112: Parker Palmer: Courage, Vocation, and Paradox

“Things didn’t come together vocationally for me until I was 50.”

Now 84 years old, Quaker writer, speaker, and activist Parker Palmer has much to say about living a good life. And in his experience, a good life is often hard-won and counterintuitive.

In this episode, Parker covers a lot of ground, offering wisdom gleaned from a life lived at attention to the makings of a good life. He tells about his experience seeking and finding vocation, discovering how a rich life entails the embrace of paradox, and living through two major bouts of depression which gave him an increased attention to life’s small things.

 

Show Notes:

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• Resources mentioned this episode
  • Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
  • The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer
• PDF of Lee’s Interview Notes
• Transcription Link

 

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