The Still Point

The Opportunity Point — A reflection on imposter syndrome, self-worth, and the jobs we don’t take

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2489764/open_sms] In The Opportunity Point, Saij reflects on the job not taken—and what imposter syndrome has to do with it. With quotes from Marcus Aurelius and Hafiz, this episode explores how internal stories shape external outcomes. Featuring the poem To The Job I Didn’t Take.

The Regret Point — A meditation on future fears, missed chances, and emotional risk

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2489764/open_sms] In Episode 22, The Regret Point, Saij explores the haunting nature of future regret—the kind that forms not from what we did, but what we held back. With help from Stoic and Sufi wisdom, this episode asks: What if the risk is worth it? Featuring the poem For, The Future Regrets.

The Barrier Point — A reflection on invisible walls and the stories we build around limitation

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2489764/open_sms] In Episode 21, The Barrier Point, Saij reflects on the quiet construction of personal limitations—those walls we live beside so long, we forget they’re even there. Through Stoic and Sufi wisdom and a poem titled Dear Walls, this episode invites listeners to reexamine what confines them—and ask: Did I build this, or was it built for me?

The Confession Point — A raw meditation on depression, imagination, and creative vulnerability

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2489764/open_sms] In Episode 20, The Confession Point, we reflect on the relationship between depression, creativity, and the quiet truths we don’t always know how to share. Inspired by a poem written as a letter “to a stranger,” this episode explores what it means to sit with heavy emotions and why giving voice to them is its own kind of healing. Featuring insights from Carl Jung and Rumi.

The Inheritance Point — How generational pain shapes us—and how to begin disinheriting it

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2489764/open_sms] IEpisode 19What if the pain we carry isn’t even ours? In this reflective episode, Saij explores the concept of inherited emotional wounds through the lens of poetry, Jungian psychology, Sufi insight, and Stoic clarity. It’s time to question what we’ve unconsciously accepted — and choose what we’ll leave behind.