Hamlet

We talk about the life-affirming poems of Adam Zagajewski.    Check out my new book of poems here.  And listen to Claire's new album here.  

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   Claire and I have one of my favorite discussions about a very under-read book. We talk about the relationship between America and money, love and money, obsession, greed, expectations vs. reality, imagin ... Show More

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   In this episode, I present a recording from a class in which students and I discuss Frost's masterpiece, "Home Burial."  

Have you ever asked yourself this question: "Who am I?" Not what your parents tell you, what your family tells you, what your friends tell you, what the community tells you, but who are you according to yourself? 

What is my purpose? What is my calling? Who am I? What is my life going to look like? These are all questions we are going to face; we can find the answer in Christ! Because that we are made in His image, we immediately know that our identity stems from God.Support the show 

Also: what does your name say about who you are?  

Sometimes we question who we are. Especially living this life, often times we may get confused with asking ourselves that. But hopefully when you listen to this, you’ll start to remember the answer to that question. 

COUCOU LAS PIPLETAS !!! Est-ce qu'on se connait vraiment ? A vous de nous dire... On répond aujourd'hui à vos questions que vous nous avez posé pour tester notre amitié. <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

تولد العديد من الأسئلة من تجاربنا المؤلمة مثل: لماذا رحل؟ لماذا عوملت بهذه الطريقة؟ لماذا أنا؟ ونظل نبحث عن إجابة تخرس السؤال الذي يضج فينا، نريد أن ننجو من دوامة التفكير به.. لكنه يحاصرنا، ويعلو صوته كلما خلونا بأنفسنا. فكيف نتعامل مع هذه الأسئلة؟ 

ردَّت: حَرِيُّ بي أنا أن أسألَك ‏صمَتَت وعيناها تقولُ بحُرقةٍ ‏أوَهكذا تقسو على مَن دلَّلَكْ؟ ‏وبَكَت ولكن أردَفَت:أتظنُّني ‏أبكي عليكَ؟ حقيقةً ما أجهلَك! ‏فلِسانُها ينفي الحنينَ وقلبُها ‏يشدو الأماكن كلّها تشتاقُ لك