378: Once Loved

Giving can, for many of us, be a fraught experience. Maybe we give to one another in the expectation of a particular kind of response or validation, and then maybe we get it… or not. Or we might hold back from giving as a way to keep ourselves safe from being exposed and getting things wrong. How we give to one another and how our giving brings life to both giver and receiver are our topic for this conversation. Is there a way we might find to enter into a more mutual, life-giving, trusting reciprocity around our giving and loving one another, and the world? This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Join Our Weekly Mailing: www.turningtowards.life/subscribe Support Us: www.buymeacoffee.com/turningtowardslife Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify. Highlights of our conversation: 00.00 Introduction and Welcome 04.35 Exploring the source, Once Loved 13.20 Polarities of Giving and Receiving 16.33 Cultivating Faith in Life’s Benevolence 19.26 Shifting Narratives 22.28 Generosity, Nurture, Care 25.19 Care vs Use 28.27 Closing Reflections Here’s our source for this week: Once Loved World Once loved Will always yield Its rewards to the Giver Meadow Once grazed Will never mind Ceding grass to the Grazer Man Once loved Will never lose Hope while holding the Lover Tree Once hugged Will never live Life without loving the Hugger Stefan Atkinson Photo by Peter Herrmann on Unsplash