sparks an expanded view for you nonetheless. My friend’s blog on food (and more): https://lizzbert.wordpress.com/category/cooking/ [https://lizzbert.wordpress.com/category/cooking/] Not discussed, but more on this topic: _Time travel w/food: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221005111928.htm [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221005111928.htm] _You are what your Grandparent’s Ate: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44492402 [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44492402] Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/5bvvCrMRpw3 [https://share.descript.com/view/5bvvCrMRpw3] Credits: music and photography by me. No affiliate links, just love.

27—Reflections on Black Moon, New Moon, and Moon Tide pt2

Some reflections on the black moon this weekend, ahead of Tuesday’s New Moon, another reflection on moon phases including another snippet from Beth Schiller’s essay, Moon Tide—from TapRoots Magazine. Stay hydrated and stay curious. What can you learn in the darkness? What can you let go of to start anew, again?I’d love to hear from you. Share and subscribe at https://unstrucksound.com [https://unstrucksound.com]  More on what you heard in this episode: _Moon Tide from Issue no. 6: https://taprootmag.com/products/issue-6-water [https://taprootmag.com/products/issue-6-water] (bonus: artwork by Nikki McClure [https://taprootmag.com/blogs/contributors/nikki-mcclure?_pos=1&_sid=ab0d64e0f&_ss=r]) _Author: Beth Schiller, https://taprootmag.com/blogs/contributors/beth-schiller [https://taprootmag.com/blogs/contributors/beth-schiller] _Author’s Farm: The author’s Dandelion Spring Farm, https://dandelionspringfarm.com [https://dandelionspringfarm.com] Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/P40mGPqiVrO [https://share.descript.com/view/P40mGPqiVrO]  Credits: music and photography by me. No affiliate links, just love.