Everyday Thin Places
In each episode of Everyday Thin Places, birth doula Elizabeth Varaso and interfaith hospice chaplain Rachael Gallagher draw from their experiences supporting birthing people and dying people to explore with honesty, authenticity and humor how we can all become more truly-living people. Although birth and death are two of the only truly universal human experiences, we often think of them as painful, frightening and best kept behind closed doors. But behind those closed doors Rachael and Elizabeth have experienced the wonder and delight of “thin places” - those points in space and time where the line between known and unknown, between temporal and eternal, between the ordinary and the transcendent become beautifully blurred. No matter if you are the kind of person who finds the topics of birth and death thrilling, terrifying or just not all that interesting Rachael and Elizabeth’s conversations with each other and with guests from all walks of life will draw you in and keep you coming back for more. No topic is off-limits and every episode will have you seeking and savoring the everyday opportunities to visit life’s thin places.
Everyday Thin Places
Silence as a Thin Place
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Episode 78
Nope, this isn't a glitch or a mistake.
We'll be back to talk about silence in our next episode.
But for today we invite you to take 7 minutes of silence for yourself.
Think of this as an experiment.
As a treat.
As an opportunity to experience an everyday thin place.
Because sometimes there aren't words.
Because sometimes silence is the friend that you need.
Because there is an inner wisdom that you may not be able to hear until you turn down the noise.
Because silence can be a sacred, thin place.