On Creativity and Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"

An episode of the Speakings podcast, hosted by Sondra Charbadze, titled "On Creativity and Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"" was published on June 2, 2025 and runs 17 minutes.

June 2, 2025 ·17m · Speakings

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Summary

Intimate musings on creativity, the self-enjoying nature of time, and the richness of reality beyond a plot-line. Then, a poetry reading of Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese." "And when we allow ourselves to be consumed by time, by light, by darkness, by the persistent force of our own aching lives, we stop suffering because we stop thinking that we are somehow separate from the pain and separate from the joy and separate from the love that we are seeking. When you become the goodness...there is nothing more to do, and so everything is simply done—done in you and through you. Trying to be good is denying your true nature; and the more you deny it, the more difficult it is to embrace the goodness you already are."You can find the full poem and a convenient place to suggest future poems and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Episode Description

Intimate musings on creativity, the self-enjoying nature of time, and the richness of reality beyond a plot-line. Then, a poetry reading of Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese."

"And when we allow ourselves to be consumed by time, by light, by darkness, by the persistent force of our own aching lives, we stop suffering because we stop thinking that we are somehow separate from the pain and separate from the joy and separate from the love that we are seeking.

When you become the goodness...there is nothing more to do, and so everything is simply done—done in you and through you. Trying to be good is denying your true nature; and the more you deny it, the more difficult it is to embrace the goodness you already are."

You can find the full poem and a convenient place to suggest future poems and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.