Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts any generation can give the following ones is the wisdom it has gained, The Wisdom Project, produced with collaboration from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, seeks to create a record of a multicultural group of people who have left their mark on the world. The people interviewed have all risen to the tops of their chosen fields of study and work and share pieces of what they have learned along the way.
The film is portrayed against a white background that takes context out of the picture, and adds a spaciousness.
Watching this film with our families would be an amazing thing to do on Thanksgiving! There is also a book in the project.
Well worth the exploration.
Life wisdom from the gauntlet...Cliff Eastwood to Buzz Aldrin to Vaclav Havel to Henry Kissinger.
Thanks to Michelle M. for sending this link. Good stuff!
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About Beth Patterson
The Virtual Tea House website became 'word-ripe' when, over a cup of jasmine green, I realized that the web has an expanding part to play in the communal aspects of spiritual growth.
With a master's degree in religion, my career spans 20 years in end of life care and I currently work in the field of child abuse intervention and advocacy.
Here in beautiful Central Oregon, my spiritual homes of the high desert and the mountains are both in proximity. And for good measure, four hours away is Grandmother Ocean and the stunning Oregon Coast.
I'm making decent progress on the goal set by my mother early on: she taught us that the goal of humanity should be to become ever-more eccentric, i.e. more fully human.
Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody. Exploring this engagement together is the purpose of the Virtual Tea House.
Welcome! Let's have a cup of virtual tea together and share what brings us joy, what we are being taught by life, how we are leaning into the Big Questions posed to us each day in sometimes 'distressing disguises'.
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